Christmas concert slated Sunday ADVERTISING Christmas concert slated Sunday Island Faith Center invites all to attend a Christmas musical celebration featuring local favorite Bruddah Waltah, award-winning keyboard artist John Tussey and other local talent. The celebration starts at 6 p.m.
Christmas concert slated Sunday
Island Faith Center invites all to attend a Christmas musical celebration featuring local favorite Bruddah Waltah, award-winning keyboard artist John Tussey and other local talent. The celebration starts at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Papaaloa Gym. Admission is free.
“Bruddah Waltah is one of the innovators of the Hawaiian reggae sound, and has a voice that blesses the soul with Christmas joy,” said Mary Jo Stevenson Fullen, pastor.
Tussey has released 15 keyboard CDs, some of which have been recorded with frequencies of the periodic table of elements for the purpose of health and wellness. The program will also include candlelight and carol singing, with refreshments and Barista Bash to follow.
Island Faith Center is a church plant of New Hope Christian Fellowship and part of the Foursquare denomination. For more information, contact Fullen at 345-2456 or maryjo@islandfaithcenter.org.
Rhino artist part
of major show
Sarah Soward’s work is accepted into the Artists4Rhino exhibition at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, Italy. Soward’s painting, “Sky Blue,” will be hung alongside work by the likes of Luca Bonfanti, Gabriele Buratti and Andrea Cereda at the museum in Genoa through Jan. 11. The exhibition is a collection of works centering on the rhinoceros. It endeavors to raise awareness about the species’ current march toward extinction, raise money for conservation and use art to sway more hearts to admire the animal.
The message of the exhibition and the group, Artists4Rhino, matches up with Soward’s work. Soward started painting rhinos in 1999 and donates a percentage of her rhino painting sales to the International Rhino Foundation. Her largest rhino series is called “Rhinotopia.” In this series, Soward ties the rhino to various myths, archetypes and deities, and paints them in settings and colors not normally associated with a rhino. “Sky Blue” is part of this series.
Increasing awareness of the threat to rhinos is important as all five species of rhino are endangered. White rhinos are the most numerous of the species, with roughly 20,000 left, while the Sumatran and Javan rhinos number less than 100 for each species.
Soward’s work can also be seen at Third Dimension Gallery, Shops at Mauna Lani, 885-6280; and One Gallery, 186 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo, 961-2787.
For more information, visit sarahsoward.com.
Hawaii photographer’s work sells for $6.5M
LIK USA has announced the sale of the most expensive photograph in history by Hawaii resident and fine art photographer, Peter Lik. “Phantom” recently sold to a private collector for $6.5 million. The purchase also included Lik’s “Illusion” for $2.4 million and “Eternal Moods” for $1.1 million. With this $10 million sale, Lik now holds four of the top 20 spots for most expensive photographs ever sold. He already has a position in the ranking with a previous $1 million sale of famed image, “One.”
“The purpose of all my photos is to capture the power of nature and convey it in a way that inspires someone to feel passionate and connected to the image,” said Lik.
“Phantom” and “Eternal Moods” are black and white representations of Lik’s iconic images “Ghost” and “Eternal Beauty.” Lik is known for his artistic approach to landscape photography and capturing Mother Nature’s vibrant colors. His use of black and white imagery is a rare departure from his normal style.
Classes and activities planned
at Donkey Mill
Art Center
Donkey Mill Art Center has announced its January schedule. For more information about any of the activities, call 322-3362 or visit donkeymillartcenter.org
Peter Durst will offer an architectural ceramics class from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 7 through March 11. In the 10-week class, participants will learn how to make houses, boats, water towers and arches in clay, both on a large and small scale. Early registration is $300.
“Drawing Basics with Lindsay Lander: Exploring Photorealism” will be held from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 6 through Feb. 3. The drawing class will help students gain an understanding of the basics elements of art such as line, shape, space and value. Early registration is $150 for members and $175 for nonmembers.
Claire Seastone will guide open studio ceramics sessions from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 8 through Feb. 12, for students who have some experience with clay and are capable of working independently. Cost is $125 for members and $150 for nonmembers.
“Photography: DSC Boot Camp — Camera Essentials” with John Ferdico and Eric Edwards will teach beginning and intermediate photographers camera functions and the creative use of digital cameras. A lecture will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 8 and a workshop will be from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. Jan. 10. Early registration is $75 for members and $90 for nonmembers.
Students will be responsible for bringing their own supplies to a watercolor class held Saturdays, Jan. 17 through Feb. 7. The class will include drawing instruction, exercises in perspective and composition and color. Early registration is $125 for members and $150 for nonmembers.
A watercolor class will meet from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 17 through Feb. 7. Artist Wanda McManus will explain the best materials and techniques to create a true work of art in watercolors. Cost is $150 for members or $180 for nonmembers.
A collage journaling class taught by Lindsay Lander will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Jan. 21 through Feb. 11. Cost is $150 for members and $180 for nonmembers. Deadline for registration is Jan. 14.
The movie “Rashoman,” a 1950 Japanese period drama, will be shown at 6 p.m. Jan. 22. The public is invited to Donkey Mill Art Center for beer, popcorn, padded chairs and a big screen. Suggested donation is $5.
New ‘Hobbit’ film pulls in $11.2M
LOS ANGELES — Middle-earth made a strong comeback at the box office.
“The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies” made $11.2 million in ticket sales from Tuesday night showings, according to studio estimates.
Peter Jackson’s final installment of the “Hobbit” franchise is expected to open to between $70 million to $75 million through Sunday in the U.S. and Canada, though some forecast an even higher debut of $80 million.
The New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film has already pulled in roughly $125 million overseas.
The franchise’s second installment, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” took off with $8.8 million in Thursday night showings last year. It went on to gross $258.4 million in the U.S. and Canada and $700.8 million worldwide.
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” part one of the franchise, made roughly $1 billion worldwide in 2012.
All three films are based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien, who also penned “The Lord of The Rings” series.
This weekend, Jackson’s film faces competition from Sony’s remake of family musical “Annie” and Twentieth Century Fox’s “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb.”
By local and wire sources
