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WEST HAWAII TODAY | BIG ISLAND ENTERTAINMENT SCENE FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2017 | 3 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Shows & events West Hawaii County Band performs The West Hawaii County Band, under the direction Bernaldo Evangelista, performs this evening in Kailua Village. The free “Merry May” concert gets underway at 6:30 p.m. at Hale Halawai. Music is selected from the band’s extensive repertoire including marches, classical band music, jazz tunes, music from the movies and traditional Hawaiian tunes. The West Hawaii County Band is a community and civic band comprised of approximately 20 musicians from all walks of life. It rehearses weekly and performs regular free monthly concerts at Hale Halawai. Info: www. westhawaiiband.com. Tribal Seeds performs tonight in Kona Tribal Seeds performs this evening at KBXtreme in Kailua-Kona. The 8 p.m. performance is part of a three-island tour by the San Diego-based roots reggae band. Mike Love will also perform. Tickets to the all ages show are $28 and are available at KBXtreme and Irie Hawaii Kona. Info: www.tmrevents. net/tribal-seeds. Womack shares classical guitar at library Cheyene Womack performs Saturday at Kailua- Kona Public Library. Womack’s 2 to 3 p.m. classical guitar performance will feature works by Johann Sebastian Bach and Antonio Vivaldi, as well as original works by Womack. Sponsored by Friends of the Libraries, Kona, this program is free to the public. Info: 327-4327. Western Week hits Honokaa Western Week rides into Kahilu Theatre presents ‘Sunday Afternoon with Sarah Cahill’ Honokaa Town Sunday and continues through May 29 to celebrate the paniolo heritage of Hamakua. Festivities kick off with the second annual Farm Festival at Hamakua Harvest from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Western Week also features a Portuguese Bean Soup cook-off to Stick Horse championships, western movies and more, leading up to the Paniolo Parade and Block Party on Mamane Street next Friday evening, followed by the 61st annual Hawaii Saddle Club Scholarship Rodeo. Talent is also sought for the Saloon Girl and Cowboys Got Talent Contests. Men and women are invited to dress up and strut their stuff in a talent and personality competition on the street-side stage. There are no entry fees, winners receive cash prizes. Entry deadline is today. For information and applications, call Michelle Hartman, 775-9777. Honokaa Western Week is a volunteer-driven project supported by the Honokaa Business Association, The Hamakua Farm Bureau and the Hamakua Lion’s Club, and others. Info: www. honokaawesternweek.org. Lauhala Conference kicks off Tuesday The 22nd annual Lauhala Conference kicks off Tuesday and continues through May 27 at King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel. Na Kumu will share their knowledge and skills of the ancient art of lauhala weaving. The event will celebrate the legacy of Aunty Elizabeth Maluihi Lee, founder of Ka Ulu Lauhala o Kona and a Living Treasure along with Na Kumu Lauhala o Hawaii nei. Tuesday through May 27 will feature numerous workshops. A silent auction will run May 27 with bidding from 10 a.m. to noon and again from 5:30 to 7 p.m. when the festival closes with a farewell dinner. Funds raised help support the conference, cover travel costs for kumu and fund scholarships. A hoolaulea, or craft fair, is slated Thursday through May 27. The event is organized by Ka Ulu Lauhala O Kona, a nonprofit organization founded in 1995 by Lee. Its mission statement is to “perpetuate, preserve and ensure the growth of the traditional art of lauhala weaving.” Info: www.facebook.com/ KULOKconference/ Colin John performs at VFW Colin John peforms Wednesday at VFW Post 12122’s FUN Fundraiser in Kailua-Kona. John will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. at the post, located at 74-5543 Kaiwi St. A $10 donation is requested. Rushad Eggleston coming to The Edible The Edible World Institute presents an evening with “cello goblin” Rushad Eggleston on May 27. A cello bandit of wild imaginations, Eggleston defies descriptive words like “wild.” He is an innovative musician who has changed the way the cello is played. Classically trained with brilliant technique, Eggleston has a touch on the cello that is lively and percussive, integrating various kinds of chops open to improvisation and spontaneous musical digressions. Cost is $15 at the door. Show starts at 7 p.m.; doors open at 6. The event is part of Edible World Institute’s “Way with Artist Eats, Shows & Tells,” an opportunity to enjoy a burst of creative collaboration with local and visiting artists, and Edible World Institute. Info: www. edibleworldinstitute.org. Announcements Kaha Ki’i art competition winners named Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard recently announced the winners of the 2017 Kaha Ki‘i Second Congressional District Art Competition during an awards ceremony on Oahu. The pieces of art will be showcased at the U.S. Capitol, in Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s Washington, D.C., and Hawaii offices, and online. The winners were Tori Wills, Chais Pascua, and Daymien Rodrigues, all from Oahu. Each spring, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard sponsors the Kaha Ki’i Congressional Art Competition to recognize and encourage creativity across Hawaii as part of a nationwide high school art competition with Kahilu Theatre and Ebb & Flow Arts present pianist Sarah Cahill on Sunday in the Kahilu Theatre’s Mike Luce Studio. Cahill, recently called “a sterling pianist and an intrepid illuminator of the classical avant-garde” by The New York Times, has commissioned, premiered, and recorded numerous compositions for solo piano. Composers who have dedicated works to her include John Adams, Terry Riley, Frederic Rzewski, Pauline Oliveros, Yoko Ono and Evan Ziporyn. She has also premiered pieces by Lou Harrison, Julia Wolfe, Ingram Marshall, Toshi Ichiyanagi, George Lewis, Leo Ornstein and others. Her Kahilu Theatre concert features a bold spectrum of 20th-century music including the maverick Lou Harrison, Afro-Cuban composer Tania Leon, the visionary Ruth Crawford, and Leo Ornstein, who Sarah met when he was 107 years old. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. Sunday Afternoon with Sarah Cahill is a free event, but due to limited capacity reservations must be made online at www.kahilutheatre. org, by calling 885-6868, or at the Kahilu Theatre Box Office from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekdays. Info: www.kahilutheatre.org. WEST HAWAII TODAY Continued on page 7 ➠ John


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