UPCOMING 2009 Arts & Culture Calendar 
Email giac@hawaiilink.net to get listing in advance

Message for the New Year:
A huge and heartfelt mahalo from the Garden Island Arts Council 
for continued support from all who appreciate our arts and culture offerings; 
your “winter avalanche” of messages to the Governor’s office in support of
art and culture in the State of Hawaii has positively impacted the budgets 
for the coming year(s); budget is still cut but not 100% out in the cold!
Latest News on HSFCA Budget Recommendations:  www.hawaiiartsalliance.org
Budget in Brief – Department of Budget and Finance:  www.hawaii.gov/budget
E KANIKAPILA KAKOU 2009 Schedule emailed on request;
also in GIAC ARTS newsletter insert in Kauai People, January 9, 2009 issue
Note:  Ongoing, weekly or multi-day activities listed at the end of this email.
December 31 DEADLINE — Last day to enter for $99
Early registration for Paradise Ride Kauai 2009 ends
August 8 and 9, 2009 – Day of bike ride
Contact:  www.paradiseridekauai.com
JANUARY 2009
Celebrating “Year of the Hawaiian Music” (see Jan 9 ARTS newsletter)
Friday, January 2, 8:00 – 10:00 am
LISTEN! Radio Stations:  KESU, KSRF, KKCR, KUAI, KONG
Na Mele O Kauai (Songs of Kauai)
Partners:  
Malie Foundation, Kauai Music Festival, Garden Island Arts Council
Friday, January 2, 12:00 noon (Honolulu-based statewide Exhibition)
Artists of Hawaii 2009 Juried Exhibition Deadline for Entries
Juried by Laura Hoptman, Senior Curator
New Museum of Contemporary Art, NY, NY
Juror Lecture, Thursday, February 19, 4:00 pm, Doris Duke Theatre
Exhibitions Dates:  May 14 – August 16, 2009
Reception:  May 13, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Saturday, January 3, 8:30 am
Friends of Kamalani  and Lydgate Park
Beach Grooming Day – Lydgate Park swimming ponds
Bring gloves, rakes and drinking water
Starbucks coffee will be served
Info:  Call John Lydgate, 652-0552
Sunday, January 4, 2009, 4:00 pm
The Mokihana Club Winter Concert
Starring Mary Rauh, Mezzo-Soprano
Lihue Parish Hall, 4340 Nawiliwili Road, Lihue
Tickets:  Adults $10; Students $5; under 10 Free
Outlets:  K-Mart, Zack’s Frozen Yogurt Waipouli, 
Kauai Music and Sound Kapaa; Scotty’s Music Kalaheo; 
Hanalei Surf Shop
Contact:  Georgene Yamada, 332-9870; Vicky Thrift, 822-3718
Deanna Wieland, Publicity Chair
The Mokihana Club, 808-826-1283
Monday – Friday, January 5 – 9, 8:00 am – 12:00 noon
Let’s Make A Movie Together
Media Arts Academy for ages 7 – 14 years of age
Instructors:  Cindy Combs & Mark Jeffers
The Storybook Theatre, Hanapepe
Limited to 15 children
Tuition $125
Nutritious snacks provided each day
Program is partially funded by the Hawaii SFCA
w/ funds from the Hawaii State Legislature & the NEA
Contact:  Mark Jeffers, 335-0712
Thursday, January 8, 5:00 pm
Garden Island Arts Council/Kauai Crafts Studio present
“Soy What?”
Soy batik workshop by Betsy Sterling Benjamin
Island School Frear Halau Center
Potluck at 5:00 pm; Lecture Demo at 6:00 pm
Open to the public
Contact:  Mizu Sumida, 337-1001 or Tashi, 337-2400
Friday, January 9, 4:30 pm
Kahu ‘Ohana Celebration
for participants & their ‘ohana
Kahu ‘Ohana Artwork Exhibit & Limerick Reading
Live Entertainment
Food Court Princeville Center
Friday, January 9, 6 – 8 pm
“Uplifting the Immune System” Day with Grandmaster Hong
for  asthma, allergy, vog relief, respiratory colds and more
One Day affects 365 Days of Health
Qi Center in Lihue
No charge for this service
Register:  Call 639-4300
Contact:  qi@hawaii.rr.com
Saturday, January 10, 10 am to 4 pm
Feng Shui Workshop with Grandmaster Hong
Enhancing Prosperity, Success & Health
Fifth annual benefit workshop provides practical every-day tools 
for enhancing prosperity for your – Health, Finances, Romance, and Family 
– all within the context of the Feng Shui tradition. 
