July 30: Art After Dark runs with the bulls to ‘La Plaza de Toros’

Spanish art, food, music, and fun take center stage at ?Honolulu’s most popular warmup party?.

July is when Pamplona lets loose its famous El encierro—the Running of the Bulls—and this month Art After Dark brings a taste of Spain to the Honolulu Academy of Arts with “La Plaza de Toros” on Friday, July 30 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The event is free for Academy members and $10 for non-members.

The Iberian experience starts with Charito Rivera, Andrell McCray, and Tui Petelo performing flamenco, the bolero, paso doble, and other dances. Meanwhile, DJ Kevin Tsuji transforms the Luce Pavilion Courtyard into an Ibiza nightclub with a trance set, and chanteuse Aña Monique will belt out Latin tunes.

Town restaurant will set up a tapas bar serving delectable small plates of Spanish classics and Downtown will pour sangria.

Guests can take part in a gallery hunt that focuses on the world of Picasso and all ground-floor galleries will be open to the public. People who turn in their hunt sheets have a chance to win Art After Dark passes and food-and-drink tokens. New exhibitions are As It Happened: Works by Sanit Khewhok and Interior Landscapes: The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle.

For more information contact (808) 532-8700 or visit www.artafterdark.org.

Art After Dark: “La Plaza de Toros”
Friday, July 30 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Honolulu Academy of Arts, 900 South Beretania Street
Free for Academy members and $10 for non-members