Arts and Culture Calendar (September 2024)

This arts and culture calendar features SFCA grantees, partners, and Hawaiʻi state and local government programs and events.

Questions regarding a particular program or event should be directed to the organization listed with the opportunity. Inclusion here should not be interpreted as an endorsement.

Festivals

• Hawaiian History Month events include in-person and virtual events throughout the month of September. For more information, please visit the Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī Coalition website: HawaiiPonoi.info.
• Hawaiʻi Book and Music Festival University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, September 14 and 15, 2024. For more information please visit the festival website: HawaiiBookAndMusicFestival.com.
• 48^th Annual Honolulu Intertribal Powwow, September 21-22, 2024 at Bishop Museum. bishopmuseum.org/calendar/48th-annual-honolulu-intertribal-powwow.
• Queen Liliʻuokalani Keiki Hula 2024 Broadcast Presentation September 2, 3, 4, 7, and 8 on Hawaiʻi News Now.

Workshops and Classes

• Mānoa Heritage Center workshops: Nature Journaling with Kate Righter. September 14, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Paid registration required. Hawaiian Solar Bot Workshop with Corinne Okada Takara, September 21, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Paid registration required. For more information, please visit the Mānoa Heritage Center website: ManoaHeritageCenter.org.
• Hawaiʻi State Public Library System free online education programs through public libraries include digital photography, graphic design, creative writing, and grant writing. Learn more about Gale Courses available through the Hawaiʻi State Public Library System: education.gale.com/l-hawaii.

Art Exhibitions

• Bishop Museum “Ka ʻUlu Wena: Oceanic Red” exhibition. Through January 12, 2025. For more information, please visit the Bishop Museum website: BishopMuseum.org/KUW.
• Windward Artist Guild’s 64^th annual exhibition, “Islands of Diversity”, at Honolulu Hale until September 12, 2024. City and County of Honolulu, Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts.
• East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center “Wandering the Borderlands – A painting exhibition by Pier Fichefeux” gallery walkthrough September 14, 10:00 a.m. Free and open to the public. https://ehcc.org/content/wandering-borderlands-pier-fichefeux
• “Hoʻokahe Wai, Hoʻoulu ʻĀina: Kalo and Community” exhibition at the East-West Center Gallery (University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa). A partnership between the East-West Center Arts Program and the ʻOhana of Ka Papa Loʻi o Kānewai, this exhibition shares the history, stories, and practice of kalo farming at Ka Papa Loʻi o Kānewai through works of art, video and sound installation, and photographs. Through September 15, 2024.
  • Sunday, September 15, 1:00–3:00 pm, Mālama Hāloa family-friendly celebration including food samples, community partner booths, hands-on activities, and performances.
  • For more information, please visit the East-West Center website: https://www.eastwestcenter.org/education/arts/gallery-exhibition-hookahe-wai-hooulu-aina-kalo-and-community
• Honolulu Museum of Art “Home of the Tigers: McKinley High and Modern Art” September 28, 2024 – January 12, 2025. Features work by seven artists who graduated from McKinley High School, one of Honolulu’s oldest and largest high schools. For more information, please visit the museum website: HonoluluMuseum.org/pQpDjCN/home-of-the-tigers–mckinley-high-and-modern-art
• Kauaʻi Society of Artists, Art Kauaʻi 2024 exhibit at KSA Gallery, September 14 – October 25, 2024. Opening reception Friday, September 13, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. For more information, please visit the Kauaʻi Society of Artists website: KauaiSocietyOfArtists.org.
• Leeward Community College Hōʻikeākea Gallery “Bitter Sweet” exhibit featuring young women painters in Hawaiʻi. Opening reception Saturday August 31, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Exhibit open August 31 – November 2, 2024. For more information please visit the gallery website: Leeward.hawaii.edu/hoikeakea.
• Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Schaefer International Gallery, “Altered Earth” through October 19, 2024.Features ten contemporary ceramic artists with connections to Hawaiʻi. For more information, please visit the MACC website: MauiArts.org/exhibit-detail.php?id=129.
• Wailoa Arts Center Exhibits (Hilo, Hawaiʻi Island)
  • “14^th Annual Abstract Only!” August 2 – September 26, 204
  • “Hawaiʻi Surrealism Exhibit” October 4 – 24, 2024
  • “16^th Annual Hawaiʻi Nei” November 1 – December 12, 2024
  • Learn more on the Wailoa Arts Center website: WailoaCenter.com.
• “The Location of Up and Down” at Aupuni Space (Honolulu), through September 1, 2024. Solo show of works by Kainoa Gruspe, curated by Don Felix Cervantes. For more information, visit the Aupuni Space website: aupuni.space/Info.
• University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa Department of Art and Art History
  • Three opening receptions: Sunday, September 1, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. in The Art Gallery, John Young Museum of Art, and Commons Gallery (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa).
  • “John Young, His Life and Work” John Young Museum of Art, September 1 – December 9, 2024. https://hawaii.edu/art/john-young-his-life-work/
  • “Tribute to Satoru” Commons Gallery, August 27 – September 29, 2024. https://hawaii.edu/art/tribute-satoru-artist/. Exhibition walkthrough Sunday September 15, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
  • “Satoru Abe: 100 New Paintings” in The Art Gallery through December 8, 2024. hawaii.edu/art/satoru-abe-100-new-paintings/.  Exhibition walkthrough Sunday September 15, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
  • Kū I Ka Mana – “ʻAuʻa” exhibit curator panel discussion, Thursday September 5, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m., Art Auditorium. Free and open to the general public. The exhibit is on view through September 29, 2024 at the Honolulu Museum of Art.
  • Learn more on the UHM Art and Art History Department website: hawaii.edu/art/exhibitions-events-museum.
• Windward Community College Gallery ʻIolani “The OGs: Photographers of the Silver Gelatin Process” showcasing the work of 11 influential Hawaiʻi photographers. Opening reception Friday, September 6, 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Exhibit open September 6 – December 6, 2024. https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/08/19/photogs-at-windward-gallery-iolani/
• University of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu “KŪKULU: HE WAI E MANA” exhibit featuring art and photos from Mauna Kea Education and Awareness; University of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu faculty, staff, and students; Nā Kiaʻi o Wai Hā; Oʻahu Water Protectors; and Kaʻohewai. Through September 30, 2024.

