Various art, music and other venues have slowly been opening in Hawaii, but because of the Delta variant, capacity has been reduced to 50%. In some cases, events have been cancelled. A few of the events we’ve attended prior to the latest Delta surge include the monthly Ukelele Club of Hawaii in Kaneohe. One of the guest instructors were superstars, Craig Chee and Sarah Maisel, who gave a short lesson on playing jazz on the ukelele. Generally, there are 80-100 participants.

Another event was the exhibit in Honolulu “Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience“, which Evelyn attended with her new art friend, Alla. The show uses cutting-edge projection technology to create a surround-visual experience. You can feel the brush strokes of the master artist and appreciate the art escaping from its picture frames. Van Gogh is one of Mark Brown’s (one of Evelyn’s maestros – see here) inspiration, who uses thick paint with juicy strokes. To attend this show, all participants must now have proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test result taken within 48 hours of their ticket entry stamp.

Some of the other events we’ve attended include First Friday art opening each month, which is just starting to re-emerge. The event is centered around the Downtown Arts Center, which is a non-profit gallery that showcases Hawaii art located in Chinatown. One of the galleries did require showing vaccination cards before letting guests attend. It may be quite a while before life becomes “normal” again.