East Hawaii Cultural Center     141 Kalakaua St.     Hilo, HI     96720     (808) 961-5711     e-mail: arts@ehcc.org
hours:  Monday through Saturday 10am to 4pm



THIS MONTH AT THE EHCC
 

SEE OUR EVENTS CALENDAR FOR A MORE COMPLETE LISTING OF UPCOMING EVENTS

 

EHCC GALLERY EXHIBITIONS

"Life As We Know It" - Group Show
Eve Furchgott - Coordinator

"Hubbard: Ten Years Big Island"
David Hubbard

Gallery Opening: Friday, June 7, 2013 from 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Exhibition: June 8 - 26, 2013, Monday through Saturday 10am to 4pm



 

 

Volunteers Needed for Big Island Music Festival
July 13 & 14, 2013      11:30 - 6:oopm  

Set-up volunteers, Decorations assistants, Concession booth sales. Entry door coverage, Ticket-takers

Please email admin@ehcc.org if you are interested in participating.

 
MORE UPCOMING EVENTS:

Christina Hussey & Pedro Kaawaloa - A recital of two individuals singing and dancing as a variety show. They have performed many times in Hilo and want to share their talents once more with the community before heading off to New York City. Entry fee by: Donation Held in the Performance Space upstairs on June 21 & 22 at 7:30pm / June 23 at 2:30pm

GRAND MASTER RILEY LEE
 performance of ancient shakuhachi (bamboo flute) melodies
Saturday, June 29, 2013, 7-8:30 pm
$10 in advance or $15 at the door
For reservations call East Hawaii Cultural Center 961-5711

Tokiko Oyama and Koji Ogushi Performance - The East Hawaii Cultural Center will host one of Japan's honored elders in both the world of dance and visual art, Tokiko Oyama, in a Butoh dance performance with master calligrapher and karate expert, Koji Ogushi. Performed in a large illuminated paper structure, the calligraphic work of art is spontaneously created as the Butoh dancer moves inside the creation, also becoming a calligraphic work of art. It is truly one of those remarkable experiences that elevates the spirit and connects the soul from sea to sky.
Friday, July 19 & Saturday, July 20 at 7:30. $15 advance & $20 at the door.
Saturday, July 20, 10 AM - 2 PM join Tokiko Oyama, who studied with the originator of Butoh, for a free workshop to explain Butoh dance and her interpretation of this unique art form. She will be accompanied by her make-up artist, Mitsue Nakashio, who will paint willing workshop participants in the Kabuki theater style.

 

Benefit for EHCC

EAST HAWAI’I CULTURAL CENTER COLLECTIBLES/BOOKS/PLANTS SALE

SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013     9AM – 1PM

DONATIONS ACCEPTED Monday – Friday  May 27 – June 7, 2013

Take this opportunity to pass on collectibles items in good condition and help East Hawai’i Cultural Center at the same time!
Books from our Book Store will be sold at $5 per bag.  

 

Call for Artists
Announcing the First Annual Hilo Artists Open Studio Tour
November 15th , 16th , 17th 2013.
For information and applications call: 961-5711 or email: admin@ehcc.org
Sponsored by East Hawaii Cultural Center in conjunction with the Hawaiian Paradise Park Art Board and the Volcano Art Center.
The tour is open to any artist in any medium living in the Hilo area as well as guest artists from outside the area who share space with artists living in Hilo. We are asking for volunteers to help coordinate this event. Applications for the tour are available as of June 1st, 2013 at EHCC’s office, via email, or on-line on our website after June 15.

 

Tales of Old Hawaii Wanted

If you have an unpublished, unrecorded, untold personal great story about life in earlier days on the Big Island, please submit it to EHCC.

We are collecting stories for a possible Volume II of "Aloha ‘Aina - Big Island Memories" because response to the first book has been tremendous. Many people have asked if there will be another book of stories.

EHCC will archive your story. If we receive enough stories our editors decide are suitable for a second book, we may publish Volume II. There’s no guarantee Volume II will be published or that your story will be selected. If we decide to publish, we will contact you if your story is selected. If your story is not selected we’ll contact to see if you want us to send your story back to you or keep it in our archives for possible future use.

If we don’t publish Volume II we may want to publish a story on our website from time to time, so that’s another possibility for sharing your story.

We look forward to hearing from you!

 

BOOK SALE  Open: Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm
A huge collection of quality books has been donated to sell for EHCC’s benefit. Subjects include art, fiction, history and children’s books. Please take advantage of this chance to add to your literary collection while supporting the arts in your community.

 

EHCC ON YOUTUBE
EHCC invites members, volunteers, workshop presenters,participating artists of all genres and family and friends to visit the internet channel; visit the comments sections; subscribe to the feed; and just let us know you’re out there viewing EHCC videos online! http://www.youtube.com/easthawaiiculture

 

EHCC Volunteers Needed

When you volunteer, you not only help us provide worthwhile programs, but you will make new friends, meet local artists, learn about art, get together with old friends, have fun and talk story a lot. Stop by our office, we’d love to meet you.

 




ABOUT THE EHCC

East Hawai'i Cultural Center is operated by the East Hawai'i Cultural Council, a coaliton of  organizations and individuals dedicated to preserving cultural, creative and traditional arts in Hawai'i, to foster community involvement with culture and the arts; and to coordinate activities and resources among East Hawai'i arts and cultural community. The Council was founded in 1967 with six charter organizations reflecting Hilo's multi-ethnic heritage.


East Hawai'i Cultural Center is home to an alliance of arts and cultural organizations among them the Big Island Dance Council, Hawaii Concert Society, Bunka No Izumi, Kin Ryosho Dance Academy, and the Phillippine Women's Circle.


The Center's facilities include three public galleries, which host local, national and international invitational art exhibits. In the Main Gallery is the Gift Shop featuring locally created art and artifacts.


A Performance Space on the second floor serves as a "black box" theater, an art studio, a meeting room, and one of the best dance floors on the island. The broad lanai and balcony frequently become the stage for the Hilo Community Players Summer Shakespeare Performances.


Events are made possible in part by support from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, the Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation, Culture and Arts Section and other funding sources.


The main support comes from the public. As a member of EHCC one receives invitations to the art exhibitions, advance notice to other events, discounts for classes and gift shop purchases as well as the newsletter, Art Centering.


In addition to Center activities, EHCC helps sponsor other exhibitions and cultural events, including the Big Island Hawaiian Music Festival and the Hamakua Music Festival.  EHCC sponsors events that attract many thousands of visitors annually.


Its newsletter, Art Centering, is mailed to members and distributed free to the public, bringing news of cultural events, ideas about the arts and living, as well as providing a forum for poetry and art.


 

East Hawaii Cultural Center

141 Kalakaua Street      Hilo, Hawaii      96720    808-961-5711   e:mail - arts@ehcc.org
hours:  Monday through Saturday 10am to 4pm

 

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