4 | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2016 BIG ISLAND ENTERTAINMENT SCENE | WEST HAWAII TODAY ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Shows & events Holualoa Village Art-After-Dark this evening The shops and art galleries of historic Holualoa Village will celebrate local art and music this evening from 5:30-8:30 p.m. More than a dozen studios and stores will stay open late to welcome friends and visitors with new art work, pupu and music. Dave Lawrence will perform high energy rock n’ roll on the Koa Realty lanai across from the landmark Kona Hotel during the evening and the Holualoa Ukulele Gallery will host popular Hawaiian and contemporary tunes by the Maura High Notes on its front lanai. There will also be impromptu music at many more shops and galleries in the historic coffee village. Pat Pearlman Designs in the Kona Hotel will feature birthstones for October: opal or tourmaline. Check out our $8.95 Lunch Specials Mon-Friday 11am-2:30pm Located at the Keauhou Shopping Center Mon-Fri 11am-9pm Sat-Sun 12pm-9pm 322.8424 www.RoyalThaiCafe.com Matthew and Mary Lovein of the Holualoa Gallery will host street eats from Kona Dogs outside and artist William Wingert will be working on an original oil painting inside. There will be an artist reception for Barbara Hanson, polymer clay artist, at Kira Kamamalu’s A Work of Art gallery in the Kona Hotel. The two artists are sharing the unique gallery and studio that lets patrons observe and join in on classes. Hanson, a Big Island resident since 1991, has had studios and art shows at resorts from Kona Village to Mauna Kea but her dream was to find a special spot in the Holualoa artist community. Now she is sharing her self-taught method of layering different colors of clay to create intricate patterns for wall art, sculpture, clocks, vases, kitchen utensils and jewelry. Glyph Art Gallery will be welcoming new artist Rick Sharp this evening. Sharp is an accomplished 20% Discount on dinner with this ad *Excludes alcohol *Expires 10/31/16 *Dine in only *Some restrictions apply fine art painter, as well as long-time Hawaiiana and surf theme poster artist. Glyph Art Gallery will debut several of his large acrylic paintings, as well as smaller Hawaiiana pieces inspired by vintage travel posters. Parking will be available at the village parking lot. Info: www.holualoahawaii. com Wailoa Center hosts two shows during October The Big Island Ukulele Guild will be presenting its annual ukulele display and the Hawaii Island Art Alliance will be hosting its annual Big Island Woodworkers and Artists Invitational today through Oct. 27 at Wailoa Center. The guild will be showcasing ukulele builders from Hawaii Island as well as entries from Maui and Oahu. Sharing the main gallery are fine woodworkers from across Hawaii Island who will be displaying furniture, sculpture and bowls made of native and exotic woods. The other two handpicked, invited artists whose work compliments the wood are Beau Jack Key, exhibiting his nature photography, and Heather Mettler, displaying her unique glass vessels. The opening reception for the 12th annual event is 5-8 p.m. this evening at Wailoa Center. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. In addition to the regular weekday hours, there will be three special Saturday events sponsored by the Big Island Ukulele Guild. On Oct. 8 and 22 there will Kanikapila sessions from noon-3 p.m. Alan Hale from Kona will lead the Oct. 8 session, and Andy Andrews of the Puna Kanikapila Association will lead the Oct. 22 session. On Oct. 15, there will be Kona Dance and Performing Arts holds first in-house performance Kona Dance and Performing Arts in Kealakekua performed its Evening of Tap Dance and Entertainment for sold out audiences Sept. 24-25. Those in attendance enjoyed 90 minutes of tap dance, jazz, and musical theatre performances by keiki ages 7-18, as well as a performance by adult tap dance students Michelle Obregon, Roberta Smith and Nicholle Stover. Choreographer Amanda Trusty opened the show by tapping a cappela and speaking on the mission of the new performing arts organization as well as creatively explaining the art of tap dance with demonstrations by intermediate tap students. The show culminated in a tap improvisation section and a medley sung by musical theater students called “The Classics,” full of standards sung by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Rosemary Clooney. The event was a fundraiser for the nonprofit studio and successfully reached its goal through community sponsorship, ticket sales, and donations over the course of the weekend. Some 140 people attended each performance. Info: www.konadanceandperformingarts. org. Meilani Kanada, left, and Johna Sejati perform “Moses Supposes” from “Singin’ in the Rain.” PHOTO COURTESY SOUL SIGHT ARTISTRY/SPECIAL TO WEST HAWAII TODAY WEST HAWAII TODAY From left, Bella Keffer, Lauren Souther, Sophia Draeger, Josephine Killino and Keila Beck perform “Orange Colored Sky” by Nat King Cole. PHOTO COURTESY SOUL SIGHT ARTISTRY/SPECIAL TO WEST HAWAII TODAY Continued on page 5 ➠
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