8 | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2016 BIG ISLAND ENTERTAINMENT SCENE | WEST HAWAII TODAY ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Reception Saturday for annual Helen M. Cassidy art show Carolyn Lancaster’s “Budding Pineapple” is shown. COURTESY PHOTO/SPECIAL TO WEST HAWAII TODAY INCLUDES TWO-PERSON SHARED CART Cool, gentle winds with rolling fairways. Scenic beauty 2200 feet above the ocean blue. bigislandcountryclub.com 71-1420 Mamalahoa Highway, Kailua-Kona Highway 190 at Mile Marker 20 BEST PRICES MAY BE FOUND AT Pro Shop 808-325-5044 $65 Visitors after 12pm $45 Residents any time $79 Visitors before 12pm ings included lakes and rivers around the Lake Tahoe area. After moving to the Big Island, she has added seascapes of the Kona Coast to her repertoire. Come and talk story with her when she will be at the gallery on Oct. 21, 27 and 28. The Kailua Village Artists Gallery is located at the Kona Marketplace, 75-5729 Alii Drive, Suite C-110, in Kailua-Kona. It is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 pm. Info: 329-6653. Workshops & classes Keiki music camp offered The Kona Choral Society presents “Spark! Music Camp” for keiki in pre-K through eighth grade on Thursday and Oct. 14. This two-day camp will provide large and small group sessions with professionals, as well as one-on-one music mentor time. Its intent is to spark awareness of the positive force music can be in the lives of keiki. The camp will culminate with a concert by the keiki for family and friends. The camp is free, but seats are limited. It will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Kealakehe Intermediate School music rooms. Info: www.konachoralsociety.org. VAC offers 6-week clay workshop Volcano Art Center is offering “Sunday Clay – High Fire,” a six-week workshop that gets underway Oct. 16 and continues through Nov. 20. Teaching artists Chiu Leong, Erik Wold and Emily Herb will lead the class, which will be an introduction to working with and firing mid-range stoneware. Emphasis will be on learning and refining wheel throwing skills, and the possibilities of stoneware glazes. Eight registration slots are open to “wheel throwers,” and two additional places will be open to “hand builders.” The class will be held from 2:30-5:30 p.m. Cost for the six, three-hour sessions is $170/$152 for VAC members, in addition to a $13 materials fee for 6 pounds of clay, including glazes and firing. Additional clay will be available for purchase. Students must use clay purchased from the Volcano Art Center. Info: www.volcanoartcenter.org. Johnson offers watercolor workshop Big Island artist Patti Pease Johnson will offer her Experimental Watercolors workshop from noon to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at Volcano Art Center. Each student will create three to five separate 8-by-8-inch watercolor paintings on cold press watercolor paper using broken glass as a catalyst to spark creativity. Students will also be taught theories of good composition, along with color theory and color wheel use. Johnson’s artwork can be found at galleries and shops across the state and in collections around the world. Cost is $50/$45 for VAC members, in addition to a $10 supply fee. Beginner and intermediate artists are welcome. Info: www.volcanoartcenter.org. Orchid workshop offered at Volcano Art Center Ben Oliveros, Larry Kuekes and Shelby Smith from the Hilo Orchid Society will host a workshop titled “Orchids Around the World” Oct. 15 at Volcano Art Center. Kuekes will take participants on a quick world tour to show where in the world some of the orchids that we grow originated. Smith will demonstrate how to divide and re-pot orchids. Oliveros will discuss the orchids he has loved and killed. Along with other tips on how to keep your orchid thriving. The workshop, slated 9 a.m. to noon, costs $20 for members; $25 for nonmembers. Info: 967-8222, www.volcanoartcenter. org.- ➠ Continued from page 5 WEST HAWAII TODAY The Waimea Arts Council is presenting its the 32nd annual Helen M. Cassidy Memorial Juried Art Show during the month of October. The show opened Wednesday and runs through Oct. 29 at the Firehouse Gallery in Waimea. Out of 44 member entries submitted, the juror chose 32 to comprise the exhibit. These 32 pieces, which include paintings in all mediums, drawings, sculptures, jewelry and photographs, will be on display at the gallery. A reception will be held from 3-5 p.m. Saturday at the gallery. Awards will be presented to the winning artists: Juror’s Choice: Terry Bensch “The Journey” oil painting; first place: Will Bateman, “Our Second Childhood” oil painting; second place: Alissa Mattson “Folks” pastel chalk; and third place: Carolyn Lancaster, “Budding Pineapple” watercolor The show is held every year in honor of Helen Cassidy, who was instrumental in establishing the Waimea Arts Council over 35 years ago. She died April 8, 1985. Her efforts to establish and promote the Waimea Arts Council culminated in the Firehouse Gallery, their most visible program. Judging this year’s show was Matt Harper. Harper is the new owner of the Kona Frame Shop and came to the island with a strong background in both curatorial skills and installation. He holds a bachelor’s degree in art history from the University of Alabama. He has worked on more than 50 exhibitions in his diverse career and has offered to not only jury the Helen Cassidy Show, but also install the final selection. Ben Oliveros, Larry Kuekes and Shelby Smith from the Hilo Orchid Society will host a workshop titled “Orchids Around the World” Oct. 15 at Volcano Art Center. Picture is an Alcra or “Hilo Ablaze” or “Hilo Gold” orchid. SHELBY SMITH/SPECIAL TO WEST HAWAII TODAY
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