OK, I’ll admit it: I haven’t entirely gotten through the Schaefer International Gallery’s newest show, Ho‘oulu: The Inspiration of Hula. There are four fine-art portraits, three vignettes of hula-related artifacts from families with “uninterrupted genealogical lines of hula,” a looped video of archival interviews and 70 black and white portrait-photographs of loea hula (hula resources). It may be overwhelming, but it’s worth spending extra time to read the accompanying text, as every portrait boasts insightful narrative from each subject, and collectively they create a fascinating dialogue among masters in an age of revival. You’ve got until December 23 to take it all in, but I’d start now. To round out your experience, save the date for the gallery’s “Storytelling Festival: Family Hula Stories” event on Saturday, December 11 (11am-1pm, free). Photographer Shuzo Uemoto, who took most of the images on display, will be on hand to discuss his work, as will the featured hula families. Speaking of which, the Farden ‘ohana—who have made “a significant contribution to popular Hawaiian music and hula”—present a special show, “Generations: The Farden Family in Hula & Music,” this Saturday (November 27) at the McCoy Studio Theater (7:30pm, $25). 242-7469; mauiarts.org
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