Dear Go Players,
On Sunday, Aug. 6, members of the Seattle Go Center will be going to “From Hiroshima to Hope”, Seattle’s annual peace event honoring the victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and all victims of war and violence. This includes floating lanterns on Green Lake at twilight, a very beautiful scene. As many of you know, the generous benefactor of the Seattle Go Center, Iwamoto Kaoru 9 Dan, was almost killed by the Hiroshima bomb.
http://senseis.xmp.net/?AtomicBombGame
The event is held on the northwest side of Greenlake, between the Seattle Public Theatre (the former bathhouse) and the dock. I will set up a Go board on the grass nearby and replay the atom bomb game starting around 5:00 pm. Feel free to join me, and email me if you want me to bring a board and stones for you.
“From Hiroshima to Hope” activities begin at 6:00 p.m. and include lantern calligraphy and folding of peace cranes. A family program with music and speakers begins at 7 p.m. The program features Tom Ikeda, founding director of Densho, an organization dedicated to preserving the story of World War II-era incarceration of Japanese Americans. Performers include the popular Japanese-American drum performance group, Seattle Kokon Taiko. The candle-lit lantern ceremony begins at 8:30 p.m. The event also includes the exhibition of artist Yukiyo Kawano's fabric sculpture, "Little Boy (folded)," a full-scale replica of the Little Boy bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
For more information, check the Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1874245802900108/
Regards,
Brian
manager@seattlego.org
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