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

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).

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http://embracethis.co.uk//

Send out on Wednesday, July 28, 2010

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