here to join us through the festival, are george, a longtime volunteer and festival chairman and emcee for the parade, nicky is also here. she's a grand parade emcee as well as a director and choreographer for the cherry blossom queen program. good to see you. >> thoank you for having us her. >> you were showing us this comic book we have to show people. hold it up for the camera. it's an old dennis the menace comic book from 1977 that actually featured the cherry blossom festival. that shows a little bit about just how much it's become part of a cultural theme. >> hank did a beautiful job. it's a very, very comprehensive -- >> go ahead and hold it to the cover so they can see the cover. >> the cover? >> yeah, because that is really amazing. >> there's dennis. >> anyway. there you go. and hank just covers the whole festival. >> and we wir looking at a map earlier about how small the parade once was and now it's huge. >> the first parade was only 12 blocks in japan town. now it runs all the way from city hall to japan town. >> one of the things i remembered even as a kid is that it wasn

it goes without saying that tribeca is an american festival.rican festival. after all, it takes place on american soil. but this year, films from some 31 different countries were shown. among them, king of the king, set and shot in china. basically it is a father—son relationship drama, but it is also an ode to cinema, as our correspondent reports. set in china in1998, king of correspondent reports. set in china in 1998, king of the king is a layered comedy about a projectionist whose love for movies, and even greater love for his son. the story is about a father who is a projectionist. he has got a son who works with him in business, which as they travel around china, or rural parts of china, and they scream movies for villagers. and his project catches fire. and they have two start finding new ways to work together. the ex—wife is putting an enormous amount of pressure on them, on the father, he has basically given them an ultimatum that unless he pays x amount of money he is basically not going to have custody of his child any more. and that

the festival takes place on saturday may 6th but all week leading up to the festival there will be lots of events to take part in and enjoy. joining us this morning are broccoli city organizers. allen is the co-founder and darryl per kins is the chief strategy officer. thank you for being with us gentlemen. congratulations on your fifth year. >> thank you. we're happy to have come this far. >> so tell us about broccoli city and how it came about. what is >> we started as a celebration of earth day and celebrate our planet and celebrate healthy living. it's really just expanded to now a week long event as well as mobilizing people to volunteer events. to a conference this year and really setting trends toward health, wellness and environmental sustainability. >> this is the first year that you had a whole week leading up to the big events. the concert. it kicked off k-5 runs. >> we had a little under 300 runners. it was a beautiful day. sunny, 92 degrees. it was a great time. after the run we were able to have fitness instructors from the heart association and another hour and then we di

festival edition of talking movies. tom brook. in today's programme, with sections on gaming, television and virtual reality, is tribeca moving away from being just a film festival? we will always be about film. that's without question. that's in our dna. but this was a festival in which the wonders of virtual reality were fully on display. you sit in a movie theatre and a character turns and looks at the camera, they call that breaking the fourth wall. but in vr, there are no walls. plus, tribeca had movies from around the world. a father—son relationship drama set in china and a story of women's emancipation in switzerland in the 1970s. they actually had these arguments in the 1970s. they were, like, if women do politics, it's apocalypse. then there were tribeca's political films for politically charged, confusing times. we are living in a surreal time. i just don't know what to make of it. and a tribeca documentary on people for whom the environment makes them ill. all that and more in this special tribeca film festi

the festival a number of years ago was the first festivals were actually screen a game. we screened l.a. noir, from rockstar, a company based in new york. megan: the arts have been under fire under president trump. coming up, jane rosenthal and robert de niro fireback. ms. rosenthal: artist voices need to be heard loud and proud. mr. de niro: this is real. ♪ megan: you have been, bob, quite vocal about some of the political climate that we are living in an you have been quite vocal about trump. because of a bully and a pagan and threatened to punch him. pig and threatened to punch him. is there anything during this first 100 days that has given him time devonte is an think this could be -- given him time to pause andthink could be better or worse? mr. de niro: i try to give every situation but i think is negative the benefit of the doubt that it will change, it will get better. i haven't seen that. it's the same situation, i don't think it will change. he will do certain things like .hat he did in syria i agree, what he should have done. but don't know where that's in ag

