ARTWEEK
Go ‘Behind the Wall’ to raise funds for youth arts group
Support arts and cultural education for at-risk youth while enjoying Kakaako’s up-and-coming arts district at "Behind the Wall," a fundraiser for 808 Urban, a local community arts organization, and the work of founder John "Prime" Hina.
Thursday’s event includes a silent auction of artwork from Kakaako-area venues including Fresh Café, Fishcake, Na Mea Hawai‘i, R/D, 808 Urban, Native Books and Lana Lane Studios. Bid on works by artists Jasper Wong, Kamea Hadar and Jeff Gress; and street artists Estria, Bam and Prime, plus an art sale by youth artists. Enjoy the fare of a few food trucks, an improv "Prime roast" and T-shirt sales from a1000x, in4mation, Hawaii Imagination, Lost Kingdom, VERS, 808 Urban and other brands.
The event runs 6 to 10 p.m. along Auahi Street. Donations, to Pu‘uhonua Society for 808 Urban, are tax-deductible.
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Marine band tunes up for free concert
The Marine Forces Pacific Band, under the direction of Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Smith, will perform a free public concert Friday at the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki.
The outdoor serenade will take place from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. at the hotel’s Luau Garden. Parking discounts with validation will be available.
Event showcases Japanese plantation life
Enjoy an evening of fine Japanese teas, tasty mochi and a free screening of the 1994 film "Picture Bride" at Bishop Museum’s Atherton Halau from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday.
Cultural Collections Manager Betty Kam will introduce the movie, which stars Tamlyn Tomita and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, highlighting its connection to the museum’s new traveling exhibit, "Textured Lives: Japanese Immigrant Clothing from the Plantations of Hawai‘i."
Admission is $10, free to museum members. For reservations, call 847-8296, email membership@bishopmuseum.org or visit www.bishopmuseum.org.
PetWalk to benefit Humane Society
Put on your walking shoes and grab your dog’s leash to celebrate the Hawaiian Humane Society’s PetWalk on Oct. 7 at Magic Island. Registration starts at 7 a.m. with the walk beginning at 8 a.m.
The society hopes to raise $265,000 from the event through pledges collected by participants, who can register at www.firstgiving.com/hawaiianhumane/petwalk2012.
Those who raise $250 or more will win a special gift, and teams and individuals who raise $2,500 or more will be entered in a drawing to win a private dog park party at the Hawaiian Humane Society.
The charity walk features pet contests, exhibitors, games, a silent auction and refreshments. For information on how to get involved, email events@hawaiianhumane.org, call 356-2225 or visit hawaiianhumane.org.
HPU seeks entries in poetry contest
Hawaii Pacific University is accepting entries for the James M. Vaughan Award for Poetry, which recognizes Hawaii writers for an outstanding poem or group of poems.
The winner will receive a $250 cash award and have his or her work featured in Hawai‘i Pacific Review, the college’s annual literary magazine.
To enter, send no more than three poems, with a 100-line limit each, along with name, address, phone number, email address and name of poems on a cover page, and a five-line biography to James M. Vaughan Award for Poetry, 1060 Bishop St., LB 7-A, Honolulu, HI 96813. No author identification should appear on the actual poems; entries must be typewritten. Submissions must be postmarked by Dec. 15.
For more information, email Patrice M. Wilson at pwilson@hpu.edu or call 544-1108.
