TODAY, May 26
VAC Youth Art
Festival
Where: VAC Niaulani Campus
When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 26
Details: Free family event begins with Japanese taiko drumming performance and instruction. Children of all ages will get hands-on arts instruction in movement (hip hop, hula and qigong), a musical instrument, petting zoo and drawing and painting. 2 p.m. free concert by Brittni Paiva; 3:30 p.m. youth poetry open mic. Forest tour, 11 a.m.; scavenger hunt throughout. Get free tickets now.
Contact: Julie, 967-8222, julie@volcanoartcenter.org
Hula Arts
at Kilauea
Where: VAC Gallery
When: 10:30-11:20 a.m. last Saturday of month
Details: Hula kahiko informance with kumu Leilehua Yuen, Manu Josiah. Hands-on cultural demos, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at gallery.
Contact: Julie, 967-8222, julie@volcanoartcenter.org
TUESDAY, May 29
Photos: Japan’s
Spiritual Roots
Where: Hilo Public Library
When: noon May 29
Details: Photo exhibit, funded by the Hawaii Council for the Humanities, will be up through June 5, featuring the Shikoku pilgrimage and other types of spiritual journeys in Japan.
Contact: Library, 933-8890,
COMING
Transit of Venus
Where: ‘Imiloa Astronomy Cen.
When: 9 a.m. June 2
Details: Celebrate Hawaii’s legacy of exploration and innovation via talks and educational activities. On Tuesday, June 5, Transit Day, enjoy special planetarium programming, transit viewing, hands-on activities and NASA webcast of the transit from University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy.
Contact: 969-9703, info@imiloahawaii.org
Northeastern
Woodland and Native Hawaiian Cultures
Where: Lyman Museum
When: 7 p.m. June 8
Details: Historian/writer Dana Benner brings knowledge of his own Native American ancestry and ongoing learning about Native Hawaiian culture to a talk story session. Of Micmac/Penobscot/Piqwacket descent, Dana has been a lifelong student of native cultures. $3; members free.
Contact: Lyman Museum, 935-5021, info@lymanmuseum.org
‘Meet Me at the Moon’
Where: E.H. Cultural Center
When: 7:30 p.m. June 8-9
Details: Vocal concert featuring soprano Amy Horst, pianist Donald Boyd. Themes of love, longing, timeless beauty.
Contact: Tasha, 961-5711, info@ehcc.org
Volcano
Pottery Sale
Where: VAC Hale Ho’omanu
When: 10 a.m. June 9-10
Details: Join 11 Big Island artists for annual sale of both functional pottery and ceramic sculpture.
Contact: Ron Hanatani, 985-8530, ron@ryhpottery.com; www.ryhpottery.com
Alii Women in the
Monarchy Period
Where: Lyman Museum
When: 7 p.m. June 18
Details: Local historian Boyd Bond will share stories of the alii women, beginning with female gods in oral histories, to Keku`iapoiwa, mother of Kamehameha I, through Ka`iulani, the heir apparent whose kingdom was stolen. $3; members free.
Contact: 935-5021, info@lymanmuseum.org
ONGOING
‘Edges’ on exhibit
Where: Wailoa Center, Hilo
When: Through May 31
Details: Volcano Village Artists Hui presents new works; 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, except for Wednesday hours: noon-4:30 p.m.
Contact: Elizabeth, 967-7109, emiller002@hawaii.rr.com
Honu‘ea Art
Exhibit
Where: VAC Gallery
When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to June 3
Details: Art celebrating Hawaii’s endangered honu‘ea, or hawksbill sea turtle, in partnership with Hawaii Island Hawksbill Turtle Recovery Project. Free; park fees apply.
Contact: Emily, 967-7565, gallery@volcanoartcenter.org
Hawaii Volcanoes
Where: Lyman Museum
When: through June 2
Details: Historic paintings, photos, film, oddities in celebration of Hawaiian Volcano Observatory centennial.
Contact: 935-5021, info@lymanmuseum.org
Plantation Life on Hawaii Island
Where: Heritage Center, Honokaa
When: Through January 2013
Details: Photos by John and Anne Bowen taken in the 1970s. Open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Contact: Momi Naughton, 775-8890, enaughto@hawaii.edu
