Keola Beamer & Raiatea finalize 2010 Hawaii tour
Maui’s Keola Beamer and Oahu-based singer Raiatea Helm have announced six concerts this month under the banner of the 2010 Inā (“Imagine”) Concert Tour.
Their collaborative efforts on the album “Keola Beamer and Raiatea” have pushed the release to No. 7 on the Billboard World Music Chart; this month’s concerts are the only Hawaii performances the two will give together here in Hawaii for the rest of 2010. Beamer and Helm will be joined on stage by the Spring Wind Quintet from Chamber Music Hawaii.
Here are the performance dates, starting Aug. 20 at Paliku Theatre on the campus of Windward Community College:
» 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20 at Paliku Theatre, Windward Community College
» 7:30 p.m. Aug. 21 at Mamiya Theatre, Saint Louis School
» 5 p.m. Aug. 22 at Paliku Theatre, Windward Community College
» 7:30 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Kauai Performing Arts Center, Kauai Community College
» 7:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center
» 7:30 p.m. Aug. 29 at The Palace Theater, Hilo
Tickets for the Oahu shows are $32 and $37; buy online at www.honoluluboxoffice.com or call 550-8457. Tickets for the Aug. 27 performance on Maui are $27, $41.50 and $40.50; visit the MACC website to purchase online. Ticket prices were not announced for the Kauai and Big Island shows; call (808) 934-7010 for details about the Big Island concert.