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The island of Hawaii's Kona Slack Key Festival (September) pays tribute to a uniquely local way of playing the guitar – another Hawaiian music staple. Slack key is a “slacked” or loosened tuning or technique that reflects the breezy, flowing quality of both local climate and culture.
Hawaiian Cultural Events
Animation Academy: From Pencils to Pixels
The Animation Academy: From Pencils to Pixels exhibition explores the unique world of animation, from traditional hand-drawn cels to exciting breakthroughs in stop-motion and CGI. Come create your own stop-motion animated short, Learn about the art of storyboarding, Go behind the scenes with [...]
- Contact Name: Bishop Museum
- Contact Organization: Bishop Museum
SHOUT! The Mod Musical
The Palace Theater and The Hilo Community Chorus are Proud to Present our 16th Annual Fall Musical. SHOUT! THE MOD MUSICAL SHOUT! promises to be a fun romp through the sixties with songs like "Georgy Girl", "These Boots were Made for Walkin' " and "To Sir With Love". Set in London, SHOUT! takes [...]
- Contact Name: [email protected]
- Contact Organization: Palace Theater
Kuhio Beach Hula Show: Joan "Aunty Pudgie" Young And Puamelia
Opens with the traditional blowing of the conch shell, weather permitting. 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Kuhio Beach Hula Mound, near the Duke Kahanamoku statue, beachside at Uluniu & Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki. Outdoors, casual. Seating on the grass; beach chairs, mats, etc. okay. Cameras are [...]
"Hands On History" Activities
Every Wednesday and Friday at 11 a.m., the Kona Coffee Living History Farm hosts "Hands On History" activities on their site in Captain Cook. "Hands On History" provides visitors and with the opportunity to learn, experience and practice activities important to the daily lives of Kona's Japanese [...]
- Contact Name: Gavin Miculka
- Contact Organization: Kona Coffee Living History Farm
Hawaii Plantation Village - Haunted Plantation
Hawaii's largest, scariest & best Haunted House is back! Due to heavy attendance the past 11 years, the plantation has decided to open for 10 nights. You will be chased and taunted by spirits of Hawaii that are located in the Hawaii Plantation Village. October 13, 14 & 15; 20, 21 & 22; 27, 28, [...]
- Contact Name: Haunted Plantation
- Contact Organization: Haunted Plantation
Sumi-e In Paradie: Exhibition of Student Work
An exhibition of Sumi-e artwork by students of local instructor and artist Hisae Shouse. In the Japanese art of Sumi-e, artists use simple materials, such as black ink and water, to express the essence of a subject with a variety of tones and dynamic brush strokes. The exhibit will be available [...]
- Contact Name: Hawaii State Library
- Contact Organization: Hawaii State Library
Art Kauai 2017 Exhibition
The Kauai Soceity of Artists presents its premier annual Exhibition ART Kauai.
Outstanding artists, living and working on Kauai, submitted artwork to be chosen by this year's Juror, Patricia Correia, Topanga Canyon, CA.
Art works include: Paintings, Mixed Media, Ceramics, [...]
- Contact Name: Rose Anne Jones
- Contact Organization: Kauai Society of Artists
Malama Wao Akua
This landmark show is presented in collaboration with East Maui Watershed Partnership (EMWP) to raise awareness about the native species of Maui Nui. The Hui hosts an information session & collaborates with EMWP to host artist hikes leading up to the exhibition. Lectures by leaders from the field [...]
- Contact Name: Erin Wooldridge
- Contact Organization: Hui Noeau Visual Arts Center
Exhibit: He Makana: The Gertrude Mary Joan Damon Haig Collection of Hawaiian Art, Paintings, and Prints
He Makana, meaning “a gift,” is a distinguished collection of paintings, prints, and traditional art forms of Hawai‘i from the 1930s-1970s, that capture the history and nostalgia of old Hawai‘i. Among the treasures to be seen are paintings by three giants of early-20th century island [...]
- Contact Name: Box Office
- Contact Organization: Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Accession
Accession, sponsored by the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA), invites you to engage with a selection of recent additions to the Art in Public Places Collection of the SFCA in the Diamond Head gallery of the Hawaii State Art Museum (HiSAM). This exhibit features 33 works by [...]
- Contact Name: Scott Young
- Contact Organization: Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
