A&E Wrap-Up | 5-29-15

Oceanfront Music Festival to be held June 6 in Kona

Local artists will come together on June 6 for the first-ever Oceanfront Music Festival in Kailua-Kona.

The event is sponsored by Daylight Mind Coffee Co. and will feature three live bands on an outdoor stage with local vendors. Festivities get underway at 5 p.m. at the venue, which is located at Waterfront Row.

According to Event Organizer Robbie Calvo, the four-hour festival will bring together local artists to foster a presence of their own here in Hawaii.

The inaugural Oceanfront Music Festival will feature the rock and R&B sounds of The Robbie Calvo Band, as well as The Maka Band with its signature fusion or island and rock music and The Kilt Lifters for World Music, which features a Celtic twist.

Kawaihae Canoe Club to host steakfry

The Kawaihae Canoe Club will host a steakfry featuring live music on June 6 at the canoe club’s site in South Kohala.

Countryfied and Michael Strand Band will play during the event, which gets underway at 5:30 p.m. In addition to the live entertainment, there will be auctions, dinner and dancing under the stars. Tickets are $20 presale and $25 at the door.

Call Deb at 937-4700 for more information.

Modern circus classes offered in North Hawaii

Hawaii Aerial and Performing Arts will hold a summer class series with additional guest teachers and performers Jenna Brooke Swanson, of Portland, Ore., and Leah Lalita Lekich, of Nashville, Tenn., starting Thursday and continuing through July 17 at Puu Nui Park in Waikoloa and CrossFit AllStar in Waimea.

Shanon Sidell and Ronja Giesser, founders of Hawaii Aerial and Performing Arts, have been teaching aerial fabric classes for beginning and experienced students since 2013 in New Jersey, Nicaragua, Germany, Waimea and Waikoloa. With the arrival of Lekich and Swanson in June, classes will expand to include aerial ring (lyra), static trapeze, aerial rope, aerial yoga, hand-balancing, handstand, yoga for aerialists, flexibility/contortion and belly dance.

Kicking off the summer session is a free Family Circus Night on Thursday at Waikoloa Puu Nui Park building from 6 to 7:30 p.m. During the event, participants will have the opportunity to satisfy their curiosity for circus arts by safely experiencing instruction in various aerial and ground arts. Please RSVP at HiAAPA.com. Email questions to hawaiiaerialperformingarts@gmail.com or call 330-6AERIAL.

Hawaii Aerial and Performing Arts strives to bring aerial, circus and performing arts to the heart of the community, encouraging all its members to experience the wonder of modern circus. The programs include classes for children, teens and adults of all ages and all fitness levels.

For more information or to sign up for classes, visit HiAAPA.com.

APAC offers summer theater workshop for kids

Aloha Performing Arts Company will offer “Our Stories On Stage,” a five-day theatrical workshop with new instructor Marta Jasinska, a specialist in drama and art therapy, originally from Poland. She will be assisted by members of Aloha Teen Theatre.

The workshop is for students ages 8 to 12 and will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 20 through 24 at Aloha Theatre in Kainaliu. A free public performance will be offered on the final day at the theater. Tuition is $150 per student, with family discounts available. Tuition covers all materials needed for the workshop, as well as an afternoon snack. Students will need to bring a lunch, dress appropriately for movement, and wear closed shoes.

During the workshop, participants will have a chance to experience the process of preparing a theatrical performance, including creating the script, rehearsing and performing for an audience. The script will be inspired by the Big Island, and will include myths, legends, historical facts, and participants’ memories and experiences. Students will be asked to research and collect stories by interviewing parents, grandparents, friends and neighbors. Work on these memory stories will be done in small groups, resulting in scenes to be incorporated in the play. To facilitate this, students will be working with sound recorders, with which they may also capture characteristic ambient sounds of the island for possible use as part of the sensory landscape of the show. In addition, each participant will assist with set, costume and prop construction, which will include masks and puppets.

Enrollment is limited; online registration is recommended at apachawaii.org. For more information or to register, call Melissa Geiger at 322-9924.

Auditions slated for ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’

The Aloha Performing Arts Company will hold auditions on Monday for six volunteer actors for Christopher Durang’s 2013 Tony Award-winning comedy “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.” The performance will be directed by Jerry Tracy.

Auditions will be held starting at 6 p.m. at the APAC Loft, which is located across the street and one block south of the Aloha Theatre. Full audition requirements available at apachawaii.org. For more details, call 322-9924.

Songwriter Tim Rose releases debut album

Songwriter Tim Rose recently announced the release of his self-titled debut album, as well as the music video for his first single, “Be Myself.”

Earlier this year, Rose launched a successful Kickstarter campaign which raised more than $16,000 to fund the project. Recorded on Kauai at Steelgrass Studios with producer Will Lydgate, the album consists of 12 tracks including 11 original songs written by Rose.

Rose received a music scholarship from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and graduated with a bachelor’s in guitar performance in 2011. He has performed worldwide, including in London and Spain, as well as the U.S. West Coast.

Rose will be embarking on a statewide tour to launch the album at release parties. He will be on the Big Island on June 14 for a release party at Daylight Mind Coffee Co. in Kailua-Kona. Sponsored by Hilton Waikoloa, Body Glove, Dolphinquest, Kapohokine Adventures and Fused Boutique, the event will also feature Oahu songwriter Izik and Kona Visual Artist Cassy White.