KAUAI COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Support for the community calendar comes from the Shidler Family Foundation, celebrating excellence in Hawai‘i's cultural and educational institutions, including the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.

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Art exhibits and lectures
Deadlines
Ongoing weekly events

Art Exhibits 

• TODAY THROUGH OCTOBER 2:  Kauai Museum's Mezzanine Gallery presents "In-sight" the underwater photography of Bruna Stude.  Hours are Monday through Friday from 9 am to 4 pm and Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm. (808) 245-6931.

Deadlines

• AUGUST 29: Call to artists for "The 10th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition." Entries must be received by August 29, 2008. Organized by the University of Hawaii Art Gallery, this triennial traveling exhibition is intended to serve as a vehicle of communication among sculptors in many parts of the world. Central to the exhibition’s concept is the challenge of creating works on a small scale which maintain integrity and control of sculptural elements. By considering the size of a shoebox, artists show how they address the challenge of scale. Open to artists worldwide. No entry fee. An exhibition catalogue will be published. Initial exhibition at the University of Hawaii Art Gallery to be held March 1 – April 9, 2009. For more information and prospectus go to: www.hawaii.edu/artgallery/shoebox/shoebox10/prospectus.html  or 808-956-6888.
   

• SEPTEMBER 20: The Maui Arts & Cultural Center announces the third triennial Schaefer Portrait Challenge, an exhibit scheduled for January 2009. This statewide-juried art exhibition features artists whose work best captures the extraordinary heroes and portrait subjects in Hawai`i. A prospectus is available online at www.mauiarts.org

Ongoing Weekly Events

MONDAY

• The Aloha Center in Nawiliwili offers Kauai Comedy Improv performances at 8 pm. Call 652-0047 for information.

TUESDAY

• TUESDAY / THURSDAY / SATURDAY: The Waimea Walking Tour features volunteer guides leading tours through the Waimea Plantation cottages and the Waimea Sugar Company "camp" houses. Tours are about 90 minutes and are limited to 12 people. Call 337-1005.

THURSDAY

• The Aloha Center in Nawiliwili holds Kauai Comedy Improv Classes at 6:30 pm. Call 652-0047 for information.

SATURDAY

• EVERY FIRST SATURDAY:  Its "Family Free Saturday" at Kauai Museum in Lihue, located on the corner of Rice and Eiwa Street.  Visitors get in free.