‘Arthur Christmas’ to be screened
Queens’ MarketPlace will host its monthly Movies Under the Stars on Saturday with a showing of “Arthur Christmas.”
Attendees should bring a beach chair or blanket for the free outdoor movie that gets underway at dusk, about 5:50 p.m., at the Coronation Pavilion.
In this PG film, Santa’s clumsy son, Arthur, gets put on a mission with St. Nick’s father to give out a present they misplaced to a young girl in less than two hours.
Info: www.queensmarketplace.net.
Genesis Galleries hosting Wyland
Robert Wyland, commonly known as Wyland, will be present for a live art demonstration, book signing and photos Thursday and Dec. 30 in Waikoloa.
The event will run 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. both days at Genesis Galleries in the Queens’ MarketPlace. New artwork will also be unveiled.
Info: www.genesisgalleryhawaii.com
Photographer Kellly Dunn to be featured
Photographer Kelly Dunn will be featured Thursday and Dec. 30 during Art for A Cause Painted Trees of Hawaii at the Queens’ MarketPlace in Waikoloa.
Dunn with camera in hand, has preserved in time the unique eucalyptus deglupta trees of Hawaii. These trees which are particular to the Aloha State reveal a stunning palette of color as they naturally shed their bark. No two trees are the same, each tree is as unique as a fingerprint. Art for A Cause Painted Trees of Hawaii is a nonprofit educational foundation.
“I started because I kept finding the trees slowly disappearing. It just became a passion,” said Dunn, who is the nonprofit’s CEO. “The main goal of all these events that I do is to create a designated place for these trees, so we have a painted trees walking forest that people could walk through — this forest would be like the Disneyland of nature. That’s been our mission and that’s our end goal to get to see that through.”
Meet Dunn at the newly renovated Starbucks at the Queen’s MarketPlace. New prints by Dunn will be on display during the event, which runs 5-8:30 p.m. both days. It is free and open to the public.
Info: www.paintedtreeshawaii.org.
DLNR announces stamp contest
The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife is seeking entries in an art contest to depict hunters during a hunt for game birds and mammals for its 2017-18 Hawaii Wildlife Conservation and Game Bird Stamp.
The conservation stamp is required on the Hawaii State hunting license, and the game bird hunting stamp is required for those intending to hunt game birds. Both stamps (differing slightly in text) will be available to wildlife stamp collectors.
“Hunter recruitment and retention are extremely important in today’s world. In general, the numbers of hunters are decreasing worldwide, and the younger generations are becoming less interested in hunting,” said Dr. Shaya Honarvar, DOFAW game program coordinator. “In this new stamp we would like to portray that hunting can be a great activity for the whole family and it is for everyone. We hope to encourage families, men, women and youth hunters to get out in the field, hunt and continue the hunting traditions.”
Entries must feature hunters with or without dogs hunting game birds in a Hawaii habitat with maximum dimensions of 24-by-36 inches and unframed. An 8 1/2-by-11-inch photo/print/photocopy of a completed drawing may also be submitted.
Entries are due by Jan. 20. The winner, who will receive $1,000, will be notified on Feb. 31.
Funds from sales of the Hawaii Wildlife Conservation Stamps go into the state Wildlife Revolving Fund to support wildlife populations and habitat, and to manage hunting in the state. Activities and projects supported by this fund have included surveys of game bird and mammal populations; land leasing for hunting; predator control; and maintenance of wildlife watering units. In addition, planting of native shrubs and trees, controlled burns, removal of invasive plants, and other wildlife habitat improvement and restoration projects are supported by these funds.
For full information, visit http://governor.hawaii.gov/newsroom/latest-news/dlnr-news-release-entries-sought-for-2017-2018-wildlife-conservation-stamp-contest. Questions and submissions can be emailed to Jason.D.Omick@hawaii.gov.