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Lunch, Gardens, & Dinner INFO:
Please join us for the pre-ShibariCon festivities, which include a field trip to the most breathtaking gardens, a quick lunch, and a friendly dinner with those who arrive early. Thursday, May 24, 2007, starting at 10:00 AM.
We will be meeting in the hotel lobby at:
TIME: 10:00 AM to gather and work out car-pooling and off by 10:30, stop for lunch at 12:00, and then meet at the Gardens at 1:00 PM.
Travel time from the hotel is about 1:30 (70 miles).
I-90 is a toll road, so have ready change.
Lunch: We'll stop for lunch at noon in Rockford, at BeefaRoo on Lexus Dr. to 'tie' us over till dinner.
It has a wide variety on its menu and only 10 minutes away from the Gardens.
Beefaroo
6593 Lexus Dr. Rockford, IL 61108
815-229-6600
www.beefaroo.com/index.html
Dinner 6:30: Make your dinner reservations. Afterwards, we will meet back at the hotel (by 5:30pm), and then converge for dinner! We will be meeting for dinner at TBA at ~6:30PM so that folks who are arriving later that day can meet up for a bite to eat with everyone. This is a chance to have a relaxing dinner and rendezvous with old friend and meet new folks.
Please let me know if you are sending an RSVP for dinner along with the trip to the Gardens, or dinner by itself.
Transportation: Do you need a ride? I need info if you want to be counted for the van service to the Gardens or to Dinner at TBA. If you have a van or car that can be used, please let me know.
*Please RSVP!
I will need to know if you are interested in any of the following:
1) Anderson Japanese Gardens attendance
2) Transportation - Do you need a ride or can you provide a van/car?
3) Dinner RSVP
Please email me at: japanesegardens@shibaricon.com <japanesegardens at shibaricon.com>
Thanks,
shevah~
About: andersongardens.org/
Anderson Japanese Gardens (1:00pm ~ 3:30pm)
318 Spring Creek Road, Rockford, Illinois 61107
Admission: $6.00
Tour takes approximately 1 1/2 hours to walk through the gardens.
Anderson Japanese Gardens is now considered one of the premier Japanese Gardens outside of Japan. The Gardens offers its thousands of visitors a place to experience firsthand the unique nature of Japanese gardens, and in so doing, feel peace, tranquility and a renewed appreciation of nature. Our visitors are lead away from the stresses of everyday life as the garden instills a sense of calm and provides a place for quiet mediation.
HISTORY: andersongardens.org/history1.htm
What is Anderson Japanese Gardens?
Anderson Japanese Gardens consists of two very different gardens. The first is a formal Japanese garden in the style of the Kamakura period, 1185 to 1333 A.D. The Guest House, Teahouse, and machiai are 16th century Sukiya style architecture. The Garden of Reflection is a contemporary international garden with a strong Japanese influence. The gardens are designed to allow our guests to reflect upon the tranquil beauty of nature, to leave the stresses of everyday life, to commune with nature and thus with one's self. The three essential elements of a Japanese garden are: water for its soothing and reflective qualities; rock for its sense of permanence; and plants for their textures and shades of green.
Inspiration
The inspiration for Anderson Japanese Gardens started in 1966 during John Anderson’s first trip to Japan. There he met a family friend, Mr. Akira Ohno, President of Morinaga Milk Industries of Tokyo, who gave him an in-depth look at the Japanese people and their culture. When the land was acquired for a new home site, John and Linda Anderson realized that the property had the potential to be an excellent setting for a Japanese garden. With the Andersons’ strong interest in Japanese culture, they decided to start development of a Japanese-style garden.
Designer and Builder
Construction of Anderson Japanese Gardens began in 1978. The gardens have been designed and built by Hoichi Kurisu. Mr. Kurisu came to the United States in 1968 accepting the position of Director of Landscaping at the Japanese garden complex in Washington Park Gardens, in Portland, Oregon. He graduated from Tokyo’s Waseda University and spent several years studying under Mr. Kenzo Ogata, one of Japan’s most renowned landscape designers. Mr. Kurisu has his own landscape design and construction firm in Portland, Oregon and Florida.
Not-For-Profit Charity
Anderson Japanese Gardens is an independent not-for-profit corporation, governed by an outside board of directors. It was donated on June 1, 1998 by Linda & John Anderson to a newly formed 501 (c) (3) tax exempt not-for-profit organization. The gardens is qualified as a public charity as a supporting organization of the Rockford Rotary Charitable Association.
The gardens include the following scenic features:
Snow Viewing Lantern, Granite Pagoda, East Waterfall (Otaki), Viewing House, Zig Zag Bridge, Fishing Deck, Pond (Ike), North Garden Gate, Turtle Island, Crane Island, Stone Lanterns, Coin Water Basin, Inner Garden, Guest House, Deer Chase (Shishi Odoshi), Canyon Creek, Tea House, Gazebo, West Waterfall, Reflection Deck, Milles Angel Sculptures, Event Tent, South Garden Gate, Wood & Stone Bridges.
