Kona Elks Lodge No. 2616 invites members and the public to attend a fundraiser and membership drive Sunday at the Kona Elks Lodge. All proceeds will be donated to the Chamber Orchestra of Kona. The lodge opens at 11 a.m.
Event is fundraiser
for chamber orchestra
Kona Elks Lodge No. 2616 invites members and the public to attend a fundraiser and membership drive Sunday at the Kona Elks Lodge. All proceeds will be donated to the Chamber Orchestra of Kona. The lodge opens at 11 a.m. for appetizers followed by a performance by the orchestra.
The afternoon of music and appetizers is $20 per person.
For reservations, call 329-2616 after 2 p.m. each day or stop by the lodge and sign up.
Maunakea Skies
slated for Saturday
Tae-Soo Pyo, a support astronomer at the Subaru Telescope, will present “Jets and Young Stars” at Imiloa Astronomy Center’s Maunakea Skies planetarium program at 7 p.m. Saturday. Pyo will discuss his observations of the launching mechanism of jets from young stellar objects.
Star formation is a mysterious process. Stellar nurseries are shrouded in clouds of gas, making them difficult to study. Using world-class instruments such as the infrared camera and spectrograph at the Subaru Telescope, researchers are learning why some areas within these clouds collapse to form new stars and how young stars sometimes blast out jets of gas back into the clouds.
Imiloa’s Planetarium Manager Shawn Laatsch will host the event and provide observational highlights of the current night sky over Hawaii. The presentation costs $5 for individual, dual, kupuna and family members; $3 for patron members; free for silver, gold and corporate members. The nonmember rate is $8. Purchase tickets at the front desk or by phone at 969-9703.
For more information, visit imiloahawaii.org.
Holiday sale, clothing giveaway is Saturday
Mama’s House Thrift Shop and 12 Step Bookstore will present the Spooktacular Christmas Extravaganza from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Thelma Parker Gymnasium in Waimea. The sale will feature new and gently used holiday items, as well as a selection of locally produced arts and crafts.
In addition to the sale, Mama’s House will offer free clothing items to community members who send clothes to relatives off-island.
“We have so much,” said Beth Mehau, executive director of Mama’s House umbrella nonprofit The Pantry. “And many people around the island send clothing items to their families in the Philippines, Guam, the Marshall Islands and elsewhere. We’d be thrilled to give it away and keep this volume out of our landfills.”
The Waimea Artists’ Guild, a component of The Pantry, will present Ledward Kaapana and Friends in concert from 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 3 at Kanu o ka Aina New Century Public Charter School. Tickets will be sold at Saturday’s event. Concert admission, which includes chili, rice, salad bar and beverages, is $15 for adults; $9 for children 4 to 12.
For more information, contact Beth or Tom Mehau at 887-2289, email waimeaartists@gmail.com or visit waimeaartistsguild.com. Crafters interested in selling their wares at Saturday’s event are encouraged to call.
Tour of Honalo temple scheduled for Sunday
A free tour of the Daifukuji Buddhist Temple in Honalo is slated from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. The Rev. Jiko Nakade and Clear Englebert will lead the tour.
Daifukuji is on the National Register of Historic Places and was designated a Kona Heritage Building by Pulama Ia Kona. The history and meaning of the objects in and around the temple will be explained, as well as the architectural features of the building.
The gift shop will be open after the tour.
Daifukuji Soto Mission is located at 79-7241 Mamalahoa Highway, next to Teshima’s Restaurant. For more information, call 322-3524 or visit daifukuji.org.
Ballroom dancers
plan Sunday party
The Kona Ballroom Dance Club hosts a dance party from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday at the Elks Club in Kailua-Kona. The public is invited to attend; no partner is needed.
All types of dance, including rhumba, waltz and salsa, are planned. Refreshments will be served. A $5 donation is requested at the door.
For more information, contact Franz or Joanna at 326-9190 or Trisha Hansen at 325-2245.
