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Music Makers: Bands Behind Barbed Wire – Memorial Day Weekend Concert -FREE

April 14, 2023 at 5:00 pm - May 27, 2023 at 10:00 am
Free
  • « Book Signing: Arigato (Thank you) One Hundred Times A Day
  • Amache National Historic Site Foundation Document »

Join us Saturday May 27, 1- 3PM for MUSIC MAKERS: Bands Behind Barbed Wire, a FREE Jazz Concert featuring AKIRA TANA Ensemble with Kim Nalley and Taiko master Jimi Nakagawa. Presented by NJAHS, this Memorial Day Weekend event is in conjunction with Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Bring friends and family, your picnic gear, your goza (lawn tatami) and blankets for a most enjoyable concert in honor of the late musician and educator George Yoshida.

While limited seating will be available, we recommend you bring your own picnic gear, blankets and low profile lawn chairs (No tents or umbrellas).

Registration is encouraged for general headcount: https://bit.ly/43TKlro

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Details

  • Start: April 14, 2023 at 5:00 pm
  • End: May 27, 2023 at 10:00 am
  • Cost: Free
  • Event Categories: Events, Public Programs
  • Event Tags:funcheap, memorial day
  • Website: www.njahs.org/events

Organizers

  • NJAHS
  • Golden Gate National Recreation Area National Park Service
  • Presidio Trust

Venue

  • Presidio Tunnel Tops –
  • 210 Lincoln Boulevard
    San Francisco, CA 94129 United States
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  • « Book Signing: Arigato (Thank you) One Hundred Times A Day
  • Amache National Historic Site Foundation Document »
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