Linda Savell is Kailua Village Artists featured artist for April
The Kailua Village Artists featured artist for the month of April is potter Linda Savell.
A native of Michigan, with a master’s degree in ceramic technology and education, Savell relocated to Hawaii Island in 1997 and continues to explore new avenues of creativity in her South Kona studio. KVA Gallery will exhibit Savell’s raku ware as well as functional creations such as tea pots, coffee and tea cups, serving platters, decorative vases and jewelry items.
Meet and talk story with the artist when she will be working at the Kailua Village Artists Gallery on Wednesdays, April 4 and 25. The KVA Gallery is located at 75-5729 Alii Drive, Suite C-110 in the Kona Marketplace. The gallery is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Info: Call 329-6653.
Blue Sea Artisans featured artist for April is Leslie Munger
The Blue Sea Artisans Gallery featured artist for the month of April is chain maille jeweler Leslie Munger.
Chain maille is an ancient art form of linking tiny metal jump rings together to form a fabric mesh. In the 13th century, medieval blacksmiths discovered that using tiny metal rings when meshed together were stab resistant and created armor protection. The battlefield invention known as Chain Maille protected knights from swords, daggers and arrows.
In the 17th Century, chain maille started to be turned into jewelry for the first time. The same mesh construction that shielded the ancient warriors is now in used for necklaces, bracelets and anklets. Chain maille is distinctive because of the hand crafted process and does not lend itself to mass production. Each piece takes many hours to create and can be considered one of a kind. Munger uses only Argentium sterling silver, gold-filled jump rings and 12K gold-filled clasps.
The Blue Sea Artisans Gallery is located in the Keauhou Shopping Center. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays.
Info: Call the gallery at 329-8000.
Big Island celebrates the 12th annual Architecture Month in April
In the month of April, free and low-cost activities will be happening around the Big Island for the 12th annual Architecture Month.
Kona Film Night on April 13 will feature the award-winning film “Dave Made a Maze” at 6 p.m. at the Donkey Mill Art Center. The 2017 adventure-horror-comedy mash-up tells the story of an artist who becomes trapped in a play fort built in his living room.
Waimea Film Night on April 19 will also be showing “Dave Made a Maze” at 6 p.m. at the W.M Keck Observatory Headquarters at the Hualalai Learning Theater. No advance reservations are needed for the free film nights.
Students from grades six to 12 are invited to join the TEEN: Architects Workshop 2018 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 21 at the Donkey Mill Art Center. Entitled “Cardboarditecture,” the workshop will partner students with architects and art mentors to design and construct a temporary outdoor labyrinth to explore spatial and environmental relationships. $10 tuition per participant. Donkey Mill Art Center will provide the cardboard, cutting tools, paint and tape.
The Architecture Month celebration is intended to focus on the importance of the built environment and generate a discussion of the future of design in Hawaii. Hundreds of island residents and visitors enjoy the free and low-cost architecture and design-related events each April.
Info: To register for the TEEN: Architects Workshop, please contact Donkey Mill at 322-3362.
Kahilu Theatre presents Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew
Shakespeare at Notre Dame’s Actors From the London Stage will perform William Shakespeare’s famous comedy, The Taming of the Shrew, at 7 p.m. April 20. Tickets are $68/$48/$25 and can be purchased at kahilutheatre.org, by calling 885-6868 or at the Kahilu Theatre Box Office located at 67-1186 Lindsey Road, Kamuela .
The Taming of the Shrew’s main plot is a courtship about the intertwined relationships of an ill-tempered woman and her reluctant transformation into a “tamed” wife. A company of five, skilled actors will perform the play in its entirety, taking Shakespeare’s words “off the page and on to the stage.” Carl Prekopp, Chris Donnelly, Evelyn Miller, Lizzy Hopley and Tom Kanji, hailing from prestigious London companies including Shakespeare’s Globe, the National Theatre, and the Royal Shakespeare Company, are producing and performing their self-directed play.
Actors from the London Stage was founded by Professor Homer Swander of the University of California at Santa Barbara and British actor Sir Patrick Stewart, and is now one of the oldest touring Shakespeare Theater companies in the world. Housed at the University of Notre Dame, the program’s workshops and academic tours focus on using the theatre arts to promote literacy and artistic creation, and to further tolerance, diversity, and respect.
In addition to performing for the Friday evening public performance, the cast will give workshops to local high school students through Kahilu Theatre’s Performances for Young Audiences outreach program.
Info: Visit kahilutheatre.org or call 885-6868.
