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[Tikievents] Tiki Carver event East Coast,In Search of Tiki art exhibit in LA, Tiki skateboard

Title: Tiki Carver event East Coast, In Search of Tiki art exhibi
Follynesia
September 8 - 14, 2008
Folly Beach, South Carolina

Ever wanted to learn to surf on the best East Coast spots? Visit Charleston? Hear a surf band on the beach a la Beach Blanket Bingo? What about some Hapa Haole tunes by Pablus as you sip on a cocktail made by Beachbum Berry? Maybe you want to relax by the ocean with the Tiki ohana and do all that and more? Have you always wanted to carve a Tiki but didn't quite know how to start? Or are you an experienced carver who is looking to take it to the next level and add some tricks to your skills and develop a personal style?

Any of the above, there is an event for you.

Co-founder of Hukilau, Swanky (aka Tim), started a carvers seminar three years ago and it is THE place to meet experienced carvers and hone your own skills while soaking in some Tiki atmosphere. Eschewing quantity for quality, Swanky's carver gatherings are extremely limited ensuring that everyone gets a high-caliber, hands-on experience.

Past seminars have featured expert carvers like Benzart, Crazy Al and Tiki Diablo (Danny Gallardo).

This year's seminars are led by the original neo-Tiki carver Bosko, and arguably the best carver east of the Rockies Basement Kahuna.

Originally named Coon Tiki based on its location in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee Swanky has moved the event to the sleepy beach town of Folly Beach, South Carolina. The move to Folly has added a tropical air to the event which has also taken on an element of grandeur with the worlds foremost Polynesian Cocktail expert Beachbum Berry conducting a seminar and Pablus and his uke providing beautiful music. other live music acts TBA will ensure that there will be plenty of opportunity to party at night after a full day's work.

http://follynesia.hukilau.org

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WHAT: The "In Search of Tiki"  art exhibit
WHEN: Friday, August 8, 2008, through Sunday, January 4, 2009
WHERE: Forest Lawn Museum at Forest Lawn-Glendale, 1712 S. Glendale Avenue, Glendale, CA 91205.   For more information, please call 1-800-204-3131, or log on to www.forestlawn.com
HOW MUCH: Admission is free.

"In Search of Tiki," a fascinating juxtaposition between the old and the new, between the traditional Oceanic art made by the native peoples of the Pacific Islands and the entire gamut of second-generation Pan-Polynesian artifacts that embellished restaurants and bars from the 1940s through the mid-1970s.  The exhibit will also feature inventive interpretations by a new group of artists who are pushing the boundaries of Tiki Style and creating objects that have little or no basis in Polynesian arts.
       
"In Search of Tiki," which embodies the Forest Lawn Museum's goal to enrich, inspire and educate the community, will display traditional Oceanic Tikis, featuring Polynesian, Micronesian, and Melanesian figurative carvings and photography of Tiki archeology in their original settings; Tiki Americana, featuring 20th century American carvings and paintings in the spirit of the romantic South Seas; and current 21st century tiki artists, such as Josh Agle (better known as "Shag"), Mark Ryden, Anthony Ausgang, Art Katz, Atomikitty, R.K. Sloane, and more. Authors Douglas Nason and Jeff Fox will serve as guest curators for the exhibit.  Major contributors to "In Search of Tiki," are Oceanic Arts Tropical Décor in Whittier, California, and the Marc and Alice Davis Collection.
About the Forest Lawn Museum
        The Forest Lawn Museum was founded in 1951 with a vision of bringing a wide variety of artwork to the community through both its permanent collection and traveling exhibits. 

Media Contact:
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks and Mortuaries
William Martin
323.340.4933


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