The energy of the present economic conditions in the world today are based 
on energy patterns which have been repeating for over 4,000 years.  
Participants will gain an understanding of energetic influences to be experienced 
during 2009, the Year of the Ox, from Grandmaster Hong, 
a master of five different schools of Feng Shui.
Tuition is $155 when prepaid by 12/31 or $175 at the door and includes lunch. 
 For reservations or information, call 639-4300.
Fridays, Saturdays at 7, Sundays at 4
January 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18
The Kaua`i Performing Arts Center (KPAC) presents
William Shakespeare’s Macbeth
Directed by Arnold Meister, Produced by Dennis McGraw
Starring Blake Guest, Kendall Beck, Tobias Riggle, Kealoha Furneaux
Kaua`i Community College Theatre
Adults,  $12 in advance $15 @ the door .
Students: $7 in advance $10 @ the door. 
Ticket outlets T.B.A.
Sunday, January 11, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
“Make the Most of Your Garden Seed Saving Workshop”
Organic, Biodynamic, permaculture methods with focus on seed processing
Lihue Neighborhood Center
3353 Eono Street, Lihue
Free workshop presented by
Regenerations Botanical Garden, the Kaua’i Community Seed Bank,
Kauai Essential Exchange for Plants and Seeds, and
The All Kauai Meal
Contact:  Robin Torquati, (808) 652-1431
Monday – Sunday, January 12 – 18, 2009
Week long Reggae School workshop
Steelgrass Farm and Recording Studio
Attention Reggae Lovers! 
Top level music education in the reggae genre 
open to musicians of all levels, beginner to advanced 
A new institution to spread the skill and vibes to play authentic reggae music 
and to unite people of all races and cultures in a reggae vibration.
Instruction includes ear training, harmony, ensembles, instrumental lessons, vocals and more.
We will be teaching all the conceivable instruments of the reggae band:  Guitar, Bass, Drums, Bingi/percussion, Vocals, Horns, and piano/keyboards. 
Tuition Price:  $850 
Kama’aina: $585 or $75 per single day
Register at www.reggaeschool.com
Or call: Will Lydgate at 808 651 0302
This workshop features some really fun teachers and luminaries in the reggae world. 
World Class Faculty:
-Matt Jenson, (Berklee College of Music Bob Marley Ensemble) Keys/Organ/Improv
-Tuff Lion, (Midnite, I-Grade, Bambu Station) Guitar/Ensemble/Vocals/Production
-Roger Steffens, (Author, reggae archivist and Founder of Beat Magazine) Reggae History
-Gabe Jones, Vocals/Drums/Ear Training/Theory
-Will Lydgate, Bass/Ear Training Theory/Coordinator
-Danny Mo,  (Berklee College of Music Bass Professor) Bass/Ensemble
-Jack Miller, (Reggae Music Pioneer, Film Producer) Songwriting/Reggae history
Wednesday, January 14, 6:30 – 7:30 pm
“The Monk Seals of Kauai”
Dr. Mimi Olry, Kauai Monk Seal REsponse Coordinator, DLNR & NOAA
head of the Marine Mammal Stranding Network
Kauai’s endangered monk seal population; efforts to promote conservation
Princeville Library Speaker Program
Contact:  Princeville Library, 826-4310
Monday, January 19, 2009, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Garden Island Arts Council presents EKK Season 26
E Kanikapila Kakou OPENING NIGHT
O’Brian Eselu, master kumu hula, and
Kenneth Makuakane, multiple Na Hoku Hanohano award winning composer
Island School Main Hall
3-1875 Kaumualii Highway, Puhi (KCC traffic light)
6:00 – 7:00 Instrumental hour
7:00 – 9:00 Main program
Thursday, January 22 (HONOLULU EVENT)
Four day choral festival – 200 member honor choir
Saturday, January 24, 7:00 pm
BYU-Hawaii Ballroom – free concert
Sunday, January 25, 2:00 pm
Kawaiahao Church, Honolulu – free concert
45 high school students from Kauai will be participating
Saturday January 24th, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Kirk Smart and The Garden Island Arts Council Present:
A History of Jazz-Part 2
The Great American Songbook and Jump, Jive and Boogie Blues
Featuring Noel Jewkes with
