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Live from the Lawn @ Hawaii State Art Museum
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Date: Friday - 5/7/2010
Time: 6 - 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
Hawai'i State Art Museum, Front Lawn
Free Admission
LIVE FROM THE LAWN
AT HAWAI'I STATE ART MUSEUM ON FIRST FRIDAY ON MAY 7TH

On First Friday, May7, 2010 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm, the Friends of the Hawaii State Art Museum (HiSAM) and the Hawai’i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts presents “May Soul” soulful, cross-genre program in the spirit of May Day. The event features two stages of live music, on the front lawn and the second floor lanai, and is FREE to the public. Food and drinks will be available for sale on both the lawn and courtyard lanai.

“May Soul” will feature a line-up of Kapala, Family Dinner, and the Punahou High School Jazz Band on the Lawn, while Guy Cruz performs on the Lanai, punctuated with two short sets of slam poetry by locally and nationally recognized poets.

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 today’s music scene. Kapala are: Kimo Artis, Zanuck Lindsey, Lance Artis, Lanakila Heirakuji, Lopaka Hoopii, Abe Lagrimas, Adj Larioza, plus special guests.

Family dinner is a 9-piece band that blends like a master chef, a unique mixture of Hip Hop, Funk, Latin, Ska and Dixieland with a touch of Country and a dash of Heavy Metal to create a delicious musical gumbo. Their eclectic sound consists of Joel Spiral – Vocals, Reggie Padilla - Piano/Sax, Aaron Friedman – Bass, Chris Guarino - Tenor Sax, Eric Folk – Drums, Gilbert Batangan – Guitars, Juan Anthony Reyes – Trumpet, Lawrence Henry – Trumpet, Johann Montero – Trumpet, and Brian Capobianchi – Vocals.

Guy Cruz has been surrounded by music his entire life, having come from an extremely talented, well-known musical family. Guy sings with passion that makes your heart melt inspired by the likes of Eric Clapton and James Taylor. Since the release of his CD Judgement Time, Guy has become one of the hottest new artists to explode onto the Hawaii music scene.

The Punahou Jazz band under the direction of award winning composer/musician and teacher Alec Briguglio consists of some of Hawaii’s most outstanding jazz student musicians. They perform a variety of jazz compositions ranging from standards as God Bless the Child to Duke Ellington’s Take the A Train to Latin Rock and Jazz fusion. They have performed from Disneyland to China and are highly sought after throughout Hawaii for their high level of musicianship and exciting energetic performances. This year’s band features on tenor sax Dylan Hudson, on alto sax Greg Hutchinson, on trumpet Jared Yim, on piano Max Bergmanis and vocal soloist Kalia Medeiros to name a few.

Slam poets Bridget Gray, Jocelyn Ng and Brian BCap Capobianchi will join the program on the lanai for two sets during the evening. Bridget Gray is a nationally renowned poet and actress who has shared the stage with talent the likes of Erykah Badu and Deepak Chopra among many others. She has been a force on the spoken word scene since 1999, and has since continued to perform, compete and win Grand Slam titles. Ms. Gray is presently living in Hawaii working on her third album.

BCap is a versatile and talented singer/ songwriter out of Boston. BCap has recently graced our islands, and has joined forces with musical with key actors on our local music scene. His voice has been heard from all angles and genres including hip-hop and neo-soul.

The galleries of the Hawaii State Art Museum will be open during the event, as well as Downtown@HiSAM, and the studio of Hawaii Showcase Productions. Food vendors on the Lawn include: CJ Salsa, India Café, Le Crepe Café, Land of Organica and Kettle Corn Hawaii.

Downtown @ the HiSAM, the restaurant located on the first floor of the museum, will be open for dinner from 5:30-9 p.m. The Hawai'i State Art Museum, 250 Hotel St. Admission is free. For more information, call 586-0900.

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:
Phone: (808) 586-0307,Website: www.hawaii.gov/sfca

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First Friday Hawaii Event Calendar Item

Live from the Lawn @ Hawaii State Art Museum

First Friday Hawaii
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