MARCH 2011 ARTS & CULTURE EVENTS ON KAUAI

 

email giac@hawaiilink.net to get listing in advance 

Note:  Ongoing, weekly or multi-day activities listed at the end of this email.

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MARCH 2011 ARTS & CULTURE EVENTS

Artist/teachers being sought for

Kaua’i Academy of Creative Arts Summer Program

Contact:  Mary Nakamura, 652-2260

Every Tuesday Art Class, 1:30 – 4:00 pm

March 1, Cheese cloth texture in watercolor & acrylic. Annabel Spielman

Koloa Neighborhood Center, Weliweli

$10 per session, Attend all or any of the classes.

Beginners or experienced welcome

Info:  Annabel, (808) 346-1688

Thursday, March 3, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Margaret Ezekiel & Rosa Silver to exhibit

“In The Between”, solo exhibition reception for artists

including informal conversation & walk-through by artists

Margaret- Figurative Exploration into consciousness, connections and change in pastel and charcoal drawings

“Procession” series — 7 individual panels

Rosa – “Re-appear at Source”

highly imaginative hypothetical display of small-scale

drawings and paintings, sculptures & intimate video snippets installed directly on the gallery walls.

Exhibition continuing through April 30, 2011

galerie 103, Kukui’ula Village, Poipu

www.galerie103.com

Margaret Ezekiel and Rosa Silver at galerie 103 in Kukui`ula Village, Poi`pu

reception from 6 – 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 3

GALERIE 103 presents In The Between, a solo exhibition by Kaua`i artist, Margaret Ezekiel, featuring current work, continuing her figurative exploration into consciousness, connections, and change, together with the Procession series of seven individual panels from her personal collection, not shown in its entirety since the 2004-2005 exhibit at The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu.

a concurrent installation by Rosa Silver,RE-APPEAR AT SOURCE, will open in the gallery annex that same night.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/rosa-silver-galerie103#events

RE-APPEAR AT SOURCE follows Silver’s recent installation, VERITATEM PROPONO: Garden Island Immersion, exhibited in the Biennial of Hawai`i Artists IX, also at The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu

Thursday, March 3, 7:00 pm

Milo Matthews with special guest

Cd Release Concert

Children of the Land (next to Kapaa Papayas)

$10 suggested donation

Contact:  Sandy Herndon

Friday, March 4 through Sunday, March 13, 2011 (2 weekends left)

Friday and Saturdays at 7:00 pm; Sundays at 4:00 pm

“Dearly Beloved” directed by Jo Grande

A Hilarious Comedy set in Fayro, Texas

Written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, Jamie Wooten

Puhi Theatrical Warehouse, 4411 Kikowaena St.

Tickets $20 in advance; $22 at door; $5 off opening weekend

discounts for seniors, students & KCP members

Reservations:  1-800-838-3006

KCP Hotline: 245-7700, leave message

www.kauaicommunityplayers.org

Friday, March 4, 4:00 – 8:00 pm

Kauai Society of Artists & Kukui Grove Center

Share Girls Day – in celebration of Girls Day

Meet fantastic young artists with their art work

Demonstrations, Refreshments

Info:  www.art-ksa.com

Friday & Saturday, March 4 & 5, 7:00 pm

Sunday, March 6, 4:00 pm

“Chocolate Soup” the musical

Island School Main Hall

Contact: peggy@ischool.org

Great entertainment for the entire family. ‘Chocolate Soup’ deals with the challenges of being a tween, when feelings about who you are and what you believe in can be on shaky ground. The true-to-life characters illustrate the timely theme, which centers around the choices we make and our ability to make a difference in the world. Lots of singing and dancing by the talented 5th grade cast. Tickets $4 in advance from cast members, the Island School Office, or by calling 246-0233, ext. 262. $15 Family Passes also available in advance. Prices slightly higher at the door.

Saturday, March 5, 9:30 am – 1:30 pm

Kathy Kovala Design class

Jean Camp Residence, Anahola Media

$50 – All Media

Bring two paintings to be critiqued

Call:  (715) 360-9929

Jean:  (808) 639-0613

Saturdays at 1:00 p.m.

Purple Striped Honu Theatre presents Carlo Collodi’s “Pinocchio”

March 5 – Kilauea Neighborhood Center

March 12 – Kapaa Neighborhood Center

March 26 – Koloa Neighborhood Center

April 2 – Hanalei Neighborhood Center

April 9 – Kekaha Neighborhood Center

April 16 – Lihue Neighborhood Center

April 30 – Hanapepe Neighborhood Center

Admission FREE

Contact:  Richard Porto, 826-7552, <purple.honu@hotmail.com>

<www.honutheatre.org>

Saturday, March 5, 7:00 pm

KKCR benefit concert

An Evening with Buffy Sainte-Marie and Makana

Kauai Community College PaC

Tickets $35 general/$45 for special seating

Tix available from Feb 3

Scotty’s Music – Kalaheo

Progressive Expressions – Koloa

KMART – Lihue

Kaua`i Music and Sound – Kapaa

Island Soap and Candleworks – Kilauea

Magic Dragon – Princeville

Hanalei Surf Company – Hanalei

Contact:  KKCR Community Radio

Monday, March 7, 6:00 – 9:00 pm

E Kanikapila Kakou “Hula and Harmony” 28th season

featuring authentic Hawaiian music and hula of

Hawaii’s outstanding composers and performing artists

Kupaoa (Lihau & Kellen Paik)  with their 3 hula dancers

Frank Ka’anana Akima, Reid Del Rosario, Eleena Helenihi

Kauai Beach Resort, Nukolii (next to Wailua Golf Course)

Contact:  Garden Island Arts Council, <giac@hawaiilink.net>

www.gardenislandarts.org

Kupaoa — An evening with Lihau & Kellen Paik and 3 hula dancers. EKK was honored to host these presenters in 2009 and they’re back for a repeat. Kellen Paik is a Kaua`i boy, hailing from Anini, who went off to college at UH and began playing with neophyte musician Lihau Hannahs. The pair did well — Kupaoa won a Na Hoku Hanohano award in 2009 for Most Promising Artist of the Year. Their extraordinary harmonies and the new music that they compose together is one of those rare “match made in heaven.”

Every Tuesday Art Class, 1:30 – 4:00 pm

March 8, Figure Studies in charcoal, pencil, pastel or paint. Kelly Bandalos

Koloa Neighborhood Center, Weliweli

$10 per session, Attend all or any of the classes.

Beginners or experienced welcome

Info:  Annabel, (808) 346-1688

Tuesday, March 8, 6:30 pm

Keahi Felix on “Hawaii:  The Real Estate”

Wednesday, March 9, 1:00 pm

Keahi Felix interview on Tracey Shavone Good Vibrations, KKCR

Thursday, March 10. 5″30 pm

Guest speaker for International Womens Day Celebration

“Wahine Noa” – Do Good Girls Ever Reach the Top?

Contact:  Keahi Felix, 808-935-7870

Wednesday & Thursday, March 9 & 10, 6:00 – 10:00 pm

Saturday, March 12, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Sunday, March 13, 1:00 – 3:00 pm

Auditions for Neil Simon Comedy

“Laughter on the 23rd Floor”, director Arnold Meister

Behind the scenes look at the making of a 1950’s

live television variety show; non-stop laughter

KAPA warehouse, Puhi Industrial Center

Details:  742-1338, or www.kauaicommunityplayers.org

Thursday, March 10, 5:00 – 7:30 pm

International Women’s Day Celebration

“Our History Is Our Strength”

Key Note Speaker – Keahi Felix, author of Wahine Noa

Native American Indian Medicine Wheel, Consciously

Navigating Life Experiences – Jane Ely

KCC Library

Free and Open to the public

Call:  Blu, 332-0952

Email:  Mary Stone <maliastone@earthlink.net>

Friday, March 11, 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Dance Party – Latin, swing, ballroom

Cold water and fruit provided

$5 donation

Church of the Pacific

Contact:  JaNeen 652-0300; Karen 828-2109

Sponsored by YMCA North Shore Dance Club

Saturday, March 12

Island School’s 32nd Annual Auction, Passport to Carnival – a celebration of carnival traditions from around the world!

Kaua`i Marriott & Beach Club, Kaua`i Ballroom

Island School’s biggest fund raising event of the year. Hundreds of silent and live auction items, fabulous food, open wine bar. THE first and foremost auction on Kaua`i. Voyager tickets are $110 each. Navigator tickets are $150 each. Pre-auction champagne preview for Navigator guests beginning at 4:00 p.m. Doors open for Voyager ticket-holders at 5:00.

Reserve your tickets now – 246-0233, ext. 262 or email lulu@ischool.org.

Sunday, March 13, 3:00 pm

Kauai Concert Association presents

Joyce Yang – Classical Piano

Tickets $25/Students $10

Contact:  Ellen Le Clair, 651-8462

Monday, March 14, 6:00 – 9:00 pm

E Kanikapila Kakou “Hula and Harmony” 28th season

featuring authentic Hawaiian music and hula of

Hawaii’s outstanding composers, kumu hula and performing artists

Kumu Hula Kehaulani Kekua, Halau Palaihiwa O Kaipuwai

Kauai Beach Resort, Nukolii (next to Wailua Golf Course)

Contact:  Garden Island Arts Council, <giac@hawaiilink.net>

www.gardenislandarts.org

An evening of hula with Kehaulani Kekua, Halau Palaihiwa O Kaipuwai. The halau is named for the palapalai hiwa or the highly cherished black-stemmed palapalai fern that only thrives in the pristine depths of the native Hawaiian forest. The hälau is also named for its founder and the different kumu hula of the family’s maternal lineage who also carried the name of Kaipuwai. Kaua`i’s ancient hula culture and traditions are unique and significant.  For Kumu Hula, Kehaulani Kekua, perpetuating her family’s legacy of hula is a responsibility and an obligation of honor. Her primary purpose is to perpetuate hula as a traditional discipline and art form of cultural excellence.

Mondays, March 14 for six weeks, 8 – 9 pm

Beginning East Cost Swing Class & Rhumba

Teacher Britany Holmgren

Drop-ins and singles welcome

Kilauea Neighborhood Center

Info:  call Karen, 828-2109

Sponsored by YMCA North Shore Dance Club

Kauai Parks and Recreation dept.

Every Tuesday Art Class, 1:30 – 4:00 pm

March 15, Experiments in acrylic or watercolor. Devi Town

Koloa Neighborhood Center, Weliweli

$10 per session, Attend all or any of the classes.

Beginners or experienced welcome

Info:  Annabel, (808) 346-1688

Friday – Saturday, March 18 – 19, 10 am – 4 pm

Hanapepe Orchid and Art Festival

March 19 – Makana Performing + Arts & Events Day

Hanapepe Town

Contact:  Lanae Anakalea <lanae@epidodeevents.com>

www.Hanapepe.org.

ALL PLEIN AIR PAINTERS are invited to paint about town Fri and Sat.

Can display up to 5 works on their own easel; 10 % of sales goes to HEA

Contact: Angela Headley – 335-0591

Friday, March 18 – Monday, March 21

Hawaii Craftsmen Annual Aha Hana Lima (Honolulu)

Saturday, March 19, 10:00 am

Bike Kokee Fun Ride

Start and end at Kokee Lodge

Free Fun Ride for cyclists of all ages – helmets required for all riders

Contour Road in Kokee State Park – paved, dirt and gravel roads

Lihue Caro Pool meet 8:45 at Kukui Grove Parking, Puhi-side, corner closest to KCC

Pot-luck picnic lunch at 1:00 pm

Contact:  Randy Blake

Saturday, March 19, 6 – 9 pm

M Presents The 4th Annual Wahine Fest

Millicent Cummings, Cindy Combs, Rosey Cutter, Iris Downey,

Angela Rose, Shoshona B, Arochen & Denitza Galvan

Children of the Land next to Kapaa Papayas

$10 Cover

Contact:  Millicent Cummings

Monday, March 21, 6:00 – 9:00 pm

E Kanikapila Kakou “Hula and Harmony” 28th season

featuring authentic Hawaiian music and hula of

Hawaii’s outstanding composers and performing artists

Jeff Peterson and Chino Montero

Kauai Beach Resort, Nukolii (next to Wailua Golf Course)

Contact:  Garden Island Arts Council, <giac@hawaiilink.net>

www.gardenislandarts.org

Jeff Peterson and Chino Montero — two of the best guitar players in the state team for an evening of slack key. Chino Montero was the former lead guitarist for the Hawaiian band Palolo, he has performed and recorded with the best of Hawaii’s artists. These days, he records and plays lead guitar and ukulele on world tours with Amy Hanaiali`i. A surprise vocal solo, Manoa, by Chino on the recent Amy Hanaiali’i & Slack Key Masters of Hawa’i may be an indication of more vocals by this phenomenal guitar master.

Jeff Peterson has spent time with us at EKK in the past and he, too, plays with Amy Hanaiali`i as well as with other artists. Born on the Island of Maui, multiple Grammy Award and Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner Jeff Peterson grew up on the slopes of Haleakala, where he was introduced to the rich heritage of Hawaiian music by his father, a paniolo, or Hawaiian cowboy, on the Haleakala Ranch. His focus on Slack Key guitar, classical, and jazz music has allowed him to develop a unique and transcendent voice on the guitar while being deeply rooted in the traditions of his Hawaiian heritage. He has contributed to two Grammy Award-winning recordings and has been honored with three Na H?k? Hanohano Awards in Hawai`i.

His latest solo CD Maui on My Mind was recognized as the Slack Key Album of the Year in 2010. His latest release features his songwriting, performing, and producing on Amy Hanaiali`i and Slack Key Masters of Hawai`i. The groundbreaking recording features a collaboration between Jeff, Amy Hanaiali`i, Cyril Pahinui, Dennis Kamakahi, Sonny Lim and Chino Montero.

March 19 – 27, 2011

Prince Kuhio Celebration

for weeklong events, go to http://princekuhio.wetpaint.com/

March 19, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

42nd Prince Kuhio Long Distance Canoe Race 2011

Start Kalapaki Beach End Poipu

8:00 am Women/Mix event – Kalapaki to Hanamaulu to Kalapaki

10:00 am Mens event – Kalapaki to Poipu

Info:  Polai Kane, (808)651-2996

http://princekuhio.wetpaint.com

Sunday, March 20, 1:00 – 3:00 pm

Wisdom of the Kupuna from the ‘Olelo No’eau (Hawaiian Proverbs)

by Mele Brewer

NTBG Botanical Garden, Lawai Road across Spouting Horn

5:30 – 9:00 pm

Ukulele Lessons for Beginners

New Rising Sun Joe Crocona

Monday, March 21 9:00 – 11:30 am

Pa’akai (the art and culture of Hawaiian Salt Making

by Janet Kahalekomo ‘Ohana

Hanapepe Salt Ponds

Tuesday, March 22, 5:30 – 8:45 pl

A Royal Dinner & Hawaiian Fashion Contest

Plantation Gardens, Poipu

Contact:  Mona Gonzaldo, 808 742-2121

Wednesday, March 23, 10:00 – 11:00 am

“Talk Story” by Troy Lazato and the Wai’ohai mea Ho’okipa

Culture, Flora and history of Poipu

Contact:  Troy Lazaro, 742-4400

4:00 – 6:00 pm

“Taste of the Islands”

Music by Jonathan Rivera & Pali Carbonel

Kukuiula Village next to the Poipu Roundabout

Thursday, March 24, 4:30 – 5:30 pm

Hula Kahiko (ancient dance) – The Story of Hula

Moani Low and Sandi Quinsaat

Contact:  808-240-6369

6:00 – 8:30

Grand Hyatt Kauai Lu’au

Celebrating Prince Kuhio’s Birthday

Grand Hyatt Kaua’i Resort

Reservations:  808-240-6456

Friday, March 25, 6:00 – 10:00 pm

Evening of Hawaiian Entertainment

Torch Lighting Ceremony

Ledward Kaapana & Mike Kaawa;

Kamakakehau Fernandez

Saturday, March 26, 10:00 – 11:30 am

Prince Kuhio Commenorative Ceremonies

sponsored by the Royal Order of Kamehameha

Prince Kuhio Park, Lawai Road

All day cultural demonstrations, entertainment, crafts fair

Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort

Sunday, March 27, 5:00 pm/6:00 pm Fight begins

First Annual Prince Kuhio/PAL Hawaii State Amateur Boxing Championship

sponsored by Kauai Police Activities League

Kauai Veterans Memorial Convention Hall, Hardy Street

Tickets $5 advance/$8 door

Contact:  Mark Ozaki, 808 652-6999

Every Tuesday Art Class, 1:30 – 4:00 pm

March 22, Landscape studies in watercolor w/ pastel. Sarah Wharton Riggle

Koloa Neighborhood Center, Weliweli

$10 per session, Attend all or any of the classes.