Kirk Smart, David Braun, David Yukimura, Tony Rodarte, Will Lydgate and special guests
Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center
$20 adults, $10 Seniors and Children, $25 at the door
Tickets available at Kauai Music and Sound (Kapa’a), Scotty’s Music (Kalaheo), Island Soap and Candle (Koloa and Kilauea), The Healthy Hut (KIlauea), Hanalei Strings and Things, Relish Salon (Hanalei)
Contact 652-7226 or Kirksmart1@yahoo.com
Saturday – Sunday, January 24 – 25, 2009, 9 am – 4pm
5th Annual Inspiration Kauai Wellness Expo 
Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall, 4191 Hardy St, Lihue
Expo Admission:  $5/day or $8/both days
Free/Children under 12 & Seniors
Women’s Health & Empowerment workshop – Sat, Jan 24, 9:30 – 3:00 pm
Tickets available at the Door
Keynote Presentation:  “Evening with Deepak Chopra – Monday, Jan 26
VIP Reception, 5:30 – 7:00 pm, $125
General Seating Lecture & Book Signing, 7:30 – 10:30 pm, $50
Tickets online at www.inspirationjournal.com
Contact:  Char Ravelo, 652-4328
Monday, January 26, 2009, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Garden Island Arts Council presents EKK Season 26
E Kanikapila Kakou Week #2
Chanel Flores, Ms Tita 2006, and Friends
Singer-songwriter with extraordinary flair
and gut-wrenching humour
Island School Main Hall
3-1875 Kaumualii Highway, Puhi (KCC traffic light)
6:00 – 7:00 Instrumental hour
7:00 – 9:00 Main program
Thursday, January 29, 7:00 pm
Susan Middleton Talk (HONOLULU EVENT)
“Archipelago” & “Remains of a Rainbow”
Land & Sea portraits of plants & animals by
David Littschwager & Susan Middleton
Exhibition up from Dec 5, 2008 to Jan 31, 2009
Art at Mark’s Garage, Nuuanu Street, Downtown Honolulu
Free Event
Contact:  www.artatmarks.com
Saturday, Jan 31, 9:30 – 11:30 am
Lisa Schattenburg-Raymond, Executive Director
Maui Nui Botanical Garden
Lecture on historic aspects of Kapa
Emphasis on natural dyes, mordants, etc.
Potluck Lunch to follow
Frear Center, Island School, Puhi
Cost:  $10 donation
Perpetuating Hawaiian arts & culture
Contact:  Sabra Kauka, 246-8899
Ongoing or multi-day activities:
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
AIRPORT WINDOW DISPLAYS
HAL side:  Kauai Through the Eyes of Artists
United Airlines side:  Year of the Hawaiian Music (SOON)
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)
ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART ART
Starting Monday, December 29 for five weeks, 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Handbuilding Pottery Class at LightWave Studio, Kapaa
Beginners and Children w/ parents are welcome
Fee:  $150 for five classes including firing and supplies (10 lbs of finished work)
Contact:  Deant at 826-9576, mangodean@yahoo.com
Kauai Recycling for the Arts class schedule online
http://www.kauaiglass.org
(808) 632-0555
Monday mornings, 9:30 – 11:30 am
Jan 5, 12, 19, 26
Feb 2, 9
Create Yourself Awake 10-week course
Creative Arts Therapy
Ala Palamea Creative Arts
$15 per class
Contact:  Kim, 346-5967, kiminkauai@yahoo.com
Every Tuesday morning, 9:30 – 11:30 am
Ala Palamea Creative Arts
Open Studio Day – no appt necessary
$15 per class
Contact:  Kim, 346-5967, kiminkauai@yahoo.com
Thursday Evenings, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Jan 8, 15
Art and the Mundane
Ala Palamea Creative Arts
$15 per class
Contact:  Kim, 346-5967, kiminkauai@yahoo.com
Art Classes by Marionette in Waimea:  
Watercolors – Flowers, Silk Painting, Watercolor for kids, 
Beginning Drawing, Acrylic Painting, and much more
Painting Paradise, Waimea
Contact:  Marionette, 631-9173, www.kauai-artist.net
CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE CULTURE 
Aloha Africa welcomes  New Talent
OUSMANE SALL from Senegal, guest master dancer
Ousmane will be offering a series of 7 high-energy dance classes 
NOO ANANG from Ghana 
Teaching traditional West African dance and drum classes 
on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings.
