Volume 39, Number 05
Things To Do
Saturday, March 8
Be reminded that your ‘heart will go on' as Canadian singer Celine Dion performs at Tokyo Dome at 7pm. ¥6,000–¥15,000, tel. 03-3475-9999.
Sunday, March 9
Take the kids to TELL's Children's Evening at the Ballet featuring the Austrian Ballet Company performing a shortened Swan Lake before a cookies and juice reception. At 2pm and 4pm, ¥3,000, www.telljp.com.
Monday, March 10
Learn about traditional sword martial arts with a contemporary twist at O-Getsu Ryu at Akasaka V Theater, various times, ¥4,500–¥5,000, www.o-getsu.com.
Tuesday, March 11
Rock out with the soulful group Maroon Five as they entertain fans at Nippon Budokan tonight at 7pm, ¥7,000–¥8,000, tel. 03-3402-5999.
Wednesday, March 12
View New Horizons: The Collection of the Ishibashi Foundation through April 13, ~¥800, www.bridgestone-museum.gr.jp/en.
Thursday, March 13
View the Katsumi Watanabe: Nagashi no Shashin-ya Photo Exhibition 1965–2000 through April 20. ¥800–¥1,100, www.watarium.co.jp.
Friday, March 14
Start the weekend with a pint and some pub grub at What the Dickens in Ebisu while being entertained by the Bottleneck Blues Band. www.whatthedickens.jp.
Saturday, March 15
Have a cultural afternoon at Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro at the New National Theatre in Hatsudai at 2pm. ¥1,500–¥4,000, 03-5352-9999.
Sunday, March 16
Head to Omotesando for Tokyo's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade featuring music, traditional dress, and general merriment. It has been running since 1992 and this year kicks off at 2pm.
Monday, March 17
Visit the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum for Remembrances of Places Past: Japanese Architectural Photography from the 19th to 21st Century through March 31. ¥500–¥800, www.teien-art-museum.ne.jp.
Tuesday, March 18
View a retrospective exhibition of Masuo Ikeda through March 23. ¥500–¥900, tel. 03-5353-0756, www.operacity.jp/ag.
Wednesday, March 19
Travel to Bunkamura Orchard Hall for a traditional Asian dance performance entitled Dynamic Yunnan Shangri-la. tel. 03-3477-9999.
Thursday, March 20
Kick off the weekend early with the Al McKay Allstars, led by an Earth, Wind, and Fire guitarist. At the Blue Note Tokyo, tel. 03-5485-0088.
Friday, March 21
Grab lunch at Suji's, and while you're there, pick up the latest issue of Weekender, due out today. The new issue is our annual international schools' issue—a must for families in Tokyo.
Emerald Eire
The Tokyo Emerald Ball
by Danielle Tate Stratton
The Tokyo Emerald Ball will be held on March 14th at the prestigious Westin Hotel in Ebisu. This year marks the 16th installment of this gala event, one of Tokyo's most established and celebrated. Attendees of the ball are typified as being from Japan's elite business echelon, making this an ideal evening to host clients whilst offering opportunities for forging new relationships during an evening of illustrious Irish hospitality. The food, beverages and entertainment all forge together to create a truly Irish experience.
Notwithstanding the glitz and glamour, the Emerald Ball is an event organised as the key annual fund raising activity for the Ireland Fund of Japan. This organization is dedicated to raising funds in support of arts and culture as well as education and community development both in Japan and Ireland.
Head out and start the St. Patrick's weekend celebrations at the Emerald Ball!
For more information, please contact Paul Gilsenan (Emerald Ball 2008 Chairperson) at chairperson@emeraldballtokyo.com or visit the event's website at www.emeraldballtokyo.com.