Sierra to headline Hoku fall concert
Sierra to headline Hoku fall concert
Nadine Sierra will headline the annual fall private Hoku Concert Series benefiting Aloha Performing Arts Company on Nov. 10.
Sierra is a grand prize winner of the Metro-politan Opera national auditions. She will be joined by tenor Adam Bonnani and pianist Robert Molicone in the show “From the Met to Broadway.”
For more information, contact apachawaii.org.
Local fiber and farm festival planned
More than a dozen exhibitors from the island will come together in Ahualoa at a free festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 29 and 30, where the whole family can come see, learn, shop and eat at booths containing totally local products. Demonstrations and displays include drop spindle spinning for children, weaving with a deck of cards or a loom, or watching the bees at work in the glass observation hive while learning about the importance of bees to agriculture.
Families can visit the alpacas, rabbits and lambs whose fiber goes into making the items available at the booths, watch the livestock guardian dogs at work, and see how woodworkers and other local artists take local materials and create beautiful and functional items. Local farms will have beef, eggs, lamb, tea and other local products for sale.
Ahualoa Alpacas is located at 46-3859 Kahana Drive, Honokaa.
Contact Jenny at 343-4567 or ahualoa@gmail.com for more information.
‘Carousel of Aloha’ carving workshops begin Sept. 30
Paradise Ponies Inc., a nonprofit corporation, intends to construct and operate a unique Hawaii-themed carousel, called the “Carousel of Aloha,” along the Volcano Heritage Corridor on Hawaii Island.
Paradise Ponies is offering three “Introduction to Carving” workshops for anyone interested in being part of this statewide art project. The first workshop is slated from 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village. Yen Chin, project manager for Hawaii Island, and Juanette Baysa, founder of Paradise Ponies, will introduce the project and carving techniques. The class costs $30; space is limited. Enrollment forms are available at carouselofaloha.org.
Future workshops are planned for Keaau and Pahoa.
When completed, the carousel will feature a hand-carved, Hawaii-themed menagerie including a monk seal, green sea turtle, pa‘u style horses and a coffee-bean toting “nightingale” donkey. It will feature benches, scenic panels, mirrors and other colorful carousel amenities carved and painted by volunteer artisans throughout Hawaii. An expansive pavilion will house the carousel, gift shop and other indoor spaces available to the community for art and cultural activities, recreation and entertainment. An adjacent park will add outdoor space for cultural events and activities for families, residents and visitors.
Volunteers, donations, corporate sponsors and major benefactors are needed. For information on classes or how to help, visit the website or call Katherine Patton at 315-1093.
An informational display, including in-progress carousel figures, is exhibited at the Hilo Coffee Mill in Mountain View from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday.