Community Calendar

Waimea Town Market at Parker School is home to over 50 highly curated vendors who offer a wide variety of terrific produce, food and locally sourced and hand made items. Please join us, talk story with our vendors, learn about their businesses and crafts, and enjoy breakfast or lunch at our picnic tables with the Mauna Kea view—where North Hawaii comes together.

WAIMEA, Island of Hawaii—Thelma Parker Memorial Public Library will host a reading of The Woman Called Grief by Waikoloa-based artist and writer Kathy Sprinkle at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 9. The event will mark the first public reading of the author’s upcoming work.

The program is free and open to the community.

Sprinkle also is founder of the Grief Heart Project, which focuses on helping people talk more openly about grief and the people they love. After losing her 17-year-old daughter, Jess, in a car accident, Sprinkle began exploring ways to make these conversations feel more natural through both her writing and community projects.

“We are not very practiced, as a culture, in how to show up for grief,” said Sprinkle. “This gathering is a small step toward encouraging more ease when talking about the people we love.”

Following her reading, Sprinkle will lead a short, practical discussion about grief in everyday life.

For more information, call 808-887-6067.
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Kona Choral Society & Orchestra, under the direction of Artistic Director Susan McCreary Duprey, presents its annual Spring Concert: Lux Aeterna. Morten Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna as well as Hawaiian and Gospel music selections will be performed. The concert will take place on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 4:00pm, Kaleiopapa Convention Center at the Outrigger Keauhou Resort & Spa, 78-128 Ehukai Street, Kailua Kona. We welcome a 100-voice chorus and full orchestra. Come and enjoy this classical concert!

“Our Light” Exhibition Illuminates Gender Diversity
Through Portraits Formed in Smoke

The Wailoa Center is proud to present a transformative exhibition this May featuring the evocative portrait series “Our Light” by classically trained artist and queer activist Adare.

Opening May 15th, 2026, in the Fountain Gallery at Wailoa Center, “Our Light” is a powerful new art series that celebrates the personal stories of Trans, Māhū, and non-binary people. Each portrait is created by capturing smoke on a clean white surface before enhancing it with charcoal and oil paints. “Our Light” runs from May 15 - June 18, 2026.

"This series is about the light we carry within us, even in a world that often tries to diminish it," says Adare, founder of the Kīpaipai Art Studios.

Adare (they/them) is a Big Island-based portrait artist, teacher, and LGBTQ+ activist known for their vibrant oil and mixed-media work. Their mission is to nurture inclusive creative communities through art education and collaborative events.

Event Highlights

Opening Reception: May 15th, 5 - 7 p.m.

Talk Story: Collaborative sessions focusing on life stories and perspectives
May 23, 11 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Drawing Diversity Workshop: A free figurative workshop led by Adare to bring further awareness to the "Our Light" series
June 6, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

A live theater play showcasing Big Island talent in a wonderful satire of an Agatha Christie style whodunnit. Reality breaks down when two theater critics become part of the the play they are reviewing. A sharp, witty satire of the theater scene!

Waimea Town Market at Parker School is home to over 50 highly curated vendors who offer a wide variety of terrific produce, food and locally sourced and hand made items. Please join us, talk story with our vendors, learn about their businesses and crafts, and enjoy breakfast or lunch at our picnic tables with the Mauna Kea view—where North Hawaii comes together.

Waimea Town Market at Parker School is home to over 50 highly curated vendors who offer a wide variety of terrific produce, food and locally sourced and hand made items. Please join us, talk story with our vendors, learn about their businesses and crafts, and enjoy breakfast or lunch at our picnic tables with the Mauna Kea view—where North Hawaii comes together.

Waimea Town Market at Parker School is home to over 50 highly curated vendors who offer a wide variety of terrific produce, food and locally sourced and hand made items. Please join us, talk story with our vendors, learn about their businesses and crafts, and enjoy breakfast or lunch at our picnic tables with the Mauna Kea view—where North Hawaii comes together.

Waimea Town Market at Parker School is home to over 50 highly curated vendors who offer a wide variety of terrific produce, food and locally sourced and hand made items. Please join us, talk story with our vendors, learn about their businesses and crafts, and enjoy breakfast or lunch at our picnic tables with the Mauna Kea view—where North Hawaii comes together.

Waimea Town Market at Parker School is home to over 50 highly curated vendors who offer a wide variety of terrific produce, food and locally sourced and hand made items. Please join us, talk story with our vendors, learn about their businesses and crafts, and enjoy breakfast or lunch at our picnic tables with the Mauna Kea view—where North Hawaii comes together.