. >> reporter: the festival has helped the economy and businesses blossom.ily owned. >> the festival was first created by a group of japanese businessmen in the community, handwriting to promote commerce -- and trying to promote commerce. >> reporter: cultural icons, am performing groups from japan have helped connect younger japanese. >> as we get into the 50th, i think it's more important now than ever to get more of the younger generation, new generation in to help preserve the festival and push it. >> reporter: the festival attracts more than a quarter million visitors every year with the grandpa raid and cher ribless -- grand parade and cherry blossom festival to kick it off. >> whether it's with the other community leaders, volunteers, japan groups, the performers, it's so interesting to be able to be part of the festival, and understand why each component is special. >> reporter: the celebration of a flower, and a culture, symbolizing beauty, tradition and the celebration of life. the two week festival includes a gala banquet tomorrow, and grand parad

the spirit of the festival. income it generates for the town. however, there is a question of how much larger it can grow one of the festival's guests, cuba's tourism minister, says they're hoping to expand on the town's existing infrastructure. despite its modest size, this is now a highlight of the cubans calendar and as gibara moves from low—budget to international film festival, its rise is perhaps a metaphorfor the changes happening across cuba. will grant, bbc news, gibara, cuba. more on that and all the news on the bbc website and you can reach me and all the team on twitter. thanks for watching. hello there. the weather may provide something of a shock to the system early this tuesday morning because temperatures have been dropping away. a cold and frosty start to the day, but after that chilly start, there are plenty of sunny spells on the way. high pressure firmly in charge of our weather at the moment, giving us largely dry conditions, and behind this weather front, the cloud has been clearing. and un

shouldn't bigger, it change the people, change the festival, change the spirit of the festival. enjoy thethe people annual celebration of cinema and the income it generates. there is the question about how much larger it can grow. the festival's guests, the tourism minister, says they hope to expand on the town's infrastructure. despite it's small size, it is a highlight. is a metaphor for changes happening across cuba. just from the warm temperatures of havana to the chilly waters of the southern ocean. , want to show you pictures organized by scientists of the world wildlife fund attaching cameras with suction cups to the backs of arsenic wha -- of arctic whales. am tim willcox, from me and the team, bye-bye. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits from newman's own to charity and pursuing the common good, kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs, and aruba tourism authority. >> planning a vacation escape that is relaxi

the festival co— organiserja event as a complete disaster.took to twitter to apologise, saying he was heartbroken, and the event was not a scam. 0rganisers have promised a refund to all festival—goers and are already looking ahead to next year, promising to be a little less ambitious. but recovering from scenes like these will take one ambitious pr strategy. a man who crawled round the route of the london marathon dressed as a gorilla has completed the course more than a week after he started. tom harrison, a police officer, crawled on his hands and knees on the streets for up to twelve hours a day. incomplete in defeat, he raced more than $34,000 for a charity to save gorillas from extinction. we ta ke save gorillas from extinction. we take you to harrisburg, pennsylvania, web donald trump is getting ready to address a rally. he is marking his first 100 days in office. a vital marker for any us president. plenty of supporters there, but as we said, there were also tens of thousands of climate change protesters in several us cities across the

. -- cherry blossoms festival. the first year was in 1968. >> the very first parade basically circled japantown. it was only 12 blocks. >> yamasaki a japanese american from hawaii became to san francisco in 1970 . over the decades he says the festival has change but the goal has remained the same. >> to share the culture of japan and nowadays the culture of modern japan things like kendala and anime and cost play. what little i know about japanese culture i've learned because of the festival. >> the festival has also helped japantown businesses and companies blossom. >> in the community and trying to pro mote commerce here in japantown. the last remaining is about 111 years old and that serves the japanese monju. >> as well as many performing groups from japan have helped connect younger japanese americans with their heritage. when he was 16. >> i think it is more important now than ever to get the younger generation in and push it until 100 if not more than that. >> the festival attracts more than a quarter millio

of light, the lotus lantern festival.y'll be colourful handmade lantern exhibitions, folk music performances, and parades of dancers, floats and dragons. in italy, the northern city of ravenna hosts a summer music festival in venues including gilded byzantine basilicas, to cloisters, piazzas, to pine forests. it's a celebration of art, classical music and opera but also dance, drama and jazz. the festival runs from may 25 to july 11. in china, the hard as nails great wall marathon takes place on may 20. it's one of the most challenging long—distance runs, drawing thousands of competitors who choose between the full length course, a half marathon, or an 8.5 kilometre fun run. starting a few hours from beijing in the heart of the mountains, the route involves steep climbs and descents, smooth flagstones to rough surfaces, and over 5000 steps. last year, the fastest speed was three hours, 30 minutes, the time to beat. back in the us, it will be man against machine from may 26—28, when the iron horse bicycle classic takes pla

