Also Rakudo Taiko
Gallery Shows, music, Spring Fantasy Orchid Show,
workshops, children’s activities and more
Plein Air Painters are invited to paint around the town
Contact Angela Headley, 335-0591 for info
Old Hanapepe Town
For current schedule of events: www.hanapepe.org
Contact: Kimberly Busch-French, (808) 651-9801
APRIL ART & CULTURE EVENTS
Kauai’s Biggest Easter Egg Hunts w/ thousands of eggs
March 31, 10:00 am
Vidinha Soccer Field
March 31, 1:00 pm
Hanalei Soccer Field
April 7, 10:00 am
Hanapepe Football Field
April 7, 1:00 pm
Waimea Athletic Field
Meet the Easter Bunny, puppet show, kids dance group
prize drawings, the Easter story
Sponsored by King’s Chapel, 643-PRAY
Sunday, April 1, 8:00 & 10:00 am
Palm Sunday Services – Special Palm Procession
Guitar & ‘ukulele choir, Ali’i String Trio – Hilary Eldridge, Dennis Haack, Laura Haack
Dramatic Reading of the Passion – Arnold Meister, Cher Ellwood, Dominic Simmons, Greg Nickerson, Sean Evans
Accompanied by Aki Conquest on drums & Music by Karen Dickinson
Donkey rides for keiki
Sunday, April 1, 3:00 pm
Free Backyard Compost Bins Distribution + 1/2 hr compost training
Kekaha Community Garden
April 2, 5:30 pm
Merriman’s Fish House and Koloa Rum Company invite you to
Koloa Rum Dinner
$85 per person plus tax & gratuity
Merriman’s Fish House
The Shops of Kukui’ula, 2829 Ala Kalanikaumaka, Suite G149, Koloa
Reservations & inquiries: (808) 742-8385
Friday, April 6, 7:00 pm
The Good Friday Project features
Eight different artists or groups responding to
themes of Crucifixion — Alan Van Zee, Lee Richards,
Hank Curtis, Dottie Bekeart, Karen Dickinson,
Aki Conquest, David Braun, Cher Ellwood, Mark Rossi,
Pua Rossi Fukino
Performances are interspersed among darkness and silence;
there is no applause
St Michael’s & All Angels Episcopal Church
Free and open to the public
Saturday, April 7, 8:00 pm
“Meetings with Remarkable Men” by director Peter Brook
Search for truth movie about Russian philosopher G.I. Gurdjieff’s journey
through the Middle East and central Asia to find the meaning of life.
Movie salutes Gurdjieff as a spiritual seeker with a love of questions,
openness, attention and wonder.
Film made on location in mountains and deserts of Afghanistan
$6 donation in advance; $8 donation at door
Benefit for Unity of Kauai
at Children of the Land, Kapaa (next to Papayas)
Contact: Eve Powers
Sunday, April 8, 8:00 and 10:00 am
Easter Sunday Service featuring
Brass Quartet – David Braun & Barry Toy (trumpet),
Hank Curtis (piano)
9:15 am – Easter Sermon by Father Bill Miller
11:15 pancake breakfast – parish hall
child care provided at both services
St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church
4364 Hardy and Umi Streets
88 Shrines at Lawai International Center
Tour Times: 10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm
Open rain or shine; wear comfortable shoes
Friday, April 13 (second Friday)
8:00 – 10:00 pm Swing, Ballroom, Latin
No partner necessary; all levels welcome
Tuesday, April 17, 7:00 pm
Island School’s Music Department presents
“We Didn’t Start the Fire: Occupy Music”
A Choral Concert featuring
Island Schools Alaka’i Chorus, ‘Opio Chorus,
Under the direction of Philip A. Steinbacker,
Accompanied by Rose Alfiler
Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center
Adults – $10; Students 4 – 12 – $5; Students Grades 3 and below – FREE
Tickets available at Island School Office; also at KCC on April 17/
Contact: Philip Steinbacher
Deadline for application extended to April 20, 2012
Hawaii Children’s Theatre sponsoring
Ethan Shell Memorial Scholarship for the Performing Arts
$1,000 scholarships for 1st & 2nd year college students from Kaua’i
Info and applications on HCT website, www.hawaiichildrenstheatre.com
Contact: Debra Blachowiak, (808) 639-2437
Fridays & Saturdays, April 20, 21, 27, 28, 7:00 pm
Sundays, April 22, 29, 4:00 pm
The Kauai Performing Arts Center (KPAC) presents
Lerner & Loewe’s “My Fair Lady”
Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall
Tickets: Adults $12 in advance; $15 at door
Students $10 in advance; #12 at door’
Advance tix available from cast members,
