BATH — Students in sixth- through 12-grade are eligible to participate in a poster design contest to advertise a Japanese celebration weekend as part of the Bath-Tsugaru, Japan Sister City Exchange Program scheduled for Feb. 2 to Feb. 5.
Posters will advertise the celebration weekend, which will include activities for children and adults such as a family carnival, Japanese dinner, a performance by a Bowdoin College Taiko Drumming Group, Japanese films, a Starlight Café benefit breakfast, Celebrity Sumo wrestling, a book discussion and Haiku writing, according to a release.
Entries, which are due Saturday, will be judged on visual impact, clarity to the observer, relevance to the Japanese theme and originality. Designs must be original work and cannot include any copyrighted characters or designs.
Designs should measure 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches, with no writing.
The winner of the design contest will receive a $50 gift certificate good at more than 70 Bath stores and restaurants, as well as free admission to all Japanese weekend events and full acknowledgment in publicity.
The weekend is organized in recognition of the historic relationship between Bath and Shariki Village ( now Tsugaru). More than 100 years ago, a Bath-built ship, the Cheseborough, wrecked in a tsunami off the coast of Japan. Villagers rescued the survivors, and have celebrated the rescue every year since. On the basis of this event, a sister-city relationship, with yearly student cultural exchange visits, has continued for the past 20 years between Bath and Shariki (Tsugaru).
Entries must be postmarked by Saturday or handdelivered to the Regional School Unit 1 superintendent’s office by Jan. 3. The mailing address is: Japanese Poster in care of Cindy Matthews, Bath- Tsugaru Coordinator, Superintendent’s Office, RSU 1, 39 Andrews Road, Bath, ME 04530.
For complete contest information, visit the sister-city website at http://bath-tsugaru.org.
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