Storytelling events planned at VAC
Storytelling events planned at VAC
Storyteller Kimberly Dark will present her Written and Verbal Storytelling workshop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village. Dark will return to Volcano to host VAC’s new event, Story Flow, at 7 p.m. Oct. 13.
Writing, storytelling games and guidance will make up the workshop as participants learn to identify themes, use strategies and various storytelling devices all for the sake of audience entertainment. The afternoon will be spent practicing those techniques. The cost is $50 or $45 for VAC members. Call 967-8222 to register.
“The first time” is the theme for October’s Story Flow, the first in a planned recurring monthly series for writers to take the stage to perform an original work. No more than 10 stories will be shared.
Writers may present up to six minutes of topical material — whether memorized or improvised. Sign-up begins at 6:45 p.m. The entry fee is $6. All stories in keeping with the theme are welcome for this noncompetitive event.
For more information, visit volcanoartcenter.org or contact VAC Program Coordinator Julie Callahan at 967-8222 or julie@volcanoartcenter.org.
Imiloa presents Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’
Imiloa Astronomy Center will present the planetarium show “The Wall” at 7 p.m. Fridays through Nov. 30. Tickets cost $10 for nonmembers and $8 for members.
The Pink Floyd album will be brought to life with a full dome digital interpretation of the sounds and imagery of the rock opera which follows the protagonist character Pink.
The subject matter for some songs and graphics may not be appropriate for children younger than 14.
Tickets may be purchased at the Imiloa front desk or by calling 969-9703 during regular business hours.
For more information, visit imiloahawaii.org.
Horse expo raises
$20K in donations
The fifth annual Hawaii Island Humane Society’s Hawaii Horse Expo resulted in a donation of nearly $20,000 to the society’s Horse Rescue Fund.
The event also benefited the Paniolo Preservation Society, which saw substantial improvements made to Pukalani Stables. The expo was held in August at Waimea’s Paniolo Heritage Center.
The Hawaii Horse Expo provides horse owners and enthusiasts the opportunity to learn from world-renowned experts in a variety of equine-related disciplines.
“We are thrilled with the results this year,” Hawaii Horse Expo Producer Nancy Jones said in a prepared statement. “The location at Pukalani Stables and the partnership with the Paniolo Preservation Society seem ideal and we are already looking forward to the August 2013 Expo.”
Over the past five years, funds raised during the expo for the society’s Horse Rescue Fund have supported the establishment of a first-class equine holding facility at the Hawaii Island Humane Society Waimea shelter. Staff has developed a protocol for equine evaluation and post-rescue care. In 2012, 24 horses and one donkey passed through the gates of the society.
For more information, visit Hawaiihorseexpo.com and HIHS.org.
Bridge results
These are the results of American Contract Bridge League play at the Kona Bridge Club:
Sept. 17: North/South: First, Sharon Bolton and Shirley Decker. Second, Bozena Babbitt and Geraldine Bushman. East/West: First, Sara Ito and Robert Bailey. Second, Gerald Mitchell and Chuck Clark.
Sept. 20: North/South; First, Audrey Mitchell and Barbara Eichelbarger. Second, Deanne Barkley and Shirley Decker. East/West: Tie for first, Jim Elstran and Chuck Clark, and L.Stuart Vance and Stephen Goldstein. Second, Kathy Golitzen and Mary Dee Overton.
Sept. 21: North/South: First, Deanne Barkley and Jim Elstran. Second, Barbara Eichelbarger and Liz Holey. East/West: First, Susan Brown and Dean Jenkins. Second, Dorothy Case and Chuck Clark.
Sept. 24: First, Susan Brown and Joan Hill. Second, Sharon Bolton and Shirley Decker.
Sept. 27: North/South: First, Peter Golitzen and L.Stuart Vance. Second, Mary Dee Overton and M. Sabo. East/West: First, Mary Ann Young and Peter Boyd-Bowman. Second, Chuck Clark and Jim Elstran.
Sept. 28: North/South: First, Sharon Bolton and Audrey Mitchell. Second, Bette Buckingham and Kathy Golitzen. East/West: First, Mary Ann and Peter Boyd-Bowman. Second, Ann Inaba and Jerry Shaw.
For the schedule of games, call 443-7708.
Meditation with Harrison set for Sunday
Awakening to the Deepest Truth of Who We Are: A Gathering with Gavin Harrison, an event featuring seated and walking meditation, dialogue and inquiry, is slated from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Waiaka Events Salon in Waimea. Groups are nondenominational and open to all. Experienced and beginning meditators are welcome. Bring your own meditation cushion. Harrison accepts donations to cover his living expenses.
Contact Matilda Tompson at 885-9206 or TompsonP001@hawaii.rr.com or visit gavinharrison.net for more information.