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10 | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2017 BIG ISLAND ENTERTAINMENT SCENE | WEST HAWAII TODAY ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Irminsul Harp celebrates world premiere of musical program Irminsul Harp will celebrate the world premiere of “O Lemuria: Songs of The Purple Sun,” original music composed by Irminsul Harp performed by Irminsul, Bernice Roberto and Madhavi Infinity at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Kahaluu Beach Park in Kailua-Kona. “O Lemuria: Songs of The Purple Sun” is a unique music program drawn from meditations via Lemuria consciousness. The collection dwells upon the land of Hawaii as it was in a remote past, Lemuria, part of the lost continent of Mu. The event will also feature a “LoveFeast” created by Evolution Bakery and Cafe and Ai Pono. Tickets are $30 and are available at Kiernan Music in Kainaliu and Evolution Cafe and Bakery and Ai Pono in Kailua-Kona. Children younger than age 2 enter free; children ages 2 to 12 are half price. They can also be purchased online at www. brownpapertickets.com/event/2811144. New Riders Edge of the West Purple Grass Jam comes to Big Island New Riders Edge of the West Purple Grass Jam featuring “All Star Rock & Folk Grass Legends” Buddy Cage, Greg Anton, Jim Lewin and Bill Laymon will perform three shows on the Big Island starting Feb. 17. The Lazar Bear and Handijam birthday/Valentine’s Day celebration for Buddy Cage with bandmates of New Riders, Jefferson Starship, Big Brother and The Holding Co., Zero, Grateful Dead Family, The Rock Collection with Melvin Seals, Willie Nelson, David Nelson Band, King Fish, Leftover Salmon, Great American Taxi and Edge Of The West kicks off the island tour at 7 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Hawaii Big Game Fishing Clubhouse at Honokohau Harbor with doors opening at 6:30. The show then heads to Honokaa People’s Theatre for a 7 p.m. show on Feb. 18 followed by a 5 p.m. show at Hilo Town Tavern at 5 p.m. on Feb. 19. Cage has sold more four million records in his 10years with NRPS, but he has also performed on many gold and platinum albums during his distinguished career including “Blood On The Tracks” (Bob Dylan), “The Official Bootleg Tapes” (Dylan) and various releases with Ann Murray. Cage has also recorded with Grateful Dead members, Pappa John Creach, Willie Nelson, Richie Havens and Johnny Cash, among others. Lewin is a guitarist, songwriter, and producer currently based in Santa Cruz, California. He is stylistically eclectic with deep roots in bluegrass, country, and rock ‘n’ roll, and is known for his skillful playing on both acoustic and electric guitar. His band, “Edge of the West” is appearing regularly with a new record dropping in May. He is also known for his work with some of the most interesting renegade artists in Americana, bluegrass, jam band and country. Laymon, a renowned and respected musician, bassist, songwriter, producer and educator based in San Francisco is best known for his many years as bassist for the New Riders of the Purple Sage, as well as the David Nelson Band, his credentials also include numerous tours of duty with the world-renowned Jefferson Starship, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Al Jardine (Beach Boys), Kingfish, and Lacy J. Dalton, among others. Anton is a drummer, composer and co-founding member, with guitarist Steve Kimock of the band Zero. He has performed on numerous recordings and at thousands of concerts worldwide. He began playing drums at age 11. At age 13, his left hand was amputed and using a prosthetic device, he continued playing drums and began performing professionally while in high school. He’s published more than 50 original songs, many of which were co-written with Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter. He has also composed music for film, TV and theater. Tickets for all three shows are $25 for general admission and $45 for gold admission, which includes a meet and greet. They are available at Kiernan’s Music in Kainaliu, Kona Music Exchange in Kailua-Kona; Waimea General Store in Waime; Taro Patch Gifts in Honokaa; Hilo Guitars, CD Wizard, Hilo Music Exchange in Hilo and Keaau Natural in Keaau. Tickets can also be purchased by visitng www.lazarbear.com or (808) 896-4845 or (917) 561-4800. Info: www.lazarbear.com. Early Music Hawaii offers concert Feb. 19 Singers from around the Big Island will perform music from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods under the direction of Daniel Mahraun, choir director at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, where Early Music Hawaii now presents all of its Kona concerts. Mahraun, who holds a doctorate in musical arts, is an