Portland CRAN visit to Japanese Garden, Breakside Brewery

More than 50 Portland alumni and guests turned out for a special visit to the Portland Japanese Garden April 13. They joined with alumni from the Cranbrook Academy of Art and guests from the Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research "Day Away" tour for an all-Cranbrook afternoon of exploration and discovery.

 

Alumni were welcomed to the garden by Sadafumi Uchiyama,  the Portland garden's Curator Emeritus. Uchiyama for the past six years has been working with the Center to design and plan the rejuvenation of our own Japanese Garden.. He set the stage for the visual delights to come as alumni enjoyed their tours.

Following the garden tours, all of the groups gathered at Breakside Brewery in town for a special sampling of craft beers curated by Portland Brewmaster Ben Edmunds ’00.

Special thanks go to Greg Wittkopp, Director of the Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research for connecting the group with Mr. Uchiyama and enhancing the day with his insights on the connections between the two gardens. We are also grateful to trustee Chase Brand '79 for sponsoring tickets to the garden for our Cranbrook tours.