Shows &events
DMAC hosts 10th annual Art Auction Saturday
Donkey Mill Art Center’s 10th annual Art Auction is Saturday at BMW of Hawaii off Loloku Street in Kailua-Kona.
Presented by BMW Art and Auto Journey, the black-tie-optional event, which runs from 5 to 8 p.m. with a docent tour at 4:30 p.m., combines live and silent auctions featuring the work of both local and international artists in a festive, upscale venue along with music, pupus, and drink.
The Donkey Mill Art Center will feature more than 80 local and national artists during the celebration, which will also look back at the organization’s more than 20 years of arts and cultural education and events.
Proceeds from the silent and live auctions raise funds for critical resources for the organization enabling Donkey Mill Art Center to continue providing youth and adult art programs, community events and art experiences for the community.
Admission is $25. Tickets can be bought online at https://donkeymillartcenter.org/events/ or at the door.
Info: www.donkeymillartcenter.org.
Living + Design Show this weekend
The Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce presents the 12th annual Living + Design Show on Saturday and Sunday at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort &Spa at Keauhou Bay’s Kaleiopapa Convention Center. Admission both days is free. The expo sprawls both inside and out of the convention center.
Formerly known as Building and Design Expo, the revamped exhibition will showcase latest goods, door-buster deals and endless options for a better home. More than 40 vendor booths will exhibit their goods and services during the two-day event.
Info: www.kona-kohala.com or 329-1758.
‘Star Trek Beyond’ to be screened
Queens’ MarketPlace hosts its monthly Movies Under the Stars on Saturday with a showing of “Star Trek Beyond.”
Attendees should bring a beach chair or blanket for the free outdoor movie that gets underway at dusk, about 6:30 p.m., at the Coronation Pavilion.
In this PG-13 film, the USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a new ruthless enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.
Info: www.queensmarketplace.net.
VAC art auction Saturday
Volcano Art Center presents its 13th annual fundraiser gala, Love the Arts, from 5 to 9 p.m. on Saturday. This year’s theme is “Singin’ in the Rainforest.”
The center’s Hale Hoomana will be decked out for “Singin’ in the Rainforest” with one-of-a-kind umbrellas painted by Big Island artists. Guests will be treated to an evening of wine, brews, a gourmet buffet and Hawaiian music. The live and silent auctions will feature unique offerings including original artwork, hotel stays, tours and jewelry.
Support of this event allows the center to fund classes, as well as exhibits and workshops, and to offer creative arts experiences in Volcano’s environment.
Tickets are $55 for members and $65 for nonmembers and are available at Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village, Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and online at www.volcanoartcenter.org. Tickets will also be available at the door for $65.
Info: www.volcanoartcenter.org or 967-8222.
Photographer Kelly Dunn to be featured
Photographer Kelly Dunn will be featured Tuesday during Art for A Cause Painted Trees of Hawaii at Habanero’s in Kailua-Kona.
Dunn 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 founded by Dunn.
Meet and talk story with Dunn at the restaurant. New prints by Dunn will be on display during the event, which runs 5 to 9 p.m. The event will also feature live entertainment.
Info: www.paintedtreeshawaii.org.
Big Island Woodturners invitational exhibit opens March 3
In celebration of Wailoa Center’s 50th anniversary, the Big Island Woodturners Club will feature entries from woodworkers across the state at its 19th annual invitational exhibit during March at the Hilo art center. Participants range from dedicated hobbyists to master artisans.
Wailoa Center invites the public to a free reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on March 3. A silent auction will feature turnings from club members. Awards will also be presented.
The exhibit, which features more than 100 pieces, will be open from noon to 4:30 p.m. on opening day and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday though Saturday through March 30. Admission is free.
On Saturdays, March 4, 11, 18 and 25, stop by for woodturning exhibitions from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
On March 4, Emiliano Echaval will offer “threaded boxes” in the morning, and Doug Leite will offer “mirror ornaments on the rose engine” in the afternoon. On March 11, Mark Stebbins exhibits “bowl turning 101” in the morning, and Parker Nicholson offers “decorating using a router” in the afternoon. On March 18, Roie Beard will share “deep hollowing using a camera,” in the morning, and Rick Frazier will offer “turning pens” in the afternoon. The morning of March 25, Gene Short presents “turning Christmas ornaments” and in the afternoon, Russell Kohashi shares “hollow forms.”
Info: www.bigislandwoodturners.org.
Hot Club of San Francisco to take Kahilu Theatre stage
The Hot Club of San Francisco and its production of “Cinema Vivant” comes to Kahilu Theatre next Friday evening.
