Opera on the Rocks
Saturday, July 1:
Opera on the Rocks. Lively, fun opera-in-a-bar, featuring famous drinking moments from opera. Palace Theatre Lobby, 38 Haili St., Hilo. 7 p.m. $30 admission. For information call (808) 333-7378; for tickets call (808) 934-7010 or visit http://www.hawaiiperformingartsfestival.org/. Tickets will be available at the door.
The Emily T Gail Show
The Emily T Gail Show, aka “Emily T. Gail Talks Story” show is found on http://espnhawaii.com/ online, all the time and via https://www.facebook.com/emilytgailtalkstory/ and a free iTunes podcast. Emily “talks story” about recreational, high school, professional sports along with talking story with athletes, coaches, parents, community organizers and members of print and broadcast media. She talks about how sports and recreation play an important part in communities where Emily is involved; Island of Hawai`i and Detroit, her home town. Sponsored by Aloha Big Island Visitor Guide, Emily has updates on Waikoloa Beach Resort events such as the Community Bike Rides every Tuesday at 8:15 a.m. from Bike Works at Queens Marketplace and Queens Marketplace Coronation Pavilion Entertainment and Kings’ Shops Center Court Entertainment. She has events and activity updates for the Waikoloa Dry Forest Initiative, PATH-Connecting People and Places, Hawai`i Cycling Club, Hawai`i Wildlife Center and Kailua Village Peaman & Team Mango multi -sport activities and more. Contact Emily at (808) 896-6780 or emilytgail@emilys.org.
Niaulani Nature Walk
Every Monday:
Niaulani Nature Walk. A free, guided rain forest tour in Volcano. This one-hour nature walk travels through a lush portion of an old-growth Hawaiian rain forest on an easy, 1/7-mile loop trail. The walk introduces visitors to the native plants and birds of Volcano. Guides focus on the biological, ecological, and geological features of the area, and the cultural usages of flora and fauna by native Hawaiians. Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus, 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd., Volcano Village. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Free; donations welcome. For more information call (808) 967-8222 or visit http://volcanoartcenter.org/.