Meguro Riverside Festival
	* The 44th Riverside Festival (2007)
	Eight embassies located in Meguro had a booth where their ethnic clothes and artifacts are displayed. The two-day festival was full of global colors. Date & Time: July 28 (Sat.) - 29 (Sun.) 2007 Place: Meguro Kumin (Citizens) Center <MAP> (2-4-36, Meguro) Ten min. walk from JR Meguro Station.

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	Meguro Citizens Festival
	The Meguro Citizens Festival is held at the International Exchange Plaza every year in the fall. This festival was run by the citizens of Meguro City. Excitement over the festival was high, the booths run by the embassies were very well received by the enthusiastic crowd. Starting in 1996, ethnic food and artifacts were sold at booths and attractions were performed on stages at Meguro Citizens Festival mostly in September annually.
	* Welcome to "Omatsuri-hiroba" at Meguro Citizens Festival 2007! Embassies and international organizations in and in the vicinity of Meguro will present stage performance and sell products. Please join us ! (Read Sept.1 issue of Monthly Meguro for the whole event.)
	Time: September 16 (Sun.) 10:00-16:00 (2007) Place: Meguro Citizens Center (2-4-3, Meguro, Meguro City)
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- International Participants -

Organization	Booth	Performance
Embassy of Kenya	Sell samosa, etc.
Korean Residents Union	Sell chijimi, kimuchi, etc.
Embassy of Argentine	Sell meatpie, hotdog, etc.	Argentine Tango
Sri Lanka Student Association	Sell tea and sweets
Associations of Jamaicans in Japan	Sell grilled chicken, etc.	Reggae performance
Meguro Tavern	Sell beer
Embassy of Kyrgyz Republic	Sell artifacts, etc.
Associations of Jamaicans in Japan	Sell grilled chicken, etc.	Reggae performance
MIFAN	Sell Indonesian food and coffee
Embassy of Egypt	Sell pita sandwiches, etc.
※ Other than the events above, following will be conducted: give away of saury (sanma), sale of local products at Dendo Hiroba Park; a mini SL at Shimomeguro elementary school; and pictures drawn by elementary school pupils to be presented on the promenade along Meguro River. Shuttle bus service will be available from several places in Meguro to the venue.

- Performance Schedule -

Time	HALL	Time	OUTSIDE STAGE
11:00-	Japanese drums	11:20-	Berry dance,Playing w/ rescue dogs
11:30-	Japanese drums	11:40-	Child Kung-fu
11:50-	Dance	12:00-	Japanese folk dance
12:10-	Dance, Okinawa drums "Eisaa"
12:30-	Comic monologue “Meguro’s samma”	12:30-	Belly dance
		12:50-	Awa dance
13:20-	Sign language dance	13:10-	Traditional Japanese dance
13:40-	Polynesian Show	13:30-	Nersery Rhymes
14:00-	Komuz, Jew's harp	13:50-	Folk dance
14:20-	Dance	14:20-	Square dance
14:40-	Hura dance	14:40-
15:00-	Cheerleading	15:00-
15:20-	Dance
15:40-	Argentine Tango

	* Report of “Omatsuri-hiroba” at Meguro Citizens Festival 2006 Favored by fine weather, a lot of people visited the venue and enjoyed our food and drinks. Sale of food and artifacts as well as performances by international groups including embassies appealed to the audience. Thanks go to volunteers who helped interpret at booths and stages, and at MIFA booth in their extra time.