Amy Kimura Schoemehl, 2000 Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen, and attorney/musician George Yamasaki Jr. will serve as emcees of the 2008 Cherry Blossom Queen Program, to be held Saturday, April 12, at 7 p.m. at the Sundance Kabuki Cinema, Post and Fillmore in San Francisco Japantown.
Schoemehl, an executive recruiter with Google, co-emceed last year's program with John Sasaki of KTVU-TV. Yamasaki, an attorney and a pianist, regularly emcees the Cherry Blossom Festival’s outdoor entertainment on the Peace Plaza Stage and serves as the announcer at the reviewing stand for the Grand Parade.
One of five candidates will succeed Sawako Sonoyama as Cherry Blossom Queen. Tickets, which may be purchased at the door, are $25. For more information, contact Tosh Mitsuda at (650) 871-9287 or tocamit [at] lanset.com.
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