April 26, 2006
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FINE WINE AND MUSIC ‘REVEALED’ UNDER THE STARS AT BISHOP MUSEUM
HONOLULU – Looking for a new way to spend an evening? How about enjoying fine wine, delicious food, and soothing music under the stars, while a volcano erupts in the background? That’s what guests of Revealed, Bishop Museum’s newest evening series, will experience on Friday, May 12 from 6 – 9 p.m.
Guests at the inaugural evening, themed “Jazz & Wine,” will be treated to the musical talents of Rocky Brown & Friends. The Hanohano Room headliner brings along Gabe Baltazar, Abe Lagrimas, and Dean Taba to entertain visitors while they experience the Museum after hours.
Family trio Manoa DNA will surely delight guests with their original contemporary compositions, refurbished and rejuvenated mix from the seventies, and energetic Hawaiian classics. The father and two sons have compiled a song list as varied as their hapa heritage and executed it with harmonies as singular as their family name.
While enjoying these wonderful performances, event-goers will be able to stroll through the museums exhibits and galleries, including the Science Adventure Center and the latest Castle Memorial Building exhibit “Celebrating Chinese Women: Qing Dynasty to Modern Hawai’i.” Fantastic wines will be served with delicious cuisine from a few select restaurants. “Matters of Taste Bakery Market Café” will be preparing such delicacies as Oriental beef lettuce wraps, seared ahi with an Asian long bean and tomato salad and their spinach and duck confit salad.
Guests may also test their luck with a drawing for a brand-new, solid wood, semi-gloss finished, KoAlana ‘ukulele courtesy of KoAloha Ukuleles.
Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for youth (4-12), Bishop Museum adult members and military personnel. Bishop Museum youth members and children under 4 years are free. Advance sale tickets are available at Bishop Museum ticket desk. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (808) 847-8290.
A treasured resource of Hawaiian history and heritage Bishop Museum was founded in 1889 by Charles Reed Bishop as a tribute to his wife Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, the last descendant of the royal Kamehameha dynasty. Located at 1525 Bernice Street, the Museum is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $14.95 for adults; $11.95 for youth 4-12 years, special rates for kama‘āina, seniors and military; children under 4 years and Bishop Museum Members are free. For information, call 847-3511 or visit www.bishopmuseum.org.