Performances and Presentations

• Chamber Music Hawaiʻi 2024-25 Season
  • “Oktoberfest: Beer, Brats, and Beethoven!” with Honolulu Brass Quintet, Blue Note Hawaiʻi (Honolulu) 10/10 at 6:30 p.m.
  • “Jon Nakamatsu: Beethoven & Schumann” with Galliard String Quartet and Spring Wind Quintet, Doris Duke Theatre, 10/19 at 7pm.
  • “Rameau, Ravel, and Coleman” with Spring Wind Quintet, Doris Duke Theatre 11/23, 7pm, and Palikū Theatre, 11/24, 4p.m.
  • “HBQ Christmas” with Honolulu Brass Quintet at Blue Note Hawaii, 12/16, 6:30 p.m.
  • “Holiday Brass” at the Cathedral of St. Andrew, 12/21, 6:30 p.m.
  • “Reflections on Americana” with Galliard String Quartet, Doris Duke Theatre 01/25/2025, 7:00 p.m.; Palikū Theatre 12/26, 4:00 p.m.
  • “Beethoven Fest” with Galliard String Quartet and Friends, Doris Duke Theatre, 3/1/2025 7:00pm
  • “Dances Around the World” with Honolulu Brass Quintet, Doris Duke Theatre 3/22/2025 7:00pm and Paliku Theatre 3/23/2025 4:00pm
  • “Mozart’s Gran Partita” with Spring Wind Quintet and Friends, Doris Duke Theatre 4/19/2025 7:00pm
  • “The General” with Tresemble, Orvis Auditorium 5/10/2025 7:00pm
• Capitol Modern (Hawaiʻi State Art Museum) First Friday, all-ages evening of live music, September 6, 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. Friday Night Tempo, family-friendly evening of live jazz and soul music, pluse the Art+Flea urban market, September 20, 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. Free admission. More information on the State Art Museum website calendar: CapitolModern.org/events.
• Kauaʻi Songwriters showcase at Lydgate Main Pavilion, September 7. Setup begins 11:00 a.m., performances start around 2:00 p.m. and end at 9:30 p.m. Songwriters and poets welcome. Free event. If you are interested in performing, please contact Terry Low at [email protected].
• Ke Ō Mau Center for Sustainable Island Food Systems Brown Bag Speaker Series September 18 webinar highlighting the work of various agri-food system change initiatives across Hawaiʻi. Learn more and access previous recordings online at TransformingHawaiiFoodSystem.org/food-system-events/ke-o-mau.
• Hawaiʻi Book and Music Festival University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, September 14 and 15, 2024. For more information please visit the festival website: HawaiiBookAndMusicFestival.com.
• Hawaiʻi Women in Filmmaking “Filmmaking Talk-story” events with inspiring stories from experienced filmmakers. Speakers include Ciara Lacy, Shirley Thompson, Jeanette Paulson Hereniko, and Anne Misawa. For more information, please visit the Hawaiʻi Women in Filmmaking website: HawaiiWomenInFilmmaking.org.
• Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra, Ray Chen Plays Barber, October 4 at Hawaiʻi Theatre. For more information, please visit the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra website: myhso.org/concerts.
• Honolulu Theatre for Youth (HTY) “Winnie the Pooh and Bunraku Too” September 1 and 14. “The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac” September 29 and October 5. For more information, visit the HTY website: membership.htyweb.org/2023-2024-season.
• ʻIolani Palace Kamaʻāina Sunday, August 11. 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., performances, activities, and food vendors. https://www.iolanipalace.org/visit/kamaaina-sundays/
• Kumu Kahua Theatre “Lovey Lee” through September 22. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit the theatre website: KumuKahua.org/54th-season.
• Manoa Valley Theatre: “Lend Me A Soprano” September 12-19. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit the Manoa Valley Theatre website: ManoaValleyTheatre.com.
• Maui Arts and Cultural Center For more information, please visit the MACC events page: MauiArts.org/events.php?type=MACC.
• Nerd Night Honolulu with Hawaiʻi Sea Grant: Fisheries Night, Tuesday September 3, starting at 7:00 p.m. Anna O’Briens pub.
• Royal Hawaiian Band free lunchtime concerts at ʻIolani Palace every Friday at noon.  For more information call 808-522-0822 or visit www.IolaniPalace.org.
• University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Kennedy Theatre “Puana” September 27 – October 6. For more information, please visit the theatre website: manoa.hawaii.edu/liveonstage/kennedy-theatre.