Shows &events
Holualoa hosts Art-After-Dark event
Holualoa Village celebrates its monthly Art-After-Dark event from 5:30-8:30 this evening with the debut of new art in the galleries, free live music and street eats from a half dozen vendors.
Dave Lawrence will be playing classic rock ‘n’ roll and blues at the Koa Realty office and across the street in the Kona Hotel Bubba Myers will be making music on both electric and acoustic guitar while featuring 3-year old Arrow Shapiro on harmonica in Barbara Hanson’s studio. Hanson will also be debuting a new grouping of multi-colored honu sculptures and samples of Nioi ghost pepper jelly.
Kira Kamamalu will be having a fashion show featuring her new clothing line for men and women. Inspired by the legends of Haloa, Maui, and Pele, “Oral history meets Design” promotes the perpetuation of oral storytelling.
Inside the Holualoa Gallery owner/artist, Matthew Lovein will be showing new ceramic work while artist William Wingert will be creating a new painting. Maestro Andrew Sweeney will be providing vocals and piano outside the gallery.
Glyph Art Gallery is presenting new work by Holualoa’s own Carol Tredway. Her newest piece, a large-scale painting of the Hokule’a in Kealakekua Bay titled “Escorts of Napo’opo’o,” debuts this evening.
Both Mike and Terry Field are debuting new works of art in their gallery, along with new jewelry designs by Kiana’s Creations and live music on their lanai.
The Holualoa Ukulele Gallery will be presenting the music of the Mauka High Notes on their front lanai along with complimentary refreshments.
The public is invited to discover historic Holualoa Village, meet the artists and enjoy a variety of food truck treats and live music from local musicians from 5:30 until 8:30 p.m. during the First Friday evening.
Info: Visit www.holualoahawaii.com.
SKEA hosts sewing, quilting and fiber arts group
A sewing, quilting and fiber arts group meets Tuesday at the Society for Kona’s Education and Art in Honaunau.
Get started on your project or get a little help from your friends. All styles are welcome, as is any project in the field of fiber art. The group meets once per month from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Attendees should bring their own lunch and project to work on.
Info: Email cmwynne@hawaii.rr.com
‘Hula Voices’ at Volcano Art Center Gallery
Volcano Art Center introduces “Hula Voices” at the gallery in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. This new, free, educational offering will occur on the first Thursday of each month from 7-8 p.m. at the Volcano Art Center Gallery.
“Hula Voices” presents an engaging, intimate “talk story” session with Hawaii Island’s kumu hula who eat, sleep and live lives centered on the practice of hula and its associated arts. They will share their hula genealogy, traditions, protocols, experiences, chants and choreography that are rooted in the ancient Hawaiian practice of Hula.
On Thursday, Desiree Moana Cruz will moderate the event with Kumu Paul K. Neves. Neves is a student of the late Kumu Hula Wayne Kaho’onei Panoke, who in turn was a student of the late-Kumu Hula Winona Beamer. He opened Halau Ha’a Kea o Kinohi in 2004 with schools in Hilo, San Francisco, and Kyoto, Japan.
Neves is a cultural practitioner of the traditional ways of the kanaka maoli, who emphasizes aloha as a lifestyle, ohana (family), alakai (leadership/ discipline), and lokahi (unity), as the core of communal expression. His Paul’s purpose is to lay a foundation of aloha with the goal of making a difference in the world today through the practice of Hawaiian culture and values.
This free cultural events is supported in part by a grant from the County of Hawaii and Hawaii Tourism Authority. Park entrance fees apply.
Info: Visit www.volcanoartcenter.org.
Announcements
KVA featuring 9 guest artists during September
Kailua Village Artists Gallery is featuring the works of nine guest artists from the Big Island during September.
Frank Andrews creates welded copper petroglyph images inspired from petroglyphs found on locations around the Hawaiian Islands.
Rachel Baker works with fused glass, shaping it into plates, coasters, jewelry, wine stoppers and accessory pieces in bright colors featuring marine life images.
Hugh Jenkins and Stephanie Ross are partner glassblowers and together create their intricate glass spheres.
Brad Lewis is an internationally published and recognized photographer with an impressive portfolio of volcano photography taken over the last 30 years.
Parker and Debbie Nicholson collaborate in their wood turning of native wood found on the island and turn it into bowls, vases, clocks and pens.
Whitney Steele captures the flora and fauna of Hawaii’s beautiful, vibrant flowers in her photography. Her waterdrop photographs zooms in on small details and reflections, and her gecko photographs are uniquely captured on leaves.
Bill Twibell known as the “Fish Print Guy” specializes in the ancient art of gyotaku. He paints various native fish species of the Pacific caught of all sizes, then presses rice paper onto the fish to create limited prints of each fish. With each fish, he usually can achieve 5-8 prints.
The gallery, located at the Kona Marketplace, is open daily from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Info: 329-6653.
Kona Choral Society open house Wednesday
The Kona Choral Society will host an open house from 5:30-8 p.m. on Wednesday in the Kealakehe Intermediate School bandroom.
On Dec. 3, the Kona Choral Society presents “Gloria” by John Rutter and Handel’s “Messiah” at 4 p.m. at Sheraton Kona Resort. At 4 p.m. Dec 16, KCS offers its “Joy to the World” concert at the Old Kona Airport Park. Events slated for 2018 include an open house on Jan. 24, a Black History Month concert on Feb. 9 and its Spring Concert in May.
Info: Visit www.konachoralsociety.org.
Film screenings
‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ to be shown
Kealakekua Public Library will screen “Kubo and the Two Strings” on Wednesday.
The free showing will take place from 5:15-6:50 p.m. Free popcorn and juice will be served while supplies last. Beverages in closed containers are allowed.
A great family film, “Kubo and the Two Strings” is about a young boy who must locate a magical suit of armor worn by his late father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past.
This film is rated PG; children must be accompanied by an adult.
Info: 323-7585.
Classes &workshops
Acrylic workshop continues at VAC
Margaret “Peggy” Stanton leads an ongoing series of acrylic painting workshops for artists of all levels at Volcano Art Center.
Each three-hour class, is a hands-on painting session where participants learn to approach their painting process with a new awareness and understanding of color dynamics and composition. With important tips on acrylic paints and mediums, artists create a painting on canvas using a more immediate and intuitive process. Stanton guides artist on “painterly” ways to put on the finishing stokes. She also offers individual instruction for artists during each session.
“Painting with Peggy” Acrylic Painting Class will be held from noon-3 p.m. on Sept. 11 and 25 at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus. Cost for each session is $15 for VAC members and $20 for nonmembers. No previous experience needed.
Info: Visit www.volcanoartcenter.org.