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~aen ~-ar ews © Honolulu Academy of Arts 1986 HONOLULU ACADEMY OF ARTS Henry B. Clark, Jr., President, Board of Trustees· George R~ Ellis, Director December 1986

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Garden Cafe: Luncheon, Tuesday-Friday at 11 :30 a.m. and 1 :00 p.m. Thursday supper at 6:30 p.m. For reservations call 531-8865 (Monday 9:00 a.m.-noon, Tuesday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.). Garden Cafe closed June-August.

Academy Shop: Open during regular museum hours, except closes Tuesday through Saturday at 4:00 p.m.

Library: Tues~:fay-Friday 10:00 a.m.-noon and 1 :00-4:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m.­ noon and 1 :00-3:00 p.m. Closed Sunda) and Monday.

Tours: Guided tours of the collection are offered Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at 11 :00 a.m.; Thursday at 2:00 p.m. and Sunday at 1 :00 p.m. Special and group tours are available, and tours for hearing-impaired persons can be arranged; call 538-3693, ext. 255.

Access for the physically handicapped is available through the Ward Avenue Happy Holidays! This spectacular infra-red photograph of the museum is by entrance. Free parking spaces for the Raymond Sato. In 1986 the Honolulu Academy of Arts was named Hawaii's handicapped are available in the parking "best building" by members of the Hawaii Society/ American Institute of lot on the Ward Avenue side of Architects. Award-winning designs of the Society's annual competition are on the museum. view in Central Court through December 28. Calendar Exhibitions December 1986

