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Week of Friday, February 14, 2014 | Vol. 2, No. 7

‘OTHER DESERT CITIES’ DIRECTED BY ARNOLD MEISTER

• Nauapaka Terrace • Sweetheart’s Ball • Eastside Happy Dog Playground • ‘Robocop’ Inside: Out & About, Live Music Listings, Island Calendar and much, much more!

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IN THIS ISSUE: 2. OUT & ABOUT:

Top picks for the week

3. THEATER:

‘Other Desert Cities’

4-5. DINING OUT KAUA‘I: Nauapaka Terrace

6. FLICKS: Robocop

7. TUNES:

Sweetheart’s Ball

8-9. CHECK DA SCENE:

Eastside Happy Dog Playground

10. ISLAND CALENDAR

11. MUSIC CALENDAR

OUT & ABOUT: TOP PICKS FOR THE WEEK FRI FRI SAT CHILDREN STORYTIME 10:30 to 11 a.m.

Princeville Public Library The Princeville librarian will present stories, songs, and a simple craft for toddlers.

NORTH SHORE DANCE PARTY 7 to 10 p.m.

Church of the Pacific From 7 to 8 p.m. enjoy tango music and 8 to 10 p.m. there will be a variety of swing, ballroom and Latin music. $5 kauaidancing@ gmail.com VALENTINES DAY EVE DANCES 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Golden Lotus Studio Using simple, easily learned movements, the circle of dancers sing phrases from many cultural and religious traditions.

Effortlessly, the dancers are brought to an experience of love, harmony, beauty, unity, and peace as they awaken and deepen their connection to the Divine. Cost is $7-10. 822-5488.

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SWEETHEART’S BALL 6 to 10 p.m.

Kauai Marriott Resort Parents And Children Together will be hosting a fundraising benefit for the Kauai Family Visitation Center.

It will be a formal, semi-formal dinner and dance. Tickets cost $65. 821-0574 ‘OTHER DESERT CITIES’ 7 p.m.

Puhi Theatrical Warehouse BILLY HARVEY IN CONCERT 7 to 9 p.m.

St. Michael & All Angels Church Tickets cost $20.

FOR THE LOVE OF THE OCEAN 7 p.m.

Tahiti Nui This is a Surfrider friend-raiser. There will be light pupus and liquid refreshments can be purchased. Cost is $10 or free to current Surfrider members.

Applications available. 822-4893 or kauai.surfrider.org

HOEDOWN HOPE GALA 5 to 10:30 p.m.

Kilohana Luau Pavilion American Cancer Society 6th annual event with performances by Willy K and his band with games, live and silent auction, gourmet western fare and dancing.

‘OTHER DESERT CITIES’ 7 p.m.

Puhi Theatrical Warehouse KAI OCEAN ART SHOW 6 to 8 p.m.

Princeville Center

by Wine Market A Patrick Ching art show, today is the opening reception and goes through March 16.

This is a benefit for the Kilauea Point Natural History Association. Art auction bid in person or by phone call (808) 271-5350.

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North Shore Dance Party

SAT SUN MON OHANA SKATE NIGHT 6 to 9 p.m.

Kapaa Hockey Rink Ohana Skate Night put on by GI Renegade Rollerz. Cost is $5.

MINI SUFI RETREAT 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Golden Lotus Studio Dances of Universal Peace plus zikr and other sacred, restorative Sufi practices facilitating heartopening and life balance. 822-5488

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‘OTHER DESERT CITIES’ 4 p.m.

Puhi Theatrical Warehouse Kauai Community Players present ‘Other Desert Cities’

by Jon Robin Baitz; directed by Arnold Meister.

FINE ART FESTIVAL 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

NTBG Southshore Visitor Center Original art, prints, and gifts will be for sale with a portion of the proceeds supporting NTBG. There will also be live music and food available for purchase at this free, family event.

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Kauai Beach Resort Jasmine Ballroom Performances by Brittni Paiva and Danny Carvalho.

