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APRIL 2017 ARTS & CULTURE EVENTS
Friday, March 31, 7:30 p.m.
Hawaii Opera Theatre presents
“Three Decembers” by Jake Heggie
Featuring Frederica von Stade
Based on a play by Terrence McNally about Broadway star Madeline Mitchell, as she enters the twilight of her career; Madeline will be played by the internationally-renowned mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade in what the Houston Chronicle called “the role of a lifetime” for the opera legend when she created the role in 2008.
Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $25 and $45; HOT Box Office, (808) 596-7858
http://tickets.hawaiiopera.
Local tickets outlets:
Banana Patch Studio, Hanapepe, 335-5944
Kauai Music & Sound, Kapaa, 823-0302
Scotty’s Music, Lihue, 246-2020
Island Soap & Candleworks, Koloa, 742-1945
The Wine Shop, Koloa
Friday, March 31, 6:30 pm
Spiritual Cinema: What Is New Thought?
Center for Spiritual Living Kauai hosts an evening of spiritual cinema with What Is New Thought? — an intriguing historical documentary of the history behind a number of spiritual movements, including: Divine Science, Unity, the Universal Foundation for Better Living and the Centers for Spiritual Living. Popcorn will be served and an optional group discussion follows the movie.
Center for Spiritual Living Kauai, 4-1579 Kuhio Highway, Suite 101, East Kauai Professional Building, Kapaa
Free Admission?Info: (800) 755-9177 or www.cslkauai.org
March 31 – April 16 (No holdovers)
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 7:00 pm
Sunday, 4:00 p,
Kauai Community Players present “Savanna Sipping Society”
By Kauai playwrights Jesse Jones, Nicholas Hope & Jamie Wooten
Directed by Jo Grande
Puhi Theatrical Warehouse, 4411E Kikowaena St, Lihue
Tickets $5 off opening weekend
Reception with cast & director on opening night w/ refreshments
Pay-what-you-can preview on Thursday, March 30, 7:00 pm
www.kauaicommunityplayers.org
Saturday, April 1, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Grove Farm Old Time Games
A delightful day of family fun!
Grove Farm Museum. 4050 Nawiliwili Road, Lihue
Come enjoy some real old fashioned fun with games, races, and entertainment from the 1800s & 1900s, along with small prizes from this bygone era! Amusing for the whole family, proceeds benefit the continuing preservation of the non-profit Waioli Mission House and Grove Farm museums. We’ll have games of skill along with potato sack, jump rope, and egg and spoon races, plus pie eating contests. There will also be a miniature horse petting zoo, puppet shows, a fortune teller and a tin-plate model train display. The Sweet Shoppe and food booths will be open all day!
Entry $2 per person • Families of 4 or more $8 • Games $2 • Contests & Races $1
For more info please call Grove Farm museum at 245-3202 or visit grovefarm.org
Saturday, April 1, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
PAWS Around the Park
A fun family event
North Shore Dog Park, 3445 Kahiliholo Road, Kilauea
Saturday, April 1, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
Ceramic Night Fundraiser
Clayworks at Kilohana, Lihue
Design a ceramic vase in time for Mother’s Day;
Heavy pupus and beverages
Tickets: $40, Ages 12 and older only
Info: (808) 639-1379, Liz Hofmann
Saturday, April 1, 7:00 pm
Global Media Productions presents
Multi Platinum & Grammy Nominated
Peter Kater and R Carlos Nakai
Pianist/Composer and Native American Flutist
Tickets $30, $40, $50
Tickets Online – www.brightstarevents.net/
Tickets by Phone (808) 875-8820
PAC Box Office – Night of Show only
Saturday, April 1, 9:00 pm – midnight
Not My First Rodeo
Trees Lounge
Food, Dancing, great country music
Contact: Marty Leonard, 808 635 6477
Saturday, April 8, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Craft Fair
Hanapepe Library Meeting Room/Auditorium
4490 Kona Road, off Kaumuali’I Highway
The Friends of the Hanapepe Library provides support to our local library through the funding received from membership, donations, and craft sales. With this funding, we are able to promote and host lecture series, cultural demonstrations, crafting, keiki activities, reading program incentives and community outreach. Much of the funds raised come from the sale of our Oshibana (Pressed Flower) cards and bookmarks made by the Friends membership.
