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WEST HAWAII TODAY | BIG ISLAND ENTERTAINMENT SCENE FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2017 | 11 Henry Kapono brings ‘Songs of C&K’ to Kahilu Theatre Grammy museum inductee Henry Kapono brings his show the “Songs of C&K” to Kahilu Theatre on Thursday. Joining Kapono in a tribute to the music of Cecilio and Kapono is Hawaii Music Awardwinner Johnny Valentine, Alx Kawakami of Manoa DNA and 2016 “Most Promising Artist” Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner Blayne Asing. During the 1970s, Cecilio and Kapono were one of the most popular Hawaiian bands in the world, even being crowned the largest recording artists to come out of Hawaii at the time. They blended their distinctive and individual talents and gave contemporary and folk rock a new perspective, and for many people living in Hawaii provided the soundtrack of the ‘70s. Doors open at 6 p.m. for the 7 p.m. performance. Tickets range in price from $20 to $68 and are available online at www.kahilutheatre. org, by calling (808) 885-6868, or at the theater’s box office in Waimea from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekdays. ■ WEST HAWAII TODAY Joining Henry Kapono (pictured right) in a tribute to the music of Cecilio and Kapono is, from left, Alx Kawakami of Manoa DNAHawaii, Music Award-winner Johnny Valentine, and 2016 “Most Promising Artist” Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner Blayne Asing. COURTESY PHOTO/SPECIAL TO WEST HAWAII TODAY ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT are required with registration. Artwork drop-offs will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 21 at Donkey Mill Art Center in Holualoa and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 28 at Wailoa Center in Hilo. Prizes will be awarded to top winners in categories from all divisions, with a $300 prize for Jurors Choice. Additionally, several special field trips and workshops are planned as a prelude to the November exhibition. The first event, a Tea Party workshop, will be held on May 13 at Wailoa Center. Attendees are asked to bring their favorite tea cup and spend an afternoon sipping a variety of local tea blends while creating works of art with instructor Darcy Grace. Register online at www.hawaiineiartcontest.org. Info: www.hawaiineiartcontest.org. Announcements Nguyen, O’Kiersey featured at Kohala Mountain Gallery Thu Nguyen and Patrick O’Kiersey are having a two-person painting show in Hawi this month sponsored by Kohala Mountain Gallery. The show is within the gallery’s Exhibition Space at 55-3435 Hawi Road. The show will be up all of March, and possibly through the middle of April. For gallery and painting show days and hours, call 937-3062 or 987-4636. Nguyen was born in Saigon, Vietnam, and spent much of her childhood hiding away upstairs painting, instead of playing with other children. Her first brush success was a Best of Show prize at the 1974 children’s exhibition in Saigon sponsored by UNICEF. In 1975, Saigon fell and in the resulting confusion she was separated from my parents, ending up in a refugee camp near Hong Kong before immigrating to the U.S. as an orphan. After getting her art degree, Nguyen settled down to pursue her art career in Los Angeles, later Seattle and finally Hawaii. ■ “Field of Dream” by Thu Nguyen. Nguyen and Patrick O’Kiersey are having a two-person show in Hawi this month sponsored by Kohala Mountain Gallery. COURTESY PHOTO/SPECIAL TO WEST HAWAII TODAY ➠ Continued from page 10


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