Beginners or experienced welcome

Info:  Annabel, (808) 346-1688

Friday, Saturday, Sunday March 25, 26, 27

Friday and Saturday – 7:00 pm

Sunday – 5:00 pm

“Kaua’i Sings! Cole Porter”

Join Kaua’i’s talent as they celebrate one of the most

prolific contributors to The Great American Songbook

Hukilau Lanai, Kauai Coast Resort

Cash bar available; food for purchase

$20 Advance/ $25 at Door, $15 Students

Call 246-9577 for tables

Proceeds to benefit Malama Pono Health Services

Monday, March 28, 6:00 – 9:00 pm

E Kanikapila Kakou “Hula and Harmony” 28th season

featuring authentic Hawaiian music and hula of

Hawaii’s outstanding composers, kumu hula and performing artists

Kumu Hula Doric Yaris,  Halau Hula O Hali’ileo

Kauai Beach Resort, Nukolii (next to Wailua Golf Course)

Contact:  Garden Island Arts Council, <giac@hawaiilink.net>

www.gardenislandarts.org

An evening of hula with Doric Yaris, Halau Hula O Hali’ileo. Persons fortunate enough to have witnessed hula by the members of Doric’s halau already know what they’re in for. It’s exciting, whether it’s kahiko or auana. This West Side halau continues to please audiences with its 25 or so men, women and children participants. Doric’s productions entertain and always, always, pay attention to style while honoring his hula roots. This EKK performance is extra special as Doric will be premiering his concert which he will take on tour to Japan immediately after the close of the EKK season. You can say, “I was there to see it.”

Saturday, March 26, 7:00 – 10:00 pm

The Final CABARET M

Theme:  “GODDESS”, A MULTI-MEDIA Costume Extravaganza Most High!

Millicent Cummings, Darby Slick, Rosie Cutter, Randy Carnevali & Special Guests

Children of the Land, next to Kapaa Papayas

Info:  Call (808) 651-1090

Sunday, March 27, 10 am – 3 pm

88 Shrines at Lawai International Center

Tour times:  10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm

Brief video and talk story session by Lynn Muramoto

Donations are appreciated

Info: 639-4300, LM@hawaii.rr.com

www.lawaicenter.org

Every Tuesday Art Class, 1:30 – 4:00 pm

March 29, Watercolor, acrylic or pastel to complete earlier studies.  Annabel Spielman

Koloa Neighborhood Center, Weliweli

$10 per session, Attend all or any of the classes.

Beginners or experienced welcome

Info:  Annabel, (808) 346-1688

February 27 through April 8, 2011 (Honolulu Event)

University of Hawaii Art Gallery presents

The Reformer’s Brush:  Modernity and Traditional Media in China

exhibition commemorates 100th anniversary of Xinhai revolution in China

showcases 78 works of Chinese calligraphy and painting,

collection of Dr. Ernest & Letah Lee and Dr. Chin-tang Lo

Feb 27, 2:00 – 5:00 pm – Opening program and reception

March 6, 20, 27, April 3, 2:00 – 3:00 pm – Gallery Tours

March 13, 2:00 – 3:00 pm – Demonstration in Courtyard

Contact:  Sharon Tasaka, Associate Director, UH Art Gallery

ONGOING CLASSES/ACTIVITIES:

Community Community Community Community Community Community

 

Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat

7:30 – 11:00 am; 11:45 am – 4:15 pm

Kauai Resource Center Open & Accepting Recyclables

Redeem HI5 bottles, plastic #1&2, aluminum,

Cardboard, Mixed paper, glass, newspaper

AIRPORT WINDOW DISPLAYS

HAL side:  “Dance is Alive and Well on Kaua’i”

United Airlines side:  “Kauai – Island of Festivals”

Brought to you by Garden Island Arts Council

Funded by a grant through the Hawai’i Tourism Authority

In cooperation with the County of Kaua’I Office of Economic Development

(open to all passengers in transit)

Saturdays monthly, 8:30 am

Forest Workday

Koke’e CCC Camp

Register:  Koke’e Natural History Musuem

(808) 335-9975. kokeemuseum@earthlink.net

www.kokee.org

Saturdays, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

during the hours of the Hanalei Farmers Market

North Shore Psychic Faire

Metaphysical Artists providing their expertise to the community

in fun and healing atmosphere — all are welcome

Tarot, Astrology, Psychic Readings, Healing Mandalas

Hanalei Community Center Meeting Room

Contact:  Bard Widmer (808) 652-9897

Saturdays, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

Waipa Foundation ‘Ohana Day

Wear comfortable shoes and clothing for working in the ‘auwai (taro irrigation system)

Change of clothing is recommended; bring water bottles, hats, tabis

lunch provided from Waipa-grown produce

Location:  one mile past Hanalei School

No charge, but reservations recommended

Email:  <kalen@waipafoundation.org>, 639-6905

Every second Saturday

Art, surf movies, hula

Hanalei Town

Contact:  Joel Guy, http://www.hanaleigrassshackprod.com/index.html

Every Saturday, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Kauai Community Market

fresh ingredients, holiday foods & gifts, taro products,

tropical plants and flowers, coffee, hoiday pies & baked goods,

goat cheese, health & beauty items from goat’s milk,

breakfast & lunch choices, educational demo, and more

KCC front parking lot across from Grove Farm

hosted by Kauai County Farm Bureau & Kauai Community College

Contact:  Melissa McFerrin, 337-9944

First Saturday night of each month, 5:30 – 8:30 pm

Old Kapaa Town Art Walk

Live music, meet the artists, tasty bites, tasty bites, dancing, entertainment, support local businesses

Contact:  Angelique Ell, angie@aelldesign.com

Second Saturday of Each Month, 8:30 pm until lunch

Friends of the Path Clean Up

Ke Ala Hele Makalae, the path that goes by the coast

Potluck lunch at 11:00 am

Meet at the rest pavilion makai of the Kapaa Neighborhood Center

Contact:  Brett, 639-4561

Every Sunday, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Sing, Dance and Feel the vibrational sounds of energetic kirtan

guided yoga breathing and spiritual insights from sacred yoga texts

Indian sweets and beverages

Hanalei Community Center

Free and open to the public

www.kauaikirtanjam.com, 821-1424

Every Monday at 3:00 pm

Outdoor Farmer’s Market

Kukui Grove Center (behind K-Mart)

Contact:  245-7784

THEATER THEATER THEATER THEATER THEATER THEATER

April 1 – deadline for manuscrips

Can be sent electronically to <romeycurtis@aol.com>

Women in Theatre presents Kauai Shorts 2011

Third Biannual Ten Minute Play Festival

Date if Festival:  August 5, 6, 7

Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center

Adjudication by 4 WIT Board Members plus three playwrights

Plus Judges’ Choice Award at the Festival

Winners in Best Drama and Best Comedy categories – audience selection

Casting in May/Rehearsals in June/Review in July/Festival in August

Free workshop for directors & actors in The Shorts

Criteria for scripts posted at <www.womenintheatre.org>

Info:  Romey Curtis, 826-9755

Every Tuesday, 7:30 pm

The Complete History of America (Abridged)

90-minute comedy featuring Jeff Demma, Ross Martineau & Nellie Foster

portraying 40 characters in 500-year history of America

directed by Cass Foster

Performance Venue:  Sheraton Resort’s Koloa Room

Kama’aina rates & VIP seating available

Change in dining venue due to Sheraton Kauai Resort’s renovation

New location:  Keoki’s Paradise Restaurant, Poipu Shopping Village

Dinner seating time is 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Choose from 6 starters, 5 entrees, 3 desserts + soft drinks

Reservations:  (808) 212-8444, <www.OPtheater.com>

Email: <Info@OceansideProductions.com>

ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART

 

48″ MaComber  8 Harness Floor Loom available

If you want it, contact:  <sendwendyaloha@yahoo.com>

 

February 24 – March 6, 2011

Botanical Illustration Workshop at National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG), Kalaheo

Led by botanical illustrators Wendy Hollender and Alice Tangerini

Learn fundamentals of botanical drawing using various media and techniques

Garden walks, instructional talks, two field trips.

$860 includes lunch on instructional days

Register:  jroberts@ntbg.org, (808) 332-7324 Ext 207

Email:  wendy@whartdesign.com

www.whartdesign.com/hawaii2011

Open daily for viewing

Kaua’i Society of Artists invite you to participate:

“Sticks and Stones” Theme Exhibition

March 25 Closing Date

March 26 Pick up Date

Kukui Grove Exhibition Hall Unit B-6

Open to the public 11 am – 5 pm daily; 8 pm on Fridays

Contact:  Francis DuBois

www.art-ksa/p/calls-for-entry.html

Kathy Kovala 6-weeks Watercolor Classes on Wednesdays

March 2 – Painting Cactus in cactus garden

March 9 – Painting Tropical Birds

March 16 – Painting Structures

March 23 – Still Life of Tropical Fruit

March 30 – Throwing Paint & Finishing paintings

Register:  Kathy (715) 360-9929, <kathykovala@msn.com>

<www.kathykovala.com>

 

Art Classes with Marionette

Ongoing classes in watercolors, acrylics, silk painting, pastels, sumie-e and more offered throughout the week for locals and tourists.  All materials are included and beginners are welcome!  http://www.kauaiartclasses.blogspot.com for more info or call 808~631~9173.

CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE

KUMU HULA Keahi Manea of Ka `Imi Na`auao O Hawai`i Nei Institute–Kapa`a continues the teachings of hula derived from the Roselle Bailey source traditions. 2011 classes for beginning and experienced dancers Wednesdays 4 & 4:45 p.m. are still open for membership. To register, or for further information, call 822-9447, www.kaimi.org

Second and Last Sunday, 10 am – 3 pm

88 Shrines at Lawai International Center

Tour times:  10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm

Brief video and talk story session by Lynn Muramoto

Donations are appreciated

Info: 639-4300, LM@hawaii.rr.com

www.lawaicenter.org

2nd, 3rd, 4th Saturdays, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Kauai Museum’s 2008 Saturday Clubs

monthly workshops on unique island traditions

Kaua’I Museum daily public tours, 10:30 am to noon

Led by knowledgeable & entertaining docents

Free with admission to the museum

The Kaua;I Museum, Keepers of the Culture

Info:  245-6931

Waimea Plantation Lifestyle Tour

Ongoing – Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday,

volunteer guides lead walking tours through

the Waimea Plantation cottages and the Waimea

Sugar Company “camp” houses, which date from the

turn of the 20th century. Tours take approximately

90 minutes and are limited to 12 people.

Waimea Town, (808) 337-1005

DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE

North Shore Beginner Line Dance Class!  (Ongoing)

Newcomers Welcome!

Every Monday morning,  10-11:30am.

Dance to all kinds of awesome,

fun music, great exercise, tons of fun and no partner

required!  $8 per class.  Instructor:  Gina Mello

Church of the Pacific, Princeville.  Questions call Gina 212-1847 or

kauaigina@yahoo.com.

North Shore High Beginner/Intermediate Line Dance Class!

Ongoing – dance experience required!

Every Friday morning, 10-11:30am.

Dance to all kinds of awesome,

fun music, great exercise, great fun and no partner

required!  $8 per class.  Instructor: Gina Mello

Church of the Pacific, Princeville.  Questions call Gina 212-1847 or

kauaigina@yahoo.com.

Monday, January 10

YMCA North Shore Dance Class Session for six weeks

7 – 8 pm Beginning Rumba by Britany

8 – 9 pm Beginning West Coast Swing by Dorin

Singles and drop-ins welcome

Register 15 minutes before class

Kilauea Neighborhood Center

Info:  Call Karen, 828-2109

Sponsored by YMCA NS Dance Club & Kauai Parks & Rec

Carol Culver Dance Academy – now accepting new students

Spring term begins January 7 for classes in Lihue

Learn to dance from a Broadway, TV & Film professional dancer/choreographer

• Ballet • Tap • Jazz • Tot Ballet • East Coast Swing & Lindy Hop

Ages 3 through adult – all levels

New beginning classes in tap, ballet and jazz added this term.

Ms. Culver has an extensive background as a professional dancer and choreographer including Broadway, TV and film. She is resident choreographer for the KPAC spring musicals and choreographs often for Hawaii Children’s Theatre; recently CINDERELLA & PETER PAN.

Contact Ms. Culver at 245-3150 or email: carol@dancekauai.com

Complete schedule online at http://www.dancekauai.com/

Ongoing dance class at Kauai Dance Center

September 2010 – May 2011

Ballet, Hip Hop, Flamenco, Modern, Irish Step

for all ages and abilities

Directors Jennifer & Mel Bell-Grey

Three studio locations:  Princeville, Kapaa, Lihue

Weekly classes, drop in rates & private tuition available

Mrs. Bell-Grey is a graduate of the Royal Ballet School of London, England

and holds a teaching degree from the Royal Academy of Dancing and the

Royal Ballet Teacher’s Course, RAD, Dip RBS TC.

Call:  (808)823-9588, www.kauaidancecenter.com

Aloha Dance Studio — Enrolling now

full schedule online at  www.AlohaDanceStudio.com

Professional instruction for ages 3 through adult

Hip Hop, Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Pointe, Modern,

Flamenco, Contemporary and Lyrical jazz

Master Classes with instructors from “So You Think You Can Dance”

Elite Company Groups

Travel to National Dance Conventions

Freaky Fridays at Kukui Grove Center every October

Beginner through Advanced welcome

Contact:  Tiffany Dodge

January 3 – May 15, 2011

Kauai Dance Theatre’s Winter-Spring Term

25th Season Registration underway for new & returning students

Various levels of ballet, contemporary, tap, jazz dance,

creative movement and adult exercise classes

Contact Janie Crane, Director, for more information: 332-9737,

jbcdance@hotmail.com, or visit www.kauaidancetheatre.com

EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE

 

Kupuna Wellness Ageless Beauty Fitness Program

with Rose T. Warken Ceballos, certified fitness trainer, instructor, Wellness Guidance, Author

Monday, 8 – 9:30 am:  Total Conditioning – Hanapepe N Ctr

Wednesday, 8 – 9 am: Body and Mind Clarity – Kalaheo N Ctr

Friday, 8 – 9:30 am:  Total Conditioning – Kalaheo N Ctr

Classes are free and for Seniors

Contact:  (808) 652-8985, <kupunawellness@aol.com>

Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 8:30 – 9:45 am

Aloha Aerobics

Stretch, step and weights – complete fun workshop for Baby Boomers in particular

All Saints Gym, Kapaa

All Welcome

Contact:  822-3817

Morning Exercise in Kalaheo

“Stretch and Tone” on Mondays, 8:30 – 9:30 AM – Pilates-inspired exercises to stretch, strengthen and tone muscles in a fitness format

“FitDance Fusion” on Fridays, 8:30 – 9:30 AM – standing stretches, 20 min. simple aerobic dance movement, toning floor exercises

Both classes are ongoing at Kauai Dance Theatre’s Kalaheo studio – call for location, details, current schedule

Bring exercise mat or thick towel for floor work; wear comfortable clothes, athletic shoes if desired for aerobic dance on Fridays

$7/class, $26/4 class card, $48/8 class card

Contact:  Janie Crane, 332-9737, jbcdance@hotmail.com

www.kauaidancetheatre.com

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 1 – 2 pm

Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program

Especially for those with Arthritis

Jim Jung, Cis Odell – instructors

Dress comfortably

Check with doctor before beginning any exercise program

Contact:  596-2900, Jennifer DeMarrre, Director

 

GOLDEN 8 QI GONG EXERCISES

Tuesday, 10:00am to 11:00am

Promotes self-healing and radiant health maintenance. $10 per class, $5 for returning students

Note; There will be no class on December 21

FREE QI GONG CLASS FOR SENIORS

Tuesdays 10:00-11:00am A gentle standing form, Golden Eight,  promotes balance and self healing. Free for ages 60+ and others $10

NOTE:  There will be no class December 21

FREE SITTING QI GONG CLASS FOR SENIORS

Thursdays 10:00-11:00am An easy and gentle sitting form to strengthen the immune system and longevity. Free for ages 60+ and others $10

NOTE: There will be no class on December 23

12 SITTING QI GONG EXERCISES

Thursdays, 10-11am

Strengthens immune system and longevity.

$10 for per class, $5 for returning students

NOTE:  THere will be no class on December 23

To register for classes call 639-4300 or Qi@hawaii.rr.com

Qi Center  3343 Kanakolu Street, Lihue, HI 96766

(From Kuhio Hwy 56, turn by the AT&T store

on Ehiku St. then take the fourth right on Kanakolu St,

follow the signs)

 

MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC

Saturdays

Steel The One!