KILAUEA DANCE CLASS FOR ADULTS 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Kilauea Neighborhood Center Class costs $20 for 5-week series or $5 drop-in. Sponsored

by YMCA North Shore Dance Club and the Kauai Parks and Recreation Department. KauaiDancing@gmail. com

HOW TO START A BUSINESS 9 a.m.

Lihue Plantation Building Participants will learn about entrepreneurship, forms of business organization, key ingredients for business success, steps involved in starting your own business, sources of capital and services offered by the Hawaii SBDC Network as well as other resources for the startup business. Cost is $20.

THU QI GONG GOLDEN 8 1 to 2 p.m.

Lihue Neighborhood Center A beginning qi gong class. Free for all ages. This class promotes balancing the body for greater health, increasing vitality, and radiating more energy.

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rnold Christmas Eve Polly & Lymanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son) and Dottie Meister at the Palm Bekeart (Polly Wyeth). traveled Springs home â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think (theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re) some of to New York to of Lyman and Kauaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest actors,â&#x20AC;? said see Jon Robin Polly Wyeth Meister of his cast, adding that Contributed photo where the family Downs is a former high school Baitz play â&#x20AC;&#x153;Other Desert Citiesâ&#x20AC;? on Arnold Meister. has gathered, student of his.

Broadway in the according to Performances of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Other summer of 2012. a release. It revolves around Desert Citiesâ&#x20AC;? begin at 7 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really was impressed with daughter Brookeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s announcement Fridays and Saturdays, 4 p.m. the play, not only the acting but that she is about to publish a Sundays. Tickets cost $20, the writing,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Excellent, memoir, much to the distress $15 opening weekend, with excellent writing.â&#x20AC;? of her parents. discounts available for seniors, Now, the well known Kauai Featured in the Kauai produc- students and Kauai Community resident will tackle the play tion are Jennifer Downs (Brooke Players members. as its director. He describes it Wyeth), Ron Wood (Lyman To purchase tickets, visit as â&#x20AC;&#x153;one of the finest plays of Wyeth), Laurel Petterson-Mc- www.kauaicommunityplayers. recent yearsâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one he had Graw (Silda Grauman, Pollyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s org or call Brown Paper Tickets to bring back to Kauai. sister), Caleb Davis (Trip Wyeth, at (800) 838-3006.

Starting tonight, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Other Desert Citiesâ&#x20AC;? will run for three weekends at the Puhi Theatrical Warehouse. Following tonightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening performance will be a reception with the director and actors. Refreshments will be served.

Meister said the play is a comedy-drama, which takes a turn and ends with a revelation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It starts out lighthearted, but as time goes by you learn that the daughter is going to publish a book that talks about the family history,â&#x20AC;? Meister said.

Join Us â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a secret in the family history and she is going to For Breakfast! reveal a part of it.â&#x20AC;?

The play was performed on Broadway in 2011 and was a Open daily for lunch & pupus til sunset finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Located at the Puakea Golf Course Prize for Drama.

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Jennifer Downs, Caleb Davis, Laurel Petterson McGraw, Dottie Bekeart and Ron Wood star in Jon Robin Baetz play, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Other Desert Cities,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; which premieres at 7 tonight at the Puhi Theatrical Warehouse.

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ure, Naupaka Terrace caters mainly to the guests at Kauai Beach Resort.

But that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean locals shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come see whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cooking, said Resort Manager Mark Burson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Local people should come,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have so much going on.â&#x20AC;?

He pointed to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;great dealâ&#x20AC;? weekday dinner specials, starting at $21 for an entree with salad bar, and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;4-day weekendâ&#x20AC;? specials. In addition to all-you-can-eat pasta on Thursdays, a seafood buffet on Saturdays and Paniolo Sundays,

thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a new highlight: Kona Lobster Friday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just for visitors,â&#x20AC;? said Burson, who returned to the islands four months ago for this job. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for our local guys.

Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;mon down. We love it.â&#x20AC;?

And today, Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a whole menu of reasons to visit: an elaborately romantic prix fixe dinner, and a fully loaded buffet line. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing the buffet because people on Kauai love buffets,â&#x20AC;? Executive Chef Mark Sassone said with a hearty chuckle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But if they want to take it up a notch, we have

a prix fixe.â&#x20AC;?

