15 JULY
UNTIL 19 JULY
19 & 27 JULY
ARTS EVENTS
Compiled by Yoko Yanagimoto | yoko @ custom-media. com
To apply for free tickets, please send us an email with your name, address and telephone number by 31 July: yoko @ custom-media. com Winners will be picked at random.
15 JULY
Legend of Rock at Hibiya Yaon Vol. 5 The line up this year at Tokyo’ s biggest and best rock tribute band festival includes The Beggars( The Rolling Stones), Townzen( The Who), Mr. Jimmy( Led Zeppelin), and Queer( Queen), representing the cream of British rock. The outdoor event provides the perfect opportunity for all music fans to rock and roll on a national holiday.
Hibiya Open Air Concert Hall 1-5 Hibiya Park Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0012
1pm( doors open at 12:30pm) From ¥ 3,500 03-3591-6388
Free Tickets We are giving away two free tickets to this event.
www. legendofrock-show. com / index. html
UNTIL 19 JULY
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Song For Marion This film is about Arthur, a shy, grumpy pensioner living in London who is reluctantly inspired by his beloved wife Marion to join a highly unconventional local choir. It is left to charismatic choir director Elizabeth to try and persuade Arthur that he can learn to embrace life. Arthur must confront the undercurrents of his grumbling persona as he embarks on a hilarious, life-affirming journey of musical self-discovery.
TOHO Cinemas Chanter 1-2-2 Yurakucho Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006
Adults from ¥ 1,500 03-3591-1511
For information on other venues and dates, please visit: http:// encore. asmik-ace. co. jp /
19 & 27 JULY
Kohei Koike Recorder Recital— Handel and His Contemporaries Recorder player Kohei Koike in May released his album George Frideric Handel Recorder Sonatas. To celebrate the release, Koike is holding recitals in Tokyo and Osaka, where he will play compositions by George Frideric Handel, a German-born British Baroque composer.
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Omi Gakudo( Tokyo Opera City 3F) 3-20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1407 Adults from ¥ 4,500 03-5353-6937 19 July, 7pm( doors open at 6:30pm)
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Anrieu Recorder Gallery 3-8-12 Anryu Suminoe-ku, Osaka 559-0003 06-6678-1011 Adults from ¥ 3,500 27 July, 3pm( doors open at 2:30pm) Free Tickets and Discount Offer We are giving away one pair of free tickets to this event and offering a ¥ 500 discount on tickets.
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