Hawaiian Steel Guitar Lessons with Alan Akaka

10-12 Sessions

Beginner Class 9:00 am, Intermediate Class 10:30 am

Kapa`a, Kauai

Contact Kilipaki Vaughan 808-651-4532

Every Wednesday Night, 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Larry Rivera’s Love & Aloha Show (Every Wednesday)

Larry & Lurline performing

Cafe Portofino, Kalapaki

Contact:  Larry Rivera, <larryrivera@hawaiilink.net>

Friday nights 7:00-8:00pm

Friday Nights on the Mall

Entertainment at Center Stage

Kukui Grove Center

Contact:  245-7784

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s official – EKK 2011 has begun!

It’s official – EKK 2011 has begun!

Mondays will be overflowing with “hula and harmony”

Kicking off the 28th season with the “Hawaiian Legends” concert featuring Ledward Kaapana, Dennis Kamakahi and Nathan Aweau was a huge punctuation mark. GIAC assisted Hapalaka Productions with on-site coordination for the first concert on the Hawai’i-Westcoast tour. As Dennis repeatedly says, “Kicking off on Kaua’i is the best way to start a tour.”

Talking about tours and how often things can go awry, Dennis told us that when that happens, “We need to reconnoiter!”  We all looked at him and wife Robin burst out laughing, “What kind of word is that?”  After all “reconnoiter” is not often used in casual conversation to talk about “change in plans” . . . unless, of course, you are Dennis Kamakahi. We all had a great laugh and a new “buzz” word for the day.

Little did I know that the word was prophetic for the days/week to follow, but the laugh we had over it helped me get through the first day of EKK.

EKK is on Facebook thanks to Tashi:

http://www.facebook.com/ekanikapilakakou.kauaistyle?v=photos#!/album.php?aid=41403&id=173083409399035

Plan B Huge Success for Ai-Kamauu ‘Ohana

Monday morning, January 17, 7:00 a.m., my cell phone rings and caller ID tells me it is Natalie Ai Kamauu. “Uh…oh!” my fuzzy brain registers. “Is that you, Nat?” I asked. It was not the angelic voice of Nat on the other end, but a crackle (which I thought was my cell phone). “Yes” came the whisper. My brain woke up suddenly and completely, “Can you sing?”  “No, I woke up with no voice; I can’t sing! This never happened before!” Five seconds of dead silence. “Can you dance hula?” “Yes, I feel fine…I am not sick. I just don’t have a voice but I can hula,” came back the whisper. “Who’s going to talk?  Io? Your Dad?” “Yes, my Daddy can talk.”  “Okay, that’s fine; we’ll go ahead with the program!” I said, so relieved I did not have to call around for a back up team like I did when Pekelo Cosma lost his voice . . . but we had only a few hours to “reconnoiter”. Whatever program had been planned was out the window, but . . . never fear . . . being the pros that they are, they were going to come up with a Plan B show.

I called Linda Lester of KKCR and told her that Iolani Kamauu would call in for the radio interview instead of Natalie. Nat had planned to teach a special song for the evening, but since she could not teach it, Dad Howard brought in a new song and I raced around the island to make copies of the song. I went to the hotel early to set up the banner on the stage to find that the staff had just painted the support panel so I could not get that done early . . . just relax . . . just “reconnoiter”. All day long I found myself changing my plans because everything was not happening according to my “things to do” list. I kept telling myself, “Change is good; keeps things fresh and exciting…bring it on!”

5:00 p.m. and the Jasmine Ballroom was already filled with shawls saving seats and happy participants greeting each other after a whole year without EKK. 6:00 p.m. and Howard Ai and Iolani Kamauu taught the ukulele gang “Mahukona Hula” written for him by Lei Fern Lincoln. 7:00 p.m. and the program begins, What a wonderful program put on by the Ai-Kamauu ‘ohana. Natalie’s Dad Howard Ai, co-founder with his wife Olana Ai of the amazing Halau Hula Olana, along with husband Iolani Kamauu and brother Chad Ai, presented an evening of twenty favorite songs along with many little stories about each song.

Natalie, stunning in a red holoku accentuated with a white ginger lei, pink and red hibiscus lei and a huge bling bling ring, danced with the charm and grace that is the signature style of the Olana School of Living Hula and showed why she was crowned Miss Aloha Hula. Like the dancers in Halau Hula Olana, she moved charismatically in and out of the audience; she was a pro at working the crowd.

She started as a dancer in her pre-teens, but her Dad stuck an ukulele in her hand and told her, “We have a show this weekend; show up.” On Iolani’s urging, Howard divulges that he told the sound man “You don’t have to turn on her mic … I don’t think she ever forgave me for that.”  Howard redeems himself by saying, “At age 12 – 13, she never knew that she would become Na Hoku Hanohano ‘Female Vocalist of the Year’ . . . BECAUSE of her Dad!” Nat calls out “I forgive you, Daddy!” That’s a title she held in 2006 and 2009.

The family banter was fun to see and added a lot of charm to their program; you could tell that this family has a lot of fun together…they sing together, they dance together, and they laugh together a lot.

Howard said he did not know Nat would not sing tonight because he never got the same phone call I got; he was surprised when he got to the airport and found Natalie had no voice.  Io says, “He might ha’ stayed home if he knew.” Howard shared his favorite songs recorded in his “Kaleihulumamo” CD — Dennis Kamakahi’s “Lei Koele”; “Honaunau Paka” about the City of Refuge where people could be safe if they did something bad; and from his small kid days in Kamuela where he waited for his Dad to come home so he could get up on the saddle at the end of the day, he sang “Cowboy Hula” written for John Lindsey, a very short but smart cowboy foreman who could get on the horse only if his wife placed a stool for him to mount; he spiced up the story with a juicy little background story about John Li’ili’i told him by his Mom. Of course he had to share “Mokihana Lullaby” by Loyal Garner because the first time he saw his wife dance it, he was “hooked”.

Chad Ai is one of the principal dancers in O’Brian Eselu’s “Ke Kai O Kahiki” so they meet once a week in Wai’anae. He sang “He Aloha No ‘O Wai’anae” by Larry Arieta. Dad Howard suggests, “We should ask Chad to dance.” Chad smiles but mutters something to his Dad. Howard grins and tells the audience, “He said I was dirty. That’s not something you say to your Dad.”  But Chad obliges with a brisk hula to the pleasure of a happy audience. O’Brian Eselu will be back on Kaua’i for the February 7 EKK with some of his male dancers…not to be missed.

After her first hula to “Pua Lili Lehua”, Iolani kids Nat, “Would you like to sing?” Nat whispers into the mic, “I want to sing for you, but I really don’t have a voice,”   and poked Iolani playfully in the tummy before exiting. Iolani turns to the audience, “I might have to walk home. Does anyone have an extra room in their house?” Iolani, like Nat, comes from a family that sings and dances, so he shared a song about Kona where he grew up “Po Mai Ana Ka Makani” by Lydia Kekuewa. His hula treat for the audience was a very masculine hula about riding a horse or a bull…or maybe it was an elephant … his snort was perfect. And he even got money thrown to him on stage!

Iolani and Chad sang a medley of “Henehene Kou ‘Aka”, a courtship song, and “Pauoa Ka Liko Lehua” composed by Sam Kanahele and Charles Booth and given to Emma Bush. Talking about courtship, when he first took Nat home to meet his family in Papakolea near Punchbowl Cemetary, she rolled up the window and locked the car door as they went over the bridge; only later did he realize why she did that. “It’s the Hood! However, they do the best Halloween trick or treat with treats like ‘musubi’ or ice cream float instead of candy. They even have the best fireworks show there.”  Howard pipes in, “Yea….homemade bombs!” Iolani loved living there, looking down onto the beautiful Pauoa Valley. Papakolea must have been proud to see one of their own as the 2010 Aloha Week Moi Kane along with Natalie as the Moi Wahine and their children as the Prince and Princess. What a stunning royal family they were.

Iolani was beginning to love the mic; he took us from island to island in song. Hula dancers were everywhere and many were so moved by the singing that they popped up on the stage and wow’ed the audience.

Vern Kauanui, of course, could not be kept off the stage as he thrilled the audience with his graceful moves to “Beautiful Kaua’i”, the fast-paced medley of “Kalalea/Anahola” and many others. Howard was impressed with his agility. When Iolani sang the love song “Beautiful Hanalei,” Troy Lazaro, easily one of the most sensuous male hula dancers on island, thrilled the audience. The first I saw him at Uncle Nathan’s 50th birthday party, I dropped my jaw… the whole evening….and he gets better every time. Troy is liquid silver.

Wahine dancers were not taking a backstage to the kane as Yumi Teraguchi, Sabra Kauka, Tamara Leonard, Fern Merle Jones, Holly Namaka Lindsay and Fran Nestel all danced to hula favorites like “Kauluwehi o Ke Kai”, “Wahine Ilikea”, and a beautiful song about Keaukaha sang by Chad, one of the places where Howard grew up. The Solid Gold Dancers left Iolani speechless.

It may have been an unexpected stretch for Howard, Chad and Iolani to “reconnoiter” from backing up Natalie’s extraordinary voice to stepping up to the vocal plate but they sure did not disappoint with their funny stories and zesty male harmony; it’s always good to step out of the norm and take on a new challenge and they were awesome crowd pleasers with a wonderful variety of songs.

But the moments that stood out most was when Natalie captured the stage with her graceful and effortless hula, flashing her irresistible smile and bringing to life words like “…for every grain of sand at Waikiki, a love affair becomes a memory …” and “…in a little village church in an old Hawaiian town, I met the girl of my dreams…”, and most of all “Aloha Oe….until we meet again.” Mesmerizing … sums it up.

It’s moments like this that live on in the memories of those who are for the first time witnessing the melding of hula and harmony by artists with that special gift of making aloha so tangible … and they are forever held hostage to the beauty that is Hawai’i.

A bit of EKK trivia along this line:  Jodi Ascuena who weekly records all the information from attendees pointed out to me, “There are so many folks who last year marked “New” on their attendance sheet who this year are marking themselves as “Regular.”  Yes!  Once you experience EKK, you are hooked….and why not….look who’s coming up next:

Monday, January 24, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

E Kanaikapila Kakou “Hula and Harmony” 28th season

Featuring Kawaikapuokalani Hewett, Hawaiian cultural leader, kumu hula of Kuhai Halau O Kawaikapuokalani P ‘Olapa Kahiko, and composer extraordinaire shares his hula compositions and smooth-as-silk dancing at Kaua’i Beach Resort Jasmine Ballroom, Nukoli’i (next to Wailua Golf Course)

If you have a disability and need assistance email Carol Yotsuda at <giac@hawaiilink.net> by January 24 for the January 31 event.

(s) Carol Kouchi Yotsuda, www.gardenislandarts.org — “Celebrating 34 years of bringing ARTS to the people and people to the ARTS”

E Kanikapila Kakou 2011 Hawaiian Music Program is funded in part by the Hawai’i Tourism Authority, the County of Kaua’i Office of Economic Development, and Garden Island Arts Council supporters with support from Kaua’i Beach Resort.

Garden Island Arts Council programs are supported in part by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts through appropriations from the Hawai’i State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.

September (Mid Month) 2010 KAUAI ART & CULTURE EVENTS:

September (Mid Month) 2010 KAUAI ART & CULTURE EVENTS:

The September ARTS newsletter is online: http://www.gardenislandarts.org/arts.html

email giac@hawaiilink.net to get listing in advance

September (Mid Month) 2010 ART & CULTURE EVENTS:

Note:  Ongoing, weekly or multi-day activities listed at the end of this email.

Sept 15 – 25,   Book Events:

9/15 Presentation: Bringing a Book to Life, Nurturing it in the Marketplace, Waimea Public Library, 6:30 p.m.  free, 338-6848

9/16 Reading and book signing: Art and Letters Speak the Heart, Aloha-N-Paradise, Waimea behind the Town Park, 4:30 p.m., free, 338-1552

9/– Noon Forum: Hawaii 2010: The Authenticity Advantage That Will Impel U.S. De-occupation of the Hawaiian Islands, Kaua‘i Community College Library, Puhi,  Date pending, free, 245-8233

9/18 Reading and book signing: I feel, I think, therefore I write, Borders, Lih‘ue, 2 p.m. free, 246-0862

9/19 – 24 Book signings and sale of books at craft tables: Culture, Tradition and Innovation, Three Siblings at Work, at various Kaua‘i Mokihana Festival events [see Kaua‘i Mokihana festival schedule for locations on these dates.]

9/25 Book signing: Ho‘okupu, Kaua‘i Museum, Lihu‘e, 11 a.m., free, 246-2470

Contact:  Keahi Felix, 808-966-4367, <keahifelix@gmail.com>

Friday, September 17, 5:00 – 6:00 pm

“KAUA’I STYLE—Let Us Show You Aloha”

“Ho’oulu ola I ke aloha” Nurturing Life with Love

An informal gathering by the poolside courtyard with traditional Kauai Medley featuring Kauai Hawaiian Studies Kupuna (Arlene Kon, Hana Montgomery, Janet Kahalekomo, Elwood Machado, Donna Ho’opi’i, plus more) accompanied by Garret Santos, Darryl Gonsalves, Ed Blanchet, Sylvia Partridge,

Enjoy Kupuna Mo’olelo about the early days of Aloha Week in Waikiki

Hula  featuring the Halau Na Pua O Ke Kukui, kumu hula Donna Lei Hi’ilani Kirkpatrick and Halau O Hanalei, kumu hula Naomi Yokotake

Above program free and open to the public

KBR’s famous Pauhana Fridays OceanFest Clam Bake at Naupaka Terrace Restaurant, 6:00 – 9:00 pm

Kauai Beach Resort Poolside Courtyard

Contact:  <Sabra Kauka, sabrakauka@aol.com>

…”GRIPPING!” EXTENDED ANOTHER WEEK

Friday, Sept 17; Saturday, Sept 18 – 7:00 pm

Sunday, Sept 19, 4:00 pm

Kauai Community Players present:

“Blood Brothers” by Willy Russell

Directed by Michelle Lewis; Produced by Lana Coffman

Celebrating lives of two special thespians:  David Conrad

& Ethan Shell

Puhi Theatrical Playhouse

Tickets:  $20 for adults/$18 for seniors/$15 for KCP members & students

Reservations:  call 1-800-838-3006

Online purchase:  <www.kauaicommunityplayers.org>

Tickets at Door: $22 for adults/$20 for seniors/$17 for KCP members & students

LIMITED Space available!

Contact:  Lana Coffman, 651-9994

Saturday, September 18, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Hawaii Craftsmen Annual jurying for Kaua’i artists

10:00 am – Noon:  Craftsmen Drop Off Art work

Noon – 2:00 pm: Jurying

2:00 pm:  Lecture by Juror – Robert Soppelsa, Senior Curator,

ART in Embassies, US Dept of State, Washington DC

3:00 pm Craftsmen Pick Up Art Work

Kauai Community College Machine Shop/Welding Classroom

Public invited to lecture by Juror

Contact:  Rose Anne Jones, (808) 521-3282,

info@hawaiicraftsmen.org; www.hawaiicraftsmen.org

Saturday, September 18, 4:00 pm

Kauai Society of Artists Juried Exhibition — “Art Kauai”

Juror Neida Bangarter, Director of Shaeffer Gallery, MACC

Reception for Artists

“Walk and Talk” by Juror; Awards for Winners

September 19 – October 28 – Art Kauai Exhibition Dates

Kukui Grove Exhibition Space

Info and schedule:  www.art-ksa.com

Saturday, September 18, 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Red Stick Ramblers

Kauai Beach Resort Jasmine Ballroom

$35 Adult/ $10 Students

Kauai Concert Assn

Tickets:  245-SING

www.kauai-concert.org

Sunday, September 19, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Hanapepe Cafe & Bakery hosting a genuine English Tea

featuring a selection of fine teas, assorted sweets and savories

(Palmiers, Cream Puffs, Bear Claws, Paviovas,

Peaches & Cream Squares, Coconut Macaroons, Fresh Fruit,

Deviled Eggs, Thai Summer Rolls, Pasta Primivera, Greek

Salad, Ahi Tuna Sandwiches, Breakfast Blends, Darjeeling,

other assorted fine domaine teas & blends)

$35

in the heart of beautiful, historic old Hanapepe town

3830 Hanapepe Road

Reservations strongly recommended

Call Helen 808-335-5011 to reserve table

September 19 – 25, Kaua’i Mokihana Festival (Island Wide)

Sunday, September 19, 10 am – First Hawaiian Church Service

Sunday, September 19, 6 pm – Hawaiian Instrumental Competition

– Ilima Terrace, Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa, 742-1234

Monday, September 20, 7 pm – Kauai Composers Contest & Concert – KCC PAC

Tuesday, Sepember 21, 9 am – Eo E Lili’u Children/Youth music Competition – KCC PAC

Tuesday, September 21, 6 pm – Under the Palms Concert

– Aston Aloha Beach Resort, Wailua

Wednesday, September 22, 10 am – ‘Olelo Hawai’i Film Presentation, Kauai Beach Resort, 246-5515

Thursday, September 23, 6 pm – Solo/Group Hula Kahiko Nei Competition

– Kauai Beach Resort

Friday, September 24, 6 pm – Group Hula Auana Competition/Royal Court Attendance – Kauai Beach Resort

Saturday, September 25, 11 am – Solo Hula Auana Competition & Finale

– Kauai Beach Resort

KMF Crafts Fair – Thur, Fri, Sat, Kauai Beach Resort

Tickets:  Contact Iwalani, 652-4497, Varies – $20 to free

Ticket Outlets:  Kauai Music & Sound,Vicky’s Fabric, JJ ‘Ohana,

Kauai Beach Resort

Info:  www.maliefoundation.org

September 19 – December 5 (HONOLULU EVENT)

Musings of Mystery and Alphabets of Agony:  The Work of Edward Gorey, prolific American author and artist (1925 – 2000)

on the tenth anniversary of his death

500 Edward Gorey books, many signed and first editions;

fine art books, original prints, posters, note cards, handmade toys and other curious objects

— collected by John Carollo, Honolulu composer and dedicated Goreyphile for over 35 years.

