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Nā Mea Hula with Wes Awana Saturday, November 16 | 11am – 1pm Held in conjunction with the hula kahiko performance, please join us for Nā Mea Hula” (all things hula). This month, Volcano area musician Wes Awana shares his love of ‘ukulele and Hawaiian music by giving family-friendly lessons on the iconic and inviting ‘ukulele. …

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Nā Mea Hula with Kumu Hula Kaho‘okele Crabbe of Hālauolaokalani Saturday, December 14, 2019 (11am-1pm) Held in conjunction with the hula kahiko performance, please join Kumu hula Moses Kahoʻokele Crabbe with Halauolaokalani as they share with you “Nā Mea Hula” (all things hula).  Come and learn a hula, use various hula implements and try your hand at lei …

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Nā Mea Hula with Loke Kamanu & ʻohana Saturday, February 15, 2020, from  11:00am – 1:00pm Held once a month in conjunction with the Hula Kahiko performance at the kahua hula, the public is invited to join cultural specialist Loke Kamanu and her ʻohana, as they demonstrate on the lanai of the Volcano Art Gallery.  Presenting …

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Nā Mea Hula with Randy Lorenzo Saturday, March 14, 2020, from  11:00am – 1:00pm Held in conjunction with the Hula Kahiko performance, please join musician Randy Lorenzo on the lānai of the Volcano Art Center Gallery, for a lesson in basic slack key guitar technique.  These cultural demonstrations occur from 11am – 1pm on Hula Kahiko performance days. …

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Tea & Tea Talk with Eva Lee An informal discussion with Eva Lee from Tea Hawaii and an innovative tea propagator from California, Robert Best. Best will share his propagation techniques, along with theories of hydroponics and airponics that are used to enhance tea production. A lively 90 minute discussion! Free! Donations appreciated. Click here for more information!

“Writing on the Wild Side” Saturday, July 18, 2015 9:30 a.m – 3:30 p.m. $75/$65 for VAC members Tap the power of intuition to explore your creative mind and discover your unique voice in a new writing workshop with popular Big Island writing teacher and award-winning novelist Tom Peek. Social media correspondents, bloggers, storytellers, journal …

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“Writing on the Wild Side” Saturday, January 23, 2016 9:30 a.m – 3:30 p.m. $75/$65 for VAC members Tap the power of intuition to explore your creative mind and discover your unique voice in a new writing workshop with popular Big Island writing teacher and award-winning novelist Tom Peek. Social media correspondents, bloggers, storytellers, journal …

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“Writing on the Wild Side” Saturday, October 8, 2016 9:30 a.m – 4:00 p.m. $75/$65 for VAC members Tap the power of intuition to explore your creative mind and discover your unique voice in a new writing workshop with popular Big Island writing teacher and award-winning novelist Tom Peek. Social media correspondents, bloggers, storytellers, journal …

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“Writing on the Wild Side” Saturday, October 21, 2017 9:30 a.m – 4:00 p.m. Want to explore the wild side of your mind? Award-winning novelist and longtime Big Island writing teacher Tom Peek will guide you there with his acclaimed workshop “Writing on the Wild Side,” from 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 21 …

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  “Fabulous Gourd Workshop” With Jelena Clay The art of gourd decoration is an ancient tradition handed down through generations amongst many indigenous peoples. To learn some traditional and not-so-traditional gourd decorating techniques join Jelena Clay in her “Fabulous Gourd” workshop at Volcano Art Center. Discover how to select, prepare and decorate a gourd utilizing various types …

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  Fabulous Gourds with Jelena Clay  The art of gourd decoration is an ancient tradition handed down through generations amongst many indigenous peoples. To learn some traditional and not-so-traditional gourd decorating techniques, join Jelena Clay in her “Fabulous Gourd” workshop at Volcano Art Center. Learn how to select, prepare and decorate a gourd with pyrography …

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Susan Scott: a presentation “From Gloom to Bloom” sailing to and working in Palmyra (the subject of my book “Call Me Captain”) and also about my art work made from marine debris collected during my work on Midway. Palmyra and Midway are “book-end” atolls both significant to Hawai’i’s past and present. Susan is a marine …

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VAC’s 2015 Hula Kahiko series continues on Saturday, April 25 at 10:30am with a performance by Kumu Hula Ha’amauliola Aiona & Kumu Kawelo Kong Kee with Ke Kula o Nawahiokalani`opu’u. This presentation is free and open to the public and will be presented authentically in an outdoor setting, rain or shine without electronic amplification. Audience members are …

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Eva Lee, of Tea Hawaii & Company, will hold the Tea Cultivation workshop at her tea farm in Volcano. Students will be guided through a hands-on experience in harvesting to processing. Throughout the day students will learn about propagation and cultivation of Camellia sinensis teas and its history in relation to Hawaii state agriculture furthering …

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Print and Book Signing by Dietrich Varez. Celebrate Hawaii’s most popular hula festival by meeting VAC’s signature artist. Renowned Hawaiiana artist Dietrich Varez will be on hand signing his extensive collection of over 250 prints and books he has written or illustrated.

Print and Book Signing with Caren Loebel-Fried. Meet the artist known for beautiful illustrations of the legends and myths of Hawai‘i and the natural world.  Caren will be on hand with an extensive collection of books, prints, giclees and original pieces to sign, her sketch books to share, and a demonstration of her finely-tuned block printing …

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