North Shore Pharmacy, Jim Saylor Jewelers,
Vim ‘n Vigor, Progressive Expressions, Scotty’s Music
Info: 651-2417, Dennis McGraw
Saturday, April 21, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Kauai Children’s Authors Guild Book Signing
hosted by Kauai Mini Golf, Kilauea
Book signing by authors + a round of mini golf with your family
Open to all poets, lovers of poetry, readers, performers, teachers, students,
all ages, all cultural traditions, from this planet or other galaxies — share your VOICE
Friday, April 27, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Poetry reading and open mic (please sign up)
Steve Backinoff, Dawn Kawahara, Michaella Mintcheff, Virginia Beck
Love donation $5 requested – supports St. Michael’s jazz festival
and taiko drumming ministry
Saturday, April 28, 2:00 – 5:00 pm
Creative writing & Poetry workshops with Virginia Beck & Michaella Mintcheff
St. Michael’s and All Angels refectory room
Love donation $5 requested – supports St. Michael’s jazz festivall and taiko drumming ministry
Sunday, April 29, 8:00 – 10:30 am
Sweat Your Prayers Dance & Poetry celebration
Nataraj Dynamic Dance meditation, poetry, facilitated creative writing
Kauai Athletic Club facilitated by Michaella Mintcheff
Fee: $10
Sunday, April 29, time TBA
Sunday Ritual Poetry Mass
St Michael’s & All Angles Episcopal Church
Contact: Steve Backinoff, Michaella Mintcheff
Saturday, April 28, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
The Complete Hawaiian Reef Fish Coloring Book
hosted by Na Aina Kai Gardens, Kilauea
88 Shrines at Lawai International Center
Tour Times: 10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm
Open rain or shine; wear comfortable shoes
Thursday, May 10, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
6:00 pm – heavy pupus & cocktails in courtyard
6:45 pm – doors to gallery open
Hawaiian Soprano Emma Veary Concert
Songs from golden age of Hawaiian singing
Tickets $100, seating limited, includes, reception & concert
Kaua’i Museum 4428 Rice Street
to benefit KM cultural & education dept
ONGOING CLASSES/ACTIVITIES:
They are back!
Every Monday, 7:00 pm
The Complete History of America (abridged)
500 years of American history in the spirit of Monty Python & the 3 Stooges
Starring Jeff Demma, Ian Foster, Aaron Martin (New Cast)
5:00 pm: Sit-down 3-course dinner w/ five entree choices
The Aston Aloha Beach Hotel, located at the Wailua river mouth
3-5920 Kuhio Highway
Reservations: www.OPTheater.com; (808) 212-8444
ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART
Thursdays, February 2 – March 29
Intermediate: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Beginners: 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Kathy Kovala Watercolor classes
Plantation Garden Restaurant in Poipu
$35 per class or $50 all day
Discount for 6 classes
February 18, 19, 20; 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
Three-day seminar: Waterfalls & Lighthouses
Jean Camp Residence, Anahola
$200 for 3 days,
Contact Kathy (715) 360-9929, (808) 823-0256; Jean (808) 821-1093
www.kathykovala.com for schedule
Instructor Kaeo Bradford offers, Native Hawaiian Art Series
1. Na Hulu-Featherwork I-$55 to KCC and $50 to instructor for supplies
January 26 to March 1, Thursdays, 6-7:30pm
2. Kapa La’ahu-Hawaiian Print Art-$55 to KCC and $10 to instructor
March 8 to April 19, Thursdays, 6-7:30pm
3. Ka Moena Lauhala-Hawaiian Fiber Art & Mat-Making Techniques-$100
April 21 to June 7, First two Saturdays 10am-2pm (will be collecting fiber) & Thursdays 6-7:30pm
Call KCC-OCET at 245-8318 to register; Visit OCET website at info.kauai.hawaii.edu/training
Lea Ingram offers, Fabric Collage as Functional Art-$50
Tuesdays, February 7 to March 6, 6-8:30pm
Call KCC-OCET at 245-8318 to register; Visit OCET website at info.kauai.hawaii.edu/training
Artist Nick Cannizzaro offers, The Art of Carving: Basic Sculpture I-$100 covers all supplies
Tuesday/Thursday, Feb 7 to March 1, 4-6:30pm
Call KCC-OCET at 245-8318 to register; Visit OCET website at info.kauai.hawaii.edu/training
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.
COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY
Every Monday, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon
“Malama the Aina”
Calling volunteers to Coco Palms
Restoring this sacred site so traditional cultural practices can return with integrity
Kauai Landscape and Nursery has prepped the area
Volunteers needed to mow grass, haul fronds and coconuts to green waste dumpsters, chop vines, lop weed saplings
Refreshing coconut water is served island style from coconuts
Contact: Tek Nickerson; Phil Villatora
AIRPORT WINDOW DISPLAYS
HAL side: Garden Island Arts Council Celebrating 35 Years
United Airlines side: NOAA on Kaua’i
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)
Open for business:
“The Grove Cafe”, home of the Waimea Brewing Company
featuring brew from Kona Brewing Company, Maui Brewing Company,
and (soon) Kauai Island Brewing Company
New menu with daily specials perfect for affordable family dining
Entertainment: Uncle Ambrose Smith and his group on Thursdays;
Charlie, Dayne & John on Wednesdays & Fridays;
Karaoke on Sundays
Contact: Waimea Plantation Cottages, 338-1625
Kekaha Community Garden Membership is open
Communal gardening – 2 hours per week of food, fun and health
Replace your monthly produce bill with $35 per month fees –
includes weekly box of food; free compost bins for residents by appt
Open daily, group meets Sundays from 4 – 6 pm
8610 Kiowea Road, St Pauls Episcopal Church, Kekaha
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
Saturdays monthly, 8:30 am
Forest Workday
Koke’e CCC Camp
Register: Koke’e Natural History Musuem
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
Every second Saturday
Art, surf movies, hula
Hanalei Town
Contact: Joel Guy or
Christine Bayley-Wortley,
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
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
The Kauai Inn
The Kauai Inn has lovely rooms tucked away on three tropical acres where the Nawiliwili Bay meets the Huleia River. Our Kauai Inn is a charming 48 unit plantation style resort, where every guest is special! All our tropical rooms have 27” televisions, refrigerators, microwaves, A/C, ceiling fans, Hair dryer, Iron w/ Ironing board, free high speed internet, free local calls and parking. In the morning, coffee, tea, fruit and pastries are served poolside. We are centrally located and very close to beaches, golfing, shopping and many more fun activities.
$79.00 w/ 3 night minimum (std King or Queen room)
$99.00 (2 full size bed room)
If you have any questions don’t hesitate to call toll free (1-800-808-2330)
Local 1-808-245-9000 ext 6 or e-mail us. Visit our website for pictures at
www.kauaiinn.com
Fax: 1-808-245-3004
We look forward to having you as our guest!
CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE
Thursdays, 6:30 – 7:45 pm
Tai Chi Chuan & Chi Gung
Core Holistic Integration
Francis DuBois instructor
Martial Arts practitioner since 1976
Author: Introduction to Tai Chi Chuan
at Children of the Land, 4-831 Kuhio Highway
Open to students at any level
Integrated approach w/ layers of intention and purpose
Ancient Chinese Health Exercises, bio-mechanics, energy flow,
breath, martial applications & psychological aspects
Donations appreciated; partial proceeds to support Children of the Land
Wednesdays, 11:30 am – 12:45 pm
Kundalini style core-building yoga by Joella Shepherd
Breathing, moving energy & meditation
traditional yoga asanas incorporated
focus is clearing out stuck energy
Yoga House, Kapaa
Halau Hula o Leilani – cultural education, friendship & fun!
Tahitian Dance for Adults/Teens 7:30 pm & Keiki 6:16 pm
taught by Leilani Low, assisted by Ariel Leilani Bond
Wednesdays, All Saints Church Gym, Kapaa
Hula Classes for Adults/Teens & Keiki
Mondays, All Saints Gym
Tuesdays, Koloa Neighborhood center
Register w/ Leilani (Rivera) Low, 651-0682
Now enrolling students for 2012 Semester of Classes
Halau Palaihiwa O Kaipuwai
Under the direction of kumu hula, Kehaulani Kekua
Formal instruction & hula study for Keiki, Kane, Wahine, Kupuna
Kilauea, Anahola & Lihue
register by December 30 for discounted tuition
deadline for registration – January 11, 2012
www.kaieie.org
Ongoing Tuesday nights, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
“Halau Hula Na Lei Kupua” hula class
Dance, Chant, Language & Legends
Under the direction of Alaka’i Fern Merle-Jones & Kumu Susan Pa’iniu Floyd
Under the guidance of Hula Loea Kawaikapuokalani Hewett
Entry level students & visitors welcome
Church of the Pacific, Princeville
Info: Call Fern, 828-1342, 639-0964
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
2nd, 3rd, 4th Saturdays, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Kauai Museum’s 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
Second and Fourth Sunday every Month, 1:30 – 3:00 pm
Reiki with Renee!
Reiki Energy Healing Circle
Hawaii Holistic Health Center, 4585 Lehua St. #11
(above Hoku Foods in Kapaa)
$11
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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
Carol Culver Dance Academy — Dance Kauai!
New Classes at Kapaa Neighborhood Center
Thursdays, starting February 23
3:15 – 3:55 pm Tot Ballet, ages 3 – 8
4:00 – 4:40 pm Beginning Jazz/Hip Hop, ages 6 – 12
4:45 – 5:25 pm Beginning Tap, ages 5 & up
Cost: 6 weeks $42, 40 minute classes
Island School, Lihue
Mondays, 5:00 – 6:00 pm, ages 4 – 8
Fridays, 4:00 – 5:00 pm, ages 6 – 12
Cost: $48 per month, 1 hour classes + one-time registration fee
Kauai Dance Center