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Last week of November:
Theater Performance Dates — ANOTHER FANTASTIC PLAY!
Friday, November 27, 7:00 pm
Saturday, November 28, 7:00 pm
Sunday, November 29, 4:00 pm
CINDERELLA by Rodgers and Hammerstein
One of Broadway’s most beloved stories brought to you by
Hawaii Children’s Theatre & Kauai Community Players
Show Tickets: $10 from cast, $12 at outlets, $15 at door/$12 for students & seniors, Children under 4 are free
Tix Outlets: Borders, Kalaheo Coffee Co, Progressive Expressions, Papaya’s, Larry’s Music,
North Shore Pharmacy, Cake Nouveau
Info: 639-2437; www.hawaiichildrenstheatre.com; www.kauaicommunityplayers.org
Saturday, November 28, 8:30 am – 1:30 pm
30th Annual KAUAI HANDWORKS Crafts Fair
Longest running holiday Crafts event by 25 Kauai-made Craftors
Wilcox Elementary School Cafeteria
Contact: Erlinda Bukoski 332-7220 or Bette Kobayashi 742-0306
Saturday, November 28, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Women Artists of Kauai Holiday Fine Art Festival and Fundraiser for Nana’s House
Artists include Robin McCoy, Rocky Riedel, Aweepano Vivian Satow,
Dava Shepherd, Anna Skaradzinska, Helen Turner, Jana Viles,
Schar Freeman, Marionette
Live Hawaiian style music by Kenny Kealoulu Keliihoomalu,
painting demonstrations, gallery quality art,art gifts, ornaments, etc.
Hanapepe United Church of Christ Fellowship Hall (next to Hanapepe Library)
Free and open to the public
Info: Marionette 631-9173, www.womenartistsofkauai.org
Saturday, November 28, 5:00 – 9:00 pm
Art Walk in Old Kapa’a Town
Weekly every Saturday night
featuring local artists, music, food, prizes, entertainment;
shops, restaurants, art galleries will be open
public invited to take part in this weekly event
Contact: Angelique Ell, <angie@aelldesign.com>
Reservation Deadline: November 28
For reservations, contact: Lil Riley at 742-9027
The Mokihana Club Christmas Luncheon
December 5, 2009, 10:30AM-2:00PM
Hilton Kaua’i Beach Resort
Entertainment: Waimea Strumming Strings
$45
For further information contact: Gini Stoddard at 822-3348
Saturday, November 28, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Jocelyn Fujii Book signing
“Stories of Aloha: Homegrown Treasures of Hawaii”
to benefit Lawaii International Center
Kukui Grove Shopping Center, Center stage
Contact: qi@hawaii.rr.com
Saturday, November 28, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Radiant Lotus Qigong for Women workshop
New Lotus Form Self-massage for women,
Tibetan Vibrational Sound Healing
Kahuna Valley Octagon
Registration: Daisy Lee, 822-4268
Saturday, November 28th, 2009, 6:30 pm
Malie Foundation/Kauai Mokihana Festival present
Kumu Hula Doric Kaleonui Yaris
CD Release Party and Concert
Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center
Contact: Doric Yaris @ 651-8187
Saturday, November 28, 7:00 pm
“Lilia” Performance – Hawaiian music, contemporary & original tunes
Anela Lauren on harp, Cindy Combs, singer/composer on slack key,
Phil Watts on flute and sax, Roger Jacobs on bass, Bill Dick on Violin
Church of the Pacific
Tickets $15 at the door
Info: 808.826.6481
Sunday, November 29, 10 am – 3 pm (last Sunday)
Tour times: 10 am; 12 pm; 2 pm
88 Shrines at Lawai International Center
Brief video and talk story session by Lynn Muramoto
Donations are appreciated
Info: 639-4300, LM@hawaii.rr.com
Monday, November 30, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Kaua`i Hospice 2009 Candle Lighting Memorial
Please join us in lighting a candle as a glowing symbol of remembrance and affection
for loved ones who have died or for those far away this holiday season.
The Aloha Church – (Across from Taco Bell in Lihue)
For information, call Kaua`i Hospice at 245-7277
More December 2009 Art & Culture Events
Wednesday, December 2, 6:30 pm
Kekahu Foundation/KKCR Community Advisory Board Meeting
Waimea Neighborhood Center, 4556 Makeke Rd
(mauka at Shrimp Station)
Please carpool if you can
Participation, Feedback, Input from members welcome;
Also non-members and the listening public
Contact: Fred 651-2815
Thursday, December 3, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
SBA Resource Day
What can SBA do for your business?
