ISLAND HOPPING
Chefs will ‘cook, teach and entertain’
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai is preparing for "Made in America 3," its annual series of dinners that feature interactive cooking demonstrations by high-profile chefs.
The events are set for Feb. 26 to March 3. The chefs "cook, teach and entertain in an intimate and relaxed beach setting," according to a news release.
For more information, visit www.fourseasons.com/hualalai or call 888-340-5662.
Historical society concert set for Feb. 22
The Maui Historical Society will hold a concert fundraiser, "Hawaiian Moonlight," from 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 22 on the grounds of Bailey House Museum in Wailuku.
Entertainment will provided by Joel Katz and friends.
Concertgoers are advised to bring blankets or beach chairs. Limited seating is available for kupuna on a first-come, first-seated basis. Water and soda will be available for purchase; attendees are welcome to bring their own snacks.
Tickets are $25, which includes admission to the museum and museum shop before and during the concert. Children under 12 are admitted free with a paid adult. Purchasing tickets in advance online at www.mauimuseum.org or www.brownpapertickets.com/event/317951 is recommended.
For more information, call the museum at 244-3326, or email baileyhousemuseum@clearwire.net.
GLOBE TROTTING
Pompeii restoration work begins
ROME » Work has begun to shore up Pompeii’s fragile ruins, after several collapses in the sprawling ancient Roman city.
The tourist attraction near Naples is chronically short of state funds. Helping pay for the latest restoration is more than $55 million in European Union funds, which an EU commissioner, Johannes Hahn, in Pompeii on Wednesday, described as an important step toward rescuing the archaeological complex from modern-day ruin. In 2010, torrential rain caused the collapse of a wall in Pompeii, and a frescoed building where gladiators prepared for battle crumbled into a pile of dust.
Museum showcases ‘Ice Age Art’
LONDON » The art world loves hype. Works are touted as the biggest, the rarest, the most expensive.
Even in an age of superlatives, the British Museum has something special: the oldest figurative art in the world.
The artworks on display in the new exhibition "Ice Age Art" are so old that many are carved from the tusks of woolly mammoths.
Made between 40,000 and 10,000 years ago, they are carved from bones, tusks and antlers and depict animals such as bison and lions, as well as human figures.
The show, subtitled "arrival of the modern mind," explores the moment human brains began to embrace abstraction, symbolism and imagination.
Curator Jill Cook said Tuesday that the prehistoric creators of these works "are fully modern humans … capable of imagination and creativity."
Show focuses on color photography
MILWAUKEE » An exhibit at the Milwaukee Art Museum will look at the evolution of color photography in the 20th century.
It will explore the historical developments from 1907 to 1981 that led to color photography becoming the norm in popular culture and fine art. It will feature nearly 200 objects, including framed photographs, publications, slide shows and film clips, from nearly a dozen artists. They include Ansel Adams, Harry Callahan and Saul Leiter.
The exhibit, called "Color Rush: 75 Years of Color Photography in America," runs Feb. 22 through May 19.
