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Thursday, May 25, 2000
University of Hawai'i Outreach College
A taiko drum ensemble will participate in a celebration
of Okinawan culture and history at the East-West Center.
The concert in the Hawai'i Imin International Concert Center at Jefferson Hall, East-West Center, will feature master musician Harry Seisho Nakasone and cover a variety of Okinawan music styles. Guest artist Kaoru Zukeran will perform a martial arts dance and will lead a taiko ensemble. Hawaii's Mitsuko Toguchi will dance "Kuishi Omokage."
Tickets are $10 general and $8 for students, seniors, military, EWC Friends and University of Hawai'i faculty and staff. Tickets are at the UH Campus Center, or call 956-3836.
Coinciding with the event is "Okinawan Art: A Centennial Celebration," which will be on view in the EWC Gallery 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