Schedule:  www.aloha-africa.com
Contact:  Isa Maria, 634-1730
Wed, January 14 New Enrollment session begins
4:15 – for ages 5 – 12
5:00 – for ages 13 yrs – adults
Vahine Tahitian Dance
Instructor Mi Nei Oliver, 26-time Tahitian Dance Winner
Holds Tahiti Dance Diploma 
from Senior Professor Louise Kimitete of Tahiti’s Conservatoire
Kapaa Neighborhood Center
Info:  Call 821-1903
ONGOING HULA CLASSES – by Leilani Rivera Bond, Halau Hula o Leilani
Keiki Kane Hula, ages 5 – 15; hula and Tahitian dance
Beginning Keiki Hula Classes, Mondays, 6 to 7 PM, All Saints Church gym, Kapaa.
Beginning Adult Hula Classes (age 13 and up), Mondays, 7 to 8 PM, All Saints Church gym, Kapaa. 
Coconut Marketplace shopping center in Wailua/Kapaa. 
Intermediate and Advanced Keiki Hula and Tahitian Classes, Wednesdays, 5:30 to 7 PM, All Saints Church gym
Advanced Wahine Hula Classes, Wednesdays, 7 to 8:30 PM, All Saints Church gym, Kapaa.  
Call Leilani at 651-0682, Darryl Low, 651-0864, or e-mail darryl.leilani@hawaiiantel.net.
Donna Stewart, 635-7248
Saturdays, 11:00 am
Drumming Class
Lydgate Park Pavilion by Kamalani Bridge
Bring your own drum, stool or chair
$10 per session
Contact:  Isa Maria, 652-6139
2nd, 3rd, 4th Saturdays, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Kauai Museum’s 2008 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
Tuesday evenings, 7:00 pm
Halau Hula Na Lei Kupua O Kauai, 
Kumu Hula Susan Pa’inui Floyd with the
guidance of Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewett
On island class teacher, Fern Merle-Jones
Men & Women, Visitors of all levels welcome
Donation $10 per class
Church of the Pacific, Princeville
Call Fern Merle-Jones, 828-1342
Last two thursday each month, 3:15 – 5:00 pm
Ilima Rivera’s Hula Studio 
Hula and Tahitian Classes
Kukui Grove Center Stage
Contact:  Ilima Rivera, 808-822-5929
DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE
Kauai Dance Theatre’s 23rd season
Winter/Spring term of classes start in January
Morning exercise, creative movement, various levels of Ballet/Pointe, Tap and Jazz dance
Kalaheo and Lihue locations, ages 4 – adult
Contact Janie Crane, 332-9737,
Carol Culver Dance Academy
Ballet, tap, jazz, partnering, East Coast Swing and Lindy Hop
Classes for students ages 4 through adult
Locations in Lihue & Kilauea
For complete class schedule, go to
Info:  245-3150
KUGA – KAUAI UNDERGROUND ARTISTS
Planting seeds of creativity via dance, music, lyrics
Winter Session for Hip-Hop & Breaking
Register Online at www.kuga808.com
Contact:  Lila, Sara, Marisol
Tuesdays – Weekly HIP HOP & BALLET Classes (new)
Teacher Rebecca Owen
3:00pm – 3:45pm – kids Ballet (age 4-7)
4:00 – 4:45pm – kids Hip Hop (age 5-11)
7:30 – 8:30pm – teen/adult Hip Hop
COST: $10 per night/$60 for a 6-class punch card
LOCATION: Bodhi Tree/Bikram Yoga studio.