First Friday Art-After-Dark begins again
This Friday, Holualoa Village again celebrates art, music and food, with First Friday Art-After-Dark. This month’s event is from 5:30-8:30 p.m. April 6. The all ages event features art and artists in over a dozen galleries and shops, as well as free live music and a great selection of local food vendors.
Glyph Art Gallery will have woodcut printmaker Andrea Pro in the gallery giving demonstrations of her creative process and showing new work. Sundog Bread, with their wood fired bread and pastries, and Kona Sunburst Coffee will be out front.
At Holualoa Gallery, Artists / Owners, Matthew &Mary Lovein will be present, along with featured artist, Mark Martel painting live. Kona Dogs Gourmet Street Food will provide culinary delights. John-E Collins will be performing live with fun classic rock songs we know and love.
Additional musical entertainment for the evening includes Dr. Tim and the Medicine Band, performing on the lanai of Ipu Arts Plus, Dave Lawrence and friends at Koa Realty, and event regulars The Mauka High Notes performing on the lanai of Holualoa Ukelele Gallery.
Info: HolualoaHawaii.com.
Waimea schools center of art exhibition
Kahilu Exhibits presents a group exhibition, Waimea All Schools Art Exhibit: Waimea Education Hui, from April 5 – May 6. There will be an opening reception and artists’ walkthrough from 5-7 p.m. April 5 , and a no host bar and light pupu will be on offer.
This free exhibition will include works from all Waimea schools grades K-12, and is sponsored through the Waimea Education Hui, a voluntary group formed in 2007 comprised of area educators, representatives from all Waimea schools and cultural practitioners.
The theme of the All Schools Exhibit this year is “E ‘onipa’a i ka ‘imi na’auao – Be steadfast in the seeking of knowledge”, which was the motto of Queen Lili’uokalani. Waimea students, their family members, and teachers were invited to interpret the Queen’s motto in a variety of ways.
Participating schools include faculty, family members and students from Waimea Middle Public Conversion Charter School, Kanu o ka ‘Aina, Alo Kehau o ka ‘Aina Mauna, Na Kula Kamali’i o Kamehameha, Waimea Elementary After School Art Program, Hawaii Preparatory Academy, Waimea Country School and Parker School.
The Kahilu Theatre Galleries exhibitions are free and open to the public from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Info: visit www.kahilutheatre.org or call 885-6868.
West Hawaii Community Health Center offering free classes
West Hawaii Community Health Center (WHCHC) invites community members of all ages to attend free fitness activities and classes throughout the week. These hour-long classes help promote an active lifestyle that improves health, reduces the risk of chronic illness, controls weight and decreases stress.
Health and wellness classes offered by the West Hawaii Community Health Center are designed to promote healthy lifestyles, are open to everyone in the community and are offered free of charge.
On Mondays, WHCHC’s Kealakehe Health Center Pavilion holds classes for the newest workout craze, Pound. Designed for all levels of fitness, Pound is a full-body, cardio-jam workout using weighted drum sticks. Classes begin at 5:30 p.m., and require a yoga mat, water and wear exercise attire.
On Tuesdays, getting healthy takes on an island feel with Hula for Health. This hula class gets going at Hale Halawai County Pavilion in Historic Kailua Village starting at 2:30 p.m.
Every Thursday, WHCHC offers Tai Chi, an art that gently exercises the body and the mind with slow motion movements that are non-impact and easy to learn. Tai Chi starts at 5:30 p.m. at the Kealakehe Health Center Pavilion. Bring water and wear light athletic or reef shoes.
West Hawaii Community Health Center’s Kealakehe location is at 74-5214 Keanalehu Drive and just up the hill from Kealakehe High School.
Info: Contact Evans at 640-8587 or email TLEvans@westhawaiichc.org.
Native Hawaiian Exhibit running through May 25
Loli’ana: A Native Hawaiian Exhibit will take place at the East Hawaii Cultural Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning April 7, and running through May 25.
The concept is to exhibit artists who are native born and have been raised with cultural and spiritual values that empower their work today. Contemporary thought and visual imagery are encouraged to inquire about the changes that have impacted native Hawaiians and native culture, to also seek which values should be preserved and what perceptions could be altered to facilitate a healthy evolution as natives, non natives, and a mixed ethnic and cultural community.
Artists chosen to participate in this exhibit have knowledge of Hawaiian history and/or historic cultural craft – such as kapa making. The intent is to seek a balanced perspective and appreciation of pre-colonized and current cultural values through a visual and interactive experience. In conjunction with the exhibition, workshops for youth and artist talks will be open to the community, led by the participating artists.
The opening reception on April 7 will feature lei making with Kalae Perreira from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and artists talks with Roen Hufford and Carl F.K. Pao at 1:15 p.m.