This is the fifth annual Vegetarian Festival (formerly the "Veggie & Peace Festival"), a rare event bringing together vegetarian-, environment-, and peace-minded people from all over the country. An event for all ages, the festival gives you a place to enjoy vegetarian food and listen to music while learning about vegetarianism, the environment, and more.

This year, the festival will be held at Okazaki Park, south adjacent to Heian Shrine. For details, please visit www.vegetarianfestival.jp.

★★★Singing Workshop by Cirque du Soleil's Gina Sala★★★( www.ginasala.com)

Gina Sala is a vocalist, teacher, and composer who internationally performs and leads workshops on the power and sound of voice. She began learning and practicing cross-cultural sacred sound, mantra, and chant at the age of 3 while living in a Hindu ashram.

Currently, her repertoire spans 23 languages. She has been the lead singer of the entertainment circus Cirque du Soleil's "O", and has performed at diverse venues, including the United Nations.

Gina has brought her songs and sound healing to stages, living rooms, and huts throughout much of the world. To help people understand the power of their voices, she tours India every year. Her passion is helping us discover our real selves through singing.

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