Cherry Blossom

• Sakura Clark College Honors Cherry Blossom Time

Steven Lane/The Columbian Yukiko Vossen of Portland plays the koto, a traditional Japanese zitherlike stringed instrument, before the start Thursday of the annual Sakura and Arbor Day Ceremony at Clark College. Shared love of trees has helped strengthen Vancouvers relationship with Japan, symbolized by the 100 Shirofugen cherry trees planted at Clark in 1990, trigger for the popular campus cherry blossom, or sakura, celebration.

• The Columbian
• April 16, 2011

• Cherry Blossom Time

WASHINGTON -- It's that time of year again, when a swath of the nation's capital becomes awash in a sea of pink. The National Cherry Blossom Festival kicks off March 28 and runs through April 12, with more than a million visitors expected to stroll through the 3,700 cherry trees that circle Washington's Tidal Basin and participate in a slew of festival events.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• March 29, 2009

• Cold Doesn't Chill Cherry Blossom Fervor ; Vendors Do Brisk Trade Selling Coffee, Hot Cocoa

The sub-freezing temperatures Sunday and dusting of snow was a surprise for many of the first of millions of visitors expected to come to Washington during the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival. Organizers were so concerned about snow and blustery winds that they postponed the kite festival. Along the Tidal Basin, ringed with 1,678 Cherry Blossom trees and their pinkish-white blooms, hundreds walked under steely gray skies wrapped in parkas and scarves.

• The Washington Times
• March 28, 2011

• Festival to Celebrate Rebirth: ; This Year's National Cherry Blossom Festival Includes Fundraiser, Vigil

WASHINGTON - The flowering trees that symbolize friendship between the United States and Japan are blooming for the 99th time in Washington in the wake of one of the world's worst natural disasters. Before the two-week National Cherry Blossom Festival opens Saturday, organizers held a fundraising walk and vigil Thursday evening among the trees for victims of Japan's March 11 earthquake and tsunami. An estimated 18,000 people have been killed in the disaster.

• Charleston Daily Mail
• March 25, 2011

• MetLife Joins 2012 National Cherry Blossom Festival.

Member of Centennial Host Committee Leadership Circle WASHINGTON & NEW YORK -- The National Cherry Blossom Festival today announced MetLife's suppor...

• Business Wire
• February 21, 2012

• Nami Pennsylvania Previews Upcoming Cherry Blossom Ball

HARRISBURG, Pa., April 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Alliance on Mental Illness, Pennsylvania (NAMI PA) is pleased to unveil plans for the first annual Cherry Blossom Ball to take place April 24th at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. The event, open to the public, will feature a one-of-a-kind celebration with a cocktail reception, dinner dance featuring the award-winning Philadelphia band Jellyroll, as well as a silent auction. NAMI PA welcomes Tom Wooten, author of "Bipolar In Order" and "The Bipolar Advantage," as our Keynote Speaker. Tom Wooten is a nationally recognized speaker passionately committed to change in the field of mental health. He has given lectures and workshops for mental health advocacy groups, doctors, professionals, family and friends and those who have me...

• U.S. Newswire
• April 16, 2010

• Lottery Started for Cherry Blossom

Listen up, Cherry Blossom lovers. There is a new registration process that begins this week for the venerable 10-mile run, which begins and ends in the District. According to the race's Web site, "After the 2009 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile run filled its on-line quota of 12,000 runners last year in just 2 hours and 45 minutes, the organizers have decided to institute a lottery system for entry into the 2010 event. Under the new system, entrants will be able to register for the lottery over a 10-day period between 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 and 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, December 10, 2009.

• The Washington Times
• November 29, 2009

• Saturday's Cherry Blossom Festival Festival in West Covina to Benefit Earthquake Victims

Due to the March 11 earthquake in the Japan, the East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center and city of West Covina have decided to focus Saturday's Cherry Blossom Festival on relief efforts to West Covina's Sister City, Ohtawara, Japan. As a result of the earthquake, many residents of Ohtawara, located in Tochigi Prefecture, have lost their homes and are without electricity. Several city facilities, including City Hall, were closed due to earthquake damage. Ten evacuation centers were opened throughout the city to provide temporary shelter to earthquake victims.

• San Gabriel Valley Tribune
• March 19, 2011

• Celebrate D.C.'S Rite of Spring ; Find Special Packages at Cherry Blossom Fest

See Washington, D.C., in bloom as our nation's capital welcomes spring with the 74th annual National Cherry Blossom Festival March 28 to April 12. The citywide festival, which commemorates the 97th anniversary of the 3,000-tree gift from Tokyo, consists of a variety of events -- from art exhibits and staged performances to sporting events. Although the peak bloom period is predicted to be April 3 to 9, the festival, which celebrates Japanese-American culture, kicks off at the National Building Museum at 10 a.m. March 28 with Family Day followed by the 4 p.m. opening ceremony.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• March 19, 2009

• Cherry Blossom Saga Unfolding On Schedule ; Festival Opens Saturday, with Peak April 1-7

That unseasonably warm day in January when you reached for your shorts, not your scarf had some folks worried that this year's cherry blossoms might attain their full pink-and-white glory around, say, Groundhog Day. Diana Mayhew, executive director of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, opening Saturday and running through April 15, says her office fielded many calls from blossom fans.

• The Washington Times
• March 29, 2007