Nonprofit arts leader Sonnet Kekilia Coggins assumes the role of Executive Director of the Merwin Conservancy beginning September. She will initially work part-time and begin full-time work in late October. Coggins comes to the nonprofit from her 5-year-long job as Deputy Director of the Williams College Museum of Art in Massachusetts. At WCMA, she was responsible for … [Read more...] about Merwin Conservancy welcomes new Executive Director Sonnet Kekilia Coggins
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Poetry is the Cure: Naomi Shihab Nye and Cathy Song will prove it to you in The Green Room
When I was a literature student, a classmate lamented that poetry was a dying art form. Our teacher was much smarter than we were, and disagreed completely. She schooled us with the idea that there is better poetry happening now (gasp) than ever before. From Tumblr, to rap songs, to fellows at famous universities and beyond – our world bursts with poetry. It’s still a force … [Read more...] about Poetry is the Cure: Naomi Shihab Nye and Cathy Song will prove it to you in The Green Room
More Former Employees Criticize Station Management At Akaku’s Dec. 15 Board Meeting
In addition to recently terminated Programming Director Shawn Michael, four additional former Akaku employees appeared at the Dec. 15, 2014 meeting of the public access cable channel’s board of directors to call for an independent investigation of management practices at the station. What’s more, one of the employees handed out copies of a letter signed by 14 former employees … [Read more...] about More Former Employees Criticize Station Management At Akaku’s Dec. 15 Board Meeting
Plant A Wish Launching 7th Annual ‘Planting Christmas’ Project
'Tis the season to bring trees indoors and decorate them for the holiday season. But cutting down trees on the Mainland and shipping them to Maui–and then throwing them away–is not the most eco-friendly way to celebrate this season of giving. There is a good option, however. The founders of the Plant a Wish project have launched their seventh annual “Planting Christmas” native … [Read more...] about Plant A Wish Launching 7th Annual ‘Planting Christmas’ Project
“How The Grouch Stole Christmas,” and how you can give it back…
This video hit YouTube.com today, with holiday wishes and plugs from The Grouch. Seventeen West coast venues are lined up thus far for his "How The Grouch Stole Christmas" tour, so if you've got mainland 'ohana for whom you'd like to stuff their stockings with more than chocolate mac nuts, why not visit therealgrouch.com and buy them tickets to a show. And, it's a gift that's … [Read more...] about “How The Grouch Stole Christmas,” and how you can give it back…