The first of a quarterly event series presented by Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design, Night // Shift will kick-off from 5 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 22, at Capitol Modern, The Hawaiʻi State Art Museum. Admission for the event is free.
Night // Shift includes a curated menu from award-winning chefs, including Ahu Hettema, of Istanbul Hawaiʻi, who is also Shangri La’s first culinary artist in residence, and Kealoha Domingo of Nui Kealoha. The event will also include lei making led by Lei by Wehi and lauhala weaving taught by members of the nonprofit Puʻuhonua Society. There will be opportunities to paint and color or decorate eggs.
The event includes spring activities to celebrate Nowruz, or Persian New Year.
There will be live poetry readings by Noʻu Revilla at 6 p.m.; Brandy Nālani McDougall, Hawaiʻi’s state poet laureate, at 6:15 p.m.; and various Persian artists starting at 6:30 p.m., which will be followed by a traditional Nowruz dance showcase.
Mariam Rahmani, author of “Liquid: A Love Story,” one of Oprah’s 25 most anticipated books of 2025, will also be doing a book reading. Starting at 7 p.m. the event will transition into a live two-hour DJ set by Ohtoro.
Shangri La’s collection was curated by philanthropist Doris Duke (1912-1993) and includes approximately 4,500 objects from Spain, Morocco, Egypt, Syria, Iran, Central Asia and India. Much of the collection is housed within Duke’s home near Cromwell’s Beach in Kahala.
Capitol Modern is a gallery in Downtown Honolulu that is part of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts’ art in public places program, according to its website. It opened as the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum in 2002 and rebranded as the Capitol Modern in 2023.
For the full schedule for this Night // Shift event, click here.
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