Going Upcountry?
Country rebels rejoice, there are tons of far-out happenings this and next weekend. On Friday (July 23), visit the Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center’s Solarium for a free slide lecture and panel discussion by current artists in residence, Favianna Rodriguez and Orlando Reyes. Rodriguez is known the globe over for her progressive printmaking that witnesses “the changing U.S. metropolis and new diaspora in the arts…dealing with issues such as war, immigration, globalization, and social movements.” Reyes is the founding director of the critically acclaimed 58 Gallery, his work concentrates in Flemish oil painting and the color theory of Matisse, often on the topic of AIDS, art censorship and corporate irresponsibility. [Free, 6-8pm, 2841 Baldwin Ave., Makawao, 572-6560] Roll down Baldwin to Charley’s for a night with The Neverminds. Boogie-oogie-oogie-oogie to their set list—which looks kind of like my iPod’s play list—with covers from bands like The Kings of Leon, MGMT, Franz Ferdinand, Green Day, Modest Mouse, The Clash, Weezer, The Ramones, Oasis, The Pixies, Cracker, The Vines, Harvey Danger, Sublime, The Killers, Elvis Costello, The Raconteurs, Cheap Trick, Supergrass, Sex Pistols and of course, Lady Gaga. [$5 cover, 9:30pm, 142 Hana Hwy., Paia, 579-9453] After your recovery from this most excellent Friday night, start preparing for next week. On Thursday (July 29), at Casanova, is the 2nd Annual Body SLAM—“the literary equivalent to a mosh pit,” say organizers. They’re upping the ante this year, taking a similar tone to this best-ever Best of Maui issue, with “3-D” body painting by Rachel Deboer. Transforming wahine models into black-light robots (yes, robots), Deboer and her crew showcase their skills with brush-on-skin media, using ChromaDepth technique. Special glasses will be passed out to audience members, which will give these flesh and blood paintings further illusion of depth. As for the poetry slam itself, it’s a “no rules” event, where team pieces, musical accompaniment, props, etc. are not just allowed, they’re encouraged. At the end of the night, the three top-ranked poets will split a $100 cash prize. All this and more, to the turntable styling of DJ Boomshot. [$5 cover, 9:30pm, 1188 Makawao Ave., Makawao, 572-0220] It’s the 40th anniversary of Rainbow Bridge (a Jimi Hendrix flick largely shot Upcounrty), and Puka Puka is celebrating with an opening reception for “Far Art,” on Friday (July 30). Featuring work by local counterculture movement forerunners from the late ’60s, the showcase exhibits how these artists, “exchanged the consciousness of art for the art of consciousness.” Show runs through December 31, featuring William Ballantine, Richard Fields, Rick Griffin, Jim Loomis, Tom Mitchell, Neal Norris, John Schofill, John Severson, Louise Severson, Todd Swan and Joana Varawa. [6-9pm, 43, Hana Hwy., Paia, 579-3080] A great way to follow up the showcase reception is with P.O.R.T.A.L., live at Moana Bakery and Cafe. Their name stands for People of Revolutionary Thought and Living, and of their song “Geppeto’s Dream,” my predecessor Kate Bradshaw eloquently mused it’s a “tune that starts out with a strange melody invocative of sunken ships and broken dolls in hurricane-torn attics [with] an evil robot of an electronic drumbeat.” [No cover, 71 Baldwin Ave., Pa’ia, 579-9999]
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