WEST HAWAII TODAY | BIG ISLAND ENTERTAINMENT SCENE FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2017 | 5 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Shows & events DMAC hosts Pidgin storytelling and poetry reading FREE EVERY 4TH SATURDAY Donkey Mill Art Center will host a potluck community Saturday, April 22nd lunch, followed by family friendly Pidgin storytelling Movie Starts at 5:45pm and poetry reading by artist and writer Jozuf “Bradajo” In Ancient Polynesia when a terrible cursed incurred by Hadley on Saturday. Hawaii Pidgin is a the Demigod Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's language that developed organically in the Islands daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to to bridge the gap between the native languages of seek out the Demigod to set things right. plantation laborers (mostly PG Hawaiian, Cantonese, Japanese, Okinawan, Stars: Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House Tagalog, Ilokano, and Portuguese) and English. A third generation Kauai Monthly Mini Concert resident, Hadley recalls it was around seventh grade at old Lihue Grammar School when he became Saturday, April 15th, 6pm to 8pm aware that he was switching from the grass roots Hawaii folk talk (Pidgin) spoken among his multiethnic Coronation Pavilion “Johnny Shot” classmates on the playground, to “straight talk” in class or at home. But it wasn’t until summer 1969, during his master’s degree project in Sculpture at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, that he and three friends trekked down into Kauai’s Waimea Canyon, where Hadley experienced an epiphany. Shortly thereafter, the poetic notes he was jotting down suddenly shifted to a phonetic cursive that Hawaii locals recognize as “the way we talk.” The poet terms this voice Bradajo (Brother Joe). Bradajo’s first book of his Pidgin calligraphy, accompanied by a recorded narration, was distributed through Liberty House in 1972. Since, he has produced six books and seven CD recordings of his Pidgin poetry and lyric short stories. He presents at schools, colleges, professional groups, and private gatherings, in the hope of preserving Pidgin as a viable expression of Hawaii’s multicultural heritage. The event is free and will be held from noon to 2 p.m. at the center in Holualoa. Attendees are asked to bring a potluck item to share. Info: www. jozufhadley.com. Queens’ MarketPlace offers free concert Queens’ Marketplace at Waikoloa Resort offers a free concert for residents and visitors featuring Johnny Shot Band from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Coronation Pavilion. With an electrifying mix of high-energy rock ‘n’ roll, R&B and popular dance music, the versatile Johnny Shot Band gets a crowd up and moving in no time. Its play list includes songs by the Stones, Springsteen, B-52’s, Pink, Bruno Mars and more. Info: 886-8822. Five small solo shows showcased in Waimea Waimea Art Council’s Firehouse Gallery will showcase small solo shows by Marty Allen, Jim Carlson, Bernt Grundseth, Han Choi and Anna Sullivan through May 6. Allen works in oil, acrylic, watercolors and photography; Grundseth is a photographer and is experimenting with digital manipulation on some of his images; Choi has a number of lovely small watercolors in the gallery; Sullivan does mixed media work on wood; and Carlson starts with a digital photo on transfer film and then transfers the image to watercolor paper that has been painted in acrylics. The Firehouse Gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and Sunday, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. It is closed Monday and Tuesday. Info: www. waimeaartscouncil.org. Big Island Biennial of Contemporary Art returns April 21 “From Hand to Hand,” Donkey Mill Art Center’s second Big Island Biennial of Contemporary Art opens next weekend. From “Hand to Hand” celebrates the gift of knowledge and the relationship between the artist and mentoree by selecting recognized masters in their media, and showcasing an artist who they have directly taught and influenced. The exhibition features artists dedicated to longterm studio practice, as well as mid-career and emerging artists working in a variety of disciplines. An opening reception will be from 6 to 8 p.m. April 21 at the center off Highway 180. Featured artists in this year’s exhibition are woodworker Tai Lake and his sons, Jonah and Noa Lake, weaver Ed Kaneko and Barbara Watanabe and multimedia artist Henry Bianchini and Eve Furchgott. Info: www. donkeymillartcenter.org. Kalani Pe’a plans Hilo CD release party Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Kalani Pe’a will return home to Hilo on April 21 to sing at his very own CD Release Party. The Mele Manaka 2017 Music Series will be held at the Grand Naniloa Hotel’s Willie K Crown Room. The show, for those 21 and older, starts at 10 p.m. and tickets are $35. Although his CD came out last August, hitting No. 1 on iTunes on the World Music Charts and No. 11 on the Billboard Music World Charts, Pe’a is excited to share his music and storytelling with Hilo. Pe’a’s debut album “E Walea” recently received a Grammy Award in the Best Regional Roots Music Album Category during the 59th annual Grammy Awards. Pe’a composed and co-composed seven haku mele (Hawaiian music compositions) and performs five of his favorite covers on this awardwinning debut album. Continued on page 10 ➠
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