1-7 Monday-Sunday Artists of Hawaii 1986 Bumpei Akaji has created many well­ Hawaii International Film festival films. Second Floor Galleries known public sculptures, including a Please consult newspapers and festival through December 28, 1986 large bronze work Pu'uwai (Heart) at brochure for more information. the lmin Center of the East-West Academy Theatre (free) The Academy's 36th annual juried and invitational exhibition presents works Center; Eternal Flame, a copper work 2-7 Tuesday-Sunday in various media by artists from at the Hawaii State Capitol; Na Manu Folk Art Bazaar continues in Lecture throughout the state of Hawaii. Serving Oli (Birds of Glad Tidings), Mau Loa Gallery. Tuesday-Saturday: 10 a.m. to Ka Ohana (Eternal is the Family), and 4 p.m. Sunday: 1-5 p.m. Parking at as juror this year was Lee Mullican Ulu Laau Ua (Rain Forest) at the Bishop 1035 Kinau Street on space-available basis. artist and professor of art at the Uni­ versity of California at Los Angeles. Trust Building; as well as sculptures at 4 Thursday Three hundred and fifteen Hawaij the Neal Blaisdell Concert Hall, Ala Exhibition opens: Paintings on Paper by Moana Shopping Center, and Mauna Lei-Sanne Doo and Dreamscapes by artists submitted 777 works, including Kea Beach Hotel. Akaji developed an George Binns. Graphic Arts Gallery 20 artists from the island of Hawaii, through January 11, 1987. 33 from Maui, 11 from Kauai and interest in art as a teenager on Kauai, along with other prominent artists Members' tours: Artists of Hawaii 1986 at 251 from Oahu. lsami Doi and Reuben Tam. During 9 a.m. Please register in advance by The invitational section of the exhibi­ World War II, Akaji served with the calling 538-3693, ext. 255. tion honors six Hawaii artists who have 442nd Regimental Combat Team in 8-10 Monday-Wednesday 7:30 p.m. made significant contributions in the Italy where he remained after the war Masters of Japanese Cinema: "A.K.," visual arts: Bumpei Akaji, sculpture; 1985, documentary on Akira Kurosawa. to study art. Later he returned to Kenneth Bushnell, painting; Helen Hawaii and received a master's degree English and Japanese dialogue with Gilbert, painting; Brone Jameikis, subtitles. Invited Artist of Hawaii 1986 Bumpei Akaji, in art at the University of Hawaii. His stained glass; Mamoru Sato, sculpture; sculpture Academy Theatre (admission) free-standing forms, relief panels, and and Harry Tsuchidana, painting. 11-12 Thursday-Friday monumental works are powerful state­ Masters of Japanese Cinema: "Sound of The Artists of Hawaii 1986 exhibition ments of Akaji's unique vision the Mountain," 1954, directed by Mikio is sponsored by AT&T and supported and energies. Naruse is based on the novel by Yasunari in part by a grant from the State Kenneth Bushnell is professor of art Kawabata. Thursday at 1 and 7:30 p.m. Foundation on Culture and the Arts. at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Friday at 7:30 p.m. Since 1963 his paintings have been Academy Theatre (admission) shown in numerous solo exhibitions in 13 Saturday 8 p.m. Honolulu, New York, Philadelphia, Honolulu Brass Annual Christmas·concert Los Angeles, Hamburg, Barcelona and Central Court (admission) Amsterdam, in group exhibitions 14 Sunday nationally and internationally, and in Members' tour: Artists of Hawaii 1986 environmental and expo~ition installa­ at 9 a.m. Please register in advance by tions. In 1986 a retrospective of his calling 538-3693, ext. 255. work was held at the Contemporary 15-16 Monday-Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Arts Center and the Artloft in foreign Film: "The Smile of the Lamb," Honolulu and included works from his 1985, Israel. Diamond series (1967-68), Kite series Academy Theatre (admission) (1972-74), Lintel and Couplet series 17 Wednesday 7:30 p.m. (1975-81 and 1982-84), and culminating film: "Naked Spaces: Living is Round," in the Euclidean Dream Cycle (1983--). 1986, directed by,rinh ,. Minh-Ha, In addition to painting, Bushnell is filmed in rural areas of five West African Invited Artist of Hawaii 1986 Kenneth Bushnell, involved in filmmaking, printmaking, countries. painting and theater design for dance. Academy Theatre (admission) 18-19 Thursday-Friday Painter Helen Gilbert, professor of art Masters of Japanese Cinema: "High and at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Low," 1963, directed by Akira Kurosawa. is a native of California and attended Thursday at 1 and 7:30 p.m., Friday at Mills College, San Francisco Art Insti­ 7:30 p.m. tute, Central School of Art in London, 20 Saturday 2-4 p.m. Friedlander Atelier in Paris, and the Young People's Art Exhibition opens. University of California at Berkeley. Free reception in Art Center galleries and She received her M.F.A. from the Uni­ Fountain Court. Exhibition continues versity of Hawaii where she has taught through January 4, 1987. since 1965. Her works have been 27-30 Saturday-Tuesday exhibited in solo exhibitions in Phila­ Film: "My American Cousin," 1986, award­ delphia, New York, Dusseldorf, winning Canadian film. Saturday, Monday, Hamburg, Barcelona, and Honolulu Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday at 4 p.m. and in numerous group exhibitions in Academy Theatre (admission) Europe and throughout the United 28 Sunday States. She is well known for her Final day: Artists of Hawaii 1986 exhibition kinetic light pieces, prints, paintings, 30 Tuesday and media works which reflect her Exhibition opens: Works by William interest in geometric abstraction and Wegman the contructivist tradition. FOCUS Gallery through February 1, 1987 Invited Artist of Hawaii 1986 Helen Gilbert, painting Lithuanian-born artist Brone Jameikis came to the United States in 1949, began studying at the Art Institute of Chicago and working at the Valeska Church Art Studios in 1952, receiving a B.F.A. and M.F.A. from the Art Institute of Chicago by 1958. During this period she studied the art of stained glass, winning an award at an exhibition of religious art in Chicago. Later, in Hawaii, Miss Jameikis received an M.A. in Far Eastern Art from the University of Hawaii. She joined the staff of the Honolulu Academy of Arts in 1971, where she served as keeper of the audiovisual center until her retirement in 1981. Texas-born sculptor Mamoru Sato was trained in art at the University of Colorado where he received a B.A. in fine arts and an M.F.A. in sculpture. Invited Artist of Hawaii 1986 Brone Jameikis, He has been professor of art at the stained glass University of Hawaii since 1965. His works have been widely exhibited including recent solo exhibitions at the ArtLoft, Dqwntown Gallery and Central Pacific Bank in Honolulu, in Oklahoma City, Muncie and San Diego, and an invitational exh ibition in Kagoshima, Japan. Among his numerous commis­ sions are a 24-foot terrazzo sculpture for the Honolulu International Airport, a 24- x 28-foot aluminum ceiling for the Hayashida Onsen Hotel (Kago­ shima), a 32-foot brass and mahogany sculpture for the Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel, Honolulu, and three ) exterior sculptures for Hilo Hospital. Sato's works are in many collections . including the State of Hawaii, Honolulu Academy of Arts, University of Hawaii, University of Colorado, and the James A. Michener Collection. Harry Tsuchidana was born in Waipahu Invited Artist of Hawaii 1986 Mamoru Sato sculpture ' and received his first formal art train­ ing at the Honolulu Academy of Arts The Imperative of the Cold Triangle from when he was 16 years old. After serving Dreamscapes by George Binns, December 4- January 11, 1987 in the U.S. Marine Corps, Tsuchidana attended the National Academy of Art and Corcoran School of Art in Lei-Sanne Doo: Paintings on Paper received a B.A. in fine arts from the Washington, D.C., Brooklyn School of and Dreamscapes by George Binns University of Cincinnati and did post- Art, and Pratt Graphic Arts Center in Graphic Arts Gallery graduate studies at University of New York where he received a John December 4-January 11, 1987 California at Berkeley and California Hay Whitney Fellowship. After return­ The works of Honolulu-born artist College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. ing to Hawaii, he taught drawing and Lei-Sanne Doo are semi-abstract He has taught art in California for the painting in the Kaimuki High School evocations of natural phenomena and past 26 years. An exhibition of hi-s Adult Education Program in the years are often inspired by her nostalgia for montages was commissioned by the between 1965 and 1984. Presently, Hawaii. She graduated with distinction Xerox Corporation for the opening of Tsuchidana teaches at the Honolulu from Stanford University and studied its new West Coast research facility Academy of Arts. His oils, watercolors, on scholarship at the Arts Students which provided him access to their and prints have been widely exhibited League of New York. Her works have technical staff and laboratory in Hawaii and in Provincetown, Los Angeles and Columbia (SC). His works been exhibited at the Bronx Museum equipment. are in the permanent collections of the of Arts, Lincoln Center's Cork G~llery, Works by William Wegman opens in Contemporary Arts Center of Hawaii, and Parker/Smalley Gallery in ·· the FOCUS Gallery December 30 the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Free Manhattan. and continues through February·1, Library of Philadelphia, and the Hawaii The "dreamscape" works by artist 1987. The January 1987~ssue of ln~it~d Artist of Hawaii 1986 Harry Tsuchidana, State Foundation on Culture and George Binns are color Xerox montages Calendar News wil_l give the full exhibi­ pamtmg the Arts. that combine metaphysical themes and tion announcement. images of natural phenomenct.8-i-Ans- . ~ · Announcements