cinema festival. renewed ties with u.s. renewed budget pictures like the latest installment of "the fast and furious" franchise. and the network series "four seasons in havana." an organizer of the festival says starting this year it will no longer be called to reflect the changes taking place. >> translator: when this festival began, it was motivated by low-budget movies, he says. now, we want to widen the spectrum of movies that participate and the attendance of movies here and let the quality determine the movies. the festival's name may have changed, if not the antique equipment on hand. it may only be called the festival of poor cinema, but resources here are still pretty scarce. a screen hung from a tree turns a public park, no makeshift movie theaters. many here are convinced that cuba has captured hollywood's attention. increase the attention in packed places in gibara. just goes says this hollywood star. >> i think it's great. i think people here are -- they'll know how to handle it. they'll

today, booktv is live from the 15th annual annapolis book festival in maryland. beginning at 10:00 eastern, live coverage include the panel discussion on income any quality with the author of two dollars a day, living on almost nothing in america. and stephanie deluca, author of coming of age in the other america. at 11:00 am a discussion on criminal justice with robbie chaudhry and search for truth and justice after syria. watch the 15th annual annapolis book festival live at 10:00 eastern on c-span2's booktv. >> a very very prestigious prep school in the los angeles area where they prep their kids for princeton, yale and all the others, there were kids to listen to my show regularly and they wanted me to come to speak because i am not on the liberal side of their politics. i'm on the conservative side and they never hear conservative speakers at the school so they wanted me to speak. so i said sure and they went to great lakes to arrange it but i arrived that day. my wife was here and she was with me and she can vouch for this. so i came in these wonderful youn

. >>> a brand new film festival is coming to philadelphia. nature lovers, this one is for you.ook at the environmental impact on the earth. >>> here's a look outside of eastern pennsylvania, and high-level clouds and plenty of sunshine and we're talking 80s and how long those last coming up. at nature valley, we know that you have to put good in here to be great out there. real good energy. real delicious energy. nature valley granola bars. just good. you don't normally run through a meadow at sunrise. but once you indulge in rich, dark chocolate, lightly salted almonds and slow roasted peanuts... you might surprise yourself. nature valley sweet and salty bars. blissfully good. y2bphy y5yy >>> it's estimated that every 98 seconds in this country someone is sexually assaulted. april is sexual assault awareness month and tomorrow night a local organization will honor three champions who worked tirelessly to end the violence of sexual assault. dr. monique howard is the executive director of war women organized against rape which is hosting the bridge of courage reception and silen

still to come: trouble in paradise — a music festival in the bahamas fails to live up to expectationshe tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government to build better government housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactivity levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year war for them. they've taken the capital, which they've been fighting for for so long. it was 7:00am in the morning, the day when power began to pass from the minority to the majority, when africa, after 300 years, reclaimed its last white colony. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: donald trump has marked his first 100 days as us president, attacking the media and defending his own record, at a rally in pennsylvania. eu leaders have agreed a united strategy on next month's brexit negotiations, and accused britain

. >>> and festival fail. we have got new details on that luxury weekend in paraties that turned into a disaster. the event's co-founder speaking out this morning. >> we took a big jump here and a big risk. and d-1 has failed. >> where he's putting the blame. and celebrity bella hadid is sharing her feelings on the fyre festival disaster. >>> good sunday morning, everyone. thank you so much for joining us. overnight, we did see the split screen. on one side, the president marking his 100th day in office with a raucous rally in pennsylvania. the national media, dressed to the nines, partying at the annual white house correspondents' dinner, a soiree the president decided to skip this year. more on that coming up. >>> we wart to start with this. a powerful and deadly storm barrelling through the central part of the country. three tornadoes confirmed. at least one of them through eastern texas. we have cell phone video here on a twister crossing the he outside eustace, texas. >> the storm also triggering torrenti

