Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2011

Max Logan
Yoyogi Park. Sep 17-18 & 24-25, 10-11:30am, ¥1,000. Nearest stn: Harajuku. http://meturl.com/parkyoga.
Toast for Hope
HOPE International Development Agency Japan, an NGO working to create sustainable solutions to poverty, will be filling up the martini glasses for its annual celebrity cocktail party. The gala event includes a silent auction with items from the organization’s partners in Cambodia, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, and others, as well as products donated by sponsors. They will also be hosting the premiere of the short film Seeds of Hope by award-winning production company Nameless Films, which documents HOPE projects in the Philippines. Although the event is mostly invitation-only, there is a limited number of tickets for sale. If this sounds like your kind of cause, they are also in search of sponsors. 4F The Embassy of Canada, 7-3-38 Akasaka, Minato-ku. Oct 6, 6:30-8pm, ¥30,000. Nearest stn: Aoyama-itchome. http://hope.or.jp.