North Kohala Public Library will host a Hawaiian classical guitar recital by Ian O’Sullivan at 3 p.m. Jan 17.
The classically-trained guitarist and composer from Oahu’s North Shore is well-versed in Hawaiian music and the ukulele, in addition to the Western classical repertoire. O’Sullivan has performed as a soloist and with various groups at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, New York Guitar Society, Minnesota Guitar Society, Tokyo Dome and on all major Hawaiian Islands.
At 6 p.m. Jan. 28, Mark Eaton and Virginia Fortner will launch their book, “A Design of His Own” that tells Eaton’s story as a boy growing up near the Pacific. His shapers touch came after driving a hot rod Yellow Peril across Route 66, encountering pirates outside Singapore, gliding California valleys, surfing waves and going solo with his business.