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Mid-February Arts & Culture Events
February 8 – 20, 11:00 am to 5:00 pm daily; Fridays until 8:00 pm
Kaua’i Quilt Show 2019
Over 70 locally made quilts; Over 30 donation quilts for sale w/ 100% of proceeds to go to Kauai non-profit organization, buyer’s choice
“Quilt Boutique” affordable gift size items
Vote for “Viewer’s Choice 2019”
Kauai Society of Artists Gallery, Kukui Grove Shopping Center
Contact: Lea, (808) 652-2261; leaingram.artist@gmail.com
Thursday, February 14, 6:45 Doors; 7:00 – 8:00 pm Concert
“A Night of Original Music”
Attire: Semi-formal to formal
Food options: Kick-Shaws; 5:30 Food Purchase
Dessert & photos after concert
Kauai Christian Fellowship, Koloa
Tickets: $40 per couple; $30 per person (Advance & At Door)
Ticket Outlets: Bandwagon Lihue; Aloha Exchange Kalaheo
Info: (808) 635-3323
February 15 – March 3
Thursdays – Saturdays; 7:00 pm
Sundays; 4:00 pm
Kauai Community Players present
The Shadow Box, written by Michael Cristofer; directed by Jo Grande
Tony Award & Pulitzer Prize winning play
Performances at the Puhi Theatrical Warehouse
Tickets online: www.kauaicommunityplayers.org
Saturday, February 16, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Coconut Weaving Workshop by Onio Punzal
Kauai Museum, Lihue
Cost: $85
Info: (808) 245-6931
Saturday, February 16, 6:30 – 10:00 pm
42nd Annual Waimea Town Celebration: Ginza West Japan Showcase
Kimberly Hope; Karaoka
Sample different types of Japanese whiskey, beer, sake, local cuisine from food trucks
Historic Waimea Theater
Tickets: Online www.waimeatheater.com; 21 and older for entry
$50 general/$75 VIP – call (808)651-5744 Box Office
Info: (808) 645-0996
Saturday, February 16, 7:30 – 9:00 pm
The Best of Aloha Shorts – Live
An evening of local literature from the recent Bamboo Ridge anthology The Best of Aloha Shorts, performed by the original actors from HPR’s much loved radio program Aloha Shorts, hosted by HPR’s Arts and Culture Reporter Noe Tanigawa. Aloha Shorts may no longer be on the air, but Kaua?i audiences can now experience the infamous fun and magic of its live readings when HPR revives a Neighbor Island tour of “a major jewel in [its] local-programming crown.”
St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, Lihue
Contact: Phyllis S.K. Look, Hawaii Public Radio
Tickets: hprtickets.org
February 16 – 24 (9-day Hawaiian Culture Festival)
42nd Annual Waimea Town Celebration
www.waimeatowncelebration.com
Sunday, February 17, 8:00 am – 11:00 am
42nd Annual Waimea Town celebration: Mana Time Trial Bike Race
MacArthur Park, Kekaha
Cost: $30
Info: Mary Williamson;
Sunday, February 17, 5:00 – 8:00 pm
King Kaumuali’i Celebration
Hula & Mele by Ka Pa Hula o Hinano honoring Kauai’s last king,
Kaumualii (1778 – 1824)
Historic Waimea Theater
Tickets $30 – www.waimeatheater.com
Tickets available at the box office
Info: (808) 651-5744
Monday, February 18, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
E Kanikapila Kakou presents
Malie Foundation’s “Community Hula Night” with kumu hula Nathan Kalama, Troy Hinano Lazaro, Kamealoha Forrest;
Introducing “‘Ukulele Paradise”, 9-member Troupe from Japan
Kauai Beach Resort Jasmine Ballroom
Donations at the door
Food/drink Concession provided by KBR inside the ballroom
Info: giac05@icloud.com; www.gardenislandarts.org
Tuesday & Wednesday, February 19 & 20, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
42nd Annual Waimea Town Celebration: Music in the Park
Hofgaard Park, Waimea
Joe Kaneholani & the Redondo’s Hot Dog Eating Contest
Keola Akau & Times Super Market Spam Musubi Eating Contest
Free
Tuesday February 19, 2019; 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Kauai Concert Association invites you to
La Voix from Britain’s Got Talent & the Ab Fab Movie
Winner of many prestigious awards over the Years
La Voix is the UK’s Most Dazzling Performer
Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center
Adults $25/ Adults plus Reception $45
http://kauai-concert.org/index.php/tc-events/la-voix-2019/
Tuesday, February 19, 6:00 – 9:00 pm; third Tues of Every Month
2019 Kauai Songwriters Showcase
Songwriters Open Mic: Original Songs, Lyrics, Poems
Paniolo Grill, Kapaa
Contact: Terry Low, terry@terryjlow.com
Wednesday, February 20, 5:00 – 6:30 pm
Saving ‘Ohi’a, Hawai’i’s Sacred Tree
Documentary produced by Club Sullivan TV for the University of Hawai’I Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species
Kim S. Rogers, Kaua’I ROD Outreach Specialist of the Kaua’I Invasive Species Committee will present Q&A
Princeville Public Library, 4343 Emmalani Drive
Info: (808) 826-4310
Wednesday, February 20, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Ambassador of Aloha & Music Concert
A traditional Hawaiian Music Concert w/ Grammy Award winning & favorite Hawaiian musician Ledward Kaapana to honor “Paddy Boy” Malama for his continuous generous contributions & aloha to our island community.