All prix fixe dinners include a glass of champagne, lobster bisque, pear arugula pancetta and strawberry mousse filled with dark and white chocolate hearts. The entree selections range from chicken and island fish ($60 per person), roasted grilled prime rib ($65) and heart-shaped lobster ravioli ($70), up to the crowning glory: a whole, 24-ounce steamed Maine lobster ($95).

The prix fixe is, Sassone admitted, â&#x20AC;&#x153;a little on the expensive side,â&#x20AC;? and he expects most diners will opt for the buffet.

There, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be able to choose from chicken fettucine fontina, sliced paniolo steak, steamed crab legs and tempura shrimp.

The Naupaka Garden salad bar, which offers about 20 items, will also feature lobster bisque, peel-and-eat shrimp, fresh poke and strawberry spinach salad. And for a sweet end, the buffet ($49 for adults, $24 for keiki 5 to 12) will include

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A whole Maine lobster will be on the Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day prix fixe dinner menu at Naupaka Terrace.

But the gloried crustacean is also available during Kona Lobster Fridays, one of the restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;4-day weekendâ&#x20AC;? specials.

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an ice cream sundae station, chocolate fondue and assorted petite pastries.

Because it is a holiday special, I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sample the Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day menu ahead of time. But I learned why Sassone thinks Kauai Beach Resortâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cooking stands out from the crowd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anything we can make from scratch, we do,â&#x20AC;? Sassone explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We buy very little, aside from ingredients. We do

as much as we can, to keep it fresh.â&#x20AC;?

That means a lot of work for the 40-person kitchen staff, but Sassone said it is worth it.

They bake their own desserts, cakes and breads â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including a delectable brown molasses bread served warm with honey butter by the basketful to hungry Naupaka Terrace diners. Even the fresh Angus burgers served at Shutters

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Lounge and the Driftwood Bar & Grille are made by hand, as are the taro buns on which they are served.

And not only is the pizza dough handmade, it used to be hand-rolled as well, until Sassone figured that, since they were making 1,200 pizzas a month, a rolling machine could be justified. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to do pizza, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to do the very best pizza I can do,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Sassone said the same careful attention paid to the a la carte plates is also given to the pans of food in the buffet line or served at a banquet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cook banquet style,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little bit harder on the cooks, because I push everything to the last,â&#x20AC;? but that commitment to quality makes a difference.

The Naupaka Terrace menu is designed to appeal to a variety of palates, Sassone said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We try to use what we have available to us, and give our guests the Hawaiian experience, and also give them something they arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expecting.â&#x20AC;?

As an example, Sassone pointed to his rigatoni, which is served upright and tied in a leek, which is â&#x20AC;&#x153;completely different than anywhere else youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to go.â&#x20AC;?

Sassone is a familiar figure around Kauai; he has been here about 30 years and has cooked in a number of restaurants, including an earlier stint at Kauai Beach Resort back when it was a Hilton property.

He feels an obligation to give back to the community, by providing rice for canoe clubs, or cooking turkeys for Easter Seals and veterans organizations during the holidays. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These are the kinds of things that keep you grounded,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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hile I love coconut, and I love lime, it honestly had never occurred to me to combine the two flavors.

But when bartender Shannon Jones recommended the coconut margarita on a recent visit to Shutters Lounge at Kauai Beach Resort, I took the plunge.

Served on the rocks with shredded coconut on the rim and garnished with a wedge of lime, the coconut margarita was an excellent combination of two classic island flavors.

The light but potent drink is made of 1800 Coconut Tequila, triple sec, fresh lime â&#x20AC;&#x153;and a whole lotta love,â&#x20AC;? Jones said with a chuckle.

The drink managed to be both sweet and citrusy, and it was relaxing enough to make me want to lounge by a pool, contemplating other intriguing flavor pairings.

Fortunately, there was one close to hand: furikake fries.

Served in a cone of paper held upright in a wrought-iron stand, the crispy seasoned fries were layered with salty, crunchy furikake and a savory, teriyaki-type aioli.

