TSDBT in partnership with the BCA Music Committee and Dharma Forward is excited to welcome Bonbu Stories to Denver to join in our Eitaikyo service and offer the Lantern Song Workshop to the TSDBT community on Sunday, November 16, 2025.
Bonbu Stories is an Asian American artist collective made up of five artists from across California. They were commissioned by the BCA Music Committee to write a a new for the Obon Festival celebrating the Buddhist Churches of America’s (BCA) 125th anniversay, and they are coming to share the song and dance with the Colorado community. Rev. Sydney Shiroyama, a member of Bonbu Stories, will deliver a Dharma talk during our Eitaikyo Service, and Bonbu Stories will perform. Following service at 11:30am, we will join Bonbu Stories in the gym for a workshop open to all ages during which we will make art, enjoy Bonbu Stories performances, and learn and practice the Lantern Song dance.
WHAT? Bonbu Stories: Lantern Song Workshop engaging in art, music, movement, and gratitude.
WHEN? Sunday, November 16, 2025. 10am Eitaikyo Service (no separate family service). 11:30am Workshop.
WHERE? Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temple, 1947 Lawrence St., Denver, CO 80202
WHO? Everyone! Enjoy some refreshments in the auditorium after service, and then join us for this fun and interactive workshop!