Original works from the Gorey Charitable Trust, NY, and Edward Gorey House, Cape Cod, Ma.

Contact:  Sharon Tasaka, Associate Director, UH Art Gallery

<gallery@hawaii.edu>, 808.956-6888

Friday, Sept 24 and Saturday, Sept 25, 7:00 pm

Sunday, Sept 26, 5:00 pm

Kauai Sings!  Andrew Lloyd Webber

Hukilau Lanai

Advance Tix:  $20/ Tix at Door:  $25/ Students: $15

Tables of 10 are $200

Limited seating so get tickets early

Tix Contact:  Barbara. 246-9577

Friday, September 24, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Radhanath Swamiji:  “The Journey Home”

An enlightening discourse from a revered saint from India

Sharing of his amazing new book

Doors open at 5:30 pm

Church of the Pacific, Princeville

suggested donation: $20

Inquiries:  Nutan Brownstein, 635-9502

<nutan@hawaiiantel.net>

September 24, 7:00 – 9:30 pm (every Friday)

Millicent Cummings & Darby Slick

Blue Planet Cafe

No cover w/ purchase of expresso & dessert

Friday Night Hanapepe Art Walk

3900 Hanapepe Road

Saturday, September 25, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Women Artists of Kaua’i Fine Art Festivals & Fundraiser

Anna Skaradzinska, Marlene Czajkowski, Lilian de Mello,

Marionette Tabonair, Dava Shepherd, Leslie Tribolet,

Susi Strom, Millicent Cummings

Fine art, prints, gifts, watercolors, painting demonstrations

Portion of the proceeds go to the Church’s Outreach Program

(food pantry & community garden)

Church of the Pacific, Princeville

Info:  Marionette, (808) 631-9173

www.womenartistsofkauai.blogspot.com

Saturdays beginning September 25, 2010

Steel The One!

Hawaiian Steel Guitar Lessons with Alan Akaka

10-12 Sessions

Beginner Class 9:00 am, Intermediate Class 10:30 am

Kapa`a, Kauai

Contact Kilipaki Vaughan 808-651-4532

Saturday, September 25, 3:00 – 6:00 pm

Na ‘Aina Kai’s 10th Anniversary Celebration

Stroll through the Formal Gardens while enjoying live music & entertainment

$15 donation

Reservations:  (808) 828-0525

Limited Capacity

Saturday, Sept 26, 7:00 pm

Miss Island Mokihana Scholarship Organization Pageant

Miss Island Mokihana/Miss Island Mokihana Outstanding Teen

Kauai Community College PAC

Contact:  Avery Kano, 639-1301, info@MissIslandMokihana.org

Saturday, Sept 30, 7:00 pm

Mardi Gras Entertainment presents

A Simon & Garfunkel Retrospective

w/ AJ Swearingen & Jonathan Beedle

Kauai Community College PAC

Contact:  Kevin Rogers, 337-9234

KauaiBackstory.com,  an online literary journal,  announces its fifth annual creative competition.

This year’s theme,  “Refuge” is sponsored by the Garden Island Arts Council.

Cash prizes will be awarded in the following manner.

Written: First place,  $100; second place,  $50; third place,  $25. Visual: One $100 award.

The deadline for submitting entries is midnight HST September 30,  2010.

Text entries must be pasted into the body of an email (no attachments) and sent to kauaibackstory@yahoo.com.

Images must be sent as a jpg attachment.

Kauaibackstory.com is intended to serve as a timely,  interactive forum.

Readers are encouraged to visit often and post comments.

PEEK INTO OCTOBER:

“KAUA’I STYLE—Let Us Show You Aloha”

“He Inoa No Nalani” In Honor of the Heavenly Chiefs

Friday, October 1, 4:30 – 5:30 pm

Free pre-concert Festivities

Arrival and presentation of Kaua’i Aloha Festivals Royal Court

Special hula Kahiko performance of mele ali’i

featuring ancient chants and dances for Hawai’i’s esteemed monarchs

by Halau Palaihiwa O Kaipuwai, kumu hula Kehaulani Kekua

Kauai Beach Resort Poolside Courtyard

free and open to the public; fresh flower leis, no-host cocktail service,

and food selections will be offered

He Inoa No Na Lani Hula & Music Concert

Friday, October 1, 6:30 pm

Kauai Beach Resort Jasmine Ballroom

Tickets:  Advance $22/$25 available at Kauai Beach Resort

and online at www.kaieie.org

Tickets:  Door $25/$30

Proceeds will support the cultural educations programs & projects

of Ka’ie’ier Foundation, a Native Hawaiian non-profit organization

Contact:  Kehaulani Kekua, www.kaieie.org

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October 1, 2010, 7:00 pm

Kauai Pow Wow Council, The County of Kauai

and the Kauai Office of Economic Development present

“The Eagle Song Dancers”

Kauai Community College Performing Arts center

Contact:  Dale Jacobs, 828-1294

Friday, October 1, 7:00 pm

Kauai String/Woodwind Trio Debut Performance

Kim McDonough, clarinetist

Jasmine Libert, bassoonist

Katherine Stennett, violinist

playing with Tom Beck on tuba

Island School Main Hall

Contact:  Tom Beck II

Every Saturday night in October, 7:00 – 11:00 pm

“Songwriters Showcase!”

Join Lynn and Thayne Taylor with “NTO”

and guest songwriters performing all original music

Upstairs at JJ’s moonrise & ocean views

Located up the stairs at JJ’s Broiler overlooking Kalapaki Bay

Anchor Cove Shopping Center, 3416 Rice Street, Lihue

Cover charge $10

Age 21 and over – ID required for entry

cocktail and pupu service available

http://www.reverbnation.com/lynnthaynetaylor

for updates on schedule of appearing artists

(Songwriters interested in performing, contact 645-0527

or thayne@lynnandthayne.com

(This is not an open mic, all performances will be scheduled)

ONGOING CLASSES/ACTIVITIES:

Community Community Community Community

Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat

7:30 – 11:00 am; 11:45 am – 4:15 pm

Kauai Resource Center Open & Accepting Recyclables

Redeem HI5 bottles, plastic #1&2, aluminum,

Cardboard, Mixed paper, glass, newspaper

AIRPORT WINDOW DISPLAYS

HAL side:  “Dance is Alive and Well on Kaua’i”

United Airlines side:  “Kauai – Island of Festivals”

Brought to you by Garden Island Arts Council

Funded by a grant through the Hawai’i Tourism Authority

In cooperation with the County of Kaua’I Office of Economic Development

(open to all passengers in transit)

Saturdays, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

Waipa Foundation ‘Ohana Day

Wear comfortable shoes and clothing for working in the ‘auwai (taro irrigation system)

Change of clothing is recommended; bring water bottles, hats, tabis

lunch provided from Waipa-grown produce

Location:  one mile past Hanalei School

No charge, but reservations recommended

Email:  <kalen@waipafoundation.org>, 639-6905

Every second Saturday

Art, surf moveis, hula

Hanalei Town

Contact:  Joel Guy, http://www.hanaleigrassshackprod.com/index.html

Every Saturday, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Kauai Community Market

fresh ingredients, holiday foods & gifts, taro products,

tropical plants and flowers, coffee, hoiday pies & baked goods,

goat cheese, health & beauty items from goat’s milk,

breakfast & lunch choices, educational demo, and more

KCC front parking lot across from Grove Farm

hosted by Kauai County Farm Bureau & Kauai Community College

Contact:  Melissa McFerrin, 337-9944

First Saturday night of each month, 5:30 – 8:30 pm

Old Kapaa Town Art Walk

Live music, meet the artists, tasty bites, tasty bites, dancing, entertainment, support local businesses

Contact:  Angelique Ell, angie@aelldesign.com

Second Saturday of Each Month, 8:30 pm until lunch

Friends of the Path Clean Up

Ke Ala Hele Makalae, the path that goes by the coast

Potluck lunch at 11:00 am

Meet at the rest pavilion makai of the Kapaa Neighborhood Center

Contact:  Brett, 639-4561

Every Sunday, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Sing, Dance and Feel the vibrational sounds of energetic kirtan

guided yoga breathing and spiritual insights from sacred yoga texts

Indian sweets and beverages

Hanalei Community Center

Free and open to the public

www.kauaikirtanjam.com, 821-1424

Every Monday at 3:00 pm

Outdoor Farmer’s Market

Kukui Grove Center (behind K-Mart)

Contact:  245-7784

ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART

Thursdays, October 14, 21, 28, November 4

“Abstracting Nature:  Handbuilding in Clay”

4-week ceramics workshop w/ Jennifer Hill

4 week course $85 includes $25 for firing and materials

Individual classes:  $25 each

Location: Art Pod in Niumalu

Sponsored by GIAC/KCS

Register:  giac@hawaiilink.net

Contact:  Jennifer Hill, <jenniferamhill@yahoo.com>

Saturday mornings, 9:00 – 12:00 noon (twice monthly)

Plein Aire Pastel Workshops w/ Helen Turner

$15 per class; bring your own supplies (e-mail list from Helen)

Saturday, Sept 18 location:  Salt Pond Beach Park, Hanapepe, right side

Contact:  HIT@helenturner.com

CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE

Hula ‘Olapa Training 2010

Opening NEW Hula ‘Olapa Training for Ladies

Serious students ONLY

Must have at least 2 years hula experience

Name of prior Halau/Kumu must be provided & contactable

Non-competitive hula

Sunday class schedule – 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Cover 2-month tuition plus registration fee upfront

Monthly tuition after initial 2 months

Must have at least 5 students enrolled to open class

Maximum of 15 students

Must register to attend mandatory orientation

Class starts Sunday, February 7

to Enroll, e-mail your contact info to <hulakauai@gmail.com>

April 3 – September 27, 2010

The Kekaha Train Robbery

Hawaii’s only train robbery occurred in 1920

near a little plantation village of Saki-Mana

at Kekeha Suger Company

First hand accounts and photographs illustrate

a story researched by Lee Cataluna

Kauai Museum

245-6931

Second and Last Sunday, 10 am – 3 pm

88 Shrines at Lawai International Center

Tour times:  10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm

Brief video and talk story session by Lynn Muramoto

Donations are appreciated

Info: 639-4300, LM@hawaii.rr.com

www.lawaicenter.org

2nd, 3rd, 4th Saturdays, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Kauai Museum’s 2008 Saturday Clubs

monthly workshops on unique island traditions

Kaua’I Museum daily public tours, 10:30 am to noon

Led by knowledgeable & entertaining docents

Free with admission to the museum

The Kaua;I Museum, Keepers of the Culture

Info:  245-6931

Waimea Plantation Lifestyle Tour

Ongoing – Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday,

volunteer guides lead walking tours through

the Waimea Plantation cottages and the Waimea

Sugar Company “camp” houses, which date from the

turn of the 20th century. Tours take approximately

90 minutes and are limited to 12 people.

Waimea Town, (808) 337-1005

DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE

Ongoing dance class at Kauai Dance Center

September 2010 – May 2011

Ballet, Hip Hop, Flamenco, Modern, Irish Step

for all ages and abilities

Directors Jennifer & Mel Bell-Grey

Three studio locations:  Princeville, Kapaa, Lihue

Weekly classes, drop in rates & private tuition available

Mrs. Bell-Grey is a graduate of the Royal Ballet School of London, England

and holds a teaching degree from the Royal Academy of Dancing and the

Royal Ballet Teacher’s Course, RAD, Dip RBS TC.

Call:  (808)823-9588, www.kauaidancecenter.com

Aloha Dance Studio — Enrolling now — Fall 2010

full schedule online at  www.AlohaDanceStudio.com

Professional instruction for ages 3 through adult

Hip Hop, Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Pointe, Modern,

Flamenco, Contemporary and Lyrical jazz

Master Classes with instructors from “So You Think You Can Dance”

Elite Company Groups

Travel to National Dance Conventions

Freaky Fridays at Kukui Grove Center every October

Beginner through Advanced welcome

Contact:  Tiffany Dodge

August 23 – December 17, 2010

Kauai Dance Theatre’s 25th season

Summer/Fall Term

Contact Janie Crane, Director, for more information: 332-9737,

jbcdance@hotmail.com, or visit www.kauaidancetheatre.com

EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE

through June 30, 2010; rest July and August

Morning Exercise in Kalaheo

“Stretch and Tone” on Mondays, 8:30 – 9:30 AM – Pilates-inspired exercises to stretch, strengthen and tone muscles in a fitness format

“FitDance Fusion” on Fridays, 8:30 – 9:30 AM – standing stretches, 20 min. simple aerobic dance movement, toning floor exercises

Both classes are ongoing at Kauai Dance Theatre’s Kalaheo studio – call for location, details, current schedule

Bring exercise mat or thick towel for floor work; wear comfortable clothes, athletic shoes if desired for aerobic dance on Fridays

$7/class, $26/4 class card, $48/8 class card

Contact:  Janie Crane, 332-9737, jbcdance@hotmail.com

www.kauaidancetheatre.com

Saturdays monthly, 8:30 am

Forest Workday

Koke’e CCC Camp

Register:  Koke’e Natural History Musuem

(808) 335-9975. kokeemuseum@earthlink.net

www.kokee.org

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 1 – 2 pm

Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program

Especially for those with Arthritis

Jim Jung, Cis Odell – instructors

Dress comfortably

Check with doctor before beginning any exercise program

Contact:  596-2900, Jennifer DeMarrre, Director

Free Qi Gong for Seniors 60+

(A gentle standing form for longevity)

Tuesdays 10 – 11 am

Free Sitting Qi Gong Class for Seniors

Thursdays 10-11am

An easy and gentle sitting form for ages 60+

Golden Eight Qi Gong Exercises

(Promotes self-healing & health maintenance; Especially good for the heart)

Tuesdays, 10 – 11 am

$10 per class; $5 for returnees

12 Sitting Qi Gong Exercise Class

(Strengthens the immune system & benefits the mind & body)

thursdays 10 – 11 am

$10 per class, $5 for returnees

Ongoing Qi Classes at the Qi Center – call for dates & time

Classes now being taught daytime & evenings

Qi Center in Lihue

Call 639-4300, Qi@hawaii.rr.com

For any information about the above classes, please

call Lynn Muramoto at the Lihue Qi Center at 639-4300

or visit Qi@hawaii.rr.com

MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC

Every Wednesday Night, 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Larry Rivera’s Love & Aloha Show (Every Wednesday)

Larry & Lurline performing

Cafe Portofino

Contact:  Larry Rivera, <larryrivera@hawaiian.net>

Friday nights 7:00-8:00pm

Entertainment at Center Stage

Kukui Grove Center

Contact:  245-7784

September (Mid Month) 2010 KAUAI ART & CULTURE EVENTS:

MID-September 2010 KAUAI ART & CULTURE EVENTS

The September ARTS newsletter is online: http://www.gardenislandarts.org/arts.html

email giac@hawaiilink.net to get listing in advance

MID-September 2010 ART & CULTURE EVENTS:

Thursday, September 9, 10:00 am to Noon

SFCA Biennium Grant Workshops, 2012-2013

State Building, Room B, Lihue

Contact:  Annie Koh, (808) 586-0840

Friday, September 10, 1:00 pm

Victorian Tea Party

Tony, the butler, will attend to your every need while you enjoy tea, sandwiches and sweets

Afternoon entertainment – parlot games, croquet, handwriting analysis, door prizes, party favors

Wilcox family talk story w/ Patsy Sheehan

Sepia photos available for $10 each

Creative Victorianesque hats essential;

Victorian attire encouraged

$45 per person; reservation by August 30, 2010

Hosted by Kauai Historical Society

Hanalei Wilcox Plantation Estate

Contact:  808-245-3373

infor@kauaihistoricalsociety.org

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Friday & Saturday, September 10 and 11

“KAUA’I STYLE—Let Us Show You Aloha”

“Ua Piha Mau Oe Me Ke Aloha” (Full of Everlasting Love to You)

Friday, September 10, 5:30 – 10:00 pm

Paina Night

Investiture of Traditional Hawaiian Royal Court in pre-contact attire

Kahiko tribute to Royal Court

Hula by Ke Kula Niihau O Kekaha, Halau Hula O Hali’ileo

Na Leo O Na Kupuna (Interviews with five kupuna)

Guest artists:   Napua Makua and Friends

Tickets:  $45 includes paina and program

Saturday, September 11, 5:30 – 10:00 pm

Concert Night

Presentation of Traditional Hawaiian Royal Court in pre-contact attire

Kupuna Hawaiian Fashion Parade

Music by Tita Poi and Niihau ‘Ohana, Hoku’au Kaohelauli’i & Doric Yaris

Guest Artists:  Nathan Aweau w/ Hula Dancer Kelehua Kawai

Waimea Plantation Cottages

Ticket Price:  $25/$10 for Kupuna 62+ in fashion attire

Ticket Outlets:  Hawaiian Music Kiosk in Princeville & Coconut Plantation,

Kauai Music and Sound, Island Soap & Candle,

Scotty’s Music, Banana Patch Gallery, Aloha’N Paradise,

Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha, Waimea Plantation Cottages

Contact:  Doric Yaris, Haunani Seward, Stephanie Iona

Friday, September 10 @ 7:30 p.m.