Saturday, April 8, 6:45 am – 8:00 am
46th Annual March for Babies, Kauai 2017
Lydgate Park Main Pavilion
Cost: Free
Contact: Juno Ann Apalla
(808) 634-5840
Saturday, April 8, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Ho’okena w/ Ben Vegas & Maila Gibson in Concert
Horace Dudoit, Chris Kamaka & Glen Smith
Hula stylists Nani Dudoit of Halau Na Kamalei o Lililehua;
Kauai’s Own Troy Hinano Lazaro with Ka pa Hula O Hinano
Ben Vegas & Maila Gibson, Na Hoku Hanohano Award winners
Aqua Kauai Beach Resort Jasmine Ballroom
$30 general admission
Kauai Ticket Outlets:
Banana Patch Studio, Hanapepe, 335-5944
Kauai Music & Sound, Kapaa, 823-0302
Scotty’s Music, Lihue, 246-2020
Island Soap & Candleworks, Koloa, 742-1945
Hawaiian Music Hut, Princeville, 826-0245
Submission date: April 10, 2017
Kauai Community Players
Requesting Proposals from Directors for the 2018 Season!
Season consists of four plays performed from January through May. Plays should be appropriate for the small theater with minimal set changes and not too large a cast. As a community theater, KCP pays directors a nominal fee of $500, but knows that its directors are priceless. If you have not directed for KCP before, please submit a resume of your theater education and experience.
Wednesday, April 12, 5:00 – 6:30 pm
Friends of the Library at Princeville and the Princeville Pubic Library proudly present
Poetry Reading by Carole Glasser Langille
Readings from her last book, “Church of the Exquisite Panic:
The Ophelia Poems” and other recent poems.
Author of four books of poetry, two collections of short stories, two children’s books; nominated for the Governor General’s Award in poetry, the Atlantic Poetry Prize, the Allstair MacLeod Award for short fiction. Originally from NY City where she studied with John Ashbery; now lives in Nova Scotia & teaches Creative Writing:Poetry at Dalhousie University
Princeville Public Library, 4343 Emmalani Drive
Contact: Princeville Public Library
Thursday, April 13, 6:30 pm
Campus Reading by Carole Glasser Langille
Author of four books of poetry, two collections of short stories, two children’s books; nominated for the Governor General’s Award in poetry, the Atlantic Poetry Prize, the Allstair MacLeod Award for short fiction. Originally from NY City where she studied with John Ashbery; now lives in Nova Scotia & teaches Creative Writing:Poetry at Dalhousie University
Kauai Community College Learning Resource Center, Room 124
Contact: Christina Mar, cjmar@hawaii.edu
Friday, April 14, 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Kauai Society of Artists Annual Membership Show
Closing Reception
People’s Choice Award will be presented at the closing reception
Exhibition will run from March 17 to April 14
Kukui Grove Center KSA Gallery (behind Genki Sushi)
Open to the public
Friday, April 14
Spring Fling Dance Party
Church of the Pacific
7:00 to 7:30 Dance Lesson
7:30 to 9:30 Variety of Swing, Latin, and Ballroom music
All levels welcome
No Partner Necessary
$5.00
Saturday, April 15?10:30am, 12:00pm, 1:30pm, and 3:00pm
Rare Tea Ceremony in the Hall of Compassion?Lawai International Center?Experience the ancient tradition of Japanese Tea Ceremony by the Unransenke Kaua’i Kyoukai Tea Association,?This rare opportunity is being held in the Hall of Compassion, a hand carved 13th Century Japanese Structure.
Soothing Shakuhachi Music by Kyle Chew opens each session.
Light refreshments will be served.?Donations are appreciated with gratitude.
Reservations required due to the availability of 25 people per session.
Call or text 651-1069 or dorahong888@gmail.com
Tuesday, April 18, 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm
We’re Hiring! Job Fair!
Over 50 employers with job openings!
Come professionally dressed with copies of your resume!
Kauai Community College
Contact: Peggy Lake, (808) 245-8318
April 21, 2017, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Stevenson Middle School and Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School Joint Concert
Kukui Grove Shopping Center
We will combine the two bands, one from Oahu and one from Kauai, with over 100 students.
