Events
Brittni Paiva
The Uke Hut, the "subterranean lanai" of Maui Tacos
333 5th Ave at 33rd St.
www.ukehut.com
At 21 years of age, Brittni Paiva is a preeminent female ʻukulele player from Hawaiʻi. Affectionately referred to as the ʻukulele darling, Brittni is a native of Hilo, on the Big Island. She is a multi-award winning, multi-instrumentalist with a prodigious gift who is wholeheartedly embraced by a global audience.
Ticket sales will be limited to 100, so it will be a very cozy and intimate show. Opening for Britni, will be Kohli Calhoun. Doors open at 7PM. Show starts at 8pm.
'World Dance & Music'
July 07 - August 25
Hula Class
Wednesdays 6:30-7:30pm
(ADULTS/TEENS)
NEW MULTI-ARTS SUMMER DAY CAMP
July 26-30
TAHITI EXPRESS
(AGES 7-11 AND 12-15)
POLYNESIAN DANCE, CULTURE, LANGUAGE, AND CRAFTS!
SPOKE THE HUB RE:CREATION CENTER
748 UNION ST (AT 6TH AVE) PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN
TRAIN: R to Union
Register online and more info @ www.spokethehub.org
For details please contact Kaina Quenga via email: leidancer[at]gmail.com
Bookstore Cafe
126 Crosby Street, New York, NY 10012 212-334-3324
[map | directions]
Housing Works, 33 1/3, and Hālāwai invite you to join author Dan Kois and music writer Nate Chinen as they discuss the fascinating life and afterlife of Israel “Iz” Kamakawiwo’ole, and Kois’s book, Facing Future. Entertainment will provided by traditional Hawaiian ukulele players Andy Kūlana Wang and Jason Poole.
Dan Kois is the author of Facing Future. He’s a film critic for the Washington Post and the Village Voice. He was the founding editor of Vulture, New York magazine’s culture blog, and also writes for New York, the New York Times, Slate, and other publications. He lives in Arlington, Virginia.
Nate Chinen writes about music for the New York Times. He’s also a columnist for JazzTimes and coauthor of Myself Among Others, the autobiography of impresario George Wein. His essay “(Over the) Rainbow Warrior: Israel Kamakawiwoʻole and Another Kind of Somewhere” will appear in the forthcoming anthology Pop When the World Falls Apart: Music and Conflict.
Link to Housing Works
Winner of a Hawaii Music Award for Comedy Album, annual fixture at O‘ahu’s Talk Story Festival, and a keynote presenter at the 2009 National Storytelling Conference, Kathy Yogi Collins shares Hawaiian legends and spreads the word of “pidgin pride” at the Lincoln Center 2010 Out of Doors Festival this summer. She wrote and produced the acclaimed Death Comedy Jam following the death of her husband – moving, irreverent and poignant comedic monologues on widowhood.
"The crowd erupted, the roof lifted, they were hers… It’s a thrill riding her roller coaster narrative."
- Jeff Gere, producer, Talk Story Festival
"..sidesplittingly funny… also soulful, tender and attuned to the detail…of island life."
- Rick Chatenever, The Maui News
LA CASITA – 10th Anniversary
A Home for the Heart/Un Hogar para el Corazón
M.C.: La Bruja, featuring Aracelis Girmay, Ayisha Knight, Carvens Lissaint, Denizen Kane, Grace Nono, Jamila Lysicott, Kathy Yogi Collins, Kurtis Lamkin, Liza Garza, M.A.K.U., Mandingo Ambassadors, Natalio Hernandez, The Welfare Poets, Vlada Tomova’s Balkan Tales, Willie Perdomo, Yerbabuena
'World Dance & Music'
July 07 - August 25
Hula Class
Wednesdays 6:30-7:30pm
(ADULTS/TEENS)
NEW MULTI-ARTS SUMMER DAY CAMP
July 26-30
TAHITI EXPRESS
(AGES 7-11 AND 12-15)
POLYNESIAN DANCE, CULTURE, LANGUAGE, AND CRAFTS!
SPOKE THE HUB RE:CREATION CENTER
748 UNION ST (AT 6TH AVE) PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN
TRAIN: R to Union
Register online and more info @ www.spokethehub.org
For details please contact Kaina Quenga via email: leidancer[at]gmail.com
'World Dance & Music'
July 07 - August 25
Hula Class
Wednesdays 6:30-7:30pm
(ADULTS/TEENS)
NEW MULTI-ARTS SUMMER DAY CAMP
July 26-30
TAHITI EXPRESS
(AGES 7-11 AND 12-15)
POLYNESIAN DANCE, CULTURE, LANGUAGE, AND CRAFTS!
SPOKE THE HUB RE:CREATION CENTER
748 UNION ST (AT 6TH AVE) PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN
TRAIN: R to Union
Register online and more info @ www.spokethehub.org
For details please contact Kaina Quenga via email: leidancer[at]gmail.com
Polynesian Dance Productions invites you to join, May Cacal, to learn the basic dance techniques of Tahiti. All levels of experience are welcome to join. If you have any questions, feel free to contact 917.623.2820 or visit www.polynesiandp.com/tahitian.html. See you all in class! :)
Please note the time change for this Saturday. Bright and early!
Class Schedule - August & Sept
August 28th, SATURDAY, [10:00-11:00am]
September 4th, SATURDAY, [12:00-1:00pm]
September 18th, SATURDAY, [12:00-1:00pm]
September 25th, SATURDAY, [12:00-1:00pm]
Location - PMT Dance Studio - 69 W. 14th Street, 3rd Floor, Buzz #3 to enter [on the NE corner of 6th Ave and 14th St; studio is right above Red Mango] All levels are welcome to come! Please bring pareo, tank top and water.
FOOTBALL SEASON IS HERE!! JOIN US FOR THE USC/HAWAII GAME WATCH--September 2, 2010!
Join your fellow Trojans and Warriors and support the start of the 2010-2011 season!!
Come down to The Galway Hooker this Thursday Night, September 2nd @ 11pm, for the Trojans/Warriors showdown.
Galway Hooker
7 E. 36th Street (between 5th and Madison)
*Please email info [at] galwayhookernyc.com or call 212-725-2353 to make a table reservation. Standing room and bar seating also available.
Polynesian Dance Productions invites you to join, May Cacal, to learn the basic dance techniques of Tahiti. All levels of experience are welcome to join. If you have any questions, feel free to contact 917.623.2820 or visit www.polynesiandp.com/tahitian.html. See you all in class! :)
Please note the time change for this Saturday. Bright and early!
Class Schedule - August & Sept
August 28th, SATURDAY, [10:00-11:00am]
September 4th, SATURDAY, [12:00-1:00pm]
September 18th, SATURDAY, [12:00-1:00pm]
September 25th, SATURDAY, [12:00-1:00pm]
Location - PMT Dance Studio - 69 W. 14th Street, 3rd Floor, Buzz #3 to enter [on the NE corner of 6th Ave and 14th St; studio is right above Red Mango] All levels are welcome to come! Please bring pareo, tank top and water.
