4 | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 BIG ISLAND ENTERTAINMENT SCENE | WEST HAWAII TODAY ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ➠ Continued from page 3 Poets to gather The North Kohala Public Library Poetry group meets from 6-7:30 p.m. on Monday to write, read, and share a love of poetry. Info: 889-6655. Writer’s Group meets Tuesday A Writer’s Group meets at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at the North Kohala Public Library in Kapaau. Facilitator Eila Algood, a poet and writer, will moderate the meetings to give participants a chance to practice writing, discuss writing skills, share their work, enjoy useful feedback and share the joys and frustrations of the writing life. Writers of all levels are invited. Bring a pen and paper for writing. The group meets on the third Tuesday of each month. Info: 889-6655. ‘Chalk the Walk’ Thursday in Honokaa Honokaa Public Library hosts “Chalk the Walk” from 3:30- 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Attendees will use chalk to create art fronting the library on Mamane Street. The event is also a part of the Honokaa Peace Week celebration. Children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver. Info: 775-8881. West Hawaii County Band performs Sept. 22 West Hawaii County Band offers a free concert on Sept. 22 at Hale Halawai in Kailua-Kona. The band will present “September Memories” at 6:30 p.m. The West Hawaii County Band is a community band that includes approximately 20 musicians from all walks of life. The band rehearses weekly and performs regular monthly concerts at Hale Halawai. The repertoire of the band includes march favorites, traditional brass band music, big band tunes and Hawaiian traditional tunes. Info: Visit www.westhawaiiband.com. WHEA hosts Kanikapila Jam and Hoolaulea West Hawaii Explorations Academy Middle School hosts its 2017 Kanikapila Jam and Hoolaulea Festival from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sept. 23 at the campus within the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authroity in Kailua-Kona. This community event includes live entertainment from Aunty Darlene Ahuna, Kainani Kahaunaele, Aunty Tani and Hokupaa, Keola Grace, Mauka Soul and more. Tickets are $10 (keiki younger than 10 enter free) and include a chance to win door prizes, silent auctions, many vendors and fun cultural activities. There will also be food and other goodies for sale. Tickets can be purchased online or at the event. Info/tickets: Visit www.whea.net. Magician Jason Andrews comes to Aloha Theatre Join Magician Jason Andrews for an evening of magic and comedy that will have the whole family wondering “how did he do it?” on Sept. 23 at Aloha Theatre in Kainaliu. Direct from Las Vegas with more than 25 international awards, Andrews has appeared on hit TV shows such as “Masters of Illusion,” “Penn & Teller’s Fool Us,” “The Daily Show,” and National Geographic’s “Brain Games.” This 90-minute show, which gets underway at 7 p.m. has something for everyone. From amazing sleight of hand and a serving of magical vegetables, to a spine tingling walk across more than 100 shattered glass bottles. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Presented by Foster’s Kitchen, a portion of proceeds will benefit the Hawaii Island Humane Society. Tickets are $15 for keiki and $20 for adults if purchased in advance. Prices increase by $5 if tickets are bought the day of the show. Info/tickets: www.apachawaii.org. Event benefits nonprofit dance company Nonprofit dance company Prince Dance Theatre is hosting its annual fundraiser “The Carnival of Exotic Mayhem” on Sept. 30 at Honokaa People’s Theatre. Even bigger than the past two years, “The Carnival of Exotic Mayhem” features crazy costumes, video projections, magic, fire dancers, go-go dancers, aerialists, dance and cabaret performances from members of the company and more. DJ Danny Waddell serves up the best in body rocking dance grooves all night long in a wild and carnival-like setting. The event runs from 7-10 p.m. Prince Dance Theatre is raising funds to aid in the creation of its newest work “Dark Matter,” a collaborative effort between Prince Dance Theatre Artistic Director Angel Prince and Canada- France-Hawaii Telescope Astronomer Jean-Charles Cuillandre. “Dark Matter” aims to be both an informative and an entertaining dance theatre piece on the topic of space and dark matter and has an outreach component to it in which the company and astronomer will go into local schools to present the work imaginatively and educationally for students. The “Carnival of Exotic Mayhem” is an all ages event and attendees are encouraged to dress in carnival gear. Tickets are $25 pre-sale for adults; $30 day of the event. Children 12 and younger are $10. Prince Dance Theatre was formed in 2006 and has created six fulllength performances and most recently performed at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. Info/tickets: Visit www. princedance.org or call 217-3008. Hanaialii performance benefits HPAF scholarship fund Amy Hanaialii will take the stage on Oct. 7 at the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel in South Kohala. Hanaialii, a five-time Grammy Award nominee and multiple Na Hoku Hanohano Amy Hanaialii performs Oct. 7 in South Kohala. COURTESY PHOTO/ SPECIAL TO WEST HAWAII TODAY Award winner, will get the concert going at 4 p.m. The performance is a fundraisr for music scholarships for the 2018 Hawaii Performing Arts Festival. Tickets are $60 for general admission and $95 for VIP seating, which includes a post-concert artist reception. Info: Call 333-7378 or visit www. hawaiiperformingartsfestival.org. Gerald Ross of Ann Arbor, Michigan, is joining the staff of the 2017 Hawaii Island Ukulele Retreat, Oct. 15-21, at the Kohala Village Hub in Hawi. Ross will be teaching two fiveday classes at the retreat. COURTESY PHOTO/SPECIAL TO WEST HAWAII TODAY Ukulele Retreat returns to the Kohala Village Hub For the third straight year, the Kohala Village Hub in Hawi will be hosting the Hawaii Island Ukulele Retreat, slated Oct. 15-21. Featured instructors include Brad Bordessa, Kaliko Beamer Trapp, Lady Ipo, along with Kevin Carroll and Gerald Ross from the mainland. Ukulele instruction will cover all skill levels and genres from traditional Hawaiian mele for beginners to swing, jazz, blues and soul for the more advanced. In addition, there will also be opportunities to learn lap steel guitar and ukulele bass with Kona Bob and Ross, engage in storytelling with Trapp, or take a hula workshop with Ipo. For a full schedule of events, visit www. hawaiiislandukuleleretreat.com. “I have always felt that the best way to learn music is to surround myself with people who really love playing, and to drink deeply from the pool of love and talent that surrounds me,” said Kona Bob, a local musician who has been on the staff of the retreat since its inception. “In a setting like this, one can’t help but to make exciting new friendships with the teachers, fellow students, and with one’s instrument of choice.” All attendees must register online. Kamaaina can choose to attend as full-time participants or can register for specific classes and workshops. Info: Visit www. hawaiiislandukuleleretreat.com. Nonprofit dance company Prince Dance Theatre is hosting its annual fundraiser “The Carnival of Exotic Mayhem” on Sept. 30. COURTESY PHOTO/ SPECIAL TO WEST HAWAII TODAY Continued on page 5 ➠
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