Year-End Planning under the New Tax Law

Many individuals will save taxes by Alert for Non-Itemizers. Individuals taking as many deductions as who take standard deduction can possible in 1986. In 1987, lower tax deduct charitable gifts made in rates form the basis of the new law. 1986 but not in future years. If you Instead of the maximum income tax do not itemize, it is especially of 50 percent, higher income "taxwise" to make gifts this year. individuals will be taxed at 38.S A Gift that Pays You Life Income. percent. In 1988, the top average Charitable gifts to the Academy can rate will be 28 percent. take many forms - cash, appre­ The present tax code features 1 S ciated securities, real property, different rates for individuals. The works of art, and no-longer-needed new law calls for a drop in the life insurance. And you can make a number of rates - to five in 1987, charitable gift that provides income and to just two (15 and 28 percent) to you (and a survivor). After the in 1988. Some high-income tax­ life interest, the gift belongs to the payers will be subject to other tax Academy. You can get a charitable adjustments such as the 5 percent deduction on this year's tax return, surcharge or alternative minimum and you can change appreciated tax provisions also. investments without paying tax on the property's appreciation. Gifts of long-term appreciated securities, real estate, and "related We would like to give you addi­ use" works of art continue to be tional information about charitable gifts. As noted, 1986 is an especially deductible at fair market value with Friends and families enjoy art activities no tax on the appreciation. good year to contribute! together at the Academy's special events Starting next year, for a limited Please call or write: Peggy number of taxpayers, however, Vollmann, Fund Development some gifts of long-term appreciated Officer, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Narcissus Culture Class work at the Honolulu Academy of Arts 900 South Beretania Street, property may be subject to the The Academy is pleased to offer for the on January 24 a~d 25. Only stu~ents . Honolulu, Hawaii alternative minimum tax. That rule 96814. second year a workshop in narcissus who can commit to all the sessions will does not apply in 1986. If you may Telephone: (808) 538-3693. culture given by Honolulu architect be given consideration. The fee is $25. be subject to the minimum tax, this As always, we urge you to consult and orchid grower Gilman Hu, who (Plan on approximately $15 for is a good time to contribute appre­ your attorney or tax adviser on is a specialist in the traditional crab- supplies.) Bulbs and tools are available ciated property (before the new how the laws apply to you. claw method of narcissus bulb culture. for purchase, but are not mandatory rule applies). Basic principles and variations of if you have your own. carving a narcissus bulb, caring for the Beginners and experienced students bulb, timing its bloom, and displaying are welcome. Persons with imagina- the blooming plant will be covered. tion and manual dexterity will find this Two identical sections of the work- class fascinating and challenging. shop are offered on three consecutive Ope~ to everyone. Academy members Saturdays, January 3, 10 and 17. Section are given pr~ference thr?ugh Decem­ A from 9 to 11 a.m. and section B from ber 15 on a first-come, first-served 1 to 3 p.m. The fourth session of the basis. Enrollment !s lim_ited to the first workshop combines sections A and B 25 completed reg1strat1ons for each on Wednesday, January 21, from 7 to section. (Switchin? of sections ?uring 10 p.m. The four sessions are timed the workshop period not perm1t_t~d:) for the Chinese New Year (January 29) Call 538-3693, e~t. 220, f~r application and the exhibition of partici~ forms and more information.

