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  • Live from the Lawn - Reinventing Hawaiian

  • Type: Exhibit / Entertainment
    Date: Friday - 9/5/2008
    Time: 5 - 9pm
    Location:
    250 South Hotel Street, 2nd Floor
    Honolulu, HI 96813
    Phone: (808) 586-0307 or
    586-0900
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    Cost: Free
LIVE FROM THE LAWN
AT HAWAI'I STATE ART MUSEUM

Live from the Lawn – Reinventing Hawaiian
First Friday, September 5, 2008
Performances from 6 to 9 p.m.
Art Galleries Open from 5 to 9 p.m.
Hawai'i State Art Museum
Free Admission


Join us for Re-Inventing Hawaiian, a special Live from the Lawn event at the Hawai'i State Art Museum for First Friday on September 5th. The event features musical acts plus the grand opening of two new art exhibitions – Accession: Recent Acquisitions from the Art in Public Places Collection and Intertwine: A Selection of Hawai'i Fiber Art and the I Love Art Gallery, a new educational space on elements of art and design. Galleries are open from 5 to 9 p.m. Entertainment is from 6 to 9 p.m. This is a free event for the public.

For a fresh, unique perspective of island music, the program presents the following multi-talented artists on the front lawn stage. Tony Conjugacion will sing, play ukulele and chant, and bring dancers from Halau Na Wainohia to showcase his unique “re-invented” Hawaiian style. Celebrated falsetto singer Leokane Pryor will fly in from Hana Maui, and the increasingly popular Manoa Voices pay homage to older styles and approaches of Hawaiian music while infusing them with new and different musical techniques. On the second floor Lanai Lounge, the program features new musical combo Kapala, a dynamic seven-piece band performing a blend of traditional and contemporary Hawaiian music with ethnic, jazz, and soul influences.

Performances on the Front Lawn Stage
6-6:45 p.m. Manoa Voices
6:50-7:40 p.m. Leokane Pryor
7:45-9 p.m. Tony Conjugacion & Halau Na Wainohia

Performances on the Second Floor Lanai Lounge
6:30-9 p.m. Kapala

Delicious food and beverages are on sale from: Le Crepe Café – sweet and savory crepes from their cart; Soul de Cuba Café – Cuban roast pork sandwiches with tender, succulent roast pork slow cooked in garlic and lemon juices on a bun with BBQ sauce; and Downtown @ the HiSAM serving pan bagna sandwiches (cheese and meat or vegetarian croissants). Inside the building, Downtown @ the HiSAM will serve Spanish tapas (pupus).

Guest artists at the Shop@HiSAM, the museum store on the first floor, will include local favorites Phillip and Mieko Markwart. Mieko's whimsical ceramic banks are exclusive to the museum shop, and Phillip will be on hand to talk about his bamboo stamp printing. Watercolor artist Rene'e Fakhrai, a member of the Hawai'i Watercolor Society, will set up to help you paint so be prepared to go home with your own 'original.’ Leslee Giovale is a multi-media artist and best known for her whimsical, colorful felted handbags. She will be bringing her latest creations and demonstrating the “magic” of felting. All of these artists will be here from 6 to 9 p.m.

Tony Conjugacion has been at the top of the traditional Hawaiian music scene for decades. He is a recording artist, composer, television personality, stage actor, producer, director, and kumu hula , and has performed on Broadway and in venues around the world. His new album entitled Na Hula Punahele (The Favorite Hulas) is his 12th solo release.

Leokane Pryor, a Hawaiian falsetto singer, formed the group Pohai Kealoha, with whom he released his first album, Maunahele in 2000. Born and raised in Manoa, he now calls Hana, Maui his home. His second album, Home Malanai, released in August 2008 is named after his home in Hana and chronicles his love of Hawaiian music.

Manoa Voices is a talented group of musicians including Chadwick Pang, Rosanna Perch, Mamina Koga, Justin Kaupu, and Sophronia Smith. Their music pays homage to older styles and approaches of Hawaiian music while infusing them with new and different musical techniques.

Kapala combines traditional and contemporary Hawaiian music with ethnic, jazz, urban, and soul influences, creating a trailblazing style of Island music that is uniquely infectious, memorable, and at the forefront of the today's music scene. Kapala is: Kimo Artis, Kai Artis, Richard Heirakuji, Lopaka Ho'opi'i, Abe Lagrimas Jr., "Adj" Larioza, and Zanuck Lindsey.

This free event is presented by the Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the Friends of the Hawai'i State Art Museum. The program is produced by Tim Bostock Productions. All programs are subject to change without notice. The museum is in the No. 1 Capitol District Building at 250 South Hotel Street across from the State Capitol.





ABOUT THE HAWAII STATE MUSEUM
The Hawai'i State Art Museum is located in No. 1 Capitol Distric Building at 250 South Hotel Street. The building is situated in the historic Hawaii Capital Cultural District, across from 'Iolani Palace and the State Capitol. The museum is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. For more information on the Hawai'i State Art Museum call (808) 586-0900 or visit http://www.hawaii.gov/sfca.

For more information, contact:
Ken Hamilton, Public Information Officer
Phone: (808) 586-0307,Website: www.hawaii.gov/sfca

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