Sakura Matsuri - Cherry Blossom Festival this weekend
just a reminder, one of our neighborhoods finest events is this coming weekend, Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Sakura Matsuri!
All kinds of fun performances, activities for the kids, and best of all - beer and sake for purchase.
see their website, www.bbg.org for a full event schedule
All kinds of fun performances, activities for the kids, and best of all - beer and sake for purchase.
see their website, www.bbg.org for a full event schedule
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Sake in a box!
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im so there
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debya wrote: Sake in a box!
salmon now comes in boxes? -
[sound of flute music and water]
o sweet sakura
wacking stick and cattle prod
not available
on a serious note, bring a camera and get there super early, see ya -
Karl the Druid wrote:
No, loxes.
salmon now comes in boxes? -
I haven't been for a couple years and I don't feel like spending a fortune on sake there. Can I bring mine in a water bottle?
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too obvious
people wil ask "how did he get that salmon in that bottle?" -
Karl the Druid wrote: too obvious
Easy. Put ikura in the bottle, and wait.
people wil ask "how did he get that salmon in that bottle?" -
I think Im going. Is this usually very crowded?
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me and about 700 of my closest Japanese buddies are going on Sunday. I live across from the entrance on Washington ave, and i talked to the security guard about the fest.
No blankets or picnic baskets, but he said if you "slip something in there shouldnt be a problem". So water-bottle sake is a Go.
Afterwards we will be going to Prospect Park for a picnic. Sakura Matsuri in Japan is all about eating and drinking under the trees with friends and coworkers........ i hope my friends arent disappointed that we'll be under magnolia trees in Long Meadow instead. -
Sakura is very crowded, last year i heard that over 75,000 people attended over the two days. best bet is to become a member, thereby avoiding the long lines to buy your tickets. then you can go as often as you like during the year
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you can buy tickets ahead of time too.. look on bbg.org for info
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Why was this moved to the park slope forum?
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Brooke Lynn Knight wrote: [quote=Karl the Druid]too obvious
Easy. Put ikura in the bottle, and wait.
people wil ask "how did he get that salmon in that bottle?"
ahhhhhh
sake-saki
but how do explain cow-a-saki -
Alex wrote: Why was this moved to the park slope forum?
No idea! I moved it back to PH. :P
As for the person who asked whether it was crowded...I'm sorry to say that, yes, it tends to be very crowded. But showing up right when it opens at 10am helps.
Also, I go through the Garden a couple of times a week, and I think the blossoms aren't quite as peak as they sometimes are on the festival date. If you are just wanting to see the trees, and not all the events and presentations, this is one year where you could probably wait til the following weekend and not regret it too much. -
Emily wrote: [quote=Alex]Why was this moved to the park slope forum?
No idea! I moved it back to PH. :P
As for the person who asked whether it was crowded...I'm sorry to say that, yes, it tends to be very crowded. But showing up right when it opens at 10am helps.
Also, I go through the Garden a couple of times a week, and I think the blossoms aren't quite as peak as they sometimes are on the festival date. If you are just wanting to see the trees, and not all the events and presentations, this is one year where you could probably wait til the following weekend and not regret it too much.
I think it was started in PS, and crossposted everywhere else.
About the flowering - www.bbg.org has a Cherrywatch map, showing what the state of bloom is for every tree. It's good they're late, cause that rain/wind would have knocked off everything to a pink petal carpet... -
I just came back from a major stroll through the Hood with my grandson. I strolled, he was in his stroller and I pushed. By the way this guy Ben who is 15 months old is my 3rd grandchild. the oldest is 7 and when that guy was 6 months old I bought a cheap Graco stroller (think 50 bucks). Of course my kids who all grew up in the Slope bought bugawhatevers and high end strollers. In our family the graco is called the magic stroller because any kid put in it will fall asleep. No kidding.. it works.
Anyway,, I digress because the point of this reply is about the Cherry Blosson thingy and the possibility for crowding. The Hood was so quiet.. even though it was a beautiful day and I think that is because 75 thousand people were in the BG looking at trees. Hey I lived in Dc and once you see those trees no others spectacularate for ya..Ben is asleep in the bedroom strapped in the magic stroller. -
Emily wrote: If you are just wanting to see the trees, and not all the events and presentations, this is one year where you could probably wait til the following weekend and not regret it too much.
smart! sounds like a plan. during the week is even better. one great advantage to living here.
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