Contact Becca, 276-1265, rebeccamichelle@mac.com
www.web.mac.com/rebeccamichelle
Royal Ballet Kauai Academy
Ballet, Hip Hop & Contemporary Dance Classes
All ages & abilities, primary through adults
Kapaa, Princeville & Lihue locations
www.jenballet.com, 823-9588
Tuesdays, 3:00 – 3:30 pm
New Primary Ballet Class, ages  3 -4
Royal Ballet Kauai Academy 
Instructor:  Jennifer Schwartz Bell- Grey
Tuition $43/month + $20 registration fee
Contact:  Jennifer Schwartz Bell-Grey, 823-9588
Aloha Dance Studio 
Hip Hop, Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Pointe, Modern & Flamenco
instructing ages 3 years old – adults in all levels.
Register Today!  Full schedule and rates online!
www.alohadancestudio.com
245-1810 
Monday nights weekly, 7:30 pm
Kalaheo Neighborhood Center
Thursday nights weekly, 7:30 pm
Kapaa Neighborhood Center
Argentine Tango Lessons
Beginners welcome; no partner necessary
Free
www.alohatango.com
EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE 
Mondays, 8:30 – 9:30 am
“Stretch and Tone”
Fridays, 8:30 – 9:30 am
“FitDanceFusion”
Ongoing in Kalaheo – call for location, details, current schedule
$7/class, $26/4 class card, $48/8 class card
Contact:  Janie Crane, 332-9737
Saturdays monthly, 8:30 am
Forest Workday
Koke’e CCC Camp
Register:  Koke’e Natural History Musuem
(808) 335-9975. kokeemuseum@earthlink.net
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 1 – 2 pm
Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program
Especially for those with Arthritis
Jim Jung, Cis Odell – instructors
Dress comfortably
Check with doctor before beginning any exercise program
Contact:  596-2900, Jennifer DeMarrre, Director
FREE SITTING QI GONG CLASS FOR SENIORS
Thursdays 10-11am
An easy and gentle sitting form for ages 65+
Ongoing Qi Classes at the Qi Center – call for dates & time
Classes now being taught daytime & evenings
Qi Center in Lihue
Call 639-4300, Qi@hawaii.rr.com
Beginning Qi Gong Basic 8 Classes
(Radiant health & longevity)
Free Sitting Qi Gong for Seniors 60+
(A gentle standing form for longevity)
Free Qi Gong Class for Seniors 60+
Golden Eight Qi Gong Exercises
(Promotes self-healing & health maintenance; Especially good for the heart)
12 Sitting Qi Gong Exercise Class
(Strengthens the immune system & benefits the mind & body)
For any information about the above classes, please
call the Lihue Qi Center at 639-4300 
MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC
Mondays,12:00 noon – 1:00 pm
Monday Music – Waimea Free Outdoor Concert 
Hofgaard Park – across from Ishihara Market
contact:  Candy Baar, Aloha-n-Paradise Art & Event Gallery, 338-1522
Every Friday, 6:30 – 9:00 pm
Every Saturday, 6:00 – 8:00 pm, 
dancing after 8 pm on Saturdays
New York City Jazz Saxophonist Denny Morouse
Plus David Braun, trumpeter from Chicago
Shaka Tacos, Old Kapaa Town
Contact:  Denny Morouse, 823-0012
www.myspace.com/DennyMorouseSaxophonistComposer
www.DennyMorouse.com
Note: Denny is Jazz DJ on KKCR 91.9 islandwide every other Tues, 6 – 8 pm – “Anything’s Possible”
Friday nights 7:00-8:00pm
Entertainment at Center Stage
Kukui Grove Center
Contact:  245-7784
First Friday & Saturday of Month
All day live entertainment 
Coconut Plantation Marketplace
Free and open to the public
Contact:  Darryl Low
ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC 
Every Monday at 3:00 pm
Outdoor Farmer’s Market
Kukui Grove Center (near Sears)
Contact:  245-7784 
SEND OUT ON DECEMBER 30, 2008