Programs & Events

Primary tabs

Youth Arts Series: Summer 2017

Workshop
Related People: 
Leah Wilson
Dena Nakahashi
Alyssa Doctor
Darcy Gray
Jessica McMahel
Kristie Kosmides
Kellie Miyazu
Monique Ortiz
Monday, June 5, 2017 - 8:00am to Friday, June 16, 2017 - 1:00pm

East Hawai’i Cultural Center’s Youth Arts Series (YAS) is an exciting immersion experience for young artists. Students have the opportunity to explore a variety of engaging and innovative art-making processes. We strive to enrich the artistic abilities of our students in a fun, nurturing environment that stimulates their artistic talents.

OIO Concert: from Piety to Piracy – Ave to Arrgh!

Performance
Saturday, May 20, 2017 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Orchid Isle Orchestra will present a concert on Saturday, May 20, 4 p.m., at the East Hawaii Cultural Center/Hawaii Museum of Contemporary Art (EHCC/HMOCA) in Hilo. Music includes works by Mozart (Ave Verum Corpus), Vivaldi/Bach, Grieg, Mascagni, Bartok, plus a medley from Pirates of the Caribbean. Walter Greenwood and Cathy Young conduct. The public is invited to this free concert; donations are welcome at the door. Call Cathy Young at 982-9307 for more information. Pictured are 17 members of Orchid Isle Orchestra.

Craig Jenkins = Panchatantra & Ramayana

Performance
Friday, May 12, 2017 - 7:30pm

English Storyteller CRAIG JENKINS will tell tales from India in May. Craig tells stories from the Panchatantra (animal teaching tales, India’s Aesop’s fables), and chapters from India’s classic love story, the Ramayana.

Craig wins over audiences across the world with his funny, vibrant, & interactive shows. His animal characters text and use Facebook. His Ramayana has a more respectful tone to bring chapters of this complex epic to life. Nobody tells these tales like Craig, even in India! This is his first visit to our islands. Don’t miss him!

 

Heart Reach: an interactive music outreach fundraising experience

Special Event
Saturday, May 6, 2017 - 6:30pm

Heartbeat Instrumental and Hilo UrbFarm Present: Heart Reach, an interactive music outreach fundraising experience, a collaboration with the community to build a bridge between sustainable gardening and music. Hilo Urbfarm, located behind the East Hawaiian Cultural Center is a green networking hub to incorporate gardening and sustainable practices in our everyday lives through educational workshops, plant sales, making it easy and and accessible to the community.

NEA Grant De-mystification Workshop

Workshop
Thursday, May 4, 2017 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Terry Liu of the Hawaii Arts Alliance and former NEA grants specialist will present a FREE NEA Grant De-mystification Workshop.

 2nd floor Performance Space, Thursday, May 4th, 1:00 – 2:00 pm.

This introduction to the Hawai’i Arts Alliance and National Endowment for the Arts will cover

Eligibility, Grant Amount to Matching Requirements, and a walk through the Arts.Gov website.

The workshop is provided to help you successfully complete and submit your Art Works grant by the upcoming July 4, 2017 application deadline. 

Pages