Consultation w/ specialists
Kauai Community Federal Credit Union
4434 Hardy Street
Register: Kim, 808.541.2990, ext 212
Thursday, December 3, 7:00 pm NEW
FREE CONCERT!
Kauai’s Community Jazz Ensemble and Wind Symphony
under the direction of Larry McIntosh
Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center
Jazz – tunes from Thelonium Monk & Pat Metheny
“The Gates of Tashbaan”,
Cole Porter’s “I Get A Kick Out of You”
and “A Nightingale Sings in Berkley Square”
Wind – “Shenandoah”, “They Shall Run and Be Free”
Geoff Colmer’s “Fanfare to the Flower of Immortality” directed by Sarah Toshiki
Contact: Larry McIntosh, 639-0234, www.kccmusic.org
Friday, December 4, 10 am – 8pm
Kauai Museum’s annual Craft Fair
Enjoy the premier juried craft fair on the grounds of the Kauai Museum on
the corner of Rice Street and Eiwa Street in Lihue. Inside there is a bake
sale, silent auction, more crafts, and the best gift shop on the island!
Free entertainment and food booths round out the day.
Contact: Kauai Museum (808) 245-6931, www.kauaimusuem.org
Friday, December 4, 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Art works by
Liedeke Bulder – “…winged…”
Meet the artist night
Puka Gallery, Hanapepe
Contact: 808.335.5306/808.651-9323
Friday, December 4, 6:00
Festival of Lights Parade
Rice Street – Starts at Kalena Street and ends at Historic County building
Shuttle from K-Mart parking lot to Rice Street
Friday, December 4, 7:00 pm
“A Night with Willie K” Concert to benefit Hanalei School
St. Regis Ballroom, Princeville
Silent Auction, Cash Donation Prizes and more!
Tickets: $40 per person
No-host bar; Receive 15% off dinner at St Regis by showing your Willie K tickets
Tix Outlets: Magic Dragon Toys & Art Supplies, Princeville;
Hanalei Surf, Hanalei; Pono Market, Kapaa
Contact: Danette Andrews, 635-7109
Friday & Saturday, December 4 & 5, 7:00 pm
KPAC presents Three Middle School Plays
“This is a Test” – Kapaa Middle School, directed by Aaron Martin
“Alice” – Waimea Canyon Middle School, directed by Leah Harry
“15 Reasons Not To Be In A Play” – Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School, directed by Mike Scarbo
Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall
Tix: Adults $6/Students $3
Info: 651-2417, Dennis McGraw
Saturday, December 5, 9:30 – 4:30 pm
Dorothy Hinshaw Patent Writing Workshop
Na Aina Kai Botanical Gardens
Do you long to express your love of Hawai’i with the written word? Here’s your chance to unleash your creativity by spending a day with author and teacher Dorothy Hinshaw Patent and fellow writers exploring the wonders of Hawai’i’s native plant life in words. A biologist as well as an author, Dorothy will combine her knowledge of plants with invaluable writing tips and techniques to help you write expressively about this precious natural resource. She’ll share techniques that will help you sharpen your observations, reactions, and ideas; find
the focus for your writing; and create a fresh piece of work that will express your own unique creativity. By the end of the day, you’ll have a new appreciation for the island’s lush vegetation and for your own ability to express yourself through the written word.
Contact: Jennifer K. Downs, Marketing
Na ‘Aina Kai Botanical Gardens
(808) 828-0575
Saturday, December 5
MAKE A MOUNTAIN WREATH FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
2009 Wreath Workshop at Koke’e
It’s become a mountain tradition
California Redwood and Monteray cypress will be used
Volunteer instructors – Linda Oshiro, Danelle Kaauwai, and Wai Kuapahi!
$15 fee is a fund-raiser for Hui o Laka
For a lively forest day of conservation craft, call 335-9975
Saturday, December 5, 10:30 am – 2:00 pm
The Mokihana Club Christmas Luncheon
Delicious chicken cordon bleu w/ all the trimmings
Hilton Kauai Beach Resort
Entertainment: Waimea Strumming Strings
Cost: $45
The Mokihana Club provides scholarships to nursing
students at Kauai Community College as well s to
graduating high school music students continuing
music studies in college.