“An Evening with Dolly and Friends”

A concert featuring Dolly Kanekuni with Guest

Appearances by Thom Newman, Mary McDermott,

Chloe Deffner and Blade Kanekuni

A variety of your favorite songs – Sophisticated,

Sentimental and just a bit “Sassy”!

Proceeds to benefit American Lung Association, educational

programs for children with asthma.

Have dinner before and drinks and dessert at the show!

At The Hukilau Lanai, 520 Aleka Loop, Kapaa

Reservations and VIP seats (808) 652-1323 or

dollykanekuni@hotmail.com

Friday, September 10, 2010, 7:00 pm

Kauai Cabaret “Come As You Are” Show

Song, Dance, Poetry, Slam, Drama & Drag

Hawaii Family Portrait Exhibit & Silent Auction

Performers:  Kauai Sings, Love Trive, Award winning Tahitian Hula, Pink Pebbles Crew Hip Hop, Poetry Slam w/ Leah Harry and MORE

KCC Performing Arts Center

Pre-sale Donation $10, $15 at door

Ticket Outlets; Larry’s Music, YWCA, Scotty’s Music, Talk Story Bookstore,

Super Duper Two Ice Cream

Tickets also on line at www.kauaicabaret.com

Fundraiser for PFLAG Kauai and Lambda Aloha

For more info call 635-3024

…”GRIPPING!”

Friday, Sept 10; Saturday, Sept 11 – 7:00 pm

Sunday, Sept 12, 4:00 pm

Kauai Community Players present:

“Blood Brothers” by Willy Russell

Directed by Michelle Lewis; Produced by Lana Coffman

Celebrating lives of two special thespians:  David Conrad

& Ethan Shell

Puhi Theatrical Playhouse

Tickets:  $20 for adults/$18 for seniors/$15 for KCP members & students

Reservations:  call 1-800-838-3006

Online purchase:  <www.kauaicommunityplayers.org>

Tickets at Door: $22 for adults/$20 for seniors/$17 for KCP members & students

LIMITED Space available!

Contact:  Lana Coffman, 651-9994

Saturday, September 11, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Kauai Society of Artists Juried Exhibition

Art Kauai Entries Due

Juror Neida Bangarter, Director of Shaeffer Gallery, MACC

Saturday, September 18, 4:00 pm

Art Kauai Reception

September 19 – October 28

Art Kauai Exhibition Dates

Kukui Grove Exhibition Space

Info and schedule:  www.art-ksa.com

Celebration of Peace 2010 – In the Name of Aloha

Saturday, September 11, 11:00 am – 3:30 pm

Ka Pa Hula Hoike & Le’a Le’a Luau – Kamokila Village, Wailua River

Sunday, September 12, 12:00 noon – 4:00 pm

Pre-concert “Hospitality, Kauai Flavor”, Ho’olau Le’a

Sunday, September 12, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

All in the ‘Ohana Concert Fundraiser

‘Ohana share their Aloha through music and dance

A cast of 100-plus persons will bring to life Hawaiian values and practices through oli, mele and both hula kahiko and auana in concert. Included will be: Uncle Eddie Kamae, Tony Conjugacion, Namolokama, Hui O Kalama Ola, Nathan Kalama & Na Kupuna Kalamaolaimaluhialani, Doric Yaris & Hula Halau O Hali`ileo, Maka Herrod & Na Hui o Kamakaokalani, Puna Kalama Dawson & Ka Ipu Ha’a o’ Kekau’ilani, Hoaloha & Na Lei Hoku, Charlani Kalama & Ha’a Hula o’ Kekau’ilani, The Kalama `Ohana & Special Guests. I think it is $20, tix available via order by email: aloha@makanamakamai.com.

Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center

Monday, September 13, 11:30 am – 2:00 pm

Mahalo Gathering – Kauai Beach Resort

Contact: <inthenameofaloha2010@yahoo.com>, (808) 639-7721

<www.livealoha.sakura.ne.jp/english/englishmenu.html>

Sept 15 – 25,   Book Events:

9/15 Presentation: Bringing a Book to Life, Nurturing it in the Marketplace, Waimea Public Library, 6:30 p.m.  free, 338-6848

9/16 Reading and book signing: Art and Letters Speak the Heart, Aloha-N-Paradise, Waimea behind the Town Park, 4:30 p.m., free, 338-1552

9/– Noon Forum: Hawaii 2010: The Authenticity Advantage That Will Impel U.S. De-occupation of the Hawaiian Islands, Kaua‘i Community College Library, Puhi,  Date pending, free, 245-8233

9/18 Reading and book signing: I feel, I think, therefore I write, Borders, Lih‘ue, 2 p.m. free, 246-0862

9/19 – 24 Book signings and sale of books at craft tables: Culture, Tradition and Innovation, Three Siblings at Work, at various Kaua‘i Mokihana Festival events [see Kaua‘i Mokihana festival schedule for locations on these dates.]

9/25 Book signing: Ho‘okupu, Kaua‘i Museum, Lihu‘e, 11 a.m., free, 246-2470

Contact:  Keahi Felix, 808-966-4367, <keahifelix@gmail.com>

Wednesday, September 15, 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Larry Rivera’s Love & Aloha Show (Every Wednesday)

Larry & Lurline performing

Cafe Portofino

Contact:  Larry Rivera, <larryrivera@hawaiian.net>

Friday, September 17, 5:00 – 6:00 pm

“KAUA’I STYLE—Let Us Show You Aloha”

“Ho’oulu ola I ke aloha” Nurturing Life with Love

An informal gathering by the poolside courtyard with traditional Kauai Medley featuring Kauai Hawaiian Studies Kupuna (Arlene Kon, Hana Montgomery, Janet Kahalekomo, Elwood Machado, Donna Ho’opi’i, plus more) accompanied by Garret Santos, Darryl Gonsalves, Ed Blanchet, Sylvia Partridge,

Enjoy Kupuna Mo’olelo about the early days of Aloha Week in Waikiki

Hula  featuring the Halau Na Pua O Ke Kukui, kumu hula Donna Lei Hi’ilani Kirkpatrick and Halau O Hanalei, kumu hula Naomi Yokotake

Above program free and open to the public

KBR’s famous Pauhana Fridays OceanFest Clam Bake at Naupaka Terrace Restaurant, 6:00 – 9:00 pm

Kauai Beach Resort Poolside Courtyard

Contact:  <Sabra Kauka, sabrakauka@aol.com>

Saturday, September 18, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Hawaii Craftsmen Annual jurying for Kaua’i artists

10:00 am – Noon:  Craftsmen Drop Off Art work

Noon – 2:00 pm: Jurying

2:00 pm:  Lecture by Juror – Robert Soppelsa, Senior Curator,

ART in Embassies, US Dept of State, Washington DC

3:00 pm Craftsmen Pick Up Art Work

Kauai Community College Machine Shop/Welding Classroom

Public invited to lecture by Juror

Contact:  Rose Anne Jones, (808) 521-3282,

info@hawaiicraftsmen.org; www.hawaiicraftsmen.org

Saturday, September 18, 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Red Stick Ramblers

$35 Adult/ $10 Students

Kauai Concert Assn

Sunday, September 19, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Hanapepe Cafe & Bakery hosting a genuine English Tea

featuring a selection of fine teas, assorted sweets and savories

(Palmiers, Cream Puffs, Bear Claws, Paviovas,

Peaches & Cream Squares, Coconut Macaroons, Fresh Fruit,

Deviled Eggs, Thai Summer Rolls, Pasta Primivera, Greek

Salad, Ahi Tuna Sandwiches, Breakfast Blends, Darjeeling,

other assorted fine domaine teas & blends)

$35

in the heart of beautiful, historic old Hanapepe town

3830 Hanapepe Road

Reservations strongly recommended

Call Helen 808-335-5011 to reserve table

September 19 – 25, Kaua’i Mokihana Festival (Island Wide)

Sunday, September 19, 10 am – First Hawaiian Church Service

Sunday, September 19, 6 pm – Hawaiian Instrumental Competition

– Ilima Terrace, Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa, 742-1234

Monday, September 20, 7 pm – Kauai Composers Contest & Concert – KCC PAC

Tuesday, Sepember 21, 9 am – Eo E Lili’u Children/Youth music Competition – KCC PAC

Tuesday, September 21, 6 pm – Under the Palms Concert

– Aston Aloha Beach Resort, Wailua

Wednesday, September 22, 10 am – ‘Olelo Hawai’i Film Presentation, Kauai Beach Resort, 246-5515

Thursday, September 23, 6 pm – Solo/Group Hula Kahiko Nei Competition

– Kauai Beach Resort

Friday, September 24, 6 pm – Group Hula Auana Competition/Royal Court Attendance – Kauai Beach Resort

Saturday, September 25, 11 am – Solo Hula Auana Competition & Finale

– Kauai Beach Resort

KMF Crafts Fair – Thur, Fri, Sat, Kauai Beach Resort

Tickets:  Contact Iwalani, 652-4497, Varies – $20 to free

Ticket Outlets:  Kauai Music & Sound,Vicky’s Fabric, JJ ‘Ohana,

Kauai Beach Resort

Info:  www.maliefoundation.org

September 19 – December 5 (HONOLULU EVENT)

Musings of Mystery and Alphabets of Agony:  The Work of Edward Gorey, prolific American author and artist (1925 – 2000)

on the tenth anniversary of his death

500 Edward Gorey books, many signed and first editions;

fine art books, original prints, posters, note cards, handmade toys and other curious objects — collected by John Carollo, Honolulu composer and dedicated Goreyphile for over 35 years.

Original works from the Gorey Charitable Trust, NY, and Edward Gorey House, Cape Cod, Ma.

Contact:  Sharon Tasaka, Associate Director, UH Art Gallery

<gallery@hawaii.edu>, 808.956-6888

Monday evenings, 6:00 – 9:00 pm

“Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Theatre Arts”

Six weeks course offered by WIT

Sept 20 – The Art of Costuming – Mary McDermott

Sept 27 – A Brief Intro to Light and Sound Design (to be confirmed)

Island School Main Hall

$20.00 per session or $80.00 for all six. Minimum enrolment required, so sign up soon!

Call Romey @ 826-9755 for further info.

Friday, Sept 24 and Saturday, Sept 25, 7:00 pm

Sunday, Sept 26, 5:00 pm

Kauai Sings!  Andrew Lloyd Webber

Hukilau Lanai

Advance Tix:  $20/ Tix at Door:  $25/ Students: $15

Tables of 10 are $200

Limited seating so get tickets early

Tix Contact:  Barbara. 246-9577

Friday, September 24, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Radhanath Swamiji:  “The Journey Home”

An enlightening discourse from a revered saint from India

Sharing of his amazing new book

Doors open at 5:30 pm

Church of the Pacific, Princeville

suggested donation: $20

Inquiries:  Nutan Brownstein, 635-9502

<nutan@hawaiiantel.net>

September 24, 7:00 – 9:30 pm (every Friday)

Millicent Cummings & Darby Slick

Blue Planet Cafe

No cover w/ purchase of expresso & dessert

Friday Night Hanapepe Art Walk

3900 Hanapepe Road

Saturday, September 25, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Women Artists of Kaua’i Fine Art Festivals & Fundraiser

Anna Skaradzinska, Marlene Czajkowski, Lilian de Mello,

Marionette Tabonair, Dava Shepherd, Leslie Tribolet,

Susi Strom, Millicent Cummings

Fine art, prints, gifts, watercolors, painting demonstrations

Portion of the proceeds go to the Church’s Outreach Program

(food pantry & community garden)

Church of the Pacific, Princeville

Info:  Marionette, (808) 631-9173

www.womenartistsofkauai.blogspot.com

Saturday, Sept 26, 7:00 pm

Miss Island Mokihana Scholarship Organization Pageant

Miss Island Mokihana/Miss Island Mokihana Outstanding Teen

Kauai Community College PAC

Contact:  Avery Kano, 639-1301, info@MissIslandMokihana.org

Saturday, Sept 30, 7:00 pm

Mardi Gras Entertainment presents

A Simon & Garfunkel Retrospective

w/ AJ Swearingen & Jonathan Beedle

Kauai Community College PAC

Contact:  Kevin Rogers, 337-9234

KauaiBackstory.com,  an online literary journal,  announces its fifth annual creative competition. This year’s theme,  “Refuge” is sponsored by the Garden Island Arts Council.  Cash prizes will be awarded in the following manner. Written: First place,  $100; second place,  $50; third place,  $25. Visual: One $100 award.

The deadline for submitting entries is midnight HST September 30,  2010. Text entries must be pasted into the body of an email (no attachments) and sent to kauaibackstory@yahoo.com. Images must be sent as a jpg attachment.

Kauaibackstory.com is intended to serve as a timely,  interactive forum. Readers are encouraged to visit often and post comments.

AIRPORT WINDOW DISPLAYS

HAL side:  “Dance Is Alive and Well on Kauai”

United Airlines side:  “Kauai – Island of Festivals”

Brought to you by Garden Island Arts Council

Funded by a grant through the Hawai’i Tourism Authority

In cooperation with the County of Kaua’I Office of Economic Development

(open to all passengers in transit)

Etude #1: Mele O Ka Mahi’ai (Song of the Farmer)

Etude #2: Kumulipo (Chant of Creation)

Mahalo nui to the Inanod ohana, Vince Dodge, Melinda Morey, and Rita Peeters.

Music courtesy of Randie Kamuela Fong of Kamehameha Schools.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZIPIKm8CSE

“The Omo People of Ethiopia”

August 2010 Kauai Arts & Cultural Events

email giac@hawaiilink.net to get listing in advance

Note:  Ongoing, weekly or multi-day activities listed at the end of this email.

Wednesday, July 28 – Saturday, July 31

Kauai Music Festival — four day event

Learn songwriting from America’s best songwriters

Network w/ producers, publishers, record label executives

Appear in concert w/ top performers and songwriters

Learn how to succeed from top music professional

Enjoy four days and nights on beautiful Garden Island

Friday, July 30, 6:00 – 9:00 pm

Po’alima Concert

featuring Kevin Griffin (of Better Than Ezra); David Pack (of Ambrosia); Bonnie McKee (Indie recording artist/actress); Jason Blume (songwriter on over 50 million albums worldwide); Jeff Dayton (Nashville songwriter & recording artist); plus Songwriting Winners

Saturday, July 31, 6:00 – 9:00 pm

Pau Hana Concert

featuring O’Brian Eselu and his multi-award winning Hula Halau – Ke Kai O Kahiki; Rev. Dennis Kamakahi, multiple Grammy & Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner & Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame; Kenneth Makuakane & the Pandanus Club (12-time Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner); Charles Brotman (Grammy & Na Hoku Hanohano Award Winning Artist & Producer); Songwriting Winners #1, #2, #3

Kauai Beach Resort

General Admission ADVANCE Tickets:  $25 for either night; $40 for both nights; $30 at the door night of the concert (may be sold out)

Seniors 60+ ADVANCE  Tickets: $20 for either night; $35 for both nights; $25 at the door night of the concert (may be sold out)

Ticket Outlets beginning July 16:  Magic Dragon Toys & Art, Hawaiian Music Kiosk Princeville and Coconut Plantation, Kauai Music and Sound, Scotty’s Music, Koloa Island Soap & Candleworks, online at  www.kauaimusicfestival.com

Thursday, July 29, 8:30 – 11:00 pm

Ken Makuakane and Jeff Dayton playing music

Plus Cary Valentine joining in for last set

Trees Lounge, Coconut Plantation Marketplace in Waipouli

http://www.treesloungekauai.com/

http://www.makuakane.com/wordpress/

UPLIFTING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM DAY with Grandmaster Hong

FOR ASTHMA, ALLERGIES, COLDS, VOG RELIEF AND MORE

Thurs July 29, Wed, August 18

Time: 9:00am to 11:00am

The sun, earth and moon will be in alignment on this day.

