TGIFr!day by The Garden Island Newspaper

Week of Friday, February 19, 2016 | Vol. 4, No. 8

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From Farmers Market to Farm Fair The Kauai County Farm Bureau Supports Agriculture

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IN THIS ISSUE: 2. OUT & ABOUT:

Top picks for the week

3. DINING OUT KAUAI:

‘One Fine Evening’

4. THEATRE:

WIT Happens

5. BOOK REVIEW:

‘Choosing a Religion’

OUT & ABOUT: TOP PICKS FOR THE WEEK TODAY SATURDAY HERITAGE OF ALOHA HOOLAULEA 5:30 P.M., OLD WAIMEA DAIRY Two-day Hoolaulea of continuous live entertainment on a big stage, local food booths, carnival games and rides for the keiki, craft vendors, beer garden and more. 651-5744

CAPTAIN COOK CAPER RUN 7 A.M. WAIMEA PLANATION COTTAGES 2k, 5k, 10k. Buses to starting lines for longer races $40 day of race

WAIMEA ROUND UP RODEO 10 A.M., THE FRIENDSHIP DO RANCH Traditional rodeo events.

HERITAGE OF ALOHA HOOLAULEA 10 A.M., OLD WAIMEA DAIRY Two-day Hoolaulea of continuous live entertainment on a big stage, local food booths, carnival games and rides for the keiki, craft vendors, beer garden and more. Free. 651-5744

KCP PERFORMANCE 7 P.M., PUHI THEATRICAL WAREHOUSE Kauai Community Players presents “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” written by Chris Durang. $20

sis on Wailua River State Park and the Wailua complex of heiau.

KAUAI STATE PARKS 2 TO 4 P.M., KAPAA LIBRARY MEETING ROOM The Wailua-Kapaa Neighborhood Association will present an overview of Kauai’s six state parks with an empha-

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Seniors’ Valentine’s Day party

SUNDAY WIT HAPPENS 2 TO 4 P.M., HA COFFEE BAR Selections of short scenes, monologues, verse, pithy recollections and other frivolity. 826-9755 WHALE WATCHING 8:30 A.M., PORT ALLEN Hawaii Children’s Theater fundraising whale watching/snorkel tour. Four-hour sail with Captain Andy’s. $80 donation. 639-2427 KCP PERFORMANCE 4 P.M., PUHI THEATRICAL WAREHOUSE Kauai Community Players presents “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” written by Chris Durang. $20 UGLY ALOHA SHIRT GROUP BICYCLE RIDE 9 A.M., WAILUA HOMESTEADS PARK Potluck follows. 639-1018

MON TUE LEAP INTO HAWAIIAN MUSIC 6 TO 9 P.M., KAUAI BEACH RESORT JASMINE BALLROOM Featuring Makana, The One and Only. Fashion show contest from 6 to 6:50 p.m. 3-D PRINTING 5:30 P.M., LIHUE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM

Lecture and demonstrations for 3-D printing. Free.

PAY FOR COLLEGE 5:30 P.M., LIHUE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM

Learn how to pay for college without breaking the bank. Free. TAX PREPARATION 8:30 TO 10:30 A.M., LIHUE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER Free. 246-4500

WAIMEA ROUND UP RODEO 10 A.M., THE FRIENDSHIP DO RANCH Traditional rodeo events. KCP PERFORMANCE 7 P.M., PUHI THEATRICAL WAREHOUSE Kauai Community Players presents “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” written by Chris Durang. $20 CRAFTERS FAIR 8 A.M. TO 2 P.M., CHURCH OF THE PACIFIC KAPENA IN CONCERT 6 P.M., KAUAI WAR MEMORIAL CONVENTION HALL Doors open at 6 p.m. $25 presale, $30 door

WED THU HULA CLASS 5 P.M. , KAUAI MUSEUM Kauai Museum and Daughters of Hawaii hula class with Kumu Puni Patrick. Must be a Kauai Museum or Daughters of Hawaii member. 245-6931

LIHUE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION 7:30 TO 9 A.M., DUKE’S CANOE CLUB Kauai was one of 39 communities to win a federal TIGER grant. At the LBA meeting, this grant will be discussed. TAX PREPARATION 8:30 TO 10:30 A.M., KAPAA NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER Free. 246-4500

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Relax for ‘One Fine Evening’ Rotary Club of Poipu Beach annual fundraiser March 5

ndulge yourself in wine, art and music on March 5 at the Kilohana Luau Pavilion. “One Fine Evening” is an annual fundraiser that benefits scholarships and community programs of the Rotary Club of Poipu Beach. “This year’s event will be bigger and better than ever,” said club President Michael Carlsson. Featured musical entertainment is the John Rivera Trio, preceded by Jazz Trane. There will be pupus from 10 top local chefs and wines for tasting that are not usually in stores on the island. Local fine artists will be creating and displaying their masterpieces. There will be a silent auction and a selfie photo booth. Local resturants participating include Hukilau Lani, La Spezia, Keoki’s Paradise, Kauai Community College Fine Dining, Hapas, Brenneckes, Sheraton Rum Fire, Tapas at Kukuiula, Merrimans, Eating House 1849 and Kauai Beach Resort.

