Mid-Autumn Meet-Up: Chinese Calligraphy & Japanese Sweet-Making Workshop

CELEBRATE THE CHANGING SEASONS WITH US

Join us at Soft Touch Arts and Café to welcome the changing seasons and celebrate Mid-Autumn festival with a creative family-friendly afternoon where you’ll get the chance to make and enjoy Japanese Mid-Autumn festival sweets, discover the art of Chinese calligraphy and celebrate East and South East Asian Heritage Month in Leicester. All are welcome!

WORKSHOP SLOTS AVAILABLE

Each workshop is 1.5 hours long and there are 2 timeslots to choose from - please pick one slot only. Please book one ticket for every member of your party, including young children, infants and supervising adults.

• First workshop slot: 1pm - 2:30pm
• Second workshop slot: 2:30pm - 4pm

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

In the workshop, you'll start by making some delicious Japanese sweets to celebrate Mid-Autumn festival: Moon viewing “mochi”- “Tsukimi Dango”. This is a traditional Japanese confection made of mochi and anko (azuki bean paste). The azuki paste is hand-packed around pre-formed balls of mochi. They are eaten as sacred food as offering during the weeks of the autumnal equinox in Japan. After this, you’ll be guided through an introduction to the art of Chinese calligraphy, where you will learn how to hold the brush, the basic brush strokes and how to write the 4 seasons (using the Chinese magic water writing cloth!) Then you will have the opportunity to make something to take away!

The workshops will take place downstairs in the café and kitchen areas. The building has step-free level access and there is an accessible toilet. For more info about the accessibility of the venue, please visit the Soft Touch Arts Website here.

We can't wait to see you there.

LOCATION

Ground level café area, Soft Touch Arts and Café, What3Words code: ///likes.exchanges.bands, 50 New Walk, Leicester LE1 6TF (diagonally opposite New Walk Museum).

CLOTHING

The workshop involves making food in a kitchen and using black ink to create designs. Please consider the clothes you wear to avoid staining items you really love! Feel free to bring an apron to protect your clothing if you have one!

UNDER 16s

The event team and artists will be on hand to assist, but please note that under 16s will need to be supervised by an adult (18+) at all times. All attendees require tickets, even if you're only there to supervise.

TICKET BOOKING

This event is free but requires advance booking - please select one slot. You can book multiple tickets in one go - please book enough for your whole party (including children and babies).

PARKING

Parking close to Soft Touch Arts is limited. The closest (and most reasonably-priced) covered car park is Newarke Street Car Park on York Road. Postcode: What3Words code: ///stable.wide.trap. There is also limited on-street parking on Princess Road West, very close to the venue - max. stay is 3 hours, payment taken in-app (pay by phone) or cash.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS - YUKO & VALENTINA

Yuko is from Tokyo and teaches authentic Japanese cooking at her home near Market Harborough and caters for private dinner parties at clients’ home.

Find her on Instagram: @omotenashidining

Valentina is a private Mandarin Tutor with over 10 years of experience and has a strong passion for introducing the language and Chinese culture. She teaches primary, secondary, adult and corporate clients based in London & East Midlands.

Find her on Instagram: @leelaoshi.uk

Website: https://www.leelaoshi.com

Host or Publisher Leicester ESEA Collective