experienced director, singer and arranger of music for choirs and a former member of The Rose Ensemble, one of the finest early music ensembles in the U.S. The Feb. 19 program will include music by composers rarely heard in Kona: Antoine Boesset, Giulio Romolo Caccini, Cristofano Malvezzi, Guillaume DuFay, Gilles Binchois and others including Henry VIII. Accompaniment for some pieces will be provided by Katherine Crozier, harpsichord, and Geoffrey Naylor, Garrett Webb and Harry Zola, on recorders. The concert starts at 3:30 p.m, at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity on Lako Street in Kailua-Kona. Tickets are $25 and $10 for students with ID and available at the door or online at www.earlymusichawaii.com. Info: www.earlymusichawaii.com. Hawaii Youth Symphony presents free Hawaii Island concert Hawaii Youth Symphony’s top youth orchestra, Youth Symphony I, will perform a free community concert on Feb. 20 at the William Charles Lunalilo Center at Kamehameha Schools Hawaii in Keanu. The concert begins at 4 p.m. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. No tickets are required to attend. Each year, Youth Symphony I embarks on its MusicAlive Community Service Tour, which aims to showcase the unique and superb musical talents of Hawaii’s finest young musicians from across the state. These symphonic music concerts have been part of Hawaii Youth Symphony’s service to the community since the early 1980s. Youth Symphony I is Hawaii Youth Symphony’s most advanced full orchestra, and will showcase 98 high school student musicians, grades 9-12, from 27 public, home, and independent schools across Oahu and Maui. The students were selected through a highly competitive audition process last May. The orchestra, led by Maestro Henry Miyamura, will perform favorites by Paul Hindemith, Giuseppe Verdi, Neil McKay, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and John Philips Sousa. Oahu-based musicians Stanton Haugen (trumpet) and Jonathan Cabagbag (saxophone) will also perform Chuck Mangione’s “Land of Make Believe,” with the orchestra. Announcements APAC holds auditions for ‘The Miracle Worker’ Aloha Performing Arts Company will hold open auditions for volunteer actors for the classic American drama “The Miracle Worker” at 6 p.m. on Feb. 28 and March 1. Those interested in the roles of Annie Sullivan and Helen Keller should come at 6 p.m. and all others should arrive by 6:30 p.m. Candidates for Helen will be excused early. An invitational callback audition may be held on March 2, also at 6 p.m. All audition sessions will be held at the Aloha Theatre in Kainaliu, where the show will be performed May 5 through 21. “The Miracle Worker” is by William Gibson, adapted from his 1957 “Playhouse 90” teleplay of the same name. It chronicles a pivotal time in the young Helen Keller’s development. The late Anne Bancroft and the late Patty Duke created the roles of Annie Sullivan and Helen on Broadway in 1960. That production won four Tony Awards, including Best Play. The two stars reunited for the highly acclaimed 1962 film adaptation. Bancroft won the Academy Award for Best Actress, and Patty Duke won for Best Supporting Actress. The play is set in the 1880s in and around the Keller homestead in Tuscumbia, Alabama, and also, briefly, at the Perkins Institute for the Blind in Boston. Five male and six female actors are needed for principal roles, as well as six female extras and some offstage voices. Rehearsal for some principal characters will begin immediately, and full cast rehearsals will commence later in March. Rehearsals will generally be conducted Monday through Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons. The complete rehearsal and performance calendar will be posted at auditions. Jerry Tracy is directing, assisted by Felicity Johnson. Juanita Finkenberg will serve as movement director, Jeannie Kutsunai as the sign language consultant, and producers are Joel Michaelson and Karen Barry. All roles are available, including: a doctor, an adult of any age; Helen Keller, a young girl, deaf and blind; Kate Keller, Helen’s mother; Captain Keller, Helen’s father; Annie Sullivan, Helen’s young teacher; James Keller, a young man; Anagnos, a school administrator with a Greek accent; Viney, a servant, ideally a person of color; Martha and Percy, a young girl and boy, ideally persons of color; several blind schoolmates of Annie; and several offstage voices. Info: 322-9924. ➠ Continued from page 5 Christal Nylin’s oil painting “Alii Banyan” is shown. Nylin will feature the work during an artists reception this evening at the Kailua Village Artists gallery in Kailua-Kona. See page 5 for more details. COURTESY PHOTO/SPECIAL TO WEST HAWAII TODAY


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