Keiki Story Time Wednesday
Keiki Story Time Wednesday
Kona Stories, assisted by the American Association of University Women, is hosting a story time for children ages 3-7 years old at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday in the courtyard of Keauhou Shopping Center.
This month, Keiki Story Time will celebrate going back to school.
There is a $5 participation fee to cover crafts and snacks. Space is limited to 24 children and reservations are required.
Check-in is 10 minutes early at Kona Stories.
The next Keiki Story Time is Sept. 27.
Info/RSVP: 324-0350.
Lecture covers Hawaii Island arts, artists
Healoha Johnston, curator for the Honolulu Museum of Art, will be sharing her knowledge and expertise during a free lecture about the art and artists of Hawaii Island as part of Kona Historical Society’s Hanohano O Kona Lecture Series on Wednesday in Kailua-Kona.
Johnston’s presentation will look at how a recent exhibition and an upcoming exhibition drew upon the rich history of Hawaii to better understand our present-day circumstances. She will provide an overview of a recent Honolulu Museum of Art exhibition, “Hawaii in Design,” that featured 10 designers, including several artists from Hawaii Island who all reference Hawaii’s environment — built, natural, and virtual — and are at the confluence of deeply rooted aesthetic principles mingled with global impulses. She will also provide a preview of a forthcoming exhibition in 2018 that focuses on the King Kalakaua era and rich material culture that emerged during his reign.
Johnston previously served as an assistant curator at the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and ran a small photography gallery in San Diego while curating contemporary photography exhibitions at the San Diego Natural History museum. She has also applied her research skills to other areas like the Hula Preservation Society, where she assisted in the development of museum methodology practice and as a policy specialist for NOAA and the Marine National Monument Plans.
This presentation is part of KHS’ community lecture series held at the West Hawaii Civic Center. Held every last Wednesday of the month from 5:30-7 p.m., this series features local and state speakers sharing knowledge of a wide variety of cultural and historical subjects.
Info: Contact the Kona Historical Society at 808-323-3222 or visit www.konahistorical.org.
Libraries to close for Labor Day holiday
In observance of Labor Day, which is Monday, all public libraries and library support offices will be closed Saturday through Monday.
Info: www.librarieshawaii.org.