Grandmaster Hong balances this energy along with herbal patches for

effective results in conditions of asthma, allergies, sinus, colds, flu and vog relief.

One day will have an effect on 365 days.

All are welcome to experience a 5,000 year old natural health care system

which historically in China thousands of people would walk and line up

with ox carts for this special day. There is no charge for this service.

Qi Center is located at  3343 Kanakolu Street, Lihue, HI 96766

(From Kuhio Hwy 56, turn by the AT&T store

on Ehiku St. then take the fourth right on Kanakolu St,

follow the signs)

Thursday & Friday, July 29 and 30

9:00 – 12:30 (7 – 12 yrs old)

4:00 – 7:30 pm (13 and older

“So You Think You Can Dance” Drop Dance Intensive

2-day workshop at Aloha Dance Studio, Lihue

2 levels; 3 classes per day – Hip Hop, Jazz, Contemporary

Saturday, July 31, 7:30 pm

Aloha Dance Studio and Drop Dance Intensive presents “DROP”

National Dance Day on Kauai Concert

A charity event for local children’s charity (TBA)

Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall

An all-style dance showcase

Performances by “So You Think You Can Dance” instructors

and students from Drop Dance Intensive Workshop

Tickets $10 Advance/$15 Door

Contact:  Tiffany Dodge, 808.634.8193, <Tiffany@alohadancestudio.com>

245-1810; 821-9690; www.alohadancestudio.com

July 29, 30, 31, Aug 1, 7 pm (FINAL WEEKEND)

RENT – Pulitzer Prize and Multiple Tony Award Winning Play

starring HCT’s alumni (ages 17 and older)

play is rated R for language and mature situations; not for kids

Tickets online or from cast members

$20 for students, seniors, HCT members; $25 for all others

www.hawaiichildrenstheatre.com

Friday, July 30; 9:00 am – 12:00 noon

“Serene Summer Saturdays w/ Pastels”

Instructor:  Helen Turner

Workshop Site: on-site for plein aire

sponsored by GIAC/KCS

$15 per session

Register:  <giac@hawaiilink.net>

Contact Kelly for plein aire locations:  808.852.9932 or 808.852.9904

Friday, July 30 – Saturday, July 31

Bon Dance

Kapa’a Hongwanji Mission

Saturday, July 31, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Hanalei’s First Annual Sand Castle/Sand Art Contest

Sand Sculptor Jeff Peterson demonstration

to the left of the Hanalei Pier on Kauai

For keikis, beginners, artists and sand sculptors

Prizes for different age groups and art types

Bring your own shovel, pails, tools, molds, sprayers and water for sculpting

Contact:  Julian Miller, 639-8379, juliankauai@gmail.com

Sat – Sun, July 31 – Aug 1

9th Annual Heiwa I Kauai Iaorana Tahiti

International Tahitian Dance Competition

Workshops on Tahitian dance, choreography and drumming

Traditional welcoming ceremony, solo and group competitions

Awards presentations – solo, group and drumming

Kapaa Ball Park

$5 a day at the door/ Children 6 and below are free

Contact:  Tepairu Manea, 808.882.9447

AUGUST 2010 ART & CULTURE EVENTS:

Tough Trash:

When: August 1st from 8 am to 3 pm

Where: Lihue transfer station and other transfer stations around the island

What: fluorescent light bulbs (mercury), batteries etc…

For more info: call the county information office

Sunday, Aug 1, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Vibrational Sounds of Energetic Kirtan

Free vegetarian meal

Hanalei Community Center, http://www.halehalawai.org

Tuesday, August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 7:00 pm (every Tuesday evening)

The Complete History of America (abridged)

90-minute comedy with Jeff Demma, Ross Martineu

and Nellie Foster presenting 500 years of American History

Dining and theater package; 5:30 pm in Shells restaurant

Sheraton Kauai Resort, 2440 Hoonani Rd, Poipu 96756

Info, reservations, VIP seating, Kamaaina rates: 808.212.8444

email: Info@OceansideProductions.com

visit:  www.OPtheater.com

Thursdays, Aug 5, 12, 26, Sept 2; 2- 5 pm

“Abstracting Nature:  Handbuilding in Clay”

4-week ceramics workshop w/ Jennifer Hill

4 week course $85 includes $25 for firing and materials

Individual classes:  $25 each

Location: Art Pod in Niumalu

Sponsored by GIAC/KCS

Register:  giac@hawaiilink.net

Friday, August 6, 3:30 – 5:30 pm Pau Hana Networking Reception

2010 Agriculture Conference – Profitability in Agriculture

Speakers & Panels: Land & Water, Human Resources

& Workforce Development, Production and Marketing

Presented by Kauai Economic Development Board

$30 for members of Kauai County Farm Bureau & Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation

$35 for non-members

Limited scholarships available for educators & students in ag classes-programs, seniors 60+

Register by Aug 4 deadline online https://www.acteva.com/go/KEDB

Contact:  Susan Tai, stai@kedb.com. 808.245.6692

Friday, August 6, 5:00 – 8:00 pm

Friends of the Children’s Justice Center’s

4th Annual Treasure Our Children Fundraiser

The money raised goes toward providing enhancements to physically and sexually abused keiki on Kauai,

and to help provide training for law enforcement and seminars on abuse and trauma here on Kauai.

Kauai Lagoons Old Tennis Courts above Kalapaki Bay

We have heavy pupus,

music/entertainment (Sean Carillo, Michael Baretto, Hula Halau and Lady Ipo)

and another awesome silent auction!

We are also still accepting items for the silent auction.

Tickets $35

Contact:  Greg Meyers, <gregmeyers@hawaiiantel.net>

Saturdays, August 7, 14, 21, 28; 9:00 am – 12:00 noon

“Serene Summer Saturdays w/ Pastels”

Instructors:  Kelly Bandalos and Helen Turner

Workshop Site:  Art Pod in Niumalu and on-site for plein aire

sponsored by GIAC/KCS

$15 per session

Register:  <giac@hawaiilink.net>

Contact Kelly for plein aire locations:  808.852.9932 or 808.852.9904

Saturday, Aug 7, 2:00 pm

Book Event:  Introduce the new memoir by Hawaiian language

translator and Kauai Living Treasure Frances N. Frazier —

“Hali’a of Hawai’i, A Legacy of Language”

Dawn Kawahara will present “The Story Behind the Book & Its Stories”

Video Clip of Author Frazier on occasion of her 96th birthday

Borders Books & Music

Sat-Sun, August 7 and 8

Day 1 – South Shore; Day 2 – North Shore

Paradise Ride Kauai, 2-day bike ride on island of Kaua’i

View breathtaking scenery along the ocean, through valleys,

local neighborhoods and open countryside

“Design Your Own  Ride”

Sponsored by Malama Pono Heath Services,

educating and supporting those with HIV-AIDS, STDs, Infectious Hepatitis

Sunday, August 8, 2010, 3:30 – 4:30 pm

Artists Reception – Art Works by Leonora Orr, a benefit for Voyaging Canoe, Namahoe

50% of all sales will go toward the Namahoe project

Light refreshments by Jean Marie Josselin, music by Kaimi Hermosua and Ku Halele’a,

wine tasting (Southern Wines and Spirits)

Meet the crew and builders of the Namahoe, Kauai’s first double hull voyaging canoe

Josselins Tapas Bar and Grill

Kukui’ula Shopping Center, Poipu

$20 donation requested

RSVP requested to Noelani Josselin, 634-2007, <noelanijosselin@yahoo.com>

Dinner reservations after reception:  Call Andrew Ha, 742-7117

Tues-Wed, August 10 & 11, 7:30 am to 6:00 pm

HTA Annual Tourism Conference

Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu

$165 conference registration fee/$85 discounted fee for neighbor islands

Contact:  Robbie Ann Kane, Tourism Product Development Manager

<rkane@hawaiitourismauthority.org>

August 11, 6:00 PM

Bill Fernandez Author talk and book signing – Rainbows Over Kapa’a

Power point slide show and talk about his youth and family movie theater, Roxy

Princeville Public Library

www.wfernandez.com

Monday evenings, 6:00 – 9:00 pm

“Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Theatre Arts”

Six weeks course offered by WIT

Aug 16 – Audition Skills – Romey Curtis

Aug 23 – Scene Study – Sandi O’Shaughnessy

Aug 30 – Improvisation – Richard Porto

Sept 13 – Scenic Design – Laurel Petterson

Sept 20 – The Art of Costuming – Mary McDermott

Sept 27 – A Brief Intro to Light and Sound Design (to be confirmed)

Island School Main Hall

$20.00 per session or $80.00 for all six. Minimum enrolment required, so sign up soon!

Call Romey @ 826-9755 for further info.

Saturday, August 21, 12:00 noon start time

AHA HULA 2010 – Celebrating the Legacy of Halau Palahiwa O Kaipuwai

Under the direction of Kumu Hula, Kehaulani Kekua

12:00 noon – 3:00 pm Paina and Pre-Concert Festivities

Hawaiian & Vegetarian Fare Refreshments & Desserts, Live Hawaiian Music,

Spontaneous Performances of Hula ‘Auana, Fresh Flower Leis

4:00 pm Hula Kahiko Concert, Classical Chants & Traditional Dances

Church of the Pacific, Princeville

www.kaieie.org

Saturday, August 21, 6:00 – 10:00 pm

3rd Annual Moonlight and Music in the Garden

A Fundrasier for the nonprofit National Tropical Botanical Garden

Swing Music & Dance

Special Moonlit Tours

Gourmet heavy pupus, desserts, beer, wine, champagne

Orchard Field in McBryde Garden

(entry via tram from Southshore Visitors Center)

Reserve your space now!

$125 or $1500 for a table of ten w/ special benefits

including reserved parking and table service

Limited to 300 seats

Contact:  (808)332-6500, fundraiser@ntbg.org

Sunday, August 22, 5:00 – 7:00 pm

Author Aggie Marti-Kini Book-Signing

The Magnificent Anahola Book, Kauai’s Mystic Hawaiian Village

Anahola Clubhouse

$29.99 Price of Book; will go up in September

Contact:  Agnes Marti-Kini, <keao@me.com>

Friday, August 27, 7:30 pm

Keola Beamer & Raiatea Island Tour

Special Appearance – Spring Wind Quintet

Kauai Community College PAC

Tickets $25 General/$20 Srs 62+ and Students

Tickets at Door $35

Tix Outlets:  Hawaiian Music Kiosks, PV & Coconut Plantation;

Kauai Music & Sound, Scotty’s Music, Koloa Island Soap & Candleworks,

Banana Patch Gallery Hanapepe, Aloha ‘N Paradise

Contact:  <giac@hawaiilink.net>

Sunday, August 29, 2:00 – 5:30 pm

Seminar for Actors

Margie Haber, Hollywood’s Top Acting & Audition Technique Coach

Margie has coached Brad Pitt, Halle Berry, Vince Vaughan  & many more

“Stop Acting and Start Living the Life”

Location:

Cost:  $125 + GET

Space Limited, Register Early

Contact:  Jason Blake, 652-5210; LAinHAWAII@gmail.com

KauaiBackstory.com,  an online literary journal,  announces its fifth annual creative competition. This year’s theme,  “Refuge” is sponsored by the Garden Island Arts Council.  Cash prizes will be awarded in the following manner. Written: First place,  $100; second place,  $50; third place,  $25. Visual: One $100 award.

Winners and other noteworthy contributors will be posted on www.kauaibackstory.com and invited to read on a special night later this fall. (Date and place to be determined.)

Writing form does not matter—essay,  story (imagined or real),  memoir or poems are all welcome. Visual entries must be submitted in jpg format.  As in previous years,  entries must be relevant to Kauai,  in some manner.

KauaiBackstory.com is a venue for rigorous writing with a view about Kauai. We look for writing that builds understanding,  not walls. We encourage writing and imagery that engenders respectful dialogue for we believe one way to build community is through conversation.

KauaiBackstory.com values the expression of all voices and delights in words and images that shift thinking and open minds threading us ever closer together in this calabash of a world in which we live. Entries will be judged on whether they achieve this vision or not.

A student category will be created pending interest and writing quality.

Contest participants may submit one entry per category. That is,  participants may submit one written entry and one visual entry; however,  you may not submit more than one written entry or more than one visual entry. This also means you get one chance per category to get it right,  so please double-check spelling and grammar before hitting send. Please do not submit revised entries. We recommend using 12 pt. Times New Roman font on written entries. Please do not use a stylized typeface; do not use colored type fonts; do not use a variety of different type sizes. On images,  please do not include a name superimposed or embedded into the jpg in any way.

Visit www.kauaibackstory.com to view the quality of works posted and the blog’s mission statement.

The deadline for submitting entries is midnight HST September 30,  2010. Text entries must be pasted into the body of an email (no attachments) and sent to kauaibackstory@yahoo.com. Images must be sent as a jpg attachment.

Kauaibackstory.com is intended to serve as a timely,  interactive forum. Readers are encouraged to visit often and post comments.

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ONGOING OR MULTI-DAY EVENTS:

THEATRE THEATRE THEATRE THEATRE

Monday evenings, 6:00 – 9:00 pm

“Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Theatre Arts”

Six weeks course offered by WIT

Aug 16 – Audition Skills – Romey Curtis

Aug 23 – Scene Study – Sandi O’Shaughnessy

Aug 30 – Improvisation – Richard Porto

Sept 13 – Scenic Design – Laurel Petterson

Sept 20 – The Art of Costuming – Mary McDermott

Sept 27 – A Brief Intro to Light and Sound Design (to be confirmed)

Island School Main Hall

$20.00 per session or $80.00 for all six. Minimum enrolment required, so sign up soon!

Call Romey @ 826-9755 for further info.

COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY

on tour now through September 8, 7:45 am – 4:30 pm, Mon-Fri

Hawaii Family Portraits – New Perspectives, Traditional Values

A Photo Experience Embracing All Hawaii’s Families

Photographs by Mike Ang and some Kauai ohana portraits

Kauai Community College One Stop Center Lobby

Sponsored by Equality Hawaii, PFLAG Kauai

Free and open to the public

www.hawaiifamilyportraits.org

Contact:  635-3024, pflagkauai@gmail.com

Saturdays, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

Waipa Foundation ‘Ohana Day

Wear comfortable shoes and clothing for working in the ‘auwai (taro irrigation system)

Change of clothing is recommended

bring water bottles, hats, tabis

lunch provided from Waipa-grown produce

Location:  one mile past Hanalei School

No charge, but reservations recommended

Email:  <kalen@waipafoundation.org>, 639-6905

AIRPORT WINDOW DISPLAYS

HAL side:  “Dance Is Alive and Well on Kauai”

United Airlines side:  “Kauai – Island of Festivals”

(Bon Dance, Koloa Plantation Days, Kauai Music Festival, Heiwa i Kauai)

Brought to you by Garden Island Arts Council

Funded by a grant through the Hawai’i Tourism Authority

In cooperation with the County of Kaua’I Office of Economic Development

(open to all passengers in transit)

Every second Saturday

Art, surf moveis, hula

Hanalei Town

Contact:  Joel Guy, http://www.hanaleigrassshackprod.com/index.html

Every Saturday, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Kauai Community Market

fresh ingredients, holiday foods & gifts, taro products,

tropical plants and flowers, coffee, hoiday pies & baked goods,

goat cheese, health & beauty items from goat’s milk,

breakfast & lunch choices, educational demo, and more

KCC front parking lot across from Grove Farm

hosted by Kauai County Farm Bureau & Kauai Community College

Contact:  Melissa McFerrin, 337-9944

First Saturday night of each month, 5:30 – 8:30 pm

Old Kapaa Town Art Walk

Live music, meet the artists, tasty bites,

dancing, entertainment, support local businesses

Contact:  Angelique Ell, angie@aelldesign.com

Second Saturday of Each Month, 8:30 pm until lunch

Friends of the Path Clean Up

Ke Ala Hele Makalae, the path that goes by the coast

Potluck lunch at 11:00 am

Meet at the rest pavilion makai of the Kapaa Neighborhood Center

Contact:  Brett, 639-4561

Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat

7:30 – 11:00 am; 11:45 am – 4:15 pm

Kauai Resource Center Open & Accepting Recyclables

Redeem HI5 bottles, plastic #1&2, aluminum,

Cardboard, Mixed paper, glass, newspaper

ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART

Mondays, August 2, 9, 16, 23, 2:15 – 4:30 pm

Van Go! to Uncle Jack’s Place, Hale Halawai Ohana Community Center

Kahu Kai ceramic fish murals for Kamalani Pavilion

Contact:  Dharma Dasi Wease

Kauai Society of Artists

“Byte Me:  Third Annual Digital Challenge”

Juror: David A.M. Goldberg

Exhibition Dates:  July 17 – August 27

Kukui Grove Exhibition Hall (Unit B-6)

Contact:  Carol Ann Davis, 742-6523; Charles Davis, 822-0104

Email: ksa@kauaisocietyofartists.org

www.kauaisocietyofartists.org

Looking for art work for high end northshore restaurant:

Gallery-ready beautiful work in contemporary avante-garde style & technique

matted and framed and ready for exhibition in gallery

All mediums and subjects; not Hawaiiana

Group shows rotated tri-montly; viewing audiences during community and charity events, performances, private parties hosted by the restaurant, receptions for artists

Restaurant asking for 25% commission on all sales

Contact Amber Morrison, <a_m3@hotmail.com>, 310.403.0648

Thursdays, July 29, August 5, 12; 6:30 – 8:30 pm

“A Thousand and One Nights”

4-wk storytelling course

6510B Kahuna Rd, Kapahi

$15 per class

All classes must be paid for regardless of classes missed

Contact:  Kim Murriera, 346-5967, kiminkauai@yahoo.com

Monday,  August 9, 16; 9:30 – 11:30 am

“No Appointment Necessary”

Open Studio Days – bring your own project

6510B Kahuna Rd, Kapahi

$15 per person

Contact:  Kim Murriera, 346-5967, kiminkauai@yahoo.com

CALL FOR ARTISTS

The HSFCA is launching a call on CaFE for the Hawaii State Art Museum (HiSAM) Sculpture Garden.  Through this call, the HSFCA intends to establish a qualified pool of individual professional artists for consideration for various 2D and 3D sites in the HiSAM Sculpture Garden.

