Hawaii Arts and Culture: March 2005 Archives

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HONOLULU -- The Hawaii International Jazz Festival added a spring season to its schedule, according to Abe Weinstein, founder and president.

The concerts will take place on April 1 and 2. The festival, now in its 12th year, formerly was held once a year, in July.

The venue for the April 1 show will be the ballroom at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Resort and Spa. The concert will be followed by a jam session in the hotel’s lounge. The April 2 show will be at the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea.

Among the artists scheduled to perform are Jessica Williams, Gabe Baltazar, Jimmy Borges, David Choy, Keahi Conjugacion, Owana Salazar, Ginai, John Kolivas and Dan Del Negro.

The Summertime Oahu Festival will be held on July 29 and 30 and will include tributes to Ray Charles and Artie Shaw.

Last year’s festival carried the theme, “Swingtime in Hawaii,” recalling the 1940s when artists such as Shaw came to Hawaii to perform. The April show will be headlined, “Swingtime in Hawaii, Part II.”

For more on the festival, visit www.hawaiijazz.com. To purchase tickets, call (808) 941-9974 or e-mail aewjazz1@aol.com.

Experience real Hawaii

The Kohala Center on Hawaii’s Big Island initiated a science and education program for visitors called “Born of Fire: Landscapes of Hawaii.”

Working with travel partners United Vacations and Outrigger Hotels & Resorts, the program brings visitors together with local scientists and cultural experts to work on volunteer projects.

For more information, visit www.kohalacenter.org.

The Honolulu Academy of Arts launched an audio tour highlighting 40 selections from its collection of world art.

The self-guided Antenna X-Plorer tour includes information about the artist, social and political details about the period and practices involving the uses or rituals of the art objects.

Admission for the audio tour and museum is $9 for students age 13 and older and seniors age 62 and older, $5 for children age 12 and under and $12 for all others.

Phone: (808) 532-8700. Web: www.honoluluacademy.org

Paradise Cove Luau on Oahu unveiled a show spotlighting O’Brian Eselu’s hula school.

The revue features a dramatic opening depicting the different forces of nature and a dance by the reigning fire-knife champion of the world.

Three packages are offered, ranging from $65 to $110 for adults, $56 to $100 for youths ages 13 through 18 and $45 to $90 for children ages 4 through 12. Kids under age 4 are admitted free.

Phone: (800) 775-2683. Web: www.paradisecove.com.