Contact: Sarah Tochiki
Friday, Saturday, Thursday, Saturday; April 21, 22, 27, 29; 7:00 pm
Sundays; April 23, 30; 2:00 pm
KPAC – Kauai Performing Arts Center presents
“Nice Work If You Can Get It”
Music by George Gershwin; Lyrics by Ira Gershwin;
Book by Joe DiPietro
Directed by Dennis McGraw
Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall
Tickets: Adults $12; Students $10
Tickets available from cast members and at the door; No ticket outlets
KPAC is a Hawaii State Department of Education Program
Earth Day Poetry Celebration
“In Honor of Michaella Mintcheff”
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Friday, April 21, 8:00 – 11:00 pm
Performance poets & open mic
Storybook Theatre, Hanapepe Town
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Saturday, April 22, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon
Keiki poets read and write together – workshop for kids
Saturday, April 22, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Poetry Playshops
Storybook Theatre, Hanapepe Town
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Saturday, April 22, 6:00 – 10:00 pm
Performance poets, rap, open mic, group improve creations
Rumi Cafe
Contact: Steve Backinoff for info and to sign up to perform or lead creative processes; (808) 346-2587; sbackinoff24@gmail.com
Saturday April 22, 8:00 am
PMRF Mini Sprint Triathlon
Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai
Open to the General Public
Spaces limited so sign up early – Deadline is April 12
Register at www.active.com
$10 + active.com fees
FREE to active PMRF & family
Saturday, April 22, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
2nd Annual Free Keiki Fun Day & Fitness Challenge
Kekuaaloha Foundation – God Is Love
“What does ‘ohana look like?” Photo Contest
Send in 8 x 10 photo and a brief description of you family doing a fun activity together; mail to POB 158, Anahola, HI 96702 before April 7
Entertainment by Kapaa Middle School Ukulele Band, Joyful Noise Taiko Drummers, Zumba by Ho’ola Lahui HI, World Award Winning Excel! Dance Studio and the Drake Family Fireknife Crew, special guest appearances
Portion of the proceeds will go to AFSP American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Kapaa Beach Park
Contact: Kaylynn Drake, Founder; (808)755-5763
Saturday, April 22, 7:00 pm
Makana & Friends Present
A Tribute to Slack Key Master Sonny Chillingworth
Featuring: Nina Kealiiwahamana, George Kuo, Sashamon, Yoza, Lono Kaumeheiwa, Lopaka Colon, Kirk Smart & Surprise Guests
Kauai Christian Academy Community Center, 4000 Kilauea Road
Food Trucks on site from 5:30 – 9:45 pm
Tickets by Phone: 1 (800) 838-3006
Tickets Online: MakanaMusic.BrownPaperTickets.
VIP (includes front row couch seating, meet & greet, autographed CDs, photos with artist) — $150 (very limited availability)
Premium: $55
General Admission: $35
Kauai Ticket Outlets: Hanalei Strings, Divine Planet, Hawaiian Music Store (Princeville), Healthy Hut, Island Soap & Candleworks, Kauai Music & Sound, Kamoa Ukulele, Scotty’s Music, The Kalaheo Café & Coffee Company, Banana Patch Studio
Proceeds to support teachers at Kauai Christian Academy
Info: www.MakanaMusic.com/Gigs
Saturday, April 29, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
A Benefit in the Park for Kauai Animal Education Center
Contact: 808 822 0881
May Arts & Culture Events
Monday, May 1, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
May Day Lei Contest
Kauai Museum
Contact: Melissa Paterson, (808) 245-6931
May 5, 2017, 7:00 pm
Kauai Community College Wind Symphony and Kauai Youth Honor Band Concert
Featuring guest conductor Mr. Michael Nakasone, retired Bandmaster with the Royal Hawaiian Band
Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center
FREE with donations accepted.
May 6, 2017, 7:00 pm
Kauai Community College Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert
with Guest Bands from Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School
and Kauai High School
Featuring guest artist Mr. Abe Lagrimas, Jr.
Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center
FREE with donations accepted
May 7, 2017, 4:00 pm
Kauai Community College Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert
Featuring Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 in C-major, Sibelius’ Finlandia, and much more!
Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center
FREE with donations accepted
Saturday, May 6; 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm shows
“Passport to Dance”
Kauai Dance Theatre’s Spring Concert
Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall, Lihue
$12 tickets, FREE for ages 3 and younger
Proceeds benefit the dance scholarship program
and Ohana Keiki Kauai.
Janie Crane, Director, 332-9737
www.KauaiDanceTheatre.com
May 10, 2017, 7:00 pm
17th Annual Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School Band Spring Concert
Featuring over 250 students in grades 6-8 on a variety of music.
Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall
FREE with donations accepted
Saturday, May 13, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
May Day by the Bay 2017
Featuring Hawaiian music performed by groups from Kauai and throughout the state; hula, cultural demonstrations, Kauai made products craft fair, displays by community groups, Hawaiian food, silent auction
Wai’oli Beach Park, 4378 He’e Road, Hanalei
Cost: Free
May 12 – 28
Kauai Community Players present “Talley’s Folly”
Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Lanford Wilson
Directed for KCP by Nellie Foster
Takes place in a Victorian boathouse in Lebanon, Missouri, in 1944.
Friday, May 19
HOME, The Mahal Ohana
Starring Imon Star, Deva Mahal, CoCo Peila, Zoe Moon Mahal, Inshirah Mahal, Cody Wolfchild, Estere Dalton and more
Tahiti Nui, Hanalei
$20 at door; no advance ticket sales
Saturday, May 20 (OAHU EVENT)
Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, 40th Anniversary
Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu
Friday, May 26; Doors 7:00 pm/Show 7:30 pm
Maria Muldaur & Her Red Hot Blusiana Band, Hawaii Tour 2017
New Orleans-flavored Blues, R&B, Swamp Funk;
nominated for Best Traditional Female Blues Artist, Blues Foundation
“Midnight at the Oasis, 1974 Mega Hit – “Steady Love” 39th album
Signed Instrument auction benefitting Kauai Lifeguard Association
Kauai Marriott Resort Ballroom, 3616 Rice St, Lihue
Tickets $40; Gold Circle $55
Call (808) 896-4845
www.lazarbear.com
Contact Venue: (808) 245-5050
Saturday, May 27, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
8th Annual Pedal to the Meadow
from Kekaha to Koke’e
Sunday, May 28
Mana time Trial and Cycle on the Strip Criterium in Kekaha/Mana
Register: www.PedaltotheMeadowKauai
Entry fees vary ages 10 and up
www.Facebook.com/
Sunday, May 28, 9:00 am start time
27th Annual Banana Poka Round Up
Great musicians, weave a basket, take a hike, enjoy the forest, play games, eat snacks, silent auction, booths about native plants and animals; parking at the park; shuttle van up the hill
Historic Civilian Conservation Corps Camp
Above Kokee Lodge
Contact: info@kokee.org; www.kokee.org
June Arts & Culture Events
Saturday, June 10, 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
The King’s Celebration & Parade
Historic County Building, Lihue
Cost: FREE
Contact: Melissia Sugai, (808) 635-7205
Sunday, June 11, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm (OAHU EVENT)
2017 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival
featuring Hawaii’s top steel guitar masters
plus Ke Kula Mele’s next generation steel guitar students
Windward Mall, Kaneohe
Community Friendly Venue with lots of free parking & merchant facilities
Free and open to the public
June 12 to July 16
Hawaii Children’s Theatre is starting registration for Summer Stars. We have three programs for ages 5-15 starting June 12-July 16. Our morning programs (8am-12pm) consist of “Keiki at Play” for ages 5-7 and “Rising Stars” for ages 8-15. These programs will culminate in a final Gala performance on July 13 at the Convention Hall!
Our afternoon program (1pm-5pm) presents “The Lion King, Jr.” for ages 8-15. “The Lion King, Jr.” will have three performances on July 14-16 at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall.
We have half days or full days available!
