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Seattle Go Center Celebrates 20th Anniversary this Saturday

The Seattle Go Center will have a grand 20th Anniversary Party on Saturday, Oct. 3. with food, refreshments, short speeches and music by three different groups.  Hiroshi Yamashiro 9P and Shiung Feng 6P ("Kuma-Sensei") will be coming from the Nihon Ki-in in Japan, as well as the Manager of the  European Go Center in Holland,  Harry van der Krogt.   The Japanese Consul for Seattle, Consul General Masahiro Omura, and the President of the American Go Association, Andy Okun, will also be attending. The performers will be Songs of Hope (Fumi Tagata - soprano, and Shiho Kurauchi - koto);  Okinawan Mushic by Mako & Noriko (Mako Willet - sanshin/vocal, and Noriko Inafuku - taiko); and the Sound Singers (Mixed chorus group with 15 singers).  The Sound Singers include long time Go Center volunteers Frank (Kohya) Fukuda, and Hikojiro Katsuhisa. All friends of the Seattle Go Center are welcome to attend. The party begins at 6:00 p.m., please send a note to the Go Center Manager if you plan to come.