Looking for the Perfect Gift? to win a roundtrip ticket for two to You can find it in a gift membership Australia, courtesy of Continental in the Honolulu Academy of Arts! Airlines, and other prizes! Membership provides a full year of For gift membership information, call special benefits: Calendar News, invi­ 538-3693, ext. 240. Credit cards are tations to members' events, tours of accepted, and your payment is a exhibitions, discounts in the Academy deductible donation on your 1986 A moment to relax in Central Court during the Shop, Theatre, and Garden Cafe. In tax returns. (Don't forget to renew opening reception of the recent Portuguese addition, all gift memberships through your own membership to be eligible quilt and print exhibition December 31 include a full-color for the January drawing for the special poster of the Academy's painting prizes and for the membership benefits Rainbow by Robert Delaunay, a free listed above.) catalogue selected from a group of Academy publications, and a chance Party of the Year Mahalo Nui Loa The Party of the Year, an Academy benefit dinner held on October 19, organized by the Academy Guild and generously supported by the Kahala Hilton Hotel, raised over $30,000 for Academy programs and services. The Academy wishes to extend its appre­ ciation to the honorary patrons, com­ mittee members, dinner patrons and their guests, and corporations whose good will and hard work were responsible for its success. Party of the Year Committee: Phyllis Lee and Anna Lise Vogel, co-chairs / Mariko Ando/ Phoebe Campbell / Alice Guild / Shella Leas / Lili Meagher / Susan Soong. Honorary Patrons: Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Finamore. Patrons: Dr. Charman Akina / Bank of Hawaii / Mr. and Mrs. David Cole / First Hawaiian Bank / Foodland Super~ market / Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Friedman / Mr. and Mrs. Siegfried Kagawa/ Mr. and Mrs. Keiji Kawakami Al ice Guild, Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Finamore, I Dr. and Mrs. Clifford Lau / Mr. and Henry B. Clark, Jr. , and G~orge R. Ellis at the Mrs. Peter A. Lee / Dr. and Mrs. Academy's gala benefit at the Kahala New Book on Chinese Furniture and contemporary significance of the Richard Mamiya / James A. Napier/ Hilton Hotel . A new 328-page publication, Classic craft of furniture making. $80, $95 after Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Vogel / Mr. and Chinese Furniture, by Wang Shixiang January 1. The author, Wang Shixiang, Mrs. Robert C. Wo. Special Support: P~ter A. Lee/ the Staff of t~e Kahala_ is now available in the Academy Shop. is a noted specialist of classical Chinese Better Brands, Li mited / Duty Free Hilton ~otel. A~adem_y Gwld Executive The first book in English by a Chinese furniture and is.presently senior Shoppers Li mited / Haimoff & Haimoff Committee: Alice Guild I Mary Lou author, the volume contains 332 color research fellow of the Research Insti­ Creations in Gold/ J. Ming Chew/ Lewis / Stanley Mukai / Pat Schnaak / and 186 black-and-white plates as well tute of Ancient Texts of the Cultural Jean-Pierre Germain / Mr. and Mrs. Susan Soong I Phoebe Campbell. as detailed line drawings accompany­ Relics Bureau of the Ministry of Culture ing comprehensive essays on the in Beijing. origin, development, use, materials,

