Wednesday, July 06, 2016

July 20: J-Film: My Little Sweet Pea

The JICC and the Japan Commerce Association of Washington, D.C. Present

- The J-Film Series -

My Little Sweet Pea | July 20, 2016 | Wednesday at 6:30PM

Japanese w. English subtitles | Not Rated | 95 min | 2013

The more you smile, the happier you will be tomorrow.
The more you cry, the more you will be kind to someone.

Mugiko is an anime geek ("otaku" in Japanese) who lives with her brother. She dreams of becoming a voice actress but life takes an unexpected turn when her estranged mother, Ayako, appears at their doorstep and asks to move in. Having been abandoned by her mother many years ago, Mugiko struggles with this new arrangement.

However, just as suddenly as she arrived, Ayako passes away. Mugiko, still unsure of her own feelings, decides to travel to her mother's hometown to bury her ashes. She is surprised by the warm reception of the townsfolk and learns that Ayako had been almost like a well-loved idol. Gradually, Mugiko begins to uncover her mother's past and understands who she truly was.

Starring Maki Horikita, Ryuhei Matsuda, Kimiko Yo

Presented in cooperation with the Japan Foundation

You are invited to

J-Film: My Little Sweet Pea | 麦子さんと

	Wednesday, July 20th, 2016 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT)
	Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan 1150 18th Street Northwest Suite 100 Washington DC 20036 US

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

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In the event of a cancellation, please contact us at jicc@ws.mofa.go.jp.

Doors open 30 minutes before the program. Program begins at 6:30PM.
No admittance after 7:00PM or once seating is full, whichever occurs first.

Registered guests will be seated on a first come, first served basis. Please note that seating is limited and registration does not guarantee a seat.

July 13: Warren Bernard talk at Library of Congress

From Warren:

I will give a lecture about the home front during World War Two as seen through cartoons and comics. Some of the topics that will be covered are air raids/blackouts, women on the assembly line, the African-American experience during the war, doing research at the LoC and other stuff about the war. All with cool (OK, I think so anyway...) cartoons & comics that have not been seen since the 1940's. Hope to see you there!!

Date: Wednesday July 13

Time: Noon

Place: Madison Building 101 Independence Ave, Washington DC

- In the Mumford Room on the 6th Floor.

PR: "Finding Dory" In-Store Event, July 8th at Barnes and Noble

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Tuesday, July 05, 2016

PW Comics World: More To Come at Awesome Con

PW Comics World: More To Come

More To Come 209: Awesome Con Interviews

Produced by Kate Fitzsimons

on 06/10/2016
http://publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=591

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This week on More to Come, live from the floor of Washington DC's Awesome Con, Calvin interviews Evan Keeling, a Smithsonian exhibit specialist, on his minicomics project about the Japanese American Internment Camps of WWII featuring the work of high school students like Eva McIntyre; Calvin also talks with Andrew Aydin, coauthor of Rep. John Lewis' acclaimed graphic memoir, 'March', about finishing the third and final volume of the series, which will be released this summer by IDW/Top Shelf.

PW Comics World: More To Come

More To Come 210: Is Hastings the New Borders?

Produced by Kate Fitzsimons

on 06/17/2016
http://publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=595

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In this week's podcast the More to Come Crew - Heidi "The Beat" MacDonald, Calvin Reid and Kate Fitzsimons - discuss national bookstore chain Hasting Entertainment's chapter 11 bankruptcy filing and the $1 million it owes the graphic novel and pop culture vendor Diamond Book Distributors; Heidi and Calvin visit Washington DC's Awesome Con; Book Con is added to this year's New York Comic Con and we look at other convention news and controversy.