Saturday, April 12 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Nuuanu Avenue - FREE and open to the public!

Join us for the Fourth Annual HEART of Honolulu Street Festival, a vibrant, family-friendly celebration of art, culture, and community in the heart of the Chinatown Arts District! Taking place on Saturday, April 12, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., this free, all-ages event will transform Nuʻuanu Avenue into a lively hub featuring two music stages, interactive art activities, arts and crafts vendors, local nonprofits, food vendors/food trucks, and more. With Nuʻuanu Avenue closed to vehicle traffic from Chaplain Lane to King Street, the festival invites attendees to explore the unique and walkable Downtown and Chinatown neighborhoods while supporting local businesses and artists.

We are seeking vendors of all kinds—artists, makers, food vendors, and community organizations—to be part of this exciting event. Vendor deadline is March 14!

On view in the Classroom April 12-May 4, 2025

REHAB Hospital of the Pacific (REHAB) is proud to announce its upcoming art exhibition, The Journey Forward: Stroke Survivors Healing Through Art. The exhibition will showcase the transformative power of creativity in stroke recovery, providing a platform for stroke survivors to share their personal journeys through art.

Stroke survivors often face significant physical, emotional, and cognitive challenges that affect not just their lives but those of their caregivers. Through REHAB’s Creative Arts Program, stroke survivors discover the healing power of creativity – showing that recovery is not defined by what happens to us, but by how we choose to respond. The exhibition highlights this journey of resilience and hope.

The Journey Forward features a series of paintings and collaborative monoprints created by stroke survivors and their caregivers. These art pieces symbolize the complex journey of recovery, illustrating both the struggles and triumphs of those affected by stroke. Each piece layers symbolic colors, textures and imagery, telling stories of personal strength and healing.

On view in the Courtyard Gallery April 17-20, 2025

Artist’s Reception: Friday, April 18 from
4-7 p.m.

This special short exhibition features the artwork of two graduating Hawaii Pacific University students in the Arts and Markets program, and is part of their graduation project.

Friday, April 25 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. in the DAC Classroom
FREE and open to the public!

Hark! On Friday, the five and twentieth of April, all are bid attend the Bard's Birthday Bash, hailing the noblest bard of all, William Shakespeare! With soliloquies, scenes, and sonnets by our brethren of the Hawaii Shakespeare Festival, and cake and refreshments from the DAC Donation Bar, it shall be an eve not to forego!

Saturday, April 26 from 6-7:30 p.m. $10 per person

Two old friends and master storytellers reunite for a rare evening of back-and-forth storytelling, just as they’ve done many times before—but not for a long time. In the past, they’ve tackled the Japanese tradition of telling 100 ghost stories in three hours and once filled over two hours at a festival when another performer didn’t show. Expect some spooky tales… and more!

Lopaka Kapanui, a native Hawaiian storyteller, author, actor, kumu hula, cultural practitioner, and former professional wrestler, is best known as “The Ghost Guy.” His renowned ghost tours, ranked #1 in the U.S., take guests into some of Oʻahu’s eeriest locations.

Jeff Gere, the host of this DAC series, founded and produced the Talk Story Festival for 27 years, where Lopaka often performed.

On view in the Courtyard Gallery April 30 - May 9

First Friday Opening Reception: Friday, May 2 from 5:30 - 8 p.m.

This exhibition features the work of 13 AP Art and other students at W.R. Farrington High School.