Registration open NOW online at www.hawaiichildrenstheatre.org
June 24, 2:00 – 6:00 pm
Kauai Humane Society & Junior Achievement presents
2017 Dog House Beer Fest
Small bites from restaurants & beers from Hawaii & the mainland
Local entertainment,
Kauai Sheraton, Poipu
Tickets $75 online, www.kauaihumane.org
Tickets $90 at the door after June 16
Ages 21 and older – ID at the door
Contact: Laura, (808) 632-0610, ext 108; laura@kauaihumane.org
July Art & Culture Events
Monday through Saturday, July 10 – 15, 2017
at the Royal Hawaiian Center. (OAHU EVENT)
The 2017 Waikiki Steel Guitar Festival will be expanded this year to a week-long event and rebranded as “Royal Hawaiian Center presents The Waik?k? Steel Guitar Week.”
Monday – Thursday, July 10 – 13, 2017, 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Steel guitar “Pau Hana” Hawaiian Entertainment will be presented at the Royal Grove.
Friday and Saturday, July 14 – 15, 5:30 – 9:00 PM.
A Steel Guitar Showcase with thirty minute performances by Hawaii’s leading steel guitar masters will be presented on at the Royal Grove with a different program each evening.
A Vintage Steel Guitar Exhibit will be offered to the public all day Friday and Saturday in Helumoa Hale adjacent to the Royal Grove.
Saturday, July 15
A music/lecture workshop about the Hawaiian Steel Guitar is also being considered.
All events are FREE to the public and produced by the Royal Hawaiian Center and the Hawaii Institute for Music Enrichment and Learning Experiences (HIMELE).
For more information: 808 375-9379.
August Art & Culture Events
Saturday, August 5, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday, August 6, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
16th Annual Heiva I Kauai 2017
2-day colorful Tahitian cultural festival
Solo competition, group competition
Tahitian dance & coconut husking contests
Polynesian arts, Crats, jewelry, clothing, food
Kapaa Beach Park
Cost $6/ Children under six are free
Contact: Sally Jo Manea, (808) 822-9447
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ONGOING and Multi-Day EVENTS
ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART
March 20 – May 5, 2017, 10 am – 2 pm
Fruits of Paradise Art Exhibiton: Works by NTBG Florilegium Society
Melani Campbell-Carter; Esther Carpi; Jane Goldsmith; Asuka Hishiki; Wendy Hollender; John Patorizo-Pinoi; Kelly Leahy Radding;
Trudy Rehbock; Maggie Sporck Koehler; Catherine Watters
NTBG Headquarters, 3530 Papalina Road, Kalaheo, HI 96741
Suggested donation: $5
For viewing information: (808) 332-7324, x 227
HSFCA CALL FOR ENTRY ON CAFE
Hawaii State Foundation on Culture & The Arts
asking interested artists to submit qualifications
for various commissioned works in upcoming
HSFCA public art projects. Register with
Cafe www.callforentry.org/
website developed by Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) to
facilitate calls for artists & artworks. Registration is free, secure and
offers access to visual arts opportunities nationwide.
Go to www.callforentry.org/index.php
answers to FAQs, tech tips, image prep and Questions forum.
Kathy Kovala Watercolor Instructor – Celebrating 20 years!
“CELEBRATING WATER AND COLOR”
PERSONAL ART SHOW
February 25 until March 10th
KSA Gallery – Kukui Grove Shoping Mall – Lihue
Hours 10 to 3 Daily
To register call 715-360-9929 or email kathykovalawatercolor@gmail.
Monday Nights
Life Drawing by Helen Turner
KSA Art Gallery, Kukui Grove Center
Contact: HIT@helenturner.com
Plein air pastel lessons w/ Helen Turner
One-on-one or two max in the field; beginners or advanced
All materials provided
Plein air oil painting lessons w/ Helen Turner
One-on-one in the field; beginners or advanced
All materials provided
Contact: (808) 346-9357; www.helenturner.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!
www.kauaiartclasses.blogspot.
COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY
AIRPORT WINDOW DISPLAYS
HAL side: KULEANA: Protecting the Magnificent Kohola
United Airlines side: It’s Whale Watching Season in Hawaii
Brought to you by Garden Island Arts Council
Funded by a grant through NOAA, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Department of Land & Natural Resources
(open to all passengers in transit)
The Mokan Nokan Show
Broadcasting 5 times a week on OC16 Channel 12
Kauai Profile and Interesting Things Happening on Kauai
View Episode #1 — http://mokannokan.com/the-
Contact: Mel Bell-Grey, (808) 431-4711
www.eyeswideopenproductions.
www.mokannokan.com
Last Saturday of each month; 4:00 – 8:00 pm
Kilauea Night Market
Anaina Hou Community Park, Home of Kauai Mini golf
40 artisans, live music, food trucks
Contact: Courtney Puig, (808) 635-2572
Mondays, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Kekaha Community Garden
Help with our garden work Mondays 5 pm-7 pm
Learn about the importance of nutritious food
Free compost bins for residents (call for availability)
8610 Kiowea Road btwn Aukuu and Elepaio Rds. (in back of St Pauls Episcopal Church, Kekaha)
Contact: kekahagarden@gmail.
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
(808) 335-9975. kokeemuseum@
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 Office
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
Every Sunday, 6:00 – 8:30 pm
Sing, Dance and Feel the vibrational sounds of energetic Meditation chanting
kirtan guided yoga breathing and spiritual insights from sacred yoga texts
Vegetarian dinner
Anahola location – call for directions
Free and open to the public
www.kauaikirtan.com, (808) 551-6610
Every Monday at 3:00 pm
Outdoor Farmer’s Market
Kukui Grove Center (next to 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 40” 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.
$139.00 w/ 3 night minimum (std King or Queen room)
$189.00 (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.
Fax: 1-808-245-3004
Visit our website for pictures at www.kauaiinn.com;www.poipubedandbreakfastinn.
We look forward to having you as our guest!
CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE
Wednesdays, 5:00 – 6:00 pm
Hula ‘Auana Class
Instructor: Sherri “Puni” Patrick
New session begins every quarter
At the Kaua’I Musuem
No charge
Contact: Kauai Museum, (808) 245-6931
Thursdays, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Hula for Kupuna
Instructor: Sherri “Puni” Patrick
Waimea Neighborhood Center Courtroom
New sessions begins every quarter
No charge
Contact: Sherri “Puni” Patrick (808) 651-5744
Sundays, 10:00 – 11:45 am
Shakuhachi Practice
Lawai International Center
Info: Ray Nitta, (808) 652-5832; raynitta@yahoo.com;
Lawai International Center, www.lawaicenter.org
Sundays 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
88 Shrines at Lawai International Center
Tour times: 10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm
Brief Video & talk story session by Lynn Muramoto
Donations are appreciated
Info: (808 639-4300, LM@hawaii.rr.com
www.lawaicenter.org
Halau Hula O Leilani Registration for Hula and Tahitian Classes
Call (or text) kumu Leilani Rivera Low at 808-651-0682 to register now through December for hula classes and Tahitian classes in Kapaa and Koloa.
Mondays – hula classes at Ka Ui o ka Aina center in Coconut Marketplace, Kapaa. Kaikamahine ages 5-12 at 5:00 pm. Teens & wahine 6:30– 8:00 pm
Tuesdays – Koloa Neighborhood Center, hula classes for girls ages 4-12 from 3:45 pm
Wednesdays – Tahitian classes for kaikamahine by Ariel Leilani Bond
at 6:00-6:45 pm at Courtyard by Marriott Hotel.
Thursdays – Tahitian Class for teens, Koloa Neighborhood Ctr, 4:30 – 5:30 pm
Saturdays – Tahitian classes for teens & wahine by Ariel Leilani Bond,
11:00 am- 12:00 pm at Hawaiian Cultural Center in Coconut Marketplace.
Call Leilani Low or text 808-651-0682 or email darryl.leilani@
Ongoing Thursdays, 4:45 – 6:45 pm
Aloha International’s
“Halau Hula Na Lei Kupua” hula class
Dance, Chant, Language & Legends
Under the direction of Ho’opa’a 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; Marie, 652-8086
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
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 Dance Party
Church of the Pacific
7:00 to 7:30 Dance Lesson
7:30 to 9:30 Variety of Swing, Latin, and Ballroom music
All levels welcome
No Partner Necessary
$5.00
sponsored by Kauai Parks & Recreation
Adult Tap Dance Class
Kauai Dance Theatre’s Kalaheo studio
Fridays, 9:00-10:00 AM, March 31 – May 12
$75 for 6-class session
Janie Crane, Director, 332-9737
www.KauaiDanceTheatre.com
Kauai Dance Theatre
Ballet – Tap – Contemporary
Winter-Spring Term, Jan. 6 – May 12, 2017
Age and ability appropriate classes for ages 4 – adult in Kalaheo
Join us as our 31st year of “Quality instruction in the Art of Dance” continues!
