The shops and art galleries of historic Holualoa Village will celebrate local art and music this evening from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. as part of the village’s monthly First Friday event. More than a dozen studios and stores will stay open late to welcome friends and visitors with new artwork, food and music.
For music, Dr. Tim and the Medicine Show will perform on the Ipu Arts Plus lanai and Dave Lawrence will again serve up classic rock ‘n’ roll at Koa Realty. Veteran Kona musician Becky Mello will make her first appearance at a First Friday event, and will perform with her guitar in front of the gallery. On the front lanai of the Holualoa Ukulele Gallery, the multi-talented Mauka High Notes will entertain the crowd.
A Work of Art Gallery and Studio will set up its “artist photo booth,” where visitors pose behind fancy frames for their portrait photos. Expressionist artist Ellen Crocker, who works in the mediums of carving, painting and stitching, will also debut her work.
Glyph Art Gallery welcomes new talent to the gallery, including the watercolors and giclee prints of Maya Sorum, along with hand-painted silk wall hangings, tapestries and linens of fiber art by Joan Blackshear. There will also be new work by Timothy Allan Shafto and Lisa Bunge.
Mike and Terry Field will show their latest paintings along with new jewelry by Jana Luxe.
The Holualoa Ukulele Gallery will celebrate its remodeled and expanded gallery space featuring ukulele-themed artwork by Nora Yamanoha and David Carlin.
Pat Pearlman Designs in the Kona Hotel will showcase April’s birthstone, the diamond or any clear or white gemstone such as clear quartz. Fancy-colored diamonds or black diamonds are also considered a trendy alternative.
Info: www.holualoahawaii.com ■