Please join us for the pre-ShibariCon festivities, which include a field trip to the most breathtaking gardens, a quick lunch, and a friendly dinner with those who arrive early. Thursday, May 24, 2007, starting at 10:00 AM.
We will be meeting in the hotel lobby at:
TIME: 10:00 AM to gather and work out car-pooling and off by 10:30, stop for lunch at 12:00, and then meet at the Gardens at 1:00 PM.
Travel time from the hotel is about 1:30 (70 miles).
I-90 is a toll road, so have ready change.
Lunch: We'll stop for lunch at noon in Rockford, at BeefaRoo on Lexus Dr. to 'tie' us over till dinner.
It has a wide variety on its menu and only 10 minutes away from the Gardens.
Beefaroo
6593 Lexus Dr. Rockford, IL 61108
815-229-6600
www.beefaroo.com/index.html
Dinner 6:30: Make your dinner reservations. Afterwards, we will meet back at the hotel (by 5:30pm), and then converge for dinner! We will be meeting for dinner at TBA at ~6:30PM so that folks who are arriving later that day can meet up for a bite to eat with everyone. This is a chance to have a relaxing dinner and rendezvous with old friend and meet new folks.
Please let me know if you are sending an RSVP for dinner along with the trip to the Gardens, or dinner by itself.
Transportation: Do you need a ride? I need info if you want to be counted for the van service to the Gardens or to Dinner at TBA. If you have a van or car that can be used, please let me know.
*Please RSVP!
I will need to know if you are interested in any of the following:
1) Anderson Japanese Gardens attendance
2) Transportation - Do you need a ride or can you provide a van/car?
3) Dinner RSVP
Please email me at: japanesegardens@shibaricon.com <japanesegardens at shibaricon.com>
Thanks,
shevah~
About: andersongardens.org/
Anderson Japanese Gardens (1:00pm ~ 3:30pm)
318 Spring Creek Road, Rockford, Illinois 61107
Admission: $6.00
Tour takes approximately 1 1/2 hours to walk through the gardens.
Anderson Japanese Gardens is now considered one of the premier Japanese Gardens outside of Japan. The Gardens offers its thousands of visitors a place to experience firsthand the unique nature of Japanese gardens, and in so doing, feel peace, tranquility and a renewed appreciation of nature. Our visitors are lead away from the stresses of everyday life as the garden instills a sense of calm and provides a place for quiet mediation.
HISTORY: andersongardens.org/history1.htm
What is Anderson Japanese Gardens?
Anderson Japanese Gardens consists of two very different gardens. The first is a formal Japanese garden in the style of the Kamakura period, 1185 to 1333 A.D. The Guest House, Teahouse, and machiai are 16th century Sukiya style architecture. The Garden of Reflection is a contemporary international garden with a strong Japanese influence. The gardens are designed to allow our guests to reflect upon the tranquil beauty of nature, to leave the stresses of everyday life, to commune with nature and thus with one's self. The three essential elements of a Japanese garden are: water for its soothing and reflective qualities; rock for its sense of permanence; and plants for their textures and shades of green.
Inspiration
The inspiration for Anderson Japanese Gardens started in 1966 during John Anderson’s first trip to Japan. There he met a family friend, Mr. Akira Ohno, President of Morinaga Milk Industries of Tokyo, who gave him an in-depth look at the Japanese people and their culture. When the land was acquired for a new home site, John and Linda Anderson realized that the property had the potential to be an excellent setting for a Japanese garden. With the Andersons’ strong interest in Japanese culture, they decided to start development of a Japanese-style garden.
Designer and Builder
Construction of Anderson Japanese Gardens began in 1978. The gardens have been designed and built by Hoichi Kurisu. Mr. Kurisu came to the United States in 1968 accepting the position of Director of Landscaping at the Japanese garden complex in Washington Park Gardens, in Portland, Oregon. He graduated from Tokyo’s Waseda University and spent several years studying under Mr. Kenzo Ogata, one of Japan’s most renowned landscape designers. Mr. Kurisu has his own landscape design and construction firm in Portland, Oregon and Florida.
Not-For-Profit Charity
Anderson Japanese Gardens is an independent not-for-profit corporation, governed by an outside board of directors. It was donated on June 1, 1998 by Linda & John Anderson to a newly formed 501 (c) (3) tax exempt not-for-profit organization. The gardens is qualified as a public charity as a supporting organization of the Rockford Rotary Charitable Association.
The gardens include the following scenic features:
Snow Viewing Lantern, Granite Pagoda, East Waterfall (Otaki), Viewing House, Zig Zag Bridge, Fishing Deck, Pond (Ike), North Garden Gate, Turtle Island, Crane Island, Stone Lanterns, Coin Water Basin, Inner Garden, Guest House, Deer Chase (Shishi Odoshi), Canyon Creek, Tea House, Gazebo, West Waterfall, Reflection Deck, Milles Angel Sculptures, Event Tent, South Garden Gate, Wood & Stone Bridges.
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