yes yoko ono in japan
The Yoko Ono art retrospective opened in Japan today, at Art Tower Mito, Mito City (October 25th 2003): listen to Alexandra Munroe's opening speech

imagine all the pictures
Scotsman.com (October 25th 2003): "John Lennon's pictures reveal his humour and interest in world peace as well as his everyday family life." John's art in Scotland: Imagine is at the Dome, George Street, Edinburgh.

yoko @ cmj music marathon
What happened there according to Sun-Sentinel (October 24th 2003): Yoko Ono "encouraged the crowd at the CMJ Music Marathon not to listen to political leaders because of their perceived strength, and said people instead should focus on their personal beliefs. "They're ignoring us," Ono said. "We have to ignore them."

hedwig: wig in a box
Portland Tribune: "I sent Yoko a fax," (Slusarenko says) "That was all it took. I paired her with Yo La Tengo because I thought they'd work well together. They have the same sense of musical whimsy. John (Cameron Mitchell) and I met up with Yo La Tengo at this Brooklyn studio, and we waited for Yoko. We were really nervous! We didn't know what to expect. But she was really nice, sweet and funny. It's the first time she's ever sung a song that wasn't written by her or John Lennon. And she was great. A few hours later and she was gone. We were like wondering, 'Did that really happen?" On Wig In A Box: Yoko Ono & Yo La Tengo (Hedwig's Lament/Exquisite Corpse), set for release on October 21st 2003

yoko ono @ utopia station
Very nice photos of Yoko & her pieces in The Venice Biennale 2003 by Universes in Universe

john lennon dream power music award
From HarkTheHerald.com: "The Orem-based Studio A Children's Choir won the grand prize at the John Lennon Dream Power music festival in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 2. Twelve members of the choir auditioned in the original music category with six other finalists in front of a panel of judges including Yoko Ono and The Beatles former producer, George Martin."

Dream Power concert, Saitama Super Arena, Japan on October 2nd 2003 with Japanese musicians performing John's music.

lennon legend: an illustrated life of john lennon
"Created with the cooperation of Yoko Ono Lennon, who has opened her archives for this project, the book offers insightful details about every era of John's life, from his early days at art school to the height of Beatlemania to "Imagine." A live recording of that song is included, along with several interviews of John talking about his life and art, on the never-before- released audio CD contained in this package."

tying the knot
indieWIRE: "Tying the Knot, the gay marriage doc from director Jim DeSeve, is holding a fundraiser in New York on the evening of October 16. The film has been supported by organizations including The Human Rights Campaign Fund, PFLAG, GLAD, Lambda Legal, and individuals including Yoko Ono."

lennon legend dvd set for release on october 27th 2003
Chart Attack (September 25th 2003): The new John Lennon DVD featuring unseen footage and other exciting snippets will be released this autumn. Yoko Ono, the executive producer: "Compiling this DVD has been a very emotional experience: unearthing rare footage, watching it increase in clarity before my eyes, reliving hundreds of memories that were part of our lives and which are now being passed on to a new generation."