Learn tropical flower arranging at Volcano Art Center

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Hawaiian cultural practitioner Kaipo Ah Chong will offer his tropical flower arranging workshop once again at Volcano Art Center. The workshop is from 1-3 p.m. Friday at the center’s Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village.

Hawaiian cultural practitioner Kaipo Ah Chong will offer his tropical flower arranging workshop once again at Volcano Art Center. The workshop is from 1-3 p.m. Friday at the center’s Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village.

Leave the workshop with your own arrangement that is sure to evoke a sense of paradise in your home. Or, extend your aloha to a friend or loved one with an arrangement you artfully assembled yourself, perfect for any occasion.

A tropical agriculture farmer and member of Halau Na Kamalei, Ah Chong will share his expert skills in this hands-on workshop. Explore color and texture in three dimensions with tropical flowers. Choose from an array of flowers such as anthuriums, orchids, ti leaves, ginger and heliconia, to name a few. The class fee is $45 plus a $20 supply fee. Cleaned tropical flowers will be provided; bring a pair of clippers. Preregister by calling 967-8222.

The Volcano Art Center is a nonprofit educational organization created in 1974 to promote, develop and perpetuate the artistic and cultural heritage of Hawaii’s people and environment through activities in the visual, literary and performing arts.

For more information, visit www.volcanoartcenter.org.