Reservation Deadline: November 28
Contact: Lil Riley, 742-9027
Info: Gini Stoddard, 822-3348
Sunday, December 6, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
6th Annual Holiday Craft Fair
Crafters from around the state, fresh-cut flowers, decorated Norfolk pines,
poinsettias, native Hawaiian plants, music, entertainment, keiki station,
ono grinds, baked goods, complimentary coffee and massages
National Tropical Botanical Garden Visitor Center
4425 Lawai Road, Poipu (across Spouting Horn)
Please donate a canned food item
Contact: Nani Kaluna nkaluna@ntbg.org 742-2433
Sunday, December 6, 2:00 – 6:00 pm
Christmas Artfest – “For the Love of Art”
Portion of proceeds to Food Bank & Children w/ AIDS fund
Participating Artists:
Jewel Collections by Veronica
Donna Carrick, Elizabeth Ferris, Eileen Kechloian,
Sarah Riggle, Annabel Spielman, Fred Tangalin, Diane Wry
2758 Milo Hae Loop
Kiahuna Golf Village, Poipu
Holiday Refreshments
RSVP: 652-8886; 212-1793
Directions: diane@islandarchitect.net
Sunday, December 6 through Dec 25
Waimea Town Lights
Presented by West Kauai Business & Professional Association,
Nightly display of lights throughout Main Street starting from sundown. The
first Christmas was held off-shore and it is still a time to celebrate. 23
miles west of Lihue on HWY 50.
Contact: West Kauai Visitor Center 808-338-1332, www.wkbpa.org
Wednesday, Dec. 9th 6:00 pm
Kauai Health and Wellness Association will be showing:
Soul Masters: Dr. Guo and Dr. Sha
The Soul Masters movie reveals sacred ancient secrets and profound practical tools to transform your life and soul journey.
Dr. Sha is the keynote speaker at the upcoming Inspiration Kaua’i Wellness Expo Jan 30-31, 2010.
Lihue Public Library
$5 suggested donation
Call Fran Becker at 246-8986 for more information.
Wednesday, December 9, 7:00 pm
Kapa’a Middle School presents
“Let’s Have a Christmas Celebration”
featuring the Kapa’a Middle School’s Choir
under the direction of Mary Lardizabal
and the Ukulele Band directed by Loke Sasil
Kapaa Middle School’s Covered Court
This event is free and open to the public
In conjunction with the evening, there will be a book fair hosted by PTSA and PCNC Project and a Country Store to assist in raising funds to help defray the cost of the trip to the Heritage Music Festival for our choir and ukulele band members this coming March.
Contact: Mary Lardizabal, pianokeys@hawaiiantel.net
Thursday, December 10, 5:30 pm
Bank of Hawaii presents
Kaua’i Chamber of Commerce Annual General Membership Meeting
21st Annual Silent Auction
Keynote Speaker: Allan Landon, Chair & CEO, Bank of Hawaii
Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club
Reservation: Chamber of Commerce, 245-7363, <info@kauaichamber.org>
Friday, December 11, 6:30 – 10:30 pm
Sheraton Kauai Resorts invites you to
Winter Wonderland Party
6:30 – 10:30 No Host Cocktails
7:00 – 9:00 Dinner Buffet
8:30 – 10:30 Dancing
$45 per person includes tax & gratuity
One canned good for Kauai Food Bank enters you to win fabulous prizes
Grand Prize – Neighbor Island Air & Room for Two
Special Room Rate $110 per night
www.sheraton-kauai.com, Rate Code. WWPARTY
Reservations: Call Kristen Figureira, 742-4037, <kirstin.figueira@sheraton.com>
Friday, December 11, 7:00 pm
Kauai’s Orchestra – Free Concert
conducted by Maestro Larry McIntosh
Kauai Community College
Contact: Mr. McIntosh, 639-0234
www.kccmusic.org
Saturday, December 12, 4 – 9 pm
Hanalei Festival of the Arts – a family event
Surf Movie! Live Music! Art Show!
World premiere of “Mangalui” on inflatable screen – starts at dark
featuring BI Fuller, John John and other rippers, Oct ’09 Global Surf Adventure
Downtown Hanalei
bring chair or sit on the lawn
Info: 635-2074
Sunday, December 13, 4:00 – 9:00 pm
“Party for Poutasi”
Fundraiser for village in Western Samoa
http://tvnz.co.nz/tagata-pasifika/s2009-e29-tsunamifeature-video-3055608
Awesome line-up of entertainers
Kilohana Luau Pavilion
Tickets: $25 or $300 for reserved table of ten
Contact: 245-5608, <kilohana@hawaiilink.net>
Saturday, December 12, 4:00 pm
“Nutcracker Sweets” Kauai Dance Theatre student showcase
Family event featuring KDT students in holiday-inspired classical and novelty ballet, tap and jazz dance revue.