. >>> and the national cherry blossom festival goes out with a bang. thousands celebrate from the mall with food, fireworks, and more. thanks for staying with us. we start with news out of north korea. they made good on a vow to test a missile but the attempt not so successful. the military confirmed an unidentified missile that blew up almost immediately. the attempt comes after the regime celebrated the birth of the country's founder. they showed for the first time what appeared to an intercontinental bullistic missile. the launch today did not involve that tripe of missile. >>> a day of protest demanding that the president release his tax returns. hundreds protested in cities including orlando, florida, and new york city. one turned violent. police in berkeley, california say at least 15 people fights broke out between tax protesters and president trump supporters. john beaver, a trump supporter, says he was attacked. >> they wanted to hit me with brass knuckles. we are here for free speech. >> police say they confiscated knives, flag poles, and hel

after headline act blink—182 pulled out, festival—goers arrived on friday to find utilitarian, whiteof gourmet cuisine. hours later, organisers postponed the event, and then cancelled it altogether, saying their team was overwhelmed. that led to chaotic scenes at the airport, as people tried to get off the island. many turned to social media to vent their frustration, describing the event as a complete disaster. the festival co—organiser, rapperja rule, took to twitter to apologise, saying he was heartbroken, and the event was not a scam. 0rganisers have promised a full refund to all festival—goers, and are already looking ahead to next year, promising to be a bit less ambitious. but recovering from scenes like these will take one ambitious pr strategy. a man who ran the london marathon as a gorilla has raise £26,000 for the gorilla 0rganisation. he did 36 mile course on his hands and knees, it was a bright for the last part of the race. he was presented with a medal as he crossed the line with his sons. don't forget you can get in touch with me to discuss any of the stories we've be

he is also promising refunds looking at photos of festival goers signing papers to get the refunds. some people reported paying thousands of dollars for tickets to that event. >> back here in the bay area take a look a large sink hole in marchen county discovered this morning on is your francis drake boulevard. the public works department applied a temporary fix in afternoon. >> spending big money for the so-called fleet of the future. but b.a.r.t. is once again under scrutiny. one of the new trains lost power during testing today stopping right there on the tracks. you can see from the chopper. thousands of passengers on other trains were inconvenienced. nbc bay area marianne favro joins us. marianne moving forward can b.a.r.t. prevent this happening again? >> reporter: b.a.r.t. has already switched out a part on that disabled train, rather. and plans to do the same on several other brand new trains. b.a.r.t. spokeman says that the reason that the train stopped had to do with the auxiliary power problem. it's a problem they've seen before. . no passengers were on the brandon new b.

katherine scott is live for the festivities she has more on the excitement and the anticipation. katherine. >> reporter: hey, rick, that's right, the sun is shining, the gates are open, the fans can come on in, after at long last, the fun and festivities have begun on the parkway. the fun on the draft way stakes to the stage tonight. always preparations were in their final stages on the parkway, nfl commissioner roger goodell appeared in center city along with ron jaworski, they hosted a breakfast fors for season ticketholders. crews are bustling around the parkway to make sure all the final details are set in the largest outdoor events ever produced by the nfl. more than 200,000 people are expect overred the next three days, president and ceo of the philadelphia convention and visitor's bureau said the economic impact is significant. >> we're talking about folks n the hotels and restaurants, cultural attraction, taxi cabs and shops and retail. we're looking at $80 million. >> reporter: there's much to do on the parkway, kick a field goal, vince lombardi trophy will be in the cas

to various festivals and so forth about the book. and if i would be able to do so. i told them of course that i would and it wouldn't be any problem. and so forth but then i wasn't so sure. once i started to do so but what kept me going is i told myself, pat would have done it for me and he did. i remember one time, thomasville georgia, right here in your state. i got a great surprise and a great thrill because they're still talking aboutit . because i got the flu. and i was supposed to speak something in thomasville and just the day of practically, i still wasn't suffering and thought i was going and pat said no you're not, i'm going in your place. so they were thrilled. a lot of folks then hoped that i would get the flu. but if you ever heard pat speak, you will know that's why. he was absolutely one of the most entertaining speakers i have ever heard. not that you could believe ... [applause] half of his learning because he was 100 percent irish, i can tell you that but he was absolutely an entertaining and wonderful speaker. it's been rather strange in some ways

in martinez beer from over 35 microbreweries, like music and food at the bay area craft beer festivale event will be held at waterfront park.>> robots with spinning blades and flamethrowers battle each other at robo gains. this is at the alameda county fairgrounds this weekend here in the south bay, comic-con. pop-culture technology video games celebrities will all come together at san jose convention center. >> in the north bay for the 71st apple blossom festival. the weekend begins with a parade on saturday with light music food and drinks and games for kids. sunday the festival and the blues music explosion the a's play at home the giant on the road sharks and warriors continue postseason run. that is the weekend watch.>>> a lot to choose from. >>> 4:51 am. diet soda and your brain, and next a help danger that a new study says go put you at risk because of the artificial sweetener. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2 . while the raiders will play at the coliseum this season, they are definitely planning to be at their future home in las vegas. next thursday the nfl draft starts with

