http://hawaiian-island.tribe.net/thread/68031f64-62eb-4377-a4ca-6f1e43d38aa0?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://hawaiian-island.tribe.net/thread/68031f64-62eb-4377-a4ca-6f1e43d38aa0#7686c724-b9ef-4554-bc1c-a43e6ae0be9b Aloha! Hawaii Craftsmen presents the Annual Raku Ho'olaule'a Exhibition at The ARTS at Marks Garage in Chinatown during this first Friday evening. If you will be in Chinatown browsing galleries, please drop by. DJs Nightmarcher and Kyoko will be spinning some music and beats [supported by BOAY productions] as you can check out the latest works by Hawai'i's Raku artists. Sake and wine will be sold at the bar. Handmade Sake cups will be available for purchase as well. Everyone is welcome. Date: Friday, July 5th 2009 Time: 5pm-9pm Place: The Arts at Marks Garage 1159 Nuuanu Ave Honolulu, HI WHAT IS RAKU? The Ideograph “raku” freely translated means enjoyment, contentment, pleasure, and happiness. It has its roots in the 400-year-old Zen tea ceremony of Japan. The original Japanese pieces of raku were tea bowls and the raku potters worked exclusively to produce vessels for the tea ceremony. A raku pot was seen as an object created according to the laws of nature, hence raku evolved as it did because of the preferences of the tea masters for natural things. [from hawaiicraftsmen.org] The exhibtion continues from June 16 - July 11, 2009<br> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:57:27 GMT http://hawaiian-island.tribe.net/thread/68031f64-62eb-4377-a4ca-6f1e43d38aa0#7686c724-b9ef-4554-bc1c-a43e6ae0be9b sonic.a 2009-07-03T23:57:27Z