Lihue United Parish Hall
Suggested donation at door: $5 adults/ $3 children
Proceeds benefit Zonta Club Christmas Fund
Contact: Janie Crane, 332-9737
www.kauaidancetheatre.com
Kaua’i Chorale presents
“Handel’s Messiah” (3 performances)
Saturday, December 12, 7:30 pm
Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center
Sunday, December 13, 5:00 pm
Kaua’i Christian Fellowship Church (Koloa Bypass Road)
Sunday, December 20, 5:00 pm
St. Regis Resort, Princeville
Presale Tickets $8.00
Tickets at the Door $10.00
Contact: Lois Ricciardi, 822.5633; Wes Cronk, 332-9356
Sunday, December 13, 10 am – 3 pm (second Sunday)
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
Tuesday, December 15, 7:00 pm
“Christmastime!”
directed by Philip Steinbacher; accompanied by Rose Alfiler
Island School Chorus, Island School Opio Chorus,
Island School Keiki Chorus, Island School Singers
Pre-concert presentation by piano students at 6:45 pm
Kauai Community College PAC
Tickets: Adults $9; Students 6 – 12 $5; Students Grade 5 and below – Free
Available at Island School Office and at box office
Wednesday, December 16, 7:00 pm; doors open at 6:30 pm
Kapaa HS Music Dept presents
“Winter Wonderland” Winter Concert 2009
featuring Concert Band, Concert Choir
Polynesian Music Ensemble,
Swing Band, Show Choir,
Percussion Ensemble
Selected Student Features
Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall
Presale Tickets $5 gen/$3 students & seniors
Door Tickets $7 gen/$5 students & seniors
Tix from students or through website
Contact: Catherine Paleka, Music Director
www.khswarriors.com
Friday, December 18, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
JEMS Pacific Gallery is hosting an
All-Artist’s Pre-Holiday Reception
New Works & hand-decorated ornaments by the Artists
Music
4504 Kukui Street, ste. #01
Dragon Building, Kapaa
Info: 808.822.3719
Friday, December 18, 7:30 pm
CD Tour for Amy Hanaiali’i Friends & Family of Hawai’i
Will include some special guests
Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center
Tickets are $30/$40/$50
Bring two cans of food per person for Kaua’i Food Bank
Tix Outlets: Borders, Lihue; Scotty’s Music, Kalaheo;
Kauai Music & Sound, Kapaa; Hawaiian Music Kiosk, Princeville
Info: Ken Becker, 808.395.5730; ken@attitudesmarketing.com
Saturday, December 19, 2009, 6:00 pm
Aloha Dance Studio presents:
“Step Into Christmas”
with a Michael Jackson Tribute
Amazing performances by students ages 3 to adult
Hip Hop, Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern,
Contemporary, Lyrical, Pointe & Flamenco
Silent Auction & Raffle
Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall
Contact: Tiffany Dodge, 808.245.1810
<www.alohadancestudio.com>
Saturday, Dec 19, 7:00 pm
The 3rd Annual Kauai Sings! Christmas
Kilohana Lu’au Pavilion
Kauai’s best talent gives a snazzy holiday concert
as they croon your favorite holiday songs
David Penhallow will emcee the concert
Benefit for Malama Pono
Cash bar and food-for-purchase available
$20 advance, $25 at door, $15 students
Outlets: Hawaiian Music Kiosk, Kilauea Pharmacy,
Kauai Music and Sound, Scotty’s Music
Reserved table of 10 is $200,
call MP 246-9577 or Kilohana 245-5608
Saturday, December 19, 6pm-9pm
Waimea Lighted Christmas Parade
Presented by West Kauai Business & Professional Association
Join the community in a celebration of family and community spirit. Come
really early to beat the traffic. 23 miles west of Lihue on HWY 50.
Contact: West Kauai Visitor Center 808-338-1332, www.wkbpa.org
Sunday, December 20, 7:00 pm
A Kauai Christmas Hula Concert – a Festive Family Show
Leilani Rivera Bond & Halau Hula o Leilani
Special Guests: Michael Ruff, Delissa Ianucci, Larry Rivera
Hawaii crafts & gifts, Leilani’s CD
Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall, Lihue
Contact: Leilani Bond, 808.651.0682; Darryl Low, 808.651.0864;
<darryl.leilani@hawaiiantel.net>
December 24, 3:00 pm
Santa Claus rides into Kalapaki on double hull canoe
Kalapaki Beach water parade – all makes and sizes of crafts invited
Meet at the “super ferry” dock at end of pier at 2:30 pm sharp
Kelvin & Kat Ho will be there
2008 visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpVJ_wMaXYs
Questions: Chris Kauwe, 652-8897, <letsgosurfing@hotmail.com>
Sunday, December 27, 10 am – 3 pm (last Sunday)
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
Send out on November 27, 2009
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