ART / SNEAK PEEK : MIGRANT BLEND BREWS UP ISLAND'S COFFEE CULTURE.The Kona coast of Hawaii's big island has been a caffeine mecca ever since holy men first brought coffee plants there in 1828. We mean Christian missionaries The following are notable Christian missionaries: Early Christian missionaries These are missionaries that predate the Second Council of Nicaea so it may be claimed by both Catholic and Orthodoxy or belonging to an early Christian groups. , not Starbucks salesmen. Initially, white land barons ran Kona's coffee plantations, until they switched over to more lucrative sugar farming. That's when a wave of Japanese migrant laborers moved in and took over, eventually making up 80 percent of the region's coffee farmers. Blended together with Koreans, Portuguese, Chinese, Puerto Ricans It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. This list of Puerto Ricans , native Hawaiians This is a list of notable Native Hawaiians:
Their collective heritage unfolds in an exhibition opening Feb. 9 at the Japanese American National Museum The Japanese American National Museum opened its doors in 1992. The museum is located in the Little Tokyo area near downtown Los Angeles, California. It is devoted to preserving the history and culture of Japanese Americans. in Little Tokyo. ``The Kona Coffee Kona coffee is the market name for a variety of coffee (Coffea arabica) cultivated on the slopes of Mount Hualalai and Mauna Loa in the North and South Kona Districts of the Big Island of Hawaii. Only coffee from the Kona Districts should be described as "Kona. Story: Along the Hawai'i Belt Road'' documents not only the history of the Kona coffee farmers but the still-vibrant Kona culture that exists today. The museum, at 369 E. First St., is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday through Sunday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday. Admission is $4 adults, $3 for students and seniors 62 and older, free for children under 5. The show runs through June 9. For information, call (213) 625-0414. Double vision: Landscape painting needn't mean bucolic images of grazing sheep and sloping pastures. Take, for example, the two-man exhibition running through Feb. 9 at the County of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Century Gallery in Sylmar, featuring oil paintings of Martin Mondrus, an emeritus professor of art at Glendale Community College Glendale Community College can refer to one of two colleges in the United States.
UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX graduate Brian Hollister. Allegory, religious myth and the encroachment of urban life tint Mondrus' views of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . Hollister, by contrast, works in the idiom of color-field abstraction, reimagining the desert landscapes that he also photographs. Grouped together under the slightly paradoxical title ``Tandem Solo Exhibitions,'' the two artists' works are on view 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. Admission and parking are free. The gallery is located at 13000 Sayre St. For information, call (818) 362-3220. Back to the future: The new year is already a month old, but one gallery in La Canada Flintridge is holding on to 1996 for just a while longer. A selection of artists featured last year at Gloria Lee Interiors & Gallery returns for an encore, featuring new works. Exhibiting at the gallery through March 1 are watercolor and collage painter Gerald Brommer, plus a group show of 35 artists working in oil, acrylic, watercolor, wood and metal sculpture, photography and pottery. Hours are noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and by appointment. Admission is free to the gallery at 838-1/2 Foothill Blvd. For information and a list of the artists, call (818) 790-0931. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Ten Kona men wield long-handled hoes in an early photo on display as part of ``The Kona Coffee Story: Along the Hawai'i Belt Road,'' at the Japanese National Museum in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo. |
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