Historic Waimea Theater
$20 general; tickets available at the Box Office; (808) 651-5744
Thursday, February 21, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Tales & Treats – Paniolo Stories & Songs from the Hawaiian Cowboy
Moses Goods returns to Waimea to explore a remarkable period in Hawaii’s history. From Ikua Purdy winning the 1908 World Roping Championship to the way traditional Hawaiian values integrated with the Paniolo lifestyle revealing a remarkable time in Hawaii’a history.
$10 General; available at the box office; call (808) 651-5744.
February 21 – March 10
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 7:00 pm; Sundays at 4:00 pm
WIT’S END at Kukui Grove presents “Proof”,
2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama & Tony Award for Best Play.
A compelling, witty and well-structured story of a gifted young woman coping with the mental illness of her brilliant mathematician father.
At WIT’S END, Kukui Grove Center, next to Kaua’i Bakery
Info: (808) 635-3727
Tickets $20 reserved; $25 at door; $100 in advance for reserved table of 4 — Online at www.WomenInTheatre.org
Friday, February 22, 5:30 pm – midnight
Saturday, February 23, 10:00 am – midnight
Heritage of Aloha Ho’olaule’a
Two-day LIVE entertainment on big stage, local food booths, games, rides for keiki, merchandise vendors, silent auction, beer garden, Ice Cream Eating Contest, Paniolo Fashion Show;
Los Kauai Anos, Maunalua Vitals 808, Homestead Band;
Joe Kaneholani, Russell Wellington, Nick Castillo, Cruz Control,
Poly Groove, Tenelle, Green Stone Project
Waimea’s Old Sugar Mill Site
Free Admission; all ages welcome
Info: (808) 651-5744
Friday & Saturday, February 22 & 23; 7:00 pm
Sunday, Feb 24; 3:00 pm
Island School’s 5th Grade presents “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”
Directed by Peggy Ellenburg; book by Dave Barton & Matt Bond;
Adapted from Mark Twain’s classic story
Island School’s Main Hall
Great family entertainment
Tickets $5 in advance; call (808) 246-0233, ext 262
Saturday, February 23, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Lihue Hongwanji Mission presents Asian Blend Bazaar
Baked Goods, Nishime, Barazushi & Sekihan, Vintage Asian Apparel, Asian Wares, Décor and More!
