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First Annual Umpqua Hula and the Arts Multicultural Festival

 

ROSEBURG—Fans of Hawaiian music are in for a rare treat in southern Oregon this summer. The First Annual Umpqua Hula and the Arts Multicultural Festival features not one, but four highly acclaimed musical groups from Hawai’i. The two-day event takes place August 21-22, 2010 in the beautiful, grassy Swanson Amphitheatre on the campus of Umpqua Community College. It is hosted by He Kula Na Mea Hawai’i (The School of Things Hawaiian), a non-profit organization dedicated to the perpetuation of the Hawaiian cultural heritage.

Saturday’s lineup includes the venerable Makaha Sons and Darlene Ahuna. Winners of countless Na Hoku Hanohano Awards (Hawai’i’s equivalent to the GRAMMY®) and recently recognized with Life Time Achievement Awards by the Hawai’i Academy of Recording Arts, the Makaha Sons have committed themselves to perpetuating traditional Hawaiian music throughout Hawai’i and the world for the past 30 years. As an esteemed ambassador of Hawaiian music, Darlene is an award-winning vocalist best known for her seamless falsetto renditions of traditional Hawaiian and hapa-haole standards.

Sunday’s headliners include three time Grammy nominee Amy Hanaiali’i Gilliom and Na Palapalai. As Hawai’i’s top-selling female vocalist and winner of 15 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, Amy has toured extensively around the globe, and she has opened for numerous recording artists, including Carlos Santana, Willie Nelson, Joe Cocker, The Beach Boys, Boz Skaggs, and Sergio Mendes to name a few. Renowned for their ability to take traditional Hawaiian songs and magically rearrange them into contemporary classics, the duo of Na Palapalai is a beloved favorite of hula dancers around the world. Their heavenly falsetto harmonies have garnered them numerous awards including “Hawaiian Album of the Year,” “Hawaiian Group of the Year,” and “Hawaiian Language Performance of the Year.”

Also featured will be hula performances by Halau Hula Na Pua O Hawai’i Nei and Halau Hula O Aulani and appearances by Tahara Tribe (tribal belly dancing), Ha’ena, (contemporary Hawaiian music), Theo’s Jazzotope (jazz standards), Pili Moreno (contemporary Hawaiian music), Ricardo Cardenas (Latin American music), and Halau Hula Kaaumoana. Other offerings include a host of local arts and crafts vendors, an antique show, award-winning wines of the southern Oregon region and wonderful food. There will also be a non-denominational church service on Sunday.

Tickets are $15 for one day and $25 for a weekend pass. Children 12 and under are free. Concerts are lawn seating. For more information on the festival or to purchase tickets, visit www.umpquafestival.com or call 888.528.3241. Tickets are also available at Pacific Winds Music in Eugene, Roseburg Book & Stationery in Roseburg and Umpqua Community College Ticket Office http://tickets.umpqua.edu.

About He Kula Na Mea Hawai’i

He Kula Na Mea Hawai’i is a 501(c) (3) originally founded in 1997 on the Big Island of Hawai’i. The goals and purpose of the organization are to perpetuate and preserve the Hawaiian culture through instruction in hula, oli (chanting), language, history, and traditional crafts. Kumu Hulas (hula teachers) Pekelo Day and Sharon Smith serve as artistic directors and principal instructors for Halau Hula Na Pua O Hawai’i Nei, a three-city halau (hula school) with classes in Eugene, Roseburg, and Ashland and Halau Hula O Aulani based in Roseburg. 2 DAY TICKETS AVAILABLE AT KANIKAPILA 8/13

 

LEBANON ALOHA FEST
August 20 - 22, 2010
Cheadle Lake Park, on Hwy # 20, Lebanon, Oregon

Tickets limited to 400...so act now! Ticket prices: Luau = $50 per person; GA to the park = $5 per person on Saturday; FREE on Sunday. Saturday's fee includes entry into the Polynesian show.

Saturday and Sunday activites include: Beach volleyball tournament, Polynesian floor show, Ukulele festival, Ukulele teaching, viewing of the movie "The Great Uke", and a beer / wine garden...there will also be vendor booths.

This event is a fundraiser for the Lebanon Community Foundation and will also help fund Ukeleles for Kids' Education in Schools (UKES) providing ukuleles and instruction in elementary classrooms in Lebanon.

For more information about the Festival, visit www.lebanoncommunityfoundation.com OR Terry Deacon

at 1-541-619-0138.

Listen to KRKT the week of August 16th for your chance to win tickets!!

 

Kahumoku Ohana Hawaiian Music and Lifestyle Workshop

Keoki Kahumoku, proud resident of Hawai'i Island and five-time Grammy award winner, will be holding his 5th annual Kahumoku 'Ohana Hawaiian Music and Lifestyles Workshop from November 6 through November 13 in the district of Ka'u. Immersed in the culture of Hawai'i on the grounds of the Pahala Plantation Cottages, this is a rare week-long opportunity to learn ki ho'alu (slack key guitar), 'ukulele, steel guitar, song writing, music theory and hula, from today's top masters, many of which have ties to the island of Hawai'i.

 

Other cultural activities include lei making, chant, Hawaiian Song and choir, pahu drum carving, lauhala and coconut palm weaving, food preparation and traditional crafts. Tuition for the event includes all music and cultural classes, private one-on-one lessons from all instructors, three meals a day prepared by Keoki Kahumoku and staff featuring local farmers and ranchers of the Big Island, nightly kani ka pila (jam sessions), imu (earthen stove) ceremony, food demonstrations, and more.

The largest roster ever, this year's instructors include George Kahumoku Jr., Reverend Dennis Kamakahi and his son David, Ledward Ka'apana, Moses Kahumoku, Herb Ohta, Jr., John and Hope Keawe, Sonny Lim, Diana Aki, Danny Akaka, Buddy & Sami Fo, Brittni Paiva, Kona Bob Stoffer, Aka Pule Dooley, Darci Baker, Jeff Peterson, James Hill, Auntie Ka'iwi Perkins, and many others from around the island. Students learn not only some of the history, culture and legends of Hawai'i's past, but today's techniques as well. Masters of their craft, these award-winning artists share their talent, legacy and love of the islands, during this week-long event. The workshop closes with a free public concert on Saturday, November 13 in Pahala.

Contact Hawaii Music Live for more Information: Aloha@HawaiiMusicLive.com / 415-452-8720
Kahumoku Ohana Hawaiian Music & Lifestyle Workshop registration open now! http://www.konaweb.com/keoki/