the festival attracts more than a quarter visitors. it wraps up this sunday. one of the ongoing missions show casing traditional japanese culture for even the youngest visitors. >> now as we're getting into the 50s i think it's more important than ever to get the younger generation, the new generation and push it until 100 if not more than that. >> now the cherry blossom festival is a big boost for japan town businesses. many are small and family owned. the festival features a gala banquet today. >>> what was once lost is now found. in 20 minutes the happier reunion of an 11-year-old boy with a dog that's more than just his best friend. >> but first, finger pointing and a paper trail that's gone call. two new investigations uncover some questions about that oakland building where four people died in the fire. >>> the director of the cia is announcing wiki leaks is a threat to national security. mike pompeao called it a threat to the united states. >> wikileaks walks like a host i'll intelligence service and encourages followers to find jobs at the cia in order

it is the longest running him festival in the -- film festival. this is in the bay area. this kicks off this week. we have with us the director of programming, rachel. tell us what films do you look for when you select films that are showcased in the film festival? we show all kinds of films. everything from big hollywood movies to the independent shorts. we are looking that -- we are looking for something that expresses something unique we are looking for things that the san francisco bay area audience will be interested in seen -- watching. >> even if they are widely released, they could not be the watch -- watched this way. we have special guests coming. filmmakers are presenting elms. we have actors. not only do you get to see the film that you get to ask the people who made it on what their intentions were. you can see the excitement of the -- watching it with the creators. >> you will celebrate ethan hawke. this is being shown at the festival called naughty. can you show us what this is about ? >> it is a true story of an artist. it is the story of an unlikely relat

the island music festival quickly spiraling into chaos.s gio benitez. >> reporter: their promotional video billed the first annual fyre festival as two weekends of models, music and beachside accommodations in the bahamas, co-founded by rapper ja rule. but instead -- >> help us. >> reporter: young concertgoers arrived to find their "luxury experience" to be anything but. >> welcome to fyre festival. >> reporter: a concierge booth? just a sign. authentic island cuisine? well, just look. and accommodations? >> basically these are disaster relief tents. >> there's no showers, there's no bathroom, there's no like running water, there was nothing. >> reporter: some paid thousands of dollars for vip experiences. there were reportedly signs of problems as early as march. organizers say they're postponing the festival, "due to circumstances out of our control." and tom, fyre festival organizers are still trying to get people off the island of exuma. ja rule says everyone will get a refund. >>> next, the warning about children slipping through a ba

we hope that you are enjoying the festival and we would like you to become a friend of the festival today by texting friend, f ri e and d252012 book. and that's shown on the sign at the front of the room. or you can visit the friend of the festival booth, number 110 on the mall. your gift. a your gift makes a difference and keeping the festival programming free of charge and supporting critical literacy programs in the community. out of respect for the authors and your fellow audience members, please turn off your cell phones now. let me briefly introduce the authors to you. the first one is. five. his assistant professor at the university of florida. the book is called stamp on the beginning: the definitiveve history of racist ideas in america. this book won the purchaser'soo national award and a finalist for the national book critical current critic was nominated for the naacp work. onad mr. resendez is another presenter here at the panel. his book is the other sleepy:. it was a finalist for the national book award he's a full professor at the university of davis and he specializes in c

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thousands stranded at an island music festival promising a luxury getaway. the reality -- cheese sandwiches and tents. tonight, the scramble to get off the island. >>> good evening on this friday. i'm tom llamas. david muir is on assignment tonight. we begin with the breaking news from north korea. a u.s. official confirming that north korea has test-fired a missile. traveling east toward the sea of japan. it appears to have been a new type of mobile-launched missile, but the test appears to have failed. president trump just now back at the white house after an event in georgia, and has been briefed on the test. here's martha raddatz, with the details still coming in. >> reporter: despite warnings, threats and the display of american might, north korea's leader is not backing down. the missile was fired from an airfield in central north korea, a mobile-launched missile believed to be a new type of a single stage short to medium range missile, a kn-17. it broke up after just minutes in flight. this is the third time the north koreans have tested the missile.