The HSFCA urges Hawaii visual artists to register and apply to the call on CaFE (www.callforentry.org), a website developed by the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) to facilitate calls for artists and artwork.  The CaFE registration is free, secure and offers access to visual arts opportunities nationwide.

The website can be found at www.callforentry.org and provides information about CaFE, answers to FAQ’s, tech tips, image prep and a questions forum.

Hawaii Photography Activities, Workshops & Career Program

Instructor Ron Botier, Professional Outdoor Photographer

Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced welcome; custom tailored to meet your needs

Call Ron: 808.927.0843

http://hpw.webstarts.com/index.html

CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE

Hula and Tahitian Class Registration:  Classes begin in July

Leilani Rivera Bond, kumu hula of Halau Hula o Leilani

Mondays & Wednesdays,

6:00 pm – keiki (boys & girls) hula & tahitian;

7:15 pm – teens and wahine

All Saints Church gym, Kapaa

Tuesdays, 3:45 pm – hula & tahitian for keiki;

4:45 pm – hula for wahine

Koloa Neighborhood Center

Wednesdays, 4:00 pm & Saturdays, 1:00 pm

Free hula show by halau – Coconut Marketplace, Wailua

Tuesdays and Saturdays, 6:30 pm

Torchlighting and keiki hula shows

Seaview Terrace, Grand Hyatt Kauai in Poipu

To register, call and leave your name and number

Contact:  Leilani Bond, 651-0682; email <darryl.leilani@hawaiiantel.net>

starting June 1, Tuesday nights, 6:30 – 7:30 pm

New Hula class w/ “Halau Hula Na Lei Kupua”

Entry-level students and visitors

Learn the basics of the dance, chant, language & legends

Under the direction of Alaka’i Fern Merle-Jones &

Kumu Hula Susan Pa’iniu Floyd

Under the guidance of Hula Loea Kawaikapuokalani Hewett

Church of the Pacific, Princeville

T10/class or $25/month

Info:  call Fern, 828-1342, 639-0964

April 3 – September 27, 2010

The Kekaha Train Robbery

Hawaii’s only train robbery occurred in 1920

near a little plantation village of Saki-Mana

at Kekeha Suger Company

First hand accounts and photographs illustrate

a story researched by Lee Cataluna

Kauai Museum

245-6931

May 7 – September 7, 2010

Koke’e – A Summer Retreat

History of a retreat made popular by the Knudsen family in 1800’s

Story covers period from Monarchy through Territorial Years through

reforestation days, military take-over to becoming a State Park

Kauai Museum

245-6931

Second and Last Sunday, 10 am – 3 pm

88 Shrines at Lawai International Center

Tour times:  10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm

Brief video and talk story session by Lynn Muramoto

Donations are appreciated

Info: 639-4300, LM@hawaii.rr.com

www.lawaicenter.org

Hula ‘Olapa Training 2010

Opening NEW Hula ‘Olapa Training for Ladies

Serious students ONLY

Must have at least 2 years hula experience

Name of prior Halau/Kumu must be provided & contactable

Non-competitive hula

Sunday class schedule – 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Cover 2-month tuition plus registration fee upfront

Monthly tuition after initial 2 months

Must have at least 5 students enrolled to open class

Maximum of 15 students

Must register to attend mandatory orientation

Class starts Sunday, February 7

to Enroll, e-mail your contact info to <hulakauai@gmail.com>

DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE

July 15 – 31 and August

Kauai Dance Center Registration

New Dance Seasons – August 1, 2010 – May 2011

Dance Classes for all ages and abilities

Classical Ballet, Hip Hop, Modern, Flamenco Dance

Class sizes limited to 12 max

Professional Dance Instructors: Mel Bell-Grey

and Jennifer Bell-Grey ARAD, Dip RBS TC

Qualifications from England Royal Ballet School & Royal Academy of Dance

Studio locations:  Lihue, Kapa’a and Princeville

Contact:  808.823.9588; www.kauaidancecenter.com

Aloha Dance Studio — Enrolling now — Fall 2010

full schedule online at  www.AlohaDanceStudio.com

Professional instruction for ages 3 through adult

Hip Hop, Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Pointe, Modern,

Flamenco, Contemporary and Lyrical jazz

Master Classes with instructors from “So You Think You Can Dance”

Elite Company Groups

Travel to National Dance Conventions

Freaky Fridays at Kukui Grove Center every October

Beginner through Advanced welcome

Contact:  Tiffany Dodge, 245-1810

August 23 – December 17

Kauai Dance Theatre’s 25th season

“Quality training in the Art of Dance”

Summer/Fall Term – Ballet/Pointe, Tap, Jazz/Contemporary, Creative Movement, Adult Execise

Contact Janie Crane, Director, for more information: 332-9737,

jbcdance@hotmail.com, or visit www.kauaidancetheatre.com

EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE

List of classes at the Qi Center:

FREE INTRODUCTORY QI GONG EXERCISE CLASS

Wednesday Sept 23,  7-8pm

All are welcome to a friendly and easy introductory class of Qi Gong exercises for beginners.

FREE QI GONG CLASS FOR SENIORS

Every Tuesday 10-11am

A gentle moving form for ages 60+

$10 for others

FREE SITTING QI GONG CLASS FOR SENIORS

Every Thursday 10-11am

An easy and gentle sitting form for ages 60+

$10 for others

GOLDEN EIGHT QI GONG EXERCISES

Tuesdays, 10am-11am

Promotes self-healing and health maintenance.

$10 per class, $5 for returning students

12 SITTING QI GONG EXERCISES

Thursdays, 10-11am

Strengthens immune system and longevity.

$10 for per class, $5 for returning students

To register for classes call 639-4300 or Qi@hawaii.rr.com. The location of the

Qi Center is  3343 Kanakolu Street, Lihue, HI 96766 (From Kuhio Hwy 56, turn by the AT&T store on Ehiku St. then take the fourth right on Kanakolu St, follow the signs).

Have you had your hug today?

Beautiful “wear your seatbelt” message from UK

http://embracethis.co.uk//

Send out on Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Mid April-May 2010 Arts & Cultural Events Kauai

email giac@hawaiilink.net to get listing in advance

Note: Ongoing, weekly or multi-day activities listed at the end of this email.

CALL FOR ARTISTS
The HSFCA is launching a call on CaFE for the Hawaii State Art Museum (HiSAM) Sculpture Garden. Through this call, the HSFCA intends to establish a qualified pool of individual professional artists for consideration for various 2D and 3D sites in the HiSAM Sculpture Garden.
The HSFCA urges Hawaii visual artists to register and apply to the call on CaFE (www.callforentry.org), a website developed by the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) to facilitate calls for artists and artwork. The CaFE registration is free, secure and offers access to visual arts opportunities nationwide.
The website can be found at www.callforentry.org and provides information about CaFE, answers to FAQ’s, tech tips, image prep and a questions forum.

Thursdays, April 22, May 6, 13, 20
Day WS: 2- 5 pm
Evening WS: 5 – 8 pm
“Abstracting Nature: Handbuilding in Clay”
4-week ceramics workshop w/ Jennifer Hill
4 week course $85 includes $25 for firing and materials
Individual classes: $25 each
Location: Art Pod in Niumalu
Sponsored by GIAC/KCS
Register: giac@hawaiilink.net

Thursday, April 22, 2:30 – 5:30 pm
Building Effective Nonprofit Boards
Aston Kauai Beach at Makaiwa, Kapaa
Jeffrey S. Piper, Honolulu attorney – legal responsibilities & IRS reporting requirements
Nadine Nakamura, Tad Miura Jr, Laura Wiley – how boards can work together more effectively
$35 registration fee
Contact: KPAA, 632-2005

April 22 – May 2, 2010: KKCR Kauai Community Radio’s Spring Pledge Drive
KKCR invites listeners to join or renew membership in Hawaii’s only full-powered, listener-supported community radio station. Daily drawings for a daily gift award. Everyone who has donated $25 and above will be entered into this daily drawing.
Anyone who donates at the $100 pledge level or above will be entered in the final drawing for an amazing grand gift award – 7-nights’ lodging for two in an oceanview bure in Fiji at the Koro Sun Resort & Rainforest Spa!
Tax-deductable pledges to KKCR can range from $25 for students/seniors to over $1,000. Donors can receive a variety of “Mahalo” gifts including T-shirts, CDs, Hawaiian Air miles, and more. Alternatively, members can pledge their support and provide underwriting messages for one of 6 featured Kaua’i non-profits. (A $100 pledge provides 1 message/week for a month.)
Info and donate online at www.kkcr.org

Friday, April 23rd – St. Michael’s and All Angels Church in Lihue
Saturday, April 24th – Church of the Pacific in Princeville
Both performances at 7pm…tickets at the door $10
WIT Hotline: 635-3727
WIT Presents…. KAUAI BRIEFS Directed by Romey Curtis
A dramatized reading of short plays and scenes by Kauai’s own playwrights.
This dramatized reading features a medley of short plays and scenes whisking the audience away to distant locales, fun flirtations, hidden agendas, historic memories and a day in the corporate world. Come join in the fun, laugh and cry with the actors, and meet some of our beloved Kauai playwrights.

Folie A Deux by Mark Tjarks
A psychiatrist and the patient obsessed with an actor…where does reality stop and illusion begin?

Americans In Paris by Susan LeHoven
A humorous picture of a mother-daughter trip…the “ugly” American abroad.

Malibu Mourning by Anne Welsh
Dad is dead. He was a beast. Did he fall or was he pushed?

The Roll Out by Anne Dimock
A farce of corporate life through the eyes of young people.

The Insanity of Mrs. Lincoln by Richard Goodman
Mary Todd Lincoln talks about her life with the President.

Innuendo by Wil Welsh
Anywhere, anytime. A tennis match with a twist.

Mary and Joseph, the lost scene by Wil Welsh
Once upon a time in Paradise …….

WIT always seeking new material, performers, directors and other “theatre folk” as well as community members who love theatre and want to pitch in. If you would like to get into the act with us or find out more, please visit www.womenintheatre.org or contact Melissa McFerrin directly at 652-3217.

April 23, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Hanapepe Nights Pacific Sound Machine
Benefit Concert to finish the Sparky Matsunaga Peace Garden
Bruce Harris, Steve Dubey, Gloria Purter, Roger Jacobs,
Dennis Pierson, John Rivera, Kirk Smart
Storybook Theatre, Hanapepe Town
$10 donation suggested; refreshments available
Contact: 335-0712

April 23, 24, 25, 30, May 1, 2
7:00 pm on Fridays and Saturdays; 4:00 pm on Sundays
Kauai Performing Arts Center proudly presents:
“Once Upon a Mattress”
Directed by Dennis McGraw
Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall
Advance Tickets: $10 Adults/$8 students
Ticket at the Door: $12 Adults/$10 students
Outlets: TBA
Info: (808) 651-2417
K-PAC is a Hawaii State Department of Education Program

Saturday, April 24, May 8 & 15, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon
“Getting Acquainted with Pastels”
Pastel Drawing Workshop w/ Artist Kelly Bandalos
$15 per session or $50 for 4 weeks
Location: Art Pod in Niumalu
sponsored by GIAC/KCS
Register & supplies list: giac@hawaiilink.net

Saturday, April 24, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Kekaha Community Garden – Mala’ai o Kekaha – Blessing Ceremony
Blessings in English, Hawaiian, Japanese plus Taiko performance by Rakudo
6500 sq ft community garden, 8610 Kiowea Road, under the Monkey Pod Tree at St Paul’s Episcopal Church; a model resource community-based organic garden
Donations requested before opening: professional services, working hands, start-up materials for irrigation, fencing, tools, soil inputs, money
Contact: Diane Rosenkranz, 651-5197, d.rosenkranz@yahoo.com

Saturday, April 24 – 11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm
Free Qi Gong Classes Day
Qi Center
Contact:

April 25 – May 14, 2010 (HONOLULU EVENT)
Annual BFA Exhibition
Works in all media by BFA students of this academic year
University of Hawaii Art Gallery, Manoa
Contact: Sharon Tasaka, Associate Director, UH Art Gallery
, 808.956-6888

Sunday, April 25
Arrival Times; 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm
“Pirates of the Caribbean “On Stranger Tides”
shooting on Oahu & Kauai, June and July 2010
Open Casting Call for MEN ONLY, 18 years or older, legal to work in USA
Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall, 4191 Hardy Street, Lihue
Bring 3 x 5 current color photo and pen or pencil
www.SandeAlessiCasting.com

2010 Poetry Challenge timeline:
April 26 – Deadline for 2010 Poetry Challenge: The Chant
April 27 – May 3 – judging
May 3 – Awards Ceremony
after May 3 – Winning poems published in TGI
Sponsored by Lihue Public Library, The Garden Island Newspaper,
the Garden Island Arts Council & Independent Kauai Poets
Three competition levels: Children – 13 and under;
Young Adults – 14 to 20; Adults – 21 and over
Poetry challenge is a chant, a rhythmic speaking or singing of words
or sounds that often include a great deal of repetition;
e.g. Hawaiian chants for people, places or activities;
chants for sports teams or for protest; nursery rhymes or lullabies;
Gregorian or liturgical chants, mantras, reggae or rap music.
Poem lengths between 10 – 25 lines, in the English language,
typed or legibly printed on plain white paper; must have a title,
poems will not be returned
See The Garden Island newspaper for entry form
Contact: Carolyn Larson, Lihue Public Library

Weds., April 28, 2010, Noon Poetry Program “Kaua`i Nei”
Honoring APRIL as NATIONAL POETRY MONTH
12 – 1 p.m. Kaua`i Community College Library (Learning Resource Center)
Award-winning poet and author Dawn Kawahara
will present a program celebrating facets of Kaua`i
and beyond, with discussion to follow. She dedicates
this program to “legendary” Kaua`i music maestro Larry McIntosh,
now gravely ill. Free; open to the public; suitable for youth
and adults. Info, Kauai CC Library/Reference 245-8253/233.