Group Tours of Asian Art Chinese Court is a stopping place for These group tours give a broad over­ a brief discussion of the role nature view of the Academy's world-famous played in East Asian painting. The tour collection of Asian art. The countries is recommended for world and Asian represented in the permanent galleries civilization, language, and humanities are India, China, Korea, and Japan. classes. Teachers and leaders for From Indian temple carvings to groups of ten or more may call Gallery Chinese neolithic vessels, Japanese Education for reservations at 538-3693, folding screens and Korean ceramics, ext. 255. museum-goers experience an array of treasures spanning 4,500 years. The

Young People's Art The work of the Academy Art Center's young people's art cl asses will be exhibited in t he Fountain Court and the studio galleries, December 20- Janu ary 4. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, December 20, 2-4 p.m. It is free and open to the public.

The Academy Shop will be closed for These one-of-a-kind glass ornaments are works Curato r James Jensen in Spanish Court with inventory January 2-6 and will reopen of art for your holiday decorations. Available third-century Syrian mosaic, Boy on a Dolphin, on Wednesday, January 7, 1987. in the Academy Shop which has been recently restored as part of the museum's on-going conservation program. (5110.1) Announcements

FOLK ART BAZAAR 1986 Lecture Gallery Education Wing through December 7 The Academy Shop presents its fifth annual Folk Art Bazaar featuring handcrafted items from around the world, wood carvings, textiles, frankincense and myrrh. Volunteers will be on hand to assist you with your selections. Your membership card is required to obtain your members' 10 percent discount when paying with cash or check. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, December 2-6: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, December 7: 1-5 p.m. The parking lot at 1025 Kinau Street will be open for Folk Art Bazaar customers on a space-available basis.

D.O.E. Artmobile featuring Folk Art and Toys of Asia from the Academy's Lending Collection and private lenders will travel to Hawaii schools for the next two years

Nativity Theme Art Tours for Children illustrated on two stained glass win­ The Academy's medieval and Renais- dows. The tours are recommended for Donors of Works of Art Hutchinson / Seiju lfuku / William B. sance galleries are the focus of guided kindergarten through third-grade The Academy collections have been Jamieson / James Jindra / Nadine tours offered to groups of ten or more children, but are open to students of considerably enhanced over the years Kahanamoku / Charles Kanai / Dr. and elementary school students, Decem- all ages. by donated objects. lndee·a, acquiring Mrs. Robert Kuhn in memory of ber 2-19. Tempera and oil paintings Please call 538-3693, ext. 255, to objects by gift is one of the primary Richard Kuhn / Nora Lange / Dr. will be discussed in the main galleries, schedule a tour. The performance part ways museums are able to enlarge and Robert F. Lindberg / Maxine Mccurdy after which the students wi\\ attend a of this program and the accompanying improve their holdings. The Academy / James A. Michener / Barbra Miller / live performance especially created display are made possible in part wishes to acknowledge with gratitude Mr. an,d Mrs. John V. Miller/ May for the Academy by the Peppermint through a grant from the Louisa F. the following persons who are among Moir/ Laurence A. G. Moss / Players. The performance will be based Palmer Trust. those who have generously donated Frederic B. Mueller on two biblical stories, Flight into works of art to the collections during Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Nakamura/ Egypt and Adoration of the Magi, the period of September 1985 through Dr. and Mrs. Nobuyuki Nakasone / September 1986. Dorothy Livingston Nichols / Professor Anonymous I Mr. and Mrs. Martin H. Niedzielski / Mitsu Nishigaki / Anderson / Estate of Mrs. Leslie James O'Brien / Jacquette C. Ostheimer Bratton Andrews / Mrs. Holt Atherton , / Marsha Schweitzer Otani in memory Leonard Baskin / Dr. and Mrs. Robert of her husband Kenji Otani / Mr. and M. Browne I Sidney J. Budnick/ Mrs. Leslie Ozawa/ Mr. and Mrs. Eleanor Burts in memory of Alexandra , Charles Page / Dr. Jack Paldi / Betty Coffman· Parson's Foundation/ Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cantor Foundation / Mr. and Edwin T. Petteys in memory of Judge Mrs. Henry B. Clark, Jr. / Mrs. Harrison Carrick H. Buck/ Dr. and Mrs. Cooke / Steven Feinstein / Yoram Alex Pickens Fishman / Valerie Franklin / Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Joyce 0. Roberts/ Rabbi and Mrs. Julius Nodel in their Charles C. Spalding/ Robert and honor I Mrs. James W. Foster/ Mr. Chieko Sueoka / Laila and Thurston and Mrs. Bradley L. Geist/ Jane B. Twigg-Smith / Mr. and Mrs. Guiab J. Gibson / Helen Gilbert Watumull / Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. David W. Hal1 / Frank Hamilton / June Wiswell I Ben Wuncsh / Sumiye Among the Art-a-thon volunteers: (top) Errol McGill Harris / Marvell Hart / Mrs. Yoshioka I Jade Young I John Young Rubin (chair), Laura Uchino (Academy staff), Cynthia deHay, Carole Brooks, Krista K. Frank A. Hecht / C. Florence Hendrycy Daehler, Susan Thornett, (front) Ben King and I Jean Higashi / Mr. and Mrs. John D. Jeffrey Helberg . , • .,,.;..:..----·-~--... - Dominis· Holt / Mr. and Mrs/ Mitchell ¼ , ';, .. ,,.• Theatre Programs

