• BOOK READING: Seattle's Nippon Kan by Edward Burke | Saturday, May 19 @ 4pm

Author Edward Burke will do a reading and a signing of his book Seattle's Nippon Kan. The book tells the story of Seattle's Japanese American community as reflected in the life of the local theatre called Nippon Kan.

Free | In Tateuchi Story Theatre at The Wing

• BENTO COOKING DEMO with Shirley Karasawa | Saturday, June 2 @ 3pm

Learn how to make bentos, Japanese style boxed lunch. Shirley Karasawa, Japanese cooking instructor, will show you how to make the food that goes into a bento and how to properly fill it. Dishes include onigiri (Japanese rice balls with toasted seaweed and a shiso pickled plum filling), yakitori (Japanese grilled chicken and teriyaki sauce), tamagoyaki (Japanese rolled and layered omelette), and ingen no goma-ae (green bean salad with a sweet sesame dressing).

Shirley Karasawa is an American born in Paris, France and raised in Tokyo, Japan. She has taught classes at Williams Sonoma, Whole Foods, Tom Douglas' Summer Camp, and the Dahlia Workshop. You can check out her blog at www.lovelylanvin.com.

Part of the Tateuchi Story Theatre Performing Arts Series sponsored by the Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation.

$25 for General Admission, $20 for Members; Admission includes a free bento box filled with supplies | In Community Hall at The Wing

• FILM SCREENING: The Cats of Mirikitani | Thursday, June 28 @ 7:00pm

The Cats of Mirikitani (2009, 74 minutes). Eighty-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani survived the trauma of World War II internment camps, Hiroshima, and homelessness by creating art. But when 9/11 threatens his life on the New York city streets and a local filmmaker brings him to her home, the two embark on a journey to confront Jimmy's painful past. An intimate exploration of the lingering wounds of war and the healing powers of friendship and art, this documentary won the Audience Award at is premier in the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. Last screened at The Wing in 2008. Special appearance by Jimmy Mirikitani, and Filmmakers and Producers Linda Hattendorf and Masa Yoshikawa. www.thecatsofmirikitani.com

Part of the Tateuchi Story Theatre Performing Arts Series sponsored by the Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation.

$5 General Admission, $3 Members* | In Tateuchi Story Theatre at The Wing

*Exclusive event. This is a special return visit to Seattle. This will sell out so please purchase your tickets early by calling our front desk.