Cash & checks only; no credit cards
Lihue Hongwanji Mission, 3-3530 Kuhio Highway, Lihue 96766
Info: Morton Yamasaki; (808) 651-3797
Monday, February 25, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
E Kanikapila Kakou presents
MAUNA HAPE (Jeff Au Hoy, Adam Asing, Kapono Lopes))
Kauai Beach Resort Jasmine Ballroom
Donations at the door
Food/drink Concession provided by KBR inside the ballroom
Info: giac05@icloud.com; www.gardenislandarts.org
Wednesday, February 27, 5:00 – 6:30 pm
Inspirations of a Hawaiian Wildlife Artist
Presented by Patrick Ching, Artist & Author
Princeville Public Library, 4343 Emmalani Drive
Info: (808) 826-4310
Wednesday, February 27, 4:30 – 7:00 pm
The Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association, Kauai chapter presents
Maison du Savoir – “House of Knowledge”
Kauai Community College Culinary Arts Program
Champagne & All-You-Can-Eat Buffet
KCC Fine Dining Room
Tickets $75/ 21-and-over event
Call Morgan Lopes, (808) 651-5480; morgan@hltakauai.org
March Art and Culture Events
March 1-2, 2019; Noon to 6:00 PM
KAUAI STEEL GUITAR FESTIVAL
Courtyard Kauai at Coconut Beach 650 Aleka Loop, Kapaa, HI 96746
Info: (808) 822-3455
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
The 4th Annual Kaua’i Steel Guitar Festival will be held on Friday and Saturday, March 1-2, 2019, at the Courtyard Kaua’i at Coconut Beach. This festival will be presented in the days preceding the annual Aloha Music Camp as an extension of the Hawaiian Steel Guitar experience that is offered at the camp. In addition to steel guitar performances by Hawaii steel guitar masters, the festival includes workshops, jam sessions where festival guests play along with the steel guitar masters, and Open Stage sessions where amateur and professional Hawaiian Steel Guitarists will present their own programs to festival guests.
Educational presentations will be made to local area schools on Thursday and Friday mornings. Open stage sessions will be held on Friday beginning at noon, steel guitar workshops will be held Friday evening, and Saturday’s Ho’olaule’a will be held from noon to 6 P.M. Saturday’s program will also include a vintage steel guitar exhibit, and steel guitar hands-on opportunities will be offered to festival guests.
A pre-festival KIKA PILA jam session will be held at Keoki’s Paradise in Poipu Beach Thursday evening between 6PM and 9PM. Festival featured musicians and Next Generation steel guitarists and members of the Ke Kula Mele ensemble will be joined by guest performers for a fun evening. Click here for an area map.
Unplugged public kanikapila jam sessions will be held in the hotel’s Makai Lounge beginning at 8:30 P.M. Friday and Saturday where festival guests can join the festival’s steel guitar masters and possible guest artists playing and singing Hawaiian favorites.
The festival is presented free to the public by Hawaii Institute for Music Enrichment and Learning Experiences (HIMELE) in association with the Ke Kula Mele Hawai’i School of Hawaiian Music, with grants and support from the Hawaii Tourism Authority’s Community Enrichment Program (CEP) and from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts through appropriations from the Legislature of the State of Hawaii and by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Please note that the festival website should be checked for updated festival information.
Info: https://www.kauaisteelguitarfestival.com
Alan Akaka, alan@himele.org
Monday, March 4, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
E Kanikapila Kakou presents
Mark Yamanaka, Bert Naihe and Sean Naleimaile
Kauai Beach Resort Jasmine Ballroom
Donations at the door
Food/drink Concession provided by KBR inside the ballroom
Info: giac05@icloud.com; www.gardenislandarts.org
Saturday, March 9, 7:00 pm; Doors open at 6:00 pm
The Mokihana Club presents a benefit concert
Keola Beamer & Jeff Peterson with Moanalani Beamer
Kauai Beach Resort Jasmine Ballroom
Tickets: $50 General; $75 Gold Circle
Benefits scholarship fund for KCC Nursing Students
& High School Music Students
Contact: Kauai Mokihana Club, www.themokihanaclub.org;
(808) 755-5235
Wednesday, March 9, 7:00 pm
Kauai Concert Association presents
Van Cliburn Winner Daniel Hsu
“poet with an expressive edge to his playing that charms,
questions, and coaxes,” – Philadelphia Inquirer
Kauai Community College PAC
Adults $30/ Students $10
Info: Kauai Concert Association
Saturday, March 9, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Grove Farm Old Time Games
Grove Farm Museum, Lihue
Cost: $1 – $2
Info: Julie McLeod, (808) 245-3202
