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  • Live from the Lawn - Mele Kalikimaka

  • Type: Exhibit / Entertainment
    Date: Friday - 12/5/2008
    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 – Mele Kalikimaka
First Friday, December 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 Mele Kalikimaka, a special Live from the Lawn event at the Hawai'i State Art Museum on First Friday on December 5th from 5 to 9 p.m. This event will feature Hearts, the Spring Wind Quintet, Elisha Nakali, Kaumakaiwa Kanaka'ole, and Kapala.

The lawn program begins with Hearts, a musical theatre troupe featuring two dozen boys and girls under the direction of Pam DeBoard from Kailua. Hearts will present a mixed musical program including songs from your favorite musicals and Christmas carols.

The Spring Wind Quintet from Chamber Music Hawai'i will bring a light classical program to the lawn audience. The quintet features Jim Moffitt on oboe, Marsha Schweitzer on bassoon, Scott Janusch on clarinet, Susan McGinn on flute, and Jonathan Parrish on horn. The group will also weave in some seasonal selections from their repertoire. Next, we are pleased to introduce a talented young African artist Elisha Nakali, who will perform a traditional African percussion piece that’s sure to excite and delight you.

We close the program with the main event, a rare Honolulu performance from Kaumakaiwa Kanaka'ole of Hawai'i. The three-time Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winner has developed into a phenomenal world music artist with an inventive talent that shines brightly on his self-titled new (third) album, Kaumakaiwa. He will be accompanied by Shawn Pimental on guitar and hula dancers. You won’t want to miss this extraordinary performance.

Don’t forget to visit the second floor to see the beautiful art on display in the museum galleries and to hear the music of Kapala, who return to HiSAM’s Lanai Lounge by popular demand! This extraordinary seven piece Hawaiian band will set the lanai rocking with a special Mele Kalikimaka program to ring in the holiday season.

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.

Performances on the Front Lawn Stage

6:00-6:30 p.m. Hearts (musical theatre)
6:45-7:30 p.m. Spring Wind Quintet (chamber music)
7:30-7:45 p.m. Elisha Nakali (African percussion)
7:45-9:00 p.m. Kaumakaiwa Kanaka'ole (Hawaiian music)

Performances on the Second Floor Lanai Lounge

6:30-9:00 p.m. Kapala (contemporary Hawaiian music)

Delicious food is on sale on the lawn from Le Crepe Café and Soul de Cuba Café. Downtown @ the HiSAM, the museum restaurant on the first floor, will be open for dinner and will be serving Spanish tapas. Be sure to do some holiday shopping at our museum gift shop, Shop@HiSAM, which features a large selection of locally-made handcrafted gifts. As part of the evening's festivities, guests to the gift shop can make and take their own original Christmas cards.

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 Hawai'i State Art Museum is in the No. 1 Capitol District Building at 250 South Hotel Street, on the corner of Hotel and Richards Streets, in downtown Honolulu across from the Capitol. The museum is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. For more information on the museum, call 586-0900 or visit www.hawaii.gov/sfca.


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