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Aloha Friday Cultural Activities

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1 Crater Rim Drive, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Bad #42, Volcano, Hi. 96718
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Aloha Friday cultural demonstrations are held each week from 11 am – 1 pm on the porch of Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.  Activites include lei making, botanical printing, ukulele instruction, and lauhala weaving.  Topics occur on a rotating schedule. All supplies are provided. These free cultural events are supported in …

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Handbuilding with Clay with Diane Hanzel

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19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785
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Wednesdays (6 sessions) May 21s1 – July 2  (no class on June 11th),  from 3:30pm. – 6:30pm. Refresh with a new creative outlet at our open and spacious ceramics studio located in a unique rainforest setting at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village. Diane will be teaching strong fundamentals that are the foundation …

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Free Guided Forest Tours

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Volcano Art Center's Niaulani Campus
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19-4074 Old Volcano Rd, Volcano. More info
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Every Monday morning from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m, learn about rare native Hawaiian rain forests, and specifically Niaulani rain forest, in VAC’s guided rain forest tour. Visitors learn about Niaulani’s ecological importance as one of Kilauea’s last old-growth koa and ‘ōhi’a rain forests, VAC’s role in its protection and restoration, the continual threats to …

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KAHEAKŪ – Visions of a Fisherman – Art Exhibition

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Volcano Art Center Gallery
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Volcano Art Center Gallery, Building #42, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. More info
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Volcano Art Center (VAC) is proud to announce the upcoming exhibition Kaheakū: Visions of a Fisherman featuring works by Native Hawaiian artist and activist Lacyann Kaheakū Matsumoto–Lyons. The exhibition will be on display from May 17th to June 22nd, 2025, daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at VAC Gallery in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. …

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Class Full – Stained Glass Basics with Linda Brooks

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Whimsical shapes, illustrative scenes or divine stories, stained glass has re-created the light in our lives for centuries. Stained glass artisans use both glass color and texture to produce light forms and patterns creating mood and character in small and large spaces.

Aloha Friday – Cultural Activity

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Venue:
Volcano Art Center Gallery
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Volcano Art Center Gallery, Building #42, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. More info
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Hula Arts, My Calendar

Aloha Friday cultural demonstrations are held each week from 11 am – 1 pm on the porch of Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Including lei making, botanical printing, ukulele instruction, and lauhala weaving occur on a rotating schedule. All supplies are provided. These free cultural events are supported in part by …

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Thursday Night at the Center: Magic Lantern Presentation with Geoff Mowrer and Daniel Anekelea Hübner

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Guided by history enthusiasts Geoff Mowrer and Daniel Anekelea Hübner embark on a journey back in time with the help of a restored delineascope “magic lantern” projector! See rare images of Hawai‘i and volcanic eruptions from over a hundred years ago preserved on glass slides. Thursday night at the Center focuses on art, Hawaiian culture, …

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Tuesday Ceramic Classes

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Tuesday Clay – with Monika Mann , Tuesday  Afternoons 3:30pm – 6:30pm (6 session) beginning Tuesday, May 13, 2025, through Tuesday, June 24th ( no class on June 10th). Have you experienced the pleasure of putting your own handmade functional pottery into use? All skill levels are welcome to join us at Volcano Art Center’s …

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Jazz in the Forest: “Take Five with JP and the Jazztones”

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You are invited to come and enjoy a swinging evening of jazz theater at the Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village. (19-4074 Old Volcano Road), May 10th at 5:30 pm.  ” Jazz in the Forest”  season is beginning with a musical tribute to jazz greats, alto saxophonist Paul Desmond, and creative guitarist Jim …

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Hula Kahiko Performance

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Situated on Kīlauea volcano the Volcano Art Center (VAC) promotes and perpetuates arts and culture. The dynamic location inspires the sharing of authentic Hula Kahiko performances as well as other arts and traditions of hula. VAC with support from Hawaiʻi Tourism’s Kukulu Ola Program is proud to announce free events which promote and perpetuate Native …

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Hula Voices

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Volcano Art Center presents Hula Voices at Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.  These free, educational offerings present an engaging, intimate “talk story” session with Hawaiʻi Island’s kumu hula who eat, sleep and live lives centered on the practice of hula and its associated arts. Join VAC for an informative and fun …

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“Nā Kama a Ohiohikupua Lāua ʻo Lauhuki” – Gallery Exhibition

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Volcano Art Center (VAC) is proud to announce the exhibition “Nā Kama a Ohiohikupua Lāua ʻo Lauhuki” presented by members of Hui ʻAla Hīnano and  Waianuhea o ka Pua Hala students of Kumu Kāʻeo Izon.  The exhibition  presents works by various artists dedicated to the art of lauhala weaving and design. The exhibit will be on …

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