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Convention Community => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Antares on July 23, 2007, 08:07:38 am

Title: Obonfest - August 4th from 4-9.
Post by: Antares on July 23, 2007, 08:07:38 am

Word on the street (thanks Chris!) is that Obonfest is a small festival
held at the Oregon Buddhist Temple, located at 3720 SE
34th Avenue in Portland, right off of Powell Blvd. It
will be on August 4th from 4-9. A pdf of their flyer
is here:
http://www.oregonbuddhisttemple.com/images/stories/ObonFest/2007%20obonfest%20flyer.pdf

Title: Re: Obonfest - August 4th from 4-9.
Post by: TomtheFanboy on July 25, 2007, 07:25:31 pm

Wow, and here I was planning a Pocky Club meeting for the 5th. What timing!

Title: Re: Obonfest - August 4th from 4-9.
Post by: laurifer on July 26, 2007, 06:58:58 pm

I heard about this in the newspaper. It sounds interesting!

Title: Re: Obonfest - August 4th from 4-9.
Post by: COMaestro on July 26, 2007, 11:03:27 pm

I've been to this three or four times now. Just so you know what to expect, there's a stand for food and shaved ice, a little gift stand, there's usually a silent auction going on, and there's entertainment in the form of taiko, martial arts and dance demonstrations. As evening come on, there's a big traditional dance. One of the dances I've seen has something to do with cats, as people hold their hands like paws. Another involves being a coal worker or something like that, and they make shoveling motions. It's pretty cool to see.