Monday, March 11, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
E Kanikapila Kakou presents
Kaua’i Rising Stars – Jeremy & Aimee Brown, Kimberly Hope,
Keikialoha Kaohelauli’e, Kepa Kruse, Rydge Nuesca
Kauai Beach Resort Jasmine Ballroom
Donations at the door
Food/drink Concession provided by KBR inside the ballroom
Info: giac05@icloud.com; www.gardenislandarts.org
Saturday, February 16, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Coconut Weaving Workshop by Onio Punzal
Kauai Museum, Lihue
Info: (808) 639-7722
Saturday, March 16, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
9th Annual Anahola Prince Kuhio Day Celebration
Anahola Beach Park, Anahola
Free & open to the public
Info: La Contrades, khpono@gmail.com ; Lady ipo Kahaunaele-Ferrerira, kahaunaele002@hawaii.rr.com
Monday, March 18, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
E Kanikapila Kakou presents “IRON MANGO”
(Kalei Gamiao, Lopaka Colon, Jon Yamasato, Richard Gideon)
Kauai Beach Resort Jasmine Ballroom
Donations at the door
Food/drink Concession provided by KBR inside the ballroom
Info: giac05@icloud.com; www.gardenislandarts.org
Monday, March 25, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
E Kanikapila Kakou presents
MAKAHA SONS (Jerome Koko, Kimo Artis, Mark Yim)
Kauai Beach Resort Jasmine Ballroom
Donations at the door
Food/drink Concession provided by KBR inside the ballroom
Info: giac05@icloud.com; www.gardenislandarts.org
Saturday, March 30, 12:00 noon – 6:00 pm
KekuaAloha Foundation presents
4th Annual Keiki Fun Day
Kapaa Middle School Band & Choir; Candice & Co.
Salsa Dances, Kapaa Elementary School Kid Fit Crew
2nd Annual iSiva Youth “Burn Out Suicde” Fireknife competition,
Drumming exhibition; 2010 World FireKnife Champion Res Tiumalu
Kapaa Beach Park
Info: Godislove@kekuaalohafoundation.org
Drug, Alcohol & Smoke free event
April Arts & Culture Events
Saturday, April 13, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Pacific Harp Project with Noel Okamoto
Classical harp music incorporated into the realm of jazz, pop and
fusion; this groundbreaking group “leads the listener to the conclusion: The harp has been unchained”
Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center
Cost $10 – $30
May Arts & Culture Events
Friday – Sunday, May 17- 19, 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Kauai Sufi Retreat
Church of the Pacific, Princeville
Info: Shanti Karen Joy, (808) 346-1423
Registration: www.kauaisufis.org
Wednesday, May 22, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Hawaii International Music Festival
One Night Only!
Featuring Metropolitan Opera Singer Amy Shoremount-Obra, Internationally acclaimed Eric Silberger & Kauai’s own Monica Chung
Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center, Lihue
Cost: $10 – $30
Info: (808) 245-SING
Sunday, May 26, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
The Banana Poka RoundUp
Hawaiian Music, Basket making, children’s games, forest crafts, exhibits
Kokee State Park, Kokee
Cost: Free
Info: (808) 335-9975; www.Kokee.org
August Arts & Culture Events
Saturday – Sunday, August 3 – 4, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Heiva I Kaua’i 2019
Kapaa Beach Park, Kapaa
Cost: $7 – $12
ONGOING and Multi-Day EVENTS
ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART
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 for information,
answers to FAQs, tech tips, image prep and Questions forum.
Kathy Kovala Watercolor 23rd year workshops
Jan 31st, Intermediate 9:30 to 12:30, Beginners 12:30 till 3:30; Kaapa
February 3, 4, 5 – 9:30 until 3:30; bring a sack lunch
3-day workshop for Beginner and Intermediate students, -. $225.
February 18, 19 20 – Watercolor Workshop in Koloa, 9:30 until 4:00
Three different techniques, landscape, negative painting and skin tones. $250.
Old Koloa Church on Poipu Rd.
March 23, to 31st – half day classes at the KSA gallery; Kukui Grove Center
6 half-day classes, sponsored by Dillman’s Resort ,
Info: (715) 588-3142; email art@dillmans.com
Contact Kathy Kovala (715) 360-9929
kathykovalawatercolor@gmail.com
kathykovala.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
Info: (808) 346-9357; www.helenturner.com
COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY
AIRPORT WINDOW DISPLAYS
HAL side: “LIHUE – Capital City of Kauai”
United side: “The Humble Plantation House – a sense of place”
Brought to you by Garden Island Arts Council
Funded by a grant from the County of Kauai & the Hawaii Tourism Authority
(open to all passengers in transit)
Info: giac05@icloud.com
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