Members' Tours Guided tours for members of the exhibition Artists of Hawaii 1986 will be offered on Thursday, December 4, at 9 a.m. and on Sunday, December 14, at 12 noon. Members planning to attend should register in advance by calling GaHery Education at 538-3693, ext. 255.

Staff News The museum is pleased to announce the appointment of Peggy Vollmann to the position of Academy fund development officer. Hawaii-born, Mrs. Vollmann was educated in Honolulu and subsequently lived in Washington, D.C., and Copenhagen. She has been on the Academy staff since 1973, serving as head of the membership department from 1976 and as assistant fund development/ membership officer since 1979.

At the festive installation of The Lei Maker The museum welcomes Barbara Prock (Portrait of Lizzie Victor) by Theodore Wores: as part-time capital funds campaign Robert L. Simpson, director George R. Ellis, coordinator. Mrs. Prock is a familiar Dr. Ben Shenson, Mrs. Simpson {adopted daughter of Lizzie Victor), Zohinah Charlot, figure at the Academy having served trustee Thelma Zen, Dr. A. Jess Shenson, and on the museum staff from ·1958 to 1979 Honolulu Brass Christmas Concert John Shipman and as a consultant from 1979 to 1982. This annual festive Christmas event The Academy welcomes also Jonathan will be presented on Saturday, Decem­ Q. I. Meatoga as full-time assistant to ber 13, at 8 p.m. The music by the Memorial Donations Steele / Laila and Thurston Twigg- , the librarian, replacing Hasting Honolulu Brass, one of the ensembles Smith / Mrs. Thomas White / A memorial gift to the museum is a Kennedy who retired in September. which makes up Chamber Music Allen Woodell lasting and thoughtful way to honor a A graduate of James Campbell High Hawaii, will range from the baroque friend or relative. The Academy wishes In memory of Thomas Nickerson: School in 1983 and Kamehameha and classical to traditional Christmas to acknowledge with deep gratitude Joseph P. Cooke, Jr. / Mr. and Mrs. Schools' Adult Education Program in carols in Central Court. Slides of the following donations: J. R. Judd, Jr./ Mr. and Mrs. James 1984, Mr. Meatoga comes to the works of art created through the G. Long / Mr. and Mrs. R. A. In memory of Jacqueline Berger: Academy from Hickam Exchange centuries for the Christmas season will Mitchell, Jr. / Alice J. Simpich / Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Culbertson Services where he served as customer be projected on the walls of Central Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Walker/ Mrs. service representative. Court and on screens in Kinau Court. In memory of Mrs. Carter Galt: Baldwin Whittier Mr. and Mrs. Martin Anderson Special Christmas refreshments served In memory of F. Charles Pierce: at intermission will add to the joyous In memory of Philip P. Maxwell: Mrs. William Blackfield festivities. Tickets are available for Mr. and Mrs. Alexander S. Atherton / In memory of Tira Feher Simpson: chair seating at $6 or seating on the Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Bergh / Mr. Prudence W. Allan / Mr. and Mrs. grass at $3. (Sorry, no coolers or and Mrs. Robert B. Bunn / C. Brewer Martin Anderson snacks.) and Company, Limited / Mr. and Hundreds of items at the Fifth Annual Folk Mrs. Harlan Cadinha / Mr. and Mrs. Art Bazaar! This event is presented in conjunction Grant W. Canfield / Dagny M. with Chamber Music Hawaii. Castro / Mr. and Mrs. Philip Ching / Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Clark, Jr. / Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ford / Mr. and Hawaii International Film Festival films Mrs. Herbert C. Cornuelle / Mr. and and events will be offered in the Mrs. James S. Danford I Joyce Academy Theatre during the first week Eggleston / Mr. and Mrs. Mitsuyoshi in December. Please consult Festival Fukuda / Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. announcements for titles and times. Grunsky / Emmett Hazlett / Mr. and All showings are free. Mrs. Harold S. Y. Hee / Mr. and Mrs. Charles Holland / The Employees of Homeowners Designer Center / Hatsue lshimatsu / Ernest K. Kai / Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin L. Marx, Jr. / Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. McCabe / Kimiye Nakasone / Leilani R. Peale / Mr. and Mrs. David T. Pietsch, Sr. / Mr. and Mrs. William F. Quinn / Mr. and Mrs. William Sander I Mr. and Mrs. Dwight C. ------Theatre Programs