Imagine yourself in the idyllic French countryside in the 1930s. Sometime before dark, a Gypsy caravan sets up camp in a field outside of town, luring the locals out for an evening’s fun. The wanderers travel with a film projector, pointing it at the side of a barn. As the images flicker to life beneath the stars, Gypsy musicians play their guitars and fiddles, matching every movement on the screen with characteristic virtuosity, passion, and humor. Reviving this lost entertainment, The Hot Club of San Francisco presents “Cinema Vivant,” an evening of vintage silent films accompanied by live Gypsy swing getting underway at 7 p.m. on March 3 at the Waimea-based theater.
Cinema Vivant is a celebration of imagination and innovation. Before World War I, European filmmaker Ladislaw Starewicz pioneered stop-action animation, creating a never-before-seen movie experience. A gifted storyteller who used the new medium of animation to illuminate his fantastic imaginings of the secret lives of ordinary objects, Starewicz has become an obscure cult hero.
Two Starewicz films are featured in Cinema Vivant: The “Cameraman’s Revenge,” a charming piece about the marital troubles of beetles and the “Mascot,” an adventure story about lost toys.
The Hot Club of San Francisco is an ensemble of accomplished and versatile musicians celebrating the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli’s pioneering Quintette du Hot Club de France. The ensemble borrows the instrumentation of violin, bass, and guitars from the original Hot Club while adding innovative arrangements of classic tunes and original compositions from the group’s lead guitarist, Paul Mehling. Featuring the violin of two-time Grammy Award-winning Evan Price, vocals of Isabelle Fontaine, and a rhythm section made up of Sam Rocha on bass and Jordan Samuels on rhythm guitar, the group never fails to surprise and delight.
Doors open at 6 p.m. for the 7 p.m. performance. In the Kahilu Galleries, the exhibit Solo Exhibits 2017 will be on display featuring works by Eli Baxter, Margaret Shields, and Jean Rene Leblanc.
Tickets range in price from $20 to $68 and are available for purchase online at www.kahilutheatre.org, by calling 885-6868, or at the Kahilu Theatre Box Office from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekdays.
Info: www.kahilutheatre.org.
Announcements
Art for a Cause: Hawaii seeks artists
Art for a Cause: Hawaii is looking for up and coming, emerging, and professional artists from the Big Island.
The organization has a two-fold mission: Promote the appreciation and sustainability of local artists, and foster and grow philanthropic values in our community. The organization provides opportunities for exposure, income and encouragement to continue their creative endeavors by partnering with art buyers, local nonprofits and charity events. All sales of the art are split 50/50 between the charity or fundraising event and the artists.
There is no cost for artists to submit their artwork photos for consideration, and there is $25 fee if they are selected. Art for a Cause is not a 501 (c) (3) organization. There is also no cost to our charity or nonprofit fundraisers, beyond an administrative fee for pieces that sell. Submissions can be emailed to: artforacausehawaii@gmail.com.
Info: Leilani Pacheco-Datta at (808) 238-4940 or artforacausehawaii@gmail.com.
Calls for entries
APAC seeks scripts for Original Play Festival
Aloha Performing Arts Company is seeking never-before-published or produced stage plays for its 24th annual Original Play Festival slated Aug. 16 to 19 at Aloha Theatre in Kainaliu.
Scripts of any length and on any subject will be accepted, and must be received by May 10. Because of the limited preparation time for the festival, musical entries will not be accepted.
Entries must be submitted electronically in Word or PDF format to opf@apachawaii.org. The script file must contain a list of characters and a brief description of the play, but should not contain the playwright’s name. A separate file must also be submitted and must include the title of the play and the playwright’s name, address, phone numbers, and email address. This helps to ensure anonymity in evaluation and selection.
Authors retain rights; APAC performance rights are limited to the dates of the festival. Scripts will be posted on APAC’s website during the selection process to facilitate access by the OPF XXIV Selection Committee.
Plays will be mounted as staged readings, with minimal rehearsal, actors holding scripts and simple technical presentation. The committee’s official selections will be made by mid June; notifications will be made by late June; auditions for actor/readers will be held in early July; rehearsals will be conducted from mid-July to mid-August, and the festival will be presented Aug. 16 to 19.
Info: www.alohatheatre.com or 322-9924.
Student artists sought for contest
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is accepting submissions from Hawaii high school artists in the 2nd Congressional District for the 2017 Kaha Kii Congressional Art Competition, hosted by the U.S. House of Representatives.
Artwork is due by March 6. Semi-finalists will be announced March 18, and Gabbard will reveal the winning pieces at an awards ceremony in May at the Hawaii State Capitol.
The first-place piece will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol,
Info: https://gabbard.house.gov/serving-you/student-resources/art-competition or by calling 541-1986.