April 28, 2010, 7:00 pm
Kapaa Middle School presents
“Spring Choral Concert”
Directed by Mary Lardizabal
Featuring the 6th, 7th, 8th grade choir
KMS Ukulele Band directed by Loke Sasil
Kapaa Middle School Covered Court
Free and Open to the public
Contact: Mary Lardizabal,

Sign up by April 30 with Katherine Brocklehurst,
Friday – Sunday, June 11 – 13, 2010
Koke’e Hawaiian Music Songwriters Camp
Instructors: Puakea Nogelmeier, Cody Pueo Pata,
Kenneth Makuakane, Keola Donaghy, Lolena Niau Nicholas
Koke’e State Park – CCC Camp
Sponsored by Garden Island Arts Council,
Kauai Music Festival, Malie Foundation, Hui O Laka
Contact:

April 30, 2010
Na lei Hiwahiwa ‘Ekolu Concert
A Fundraiser for Malie Scholarship
Kauai Beach Resort
Contact: Malie Foundation

MAY ART & CULTURE EVENTS:

Saturday, May 1, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
‘Olelo Hawai’i — Ohana (Family)
Presenter: Kumu Hula Ku’ualohanui Kauli’a
Location: Kaua’i Beach Resort
Contact: Maka Herrod, Malie Foundation

Saturday, May 1, 10:30 am open to the public
11:00 am – 3:00 pm viewing
Kauai Museum 30th Annual May Day Lei Festival
Lei Day Competition
Celebrating innovative interpretations of today’s lei makers
lei demonstrations, ono food, free entertainment
Contact: Kauai Museum, 245-6931, collections@kauaimuseum.org

Saturday, May 1, 11:00 am – 3:30 pm
“Let Me Lead” Leadership Kauai Fundraiser
onboard the Golden Princess at Nawiliwili Harbor
Live Dance Music with the Starlighters
Traditional Hawaiian music by Doric & DJ Yaris
during a served gourmet lunch
Silent auction of May Day leis and floral arrangements
Dance lesson by Dorin Kaauwai
All proceeds benefit Leadership Kauai
Free parking & shuttle pick up at Vidinha Stadium – 10:45 am
Prior confirmation and proper ID is required to board ship
Tickets: 808.246.8727, info@leadershipkauai.org

Sunday, May 2, 2010, 12:00 – 4:00 pm
Hale “Opio Kauai, Inc. invites your to
First Annual PURSE AUCTION and High Tea
Kauai Beach Resort
Contact: Mary Navarro

Monday, May 3, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Planner Boot Camp for new and returning students of Kapaa Middle School
Kapaa Middle School Library
Refreshments will be served
Contact: Christine Aqui, PCNC Facilitator, 821-4470, ext 115

Wednesday, May 5
May Issue of ARTS – the Garden Island Arts Council newsletter –
can be viewed ONLINE at www.kauaipeople.com and also on
www.gardenislandarts.org/ARTS

Saturday, May 8 & 15, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon
“Getting Acquainted with Pastels”
Pastel Drawing Workshop w/ Artist Kelly Bandalos
$15 per session or $50 for 4 weeks
Location: Art Pod in Niumalu
sponsored by GIAC/KCS
Register & supplies list: giac@hawaiilink.net

Wednesday, May 12, 6:30 pm
“Ukulele Ohana Night” featuring JMS Ukulele Band
Heritage Music Festival Participants from KMS Choir
Special Guests: Chanel Flores and Noelani Kaui
Kapaa Middle School Covered Court
Free and open to the public

Saturday, May 15
Taste of the Southside and Silent Auction
Kalaheo School Fundraiser

Saturday, May 15
Humane Society Fundraiser

Saturday, May 15, 7:00 PM and Sunday, May 16, 4:00 PM
Kauai Dance Theatre’s 24th Spring Concert, “Passport to Dance”
Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall – Lihue
Adults – $10, Children/Seniors – $7, and discounted group rates
Features students performing classical and contemporary ballet, tap and jazz dance set to music with an international flavor.
A portion of the proceeds will benefit a Kauai nonprofit organization.
Contact Janie Crane, Director, 332-9737 or jbcdance@hotmail.com for more information.
www.kauaidancetheatre.com

Sunday, May 16, 10:00am to 5:00pm
DISCOVER YOUR LIFE CODE EVENT
with Grandmaster Hong
From a 4,000 year old natural healing practice…Grandmaster Hong offers in this first time revealed event :
-How you can change your life by knowing your specific LIFE CODE to empower you for your health, happiness, destiny and longevity.
-How to unlock your individual password and prevent major health issues specific to your birth date while increasing your immunity and vitality.
-Your life-long nutritional needs for health, strength, stress and beauty.
The day includes a sampling of some of the specific foods for your personal LIFE CODE and a manual.
Fee is $190 prepaid by May 2 and $210 at the door and includes lunch.
The Qi Center is located at 3343 Kanakolu Street, Lihue 96766 (From Kuhio Hwy 56, turn on the corner of the AT&T on Ehiku St. then take the fourth right on Kanakolu St., follow the signs). For more information, call 639-4300.

Sunday, May 16, time?
MMM 2010 on Kauai
St. Michael’s & All Angels Church
Contact: Pat Masumoto, www.PatMatsumoto.com

Thursday – Sunday, May 27 – 30 (Memorial Day Weekend)
9th Annual Kauai Polynesian Festival 2010
A Celebration of Cultural Exchanges
Dances from Tahiti, New Zealand, Samoa, Hawaii
Hands on crafts, dance workshops, exhibition, dance competition
Craft vendors. food, Hawaiian games & entertainment
Vidinha Stadium Soccer Field
Contact: Kapu Kinimaka, 335-6466

May 26, 2010
DANCERS WANTED!! If you would like to share your Love for Life through the art of dance audition for your chance!
KUGA is hosting the 2nd Annual Love Life Creative Festival May 26th, 2010 at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall. Featured on the main stage will be an All-Styles dance showcase with creative and original dance pieces performed by dancers of all styles, colors, and ages!
To be part of the Love Life showcase come to our open call on SUNDAY March 28th 3pm-5pm at KUGA in Kalaheo. Located right next to the 76 gas station. Visit our website for a registration form www.kuga808.com
Questions: kuga808@mac.com or call Lila 651-4383
Lila Metzger
Kauai UnderGround Artists
Planting seeds of creativity via
dance. music. & lyrics.
www.kuga808.com

Sunday, May 30, 2010
“Pedal to the Meadow”
first official hill climb race on Kaua’i
Kekaha to Kanaloahuluhulu Meadow, Koke’e State Park
cycling details: kauaicycle@hawaii.rr.com
For start time and additional information contact the organizers at 808.285.3934, email

Sunday, May 30
Banana Poka Roundup
Kokee State Park
Contact: Hui O Laka, Michelle Hookano, Marsha Erickson
Festival info: www.kokee.org/festivals/the-banana-poka-round-up

ONGOING OR MULTI-DAY EVENTS:

Tuesdays, March 16 – April 20, 10:00 am – 10:45 am
Communicating with infant/toddler with signing
Help tollders identify emotions using sign
Learn over 75 signs and the manual alphabet
Storybook Theatre, Hanapepe
donations recommended
Info: Monika Mira. 652-5756,

THEATRE THEATRE THEATRE THEATRE

Extended through April 30, 2010
Thursday and Fridays, 7:30 pm
Oceanside Productions announces opening of 90-minute live theatre comedy
“The Complete History of America” (Abridged)
A hilarious, 500 year wild ride from pre-settlement America to
current day politics where no public figure escapes unscathed.
Directed by Cass Foster
Starring: Ross Martineau, Jeff Demma, Nellie Foster
Paddle Room, Aston Kaua’i Beach at Maka’iwa
(next to Coconut Marketplace)
Limited Seating
Tickets available at door – cash only; doors open 6:30 pm
Discount Tickets Online: www.OceansideProductions.com. (808) 212-8444

COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY

AIRPORT WINDOW DISPLAYS
HAL side: “Papahanaumokuakea – A Legacy of Conservation”
United Airlines side: “Kauai – Island of Festivals”
Brought to you by Garden Island Arts Council
Funded by a grant through the Hawai’i Tourism Authority
In cooperation with the County of Kaua’I Office of Economic Development
(open to all passengers in transit)

Every Saturday, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Kauai Community Market
fresh ingredients, holiday foods & gifts, taro products,
tropical plants and flowers, coffee, hoiday pies & baked goods,
goat cheese, health & beauty items from goat’s milk,
breakfast & lunch choices, educational demo, and more
KCC front parking lot across from Grove Farm
hosted by Kauai County Farm Bureau & Kauai Community College
Contact: Melissa McFerrin, 337-9944

Saturday night (Every Saturday Night)
Old Kapaa Town Art Night
Live music, artists, local businesses, tasty bites, dancing, entertainment
Contact: Angelique Ell, 808.635.4964

Second Saturday of Each Month, 8:30 pm until lunch
Friends of the Path Clean Up
Ke Ala Hele Makalae, the path that goes by the coast
Potluck lunch at 11:00 am
Meet at the rest pavilion makai of the Kapaa Neighborhood Center
Contact: Brett, 639-4561

Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat
7:30 – 11:00 am; 11:45 am – 4:15 pm
Kauai Resource Center Open & Accepting Recyclables
Redeem HI5 bottles, plastic #1&2, aluminum,
Cardboard, Mixed paper, glass, newspaper

Wednesday Evenings, 6:30 pm
Lihue Public Library 2010 Film Club Schedule
With Film Curator Paul Booth
Lihue Library Conference Room
Admission: Free
April — DRAMA MONTH
Film directors tackle the issues of parental custody and sibling relationships in two best-picture winning films. The dramatizations highlight the skills of character actors to convey the stories. Watch Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise support character actor Dustin Hoffman as he performs two very different Oscar winning roles.
April 28 Rainman (1988)

ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART

Free Allergy Testing Inc LOGO contest
open to artists of all ages & abilities
Winner will receive $100 and his/her artwork will be adopted as the
permanent logo of “Free Allergy Testing Inc”
Info: http://www.freeallergytesting.org/logo-contest.php

Artists of Hawai’i 2011 Prospectus now online:
http://www.honoluluacademy.org/cmshaa/academy/index.aspx?id=5658
Contact: Lisa Griffith, Director of Communications, 808.532.8712
Honolulu Academy of Arts

April 1 – May 13, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
“Spirits Within”
Ancient and powerful art of mask making
Casting materials, fabric, nature objects, beads, paints, etc.
$15 per class/One time supply fee of $15
Contact: Kim Murriera, 346-5967,

Saturday mornings, 9 am – 12noon, various locations
Kauai Community Adult Education:
Creative Outdoor Kauai Photography Class
Instructor Ron Botier, Professional Outdoor Photographer
Limited space
Call Ron: 808.927.0843
Adult Ed: 808.274.3390

CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE

April 3 – September 27, 2010
The Kekaha Train Robbery
Hawaii’s only train robbery occurred in 1920
near a little plantation village of Saki-Mana
at Kekeha Suger Company
First hand accounts and photographs illustrate
a story researched by Lee Cataluna
Kauai Museum
245-6931

May 7 – September 7, 2010
Koke’e – A Summer Retreat
History of a retreat made popular by the Knudsen family in 1800’s
Story covers period from Monarchy through Territorial Years through
reforestation days, military take-over to becoming a State Park
Kauai Museum
245-6931

Second and Last Sunday, 10 am – 3 pm
88 Shrines at Lawai International Center
Tour times: 10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm
Brief video and talk story session by Lynn Muramoto
Donations are appreciated
Info: 639-4300, LM@hawaii.rr.com
www.lawaicenter.org

Thursday, January 7 and 21, 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Friday, January 22, 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Saturday, January 23, 10:00 am to noon
Halau Orientations & Open Enrollment for New Semester
Halau Palaihiwa O Kaipuwai, Kumu Hula Kehaulani Kekua
announces open enrollment period through month of January
Formal studies and training in ‘aiha’a and all aspects of hula,
oli (chant), hana no ‘eau (traditional arts associated w/ hula)
Additional opportunities include hula camp, huaka’i or
cultural meaning excursions on and off island,
workshops and special event performances
Full attendance at orientation meeting required to join the halau;
open to ages 13 and older; no children classes available this semester
Location: Parish Hall in Kilauea
Established in 1945 by Kumu Loea, Helen Kaipuwai Kekua Waiau
Traditional hula school dedicated to perpetuating Hawaiian chant
and dance as a specialized discipline and art form of cultural excellence
Info: 808.346.7574; email halaupalaihiwa@kaieie.org;
www.kaieie.org

“Let’s Hula in 2010” – begins February 6, 2010
Opening new hula class in Kapahi for ladies
Beginners & Intermediate classes
Hula ‘Auana & Hula Kahiko
Non-competitive Hula
Saturday class schedule
Cover 3-month tuition + registration fee to start;
monthly tuition thereafter
Must register to attend mandatory orientation
Enroll: hulakauai@gmail.com
Kina’u Kapi’ioho Baker

Hula ‘Olapa Training 2010
Opening NEW Hula ‘Olapa Training for Ladies
Serious students ONLY
Must have at least 2 years hula experience
Name of prior Halau/Kumu must be provided & contactable
Non-competitive hula
Sunday class schedule – 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Cover 2-month tuition plus registration fee upfront
Monthly tuition after initial 2 months
Must have at least 5 students enrolled to open class
Maximum of 15 students
Must register to attend mandatory orientation
Class starts Sunday, February 7
to Enroll, e-mail your contact info to

Hula Class Registration: Classes begin in February
Leilani Rivera Bond, kumu hula of Halau Hula o Leilani
Mondays, 6:00 pm – beginning keiki; 7:15 pm – beginning opio and wahine
All Saints Church gym, Kapaa
Tuesdays, 3:45 pm – beginning keiki; 4:45 pm – beginning wahine
Koloa Neighborhood Center
Wednesdays, 3:45 pm – keiki kane class
Coconut Marketplace, Wailua
6:00 pm – hula & Tahitian, intermediate & advance keiki
7:30 pm – hula & Tahitian, intermediate & advance opio & wahine
All Saints Gym, Kapaa
Contact: Leilani, 651-0682; email
Donna Stewart, 635-7248; email

DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE

May 10 – June 14, 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Free practice from 8:00 – 8:30 pm
La Rueda – Cuban Salsa
Taught by Julia Owens
“Circle” dance where you change partners frequently
Can be danced as couples
Singles and drop-ins are welcome
Kilauea Neighborhood Center
sponsored by YNCA NS Dance Club & Kauai Parks & Rec Dept
Information: Karen, 828-2109

Kuga New 7-week Session beginning February 15
Mondays, 5 – 6 pm Hip-Hop 18 & Up with Lila
Wednesdays, 4 – 4:45 pm Young Gunz Hip-Hop 8 – 12 years w/ Lila
6 – 7 pm Break Dancing Foundations 16 & Up with B-Boy Madroc
Tuesdays, 4 – 4:45 pm Wild Boyz Break Dancing 8 – 12 years w/ B-Boy Freddie
5:00 – 5:45 Tenacious Teenz Hip-Hop 13 – 17 years w/ Dyane
Fridays, 5:00 – 6:00 pm Modern 12 & Up w/ Ana
KUGA located next to 76 Gas Station, Kalaheo
Registration Form at www.kuga808.com
Sara Ahn from NY City – Breaking & Hip-Hop in March

Kauai Dance Theatre’s 24th season
Winter-Spring 16 week term of classes, Jan. 4 – May 16, 2010 for ages 4 to adult
Creative movement, various levels of Ballet/Pointe, Tap, Jazz dance and morning exercise classes – Kalaheo Studio
Intermediate level ballet class – Lihue United Church Parish Hall
Contact Janie Crane, Director, for more information: 332-9737,
jbcdance@hotmail.com, or visit www.kauaidancetheatre.com

EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE

Morning Exercise in Kalaheo
“Stretch and Tone” on Mondays, 8:30 – 9:30 AM – Pilates-inspired exercises to stretch, strengthen and tone muscles in a fitness format
“FitDance Fusion” on Fridays, 8:30 – 9:30 AM – standing stretches, 20 min. simple aerobic dance movement, toning floor exercises
Both classes are ongoing at Kauai Dance Theatre’s Kalaheo studio – call for location, details, current schedule
Bring exercise mat or thick towel for floor work; wear comfortable clothes, athletic shoes if desired for aerobic dance on Fridays
$7/class, $26/4 class card, $48/8 class card
Contact: Janie Crane, 332-9737, jbcdance@hotmail.com
www.kauaidancetheatre.com

TAI CHI CHUAN – Yang Style School of the Inner Path
“Surf the Waves of Chi’
with Francis L. Dubois, Martial Arts practioner since 1976
Mondays, 8:00 – 9:30 am
Wednesdays & Fridays, 5 – 6:30 pm
Drop In Rate: $12
Card of ten classes: $100
Hideaway Spa, Waimea Plantation Cottages
Directions: 338-0005
Contact: 635-9868,

List of classes at the Qi Center:

FREE INTRODUCTORY QI GONG EXERCISE CLASS
Wednesday Sept 23, 7-8pm
All are welcome to a friendly and easy introductory class of Qi Gong exercises for beginners.

FREE QI GONG CLASS FOR SENIORS
Every Tuesday 10-11am
A gentle moving form for ages 60+

FREE SITTING QI GONG CLASS FOR SENIORS
Every Thursday 10-11am
An easy and gentle sitting form for ages 60+

GOLDEN EIGHT QI GONG EXERCISES
Tuesdays, 10am-11am
Promotes self-healing and health maintenance.
$10 per class, $5 for returning students

12 SITTING QI GONG EXERCISES
Thursdays, 10-11am
Strengthens immune system and longevity.
$10 for per class, $5 for returning students

To register for classes call 639-4300 or Qi@hawaii.rr.com. The location of the
Qi Center is 3343 Kanakolu Street, Lihue, HI 96766 (From Kuhio Hwy 56, turn by the AT&T store on Ehiku St. then take the fourth right on Kanakolu St, follow the signs).

You Tube – OK GO – This Too Shall Pass – RGM version (start your day w/ a smile)

Beethoven in Japanese:

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