Masters of Japanese Cinema sizzling, artistic crackerjack," reported the New York Times, this seldom seen Three films in the Academy's Novem­ gem is a thriller in which Condo, a ber series Masters of Japanese Cinema, shoe manufacturer, receives word that highlight the works of Akira Kurosawa his son has been kidnapped and then and Mikio Naruse: discovers that his son's friend is the "A.K." France/ Japan, 1985, directed victim. Japanese dialogue with English and written by Chris Marker with Akira subtitles. December 18 at 1 and Kurosawa and the cast and crew of 7:30 p.m., December 19 at 7:30 p.m. $3 . "Ran." One of the best documentaries about a director at work, the film shows the indomitable 75-year-old Kurosawa as he filmed "Ran." December 8, 9, 10 at 7:30 p.m. $3. "The Sound of the Mountain" Japan, 1955, directed by Mikio Naruse, starring So Yamamura and Setsuko Hara. A beautiful adaptation of Yasunari Kawabata's elegiac masterpiece about Shingo, a middle-aged businessman about to become old. Japanese dialogue with English subtitles. December 11 at 1 and 7:30 p.m., December 12 at 7:30 p.m. $3. So Yamamura and Setsuko Hara as an "High and Low" Japan, 1963, directed affectionate father and daughter-in-law in Tashiro Mifune in Akira Kurosawa's thriller by Akira Kurosawa with Tashiro the film "Sound of the Mountain," based on "High and Low," December 18-19 Mifune and Tsutomu Yamasaki. "A novel by Yasunari Kawabata. December 11-12

Naked Spaces Directed by Trinh T. Minh-Ha, "Naked Spaces: Living in the Round" docu­ ments architecture and daily life in the traditional cultures of remote areas of six West African countries. A sensuous, philosophical journey through village life, the film won the Golden Athena Award at this year's Athens Film Fes­ tival, was shown to standing-room­ only crowds at the Museum of Modern Art and was featured at the Whitney Museum of American Art in November. December 17 at 7:30 p.m. $3.

Other Foreign Films Canada: "My American Cousin," 1985, Award-winning Canadian film "My American Cousin" December 29-30 Israel: "The Smile of the Lamb," 1985, directed by Sandy Wilson, won all of directed by Shimon Dotan with Tuncel the major Genies (the Canadian Kuritz and Rami Danon, is Israel's Oscars). Told from the perspective of a entry for this year's Academy Awards 12-year-old girl, the story concerns a competition. This gripping drama young girl's first crush. The film is provides heartbreaking evidence of charming and funny, shot in vibrant "Naked Spaces," December 17, a poetic film 1950s' colors. December 27, 29, 30 at journey into the most inaccessible part the human cost of a religious-political 7:30 p.m.; December 28 at 4 p.m. $3. of Africa war. December 15, 16 at 7:30 p.m. $3.