For Art Lovers!

Katy Handlir, a former JET currently interning at Walters Art Museum in Baltimore encourages art lovers to visit. There's a modest, but very interesting collection of Japanese art at the Museum, from samurai armor, to hanging scrolls, to Buddhist sculpture and netsuke. It's all supplemented with some great examples of Chinese, Korean, and Southeast Asian art in a 19th-century mansion that was linked to the museum in 1989. http://www.thewalters.org/works_of_art/asian_art_museum.aspx



The Mt. Vernon area of Baltimore is easily accessible from 95, and has some very eclectic dining and shopping spots -- not to mention the *original* Washington Monument (designed by Robert Mills, the same architect who would later erect DC's towering tribute). You can take the 90 minute guided tour of Mount Vernon Place, Saturday mornings through October at 10 AM. Call Ed at 410-385-0424 to make a reservation. Admission is $10 per person. A free audio tour of Mount Vernon Place is available at the Walters Art Museum.


And also, check out the exhibition of NUNO textiles, from designer Reiko Sudo, at the Baltimore Museum of Art (http://artbma.org/exhibitions/index.html) through October 7th.

For a more audio experience, don’t miss the Portland Taiko Ensemble the only professional taiko company in the Pacific Northwest! Become absorbed as they weave rhythm, melody, humor, and movement together into an exhilarating musical experience. Sunday, September 9, 2007 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage.
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/artist_detail.cfm?artist_id=PORTLTAIKO