NATIVE SOUNDS DOWNTOWN: Hālau I Ka Wēkiu

Thursday, August 7, 2008, 5:30 p.m.

Bowling Green Cobblestone (NMAI Pavilion, if rain)

Led by kumu (teachers) Karl Veto Baker and Michael Lanakila Casupant, Hālau I Ka Wēkiu travels to New York from Pauoa, O'ahu, Hawai'i. Performing traditional hula, the group earned first place in the Male Kahiko Division of the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival in April 2007. This performance is supported in part by the Kauakoko Foundation and The Ford Foundation.

Hālāwai Presents
Hālau I Ka Wēkiu in their
Debut NYC Performance of

"Hula: Our Passion, Our Life"

Showdate: Friday, August 8, 2008, 7:00 pm
Venue: Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
Tickets on sale now:
General $35; Symphony Space Members $30

Indigenous Peoples Day
Kaufmann Theater, first floor
Free with Museum admission

Courtesy of the Kauakoko Foundation

In recognition of the United Nations’ International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, this afternoon features a special concert performance with Hālau I Ka Wēkiu from Hawai’i as well as an indigenous Caribbean cultural presentation by members of the Cacibajagua Taino Cultural Society.

HULA WORKSHOP WITH

Nā Kumu Hula Karl Veto Baker and Michael Casupang

Of Hālau I Ka Wēkiu

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SPACE IS LIMITED - PLEASE PRE-REGISTER

Workshop fees CASH ONLY

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PRE-REGISTRATION FEES: emailed registration forms received no later than Aug 7th

$60
$25 – observer/beginning hula student fee

Tim McLoone's Supper Club
1200 Ocean Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ
$10 w/ dinner res/$15 at door,
available at 734-774-1155
www.timmcloonessupperclub.com

Wednesday, August 13
9pm - The Living Room
154 Ludlow Street, NYC between Stanton and Rivington
$12 advance/$15 at door available or www.livingroomny.com

This oh-so-intimate listening room in the East Village is John's home away from home in New York City. The venue's warmth and ambiance are perfectly compatible with John's sweet acoustic melodies. Summer in the city never sounded so good. Jan Jeffries accompanies John on percussion.

Ho'olaulea (informal, potluck)
Time: 12pm - 3pm
Date: August 24, 2008
Where: Wildemere Beach, Milford, CT

Parking and Rain location at the Wildemere Beach Congregational Church

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