The Bay Concert November 21, 2009

The 2009 Bay Concert: A Celebration of Life at Kahalu’u Bay features Na Hoku award winners Na Leo Pilimehana and Ho‘okena along with emcee Frank de Lima and the Daifukuji Taiko Drummers on Saturday, November 21, at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort Convention Center, Kona, Hawai'i. Doors open at 4:30 p.m.; the concert is 5-8 p.m.

The annual concert is an evening of music and fun, celebrating the efforts of residents and businesses to preserve Hawaii’s natural environment. The 2009 Bay Concert honors artist and community leader Herb Kawainui Kane, someone at the very heart of the Hawaiian Renaissance and himself a celebration of all that is good in life.

The concert is organized by The Kohala Center, an independent academic institute for research and education in the environmental sciences, which manages the Kahalu‘u Bay Project. See www.KohalaCenter.org.

Tickets go on sale September 21. For ticket outlets and more conference information, visit www.kohalacenter.org/bayconcert09 or call 808-887-6411.
• General Admission: $25 advance purchase, $30 at the door ,$12 children 12 and under
• VIP with reserved seating: $40 advance purchase, $45 at the door, $20 children 12 and under

For the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort’s 2009 Bay Concert room package, call 1-866-837-4256 or visit www.sheratonkeauhou.com/bayconcert.htm.