IMAC TO PRESENT A
HAWAIIAN SLACK KEY GUITAR FESTIVAL
FEATURING
KEOLA BEAMER & other classical and contemporary Masters

www.kbeamer.com

DATE: FRIDAY, January 21st, 2005 at 9PM

ADMISSION: $37.50 Full Price / $28.50 IMAC Members

On Friday, January 21st, 2005 at 9PM, the Inter-Media Art Center (also known as “IMAC”) in Huntington, Long Island will present a Hawaiian slack key guitar festival featuring Keola Beamer. The evening will feature multiple Hawaiian slack key guitarists both classical and contemporary masters as well as a display of Hawaiian hula dancing.

Born in 1951, Keolamaikalani Breckenridge Beamer was raised in Kamuela, on the Big Island, surrounded by members of one of Hawaii’s most illustrious and beloved musical families. Keola established himself early on as the family’s youngest standard-bearer. A child of the rock and roll era, he has always been on the vanguard of the Hawaiian contemporary sound. However, he also helped drive what has come to be known as the Hawaiian Cultural Renaissance; he has recorded many of the songs written by his ancestors, from the lively Keawaiki to the lullaby Pupu Hinuhinu. He has recorded and produced more than a dozen albums, winning numerous Hoku Awards, Hawaii’s equivalent of the Grammies, and has even appeared on Sesame Street and on NBC’s “Today Show”.

Tickets for this performance are $37.50 ($28.50 for IMAC Members). For tickets or further information on this performance, or on other IMAC programs, call IMAC's 24-hour Arts-Line at (631) 549-ARTS. Tickets can also be purchased at the theater from noon to 6PM, Tuesday through Friday, 2PM to 6PM on Saturdays and after 2PM on the day of the performances. For further information, call IMAC's business office at (631) 549-9666.

The Inter-Media Art Center, Inc. is a non-profit Media and Performing Arts Center whose programs and services are supported in part by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts (a state agency), Suffolk County Office of Cultural Affairs, the Town of Huntington, by a grant from The Harmon Foundation, as well as by the Members of IMAC. IMAC also gratefully acknowledges support from Fleet Bank, Korg USA, The Guitar Center, The D’Addario Foundation for the Performing Arts, AutoOne Insurance, Peconic Bay Winery, Branch Financial Services and Olivia and Harlan Fischer.