Janie Crane, Director, 332-9737
www.KauaiDanceTheatre.com
Fridays, December 2 to March 10, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Balkan Dancing Free Workshops
Dances & sons of Southeastern Europe & the Middle East
Non-partner; everyone welcome!
Interesting music, unusual rhythms, culture, history
Lihue Neighborhood Center, 3353 Eono Street
Contact: Don: dondancing@gmail.com; or Esti: 822-4599
Aloha Dance Studio — Enrolling now
full schedule online at
Professional instruction for ages 3 through adult
Hip Hop, Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Pointe, Modern,
Flamenco, Contemporary and Lyrical jazz
Elite Company Groups
Freaky Fridays at Kukui Grove Center every October
Beginner through Advanced welcome
Contact: Tiffany Dodge, (808) 245-1810
MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC
Every Tuesday and Thursday, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Group `Ukulele Classes by Kirk Smart
-Michael Ruff, Kirk Smart and Will Lydgate every other Thursday 7:30pm?-Michael Keale every other Saturday 7:30
Every Wednesday, 7:30 pm
A History of ‘Ukulele and Steel
Hanalei Strings and Things, Ching Young Village, Hanalei
Contact: Kirk Smart, kirksmart1@yahoo.com; (808) 826,9633
Wednesday nights, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
EasyLiving Jazz Duet — Helen Turner, flute; Jeff Iglesia, guitar
Hukilau Lanai
www.easylivingjazz.com
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
Every Friday Afternoon, 5:00 pm
Larry Rivera Performs
Coconut Marketplace Center Stage, Waipouli
Contact: Larry Rivera, larryrivera@hawaiilink.net
Every Saturday, 1:00 pm
Larry Rivera Performs
Kauai Museum, Lihue
Contact: Larry Rivera, larryrivera@hawaiilink.net
Every Sunday, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Larry Rivera Performs
Garden Island Grill, Koloa town
Contact: Larry Rivera, larryrivera@hawaiilink.net
EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE
Thursdays. 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Qi Gong Golden 8
A Beginning Qi Gong Class – ONGOING
Promotes balancing the body for greater health, increasing vitality,
and radiating more energy
Lihue Neighborhood Center
Turn at AT&T on Kuhio Hwy, drive down two blocks to Eono St,
turn right and drive down one block to the Center; park in the
parking lot and go to the Old Main Hall.
Free for all ages
Questions: (808) 635-0306; Peter Sterne
Fitness Classes in Kalaheo
Group Exercise offerings include Super Sculpt, Cardio & Strength Interval,
Smart Muscle Training, Boot Camp, Prenatal/postnatal Exercise
Location: Private Studio in Kalaheo, call 332-6320 for directions
Contact: Jodee Burris, ACE Certified Group Fitness Instructor, 212-4034,
puuwaifitness@gmail.com
Current schedule & fees online: www.puuwaifitnesskauai.com
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
Monday, 10:30 – 11:30 am: ChairAerobic-Koloa N Ctr
Wednesday, 8:00 – 9:30 am: Body and Mind Clarity – Kalaheo N Ctr
Friday, 8 – 9:30 am: Total Conditioning – Kalaheo N Ctr
Classes are free and for Seniors
You will need your doctor’s approval before beginning a new exercise program
Contact: (808) 652-8985; kupunawellness@gmail.com
Rose’s classes have support recognition from County of Kauai
Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 8:30 – 9:45 am
Aloha Aerobics
Stretch, step and weights – complete fun workshop for Baby Boomers in particular; All Welcome
All Saints Gym, Kapaa
Contact: 822-3817
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“The problem with doing nothing is not knowing when you’re finished”
–Nelson DeMille
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