can you take me through the festival you have created for 2017?0 mac has to offer but also things from the north atlantic. it is quite scandinavian. and then some of my favourite things from around britain. because britain has been instrumental, unintended, i guess, informing my musical dna and vocabulary through my life. it is a very important place for me. clearly this festival is no automatic place forjohn, he's genuinely invested in the story of hull and its connection to the north atlantic. he should be another favourite spot of his, this church just like holy trinity in hull is the focal point of the regular skyline. have you like both, even though there has been hardships and animosity between iceland and kofi there are still a lot of similarities as follows the people, are very much connected to the sea. what that does intensive building character and your relationship to nature i think is something that is very much have in common. the sea separates us but also gives us this shared history and natural understanding of each other‘s heritag

clearly this festival is no ordinary gig forjohn.e story of hull and its connection to the north atlantic. after our coffee he showed me another favourite spot of his. this church, just like holy trinity in hull, is the focal point of reykjavik's skyline. i do feel like both, even though there have been hardships and animosity between iceland and hull, there are still a lot of similarities as far as a people who are very much connected to the sea. what that does in terms of building character and your relationship to nature, i think that's something that the two very much have in common. the sea separates us, but also gives us this shared history and natural understanding of each other‘s heritage. historically, men from both cities would trawl for fish in these waters, which led to overfishing and a breakdown in relations known as the cod wars. but now, through music and art, that is friendship that that is a friendship that thrives on several levels. this is whatjohn and his friends will celebrate in hull at north atlantic flux, and

this is book to be live coverage of the "la times" festival of books. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> on the moderator. i don't mind you not listening to me. i used to be city editor of the los angeles times and no one listened to me then, so i got used to it. after retiring from the times i wrote-- began writing for a number of web based evocations. i write mostly for one called truth dig, edited by the famous journalist robert scheer and depending on your political views, you will really love or hate this very progressive website. i also write for the jewish journal of los angeles and la observed a couple of others. our subject is women behind the power and our panelists have written about how these famous men, three of them, how they were shaped or influenced by women. one of the women was one of the most famous people in the world intraday, eleanor roosevelt. another was joan kroc, wife of the mcdonald mogul. she was as famous, but also dominant figure. in the third was was i

genie: the cannes film festival gets underway in a few weeks.he selection has just been announced. films were put forward for the selection and had to be whittled down to a list of 49. which stars are we expecting on the red carpet? nicole kidman will be there in two movies. howjohn cameron mitchell's to talk to girls. beguiled is set in a boarding school alongside kirsten dunst and colin foul. robert pattinson stars in a bank good time.a called kristen stewart will be there. she will bring her first short is said to be an experimental film. adam sandler, dustin hoffman, ben stiller and am a thompson -- . a thompson of french films in competition for the big prize. films inrench competition for the big prize. >> of films can often serve as a window for what's going on in the world. >> certainly. film an ago al gore's inconvenient truth. he is back with a sequel called an inconvenient sequel. for nasa redgrave will be there with a documentary focusing on the migrant crisis -- vanessa redgrave will be there with a documentary focusing on the migra

. >> now you have a festival coming up. i've emceed that so i know there's a lot of interaction between the church, the community and all the different people that are participating. still that way now? what's going to be kind of the theme this year? >> definitely. and i think, again, i have to give a lot of credit to our outreach community, outreach committee where they really want to promote the activities, promote not only the delicious food and the performers but also buddhist education and even last year we had an information booth where we set up our little tent and encouraged visitors to come to not only participate in the different activities and enjoy the delicious food but take some templates that we have regarding buddhism. >> there's a cultural heir to it. >> right. definitely. >> thank you so much. >> i hope i get to make it to the festival this year. >> please do. >> the 68th annual satsuki ba star and arts festival will be may 20th and 21. that's at 2121 channing way. for more information find them at nbcbaya

mike a beer festival for you. >> interesting. >> and cherry blossom festival.rosemary orozco has a look at the weekend watch. >> international film fest is under way. the festival runs through april 15th. or head to japan town for the 50th northern california cherry blossom festival. where you can enjoy martial arts and bands. if beer tasting makes you happy, the san francisco international beer festival is the place to be. samples from 100 brewers, restaurant food and live music will be served up at fort mason center on saturday. >>> on the peninsula, stroll through acres of showcase gardens, landscaping seminars and organic gardening. >>> the berkeley bay festival happens saturday. an adventure playground for kids can be found at the berkeley arena. you can raise awareness at-bat -l of the bay. the sports tournament starts with a two mile warm up followed by a kick ball, volleyball and flag football tournament. the whole family can get in on the action. battle of the bay will be at bayland's park on sunnyvale. or head to the battle of the brews. celebrate the