WEDNESDAY, August 15
THIRD WEDNESDAY ART
Where: Wai‘oli Lounge & iCafe
When: 5:30 p.m. Aug. 15
Details: Third Wednesday of month; local art exhibit, wine tasting to benefit a local charity. $25, with part of proceeds going to Hawaii Island Adult Care. Artist: Jeanne Lopes.
Contact: Gregory Arianoff, 935-9361, garianoff@castleresorts.com
COMING
BEGINNING LAUHALA WEAVING
Where: Laupahoehoe Hawaiian Civic Club, next to Laupahoehoe Police Station
When: 9-11 a.m. Aug. 18
Details: Beginning lauhala weaving class offered by Laupahoehoe Hawaiian Civic Club. Nonohilani Lopes will explain the picking, drying, stripping and bundling of the hala before weaving. If interested, please call or email.
Contact: Miriam Curry, 959- 3694, mircur@hotmail.com; Nonohilani Lopes, 962-6832
THE VOYAGES OF CAPT. JAMES COOK
Where: Lyman Museum, Hilo
When: 7 p.m. Aug. 20
Details: Learn about the man known as the greatest explorer of his time, who sailed the Pacific Ocean three times and was the first European to have contact with the Sandwich Islands, where his life came to a violent end in 1779. $3; members free.
Contact: 935-5021, info@ lymanmuseum.org
VOLCANO ART STUDIO TOUR & SALE
Where: Volcano Village
When: 10 a.m. Nov. 23-25
Details: Over Thanksgiving weekend, the Volcano Village Artists Hui hosts its annual studio tour. Visitors are invited to meet the artists and view artwork on display and available for purchase. Maps to studios will be available at businesses in Volcano and at www. VolcanoVillageArtistsHui.com
Contact: Emily Herb, 987- 3472, eherb@hawaii.rr.com
ONGOING
A PART OF HIS NATURE
Where: VAC Gallery, HVNP
When: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily
Details: John D. Dawson, A Part Of His Nature MMXII, an exhibit up through Sept. 16. Dawson’s paintings feature natural history studies of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park based on nearly 20 years of research. Free; park entrance fees apply.
Contact: Emily Catey, 967-7565, gallery@volcanoartcenter.org
DUO EXHIBITS AT EHCC
Where: EHCC, Hilo
When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Details: Show features works by Charlene Asato and Sudha Achar. Open through Aug. 29.
Contact: Claudine, 961-5711, admin@ehcc.org
HILO ART WALK
Where: Hilo Town Tavern
When: 7 p.m. first Friday of month
Details: Downtown Hilo businesses showcase local artists. Galleries open at 7 p.m. Art Walk ends at 2 a.m. See www. facebook.com/HiloArtWalk.
Contact: Issa Hilweh, 935- 2171, hiloartwalk@gmail.com
WAYNE KEETH EXHIBIT
Where: VAC Niaulani Campus
When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Details: Invading Consciousness Exhibit by Wayne Keeth designed to provoke thought, awareness of invasive species in Hawaii. Exhibit up through Aug. 23, Monday-Saturday.
Contact: 967-8222, julie@volcanoartcenter.org
HUI OKINAWA HAARI BOAT
EXHIBIT
Where: Prince Kuhio Plaza
When: 10 a.m. daily
Details: Exhibit open during mall hours.
Contact: 959-3555, beverly. crudele@ggp.com