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Proceeds benefit the Rotary Club of Poipu Beach Foundation. Funds are used for service projects, scholarships and community grants. “The support of the community and our visitors for this annual fundraising event is so valuable and appreciated. We all get to have a fun time,” said Chris Young, president-elect of the Rotary

Club of Poipu Beach. “And it also means that we can have a positive impact on the young people of Kauai through scholarships, adopting classes, providing books, and having a wide variety of after-school activities,” he added. Tickets are $60 per person. Info: www.onefineevening.org, (808) 240-1312

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And action

fter losing their performance space, the Women in Theatre had to get creative. The group had a space at Coconut MarketPlace, but had to vacate a few years ago. “We’re basically nomads,” said Nellie Foster, WIT president. “It’s hard to have a season with no space, so we’ve been trying different ways to get events going.” Over the last two years, the group hosted dinner theaters at the Hukilau Lanai restaurant and plays “Kauai Shorts,” at Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center.

Ha Coffee Bar to be stage for WIT Happens are slated to perform a selection of short scenes, monologues, poems and other works. Contributed photo “It’s a good outlet for people to perform, because auditions can be intimidating and they don’t have to memorize lines,” she said. “It gives local playwrights a chance to create something original that can be presented.” WIT is open to people of all ages and skill sets. It’s what sets them apart from other theaters. “We’re home-spun,” she said. “We have high quality “We want to support the ther original or classic work, performances, but we’re more welcoming and Foster said. actors in our community,” The first WIT Happens will people don’t have to be an she said. be at Ha Coffee Bar from 2 In the spirit of giving experienced actor to get local performers and writers to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission involved.” an outlet to showcase their is free, but donations are WIT is also unique bewelcome. work, the group is starting cause it emphasizes the imIt was organized by “WIT Happens.” portance having women’s Romey Curtis, WIT’s vice WIT Happens will travel issues reflected in original president and will have a to different places around work, Foster said. Valentine’s Day theme. the island. It will feature “We’re not a feminist “We want each month to organization, but we want staged readings, short plays, readings and poetry. have a theme,” she said. women represented,” she Foster said 12 people Performers will present eisaid. Cass and Nellie Foster read a script.

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as they are for WIT, Foster said.

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book review

Your guide to the afterlife

ver wondered what other religions might be like? Are you a searcher? Perhaps you may be a little disappointed with your religion of birth? “The Savvy Convert’s Guide to Choosing a Religion” could be just the book you have been looking for! In reality most of us put more thought into the cars we buy than the gods we worship. And gosh, where do you start? Well, this innovative (humorous) guide could help you identify the best religion for you! “Savvy” takes us through 99 religions, each with their own

devoted (or casually-devoted) followers, their own deities, codes for living, and so on. This is a very real book set up in a very fun way. Each page provides a summary for each religion, including CYNTHIA & ED JUSTUS “perks and drawbacks”, SPECIAL TO TGIFR!DAY activities and paraphernalia, conversion difficulty, time commitment, overall cost (because, let’s face it, some have a budget to plan around), the number of new friends, purpose of life, deities, key texts, geography, and (most importantly)… afterlife promises! A few examples: JUDAISM: Perk, eight nights of Hanukkah presents! Drawback, lobster and bacon not kosher (bum-

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MUSIC FESTIVAL AND FASHION, TOO

Makana to take stage Monday

his is a leap year and the E Kanikapila Kakou Hawaiian music program is full of surprise leaps. In week six of the 10-week program, the surprise is a double-header of fashion and music. On Monday, EKK’s guest artist will appear at 7 p.m. on the main stage. It’s Makana, the former kid prodigy who learned slack key at the knee of his late mentor, Sonny Chillingworth. He’s still honoring his slack key roots, but Photo contributed by Makana you may also have seen his Makana will be the guest artist at the E Kanikapila Kakou Hawaiian music program on Monday video-gone-viral “Fire is Ours,” at the Kauai Beach Resort.

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followed by his interview on FOX TV about it, and seen him perform other contemporary compositions along with always honoring his slack-key roots. Makana is an internationally acclaimed guitarist, singer, composer and activist who is widely known for lending his musical talent for social change. His guitar playing has been featured on three Grammy-nominated albums, including the soundtrack of the Academy-Award winning film “The Descendants.” He has released eight records. Before Makana takes the stage at the Kauai Beach Resort, there will be a fundraising fashion show with the theme “Harajuku: Tokyo Street Fashion.” This decades-old movement, begun near the Harajuku train station, has evolved into “The Fashion District” of Tokyo.

About 20 or so artists and fashion lovers have cooked up costumes and will model them starting at 6 p.m., all for a good cause. Be sure to bring a bunch of single dollar bills if you’d like to bid on these ab-fab costumes for the benefit of the Garden Island Arts Council that for the past 33 seasons has gifted the island with its EKK program. A suggested donation of $5 to $10 in the calabash gives entry to this backyard-jam style of fashion, music, hula and talk-story — set in a ballroom. There will be a food concession and no-host bar. Next Monday at EKK: It’s Community Hula Night. Everyone dreams of dancing the hula at some point in life. Leap Year Day, Monday, February 29, is your chance to do it as the Malie Foundation artists hana hou the Community Hula night.

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riday was a special day for Mary Vales. It was the annual Seniors’ Valentine’s Day party at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall and at the height of dancing to music provided by Natural Harmony, Russell Wellington of the county’s Parks and Recreation Department announced that it was Vales’ 97th birthday. “This is one of Na Kupuna Council’s highlights of the year,” said Melanie Okamoto of the county’s Parks and Recreation Department. “The seniors love to dance and

party, and rather than a DJ, we treated them with live music by Natural Harmony who provides them with music they love to dance to.” One of the day’s features included the maracas contest where the different senior centers got together to create the kachi-kachi style instruments using items they could find anywhere. “They love to see their pictures,” Okamoto said. “We even created a special photo booth where they can get pictures dressed up in their Valentine’s outfits.”

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