They were, in a word, delicious.

Kauai Beach Resort is at 4331 Kauai Beach Drive, Lihue.

Naupaka Terrace is open daily for breakfast from 6:30 to 10:30 a.m., and for dinner from 6 to 9 p.m. Free valet parking is available for restaurant patrons.

For more information or reservations, call 245-1955, or go to www.kauaibeachresorthawaii.com

Coconut, lime and furikake.

VIVIANE GILBERT STEIN Not your typical flavor combo SPECIAL TO TGIFR!DAY perhaps, but it made for a in-house guests,â&#x20AC;? Resort lovely evening at Shutters Manager Mark Burson said Lounge. on a busy Saturday night as Happy hour at Shutters is the tables filled with visitors 5-7 p.m. nightly. The $5 at 5 and locals. p.m. drink specials include A $100,000 renovation draft beers and house wine. was recently completed in The $6 at 6 p.m. specials the lounge and business include margaritas, mai appears to be booming. tais, Blue Hawaiis and a rum In fact, the food revenue sunset punch. at Shutters actually exceeds Happy hour food specials the drinks revenue. And include the furikake fries and Viviane Gilbert Stein/TGIFr!day Executive Chef Mark Sasedamame hummus with grilled A coconut margarita is served sone seemed to think that naan bread, both for $6. with shredded coconut on the was just how it should be.

Shutters also offers live rim at Shutters Lounge.

He sounded very proud of music every night, from 7 to the Shutters menu, which 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 7 to is pretty comprehensive for a bar.

11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all cooked from scratch too, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The popular lineup of island musicians includes Darryl Gonzales, Norman Kaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;awa substantial, Sassone said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do real meals in there,â&#x20AC;? as well as apSolomon and Jonah Cummings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great local hangout, to mix with the petizers and desserts,â&#x20AC;? he added.

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The fire pit outside Shutters Lounge at the Kauai Beach Resort is a romantic place to relax, or even dine outside, from 5 p.m. to closing.

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REVIEW ASSOCIATED PRESS JAKE COYLE

‘ROBOCOP’ REMAKE PATS DOWN THE ORIGINAL T

he original 1987 “RoboCop,” Dutch director Paul Verhoeven’s first Hollywood film, isn’t so much a movie to revere as a bit of brutalism to behold.

It had a grim comic vibe, satirizing the savagery of both corporate bloodthirstiness and justice-seeking rampages. Paul Weller’s RoboCop was a techno-Frankenstein created to tame Detroit’s rampant crime: Dirty Harry for dystopia.

Remaking “RoboCop” is like trying to recreate a nightmare.

That’s one reason why plans to remake the film were meant with mostly dubious derision: Hollywood, particularly nowadays, isn’t in the business of nihilism. Post-apocalyptic films may be all the rage, but a movie about a cop’s dead body shoved into a robot is a tad darker than Jennifer Lawrence running through the woods.

Directed by Jose Padilha (the Brazilian filmmaker who made the excellent documentary “Bus 174” before shifting into action with “Elite Squad”), this “RoboCop” has updated the dystopia with some clever ideas and better acting, while at the same time sanitizing any satire with video-game polish and sequel baiting.

The smartest addition comes early, shifting the story to Tehran, where the global company OmniCorp has drones stopping and frisking in the streets. We’re introduced to this by talk show host Pat Novak (Sam Jackson), who appears throughout the film, brazenly promoting Pentagon propaganda, trying to convince what he calls a bizarrely “robot-phobic” American public that OmniCorp drones can make the U.S. safer, too.

It’s a damning starting point that already positions America as the propagator of emotion-less killing machine. When the story shifts to Detroit, it gives the whole film the frame of: Would we treat ourselves how we treat those abroad?

Opening the U.S. market to its drones is judged imperative by OmniCorp. CEO Raymond Sellars (Michael Keaton) is flanked by executive Liz Kline (Jennifer Ehle) and marketing wizard

(Jay Baruchel, brilliantly smarmy). To turn the political tide, they decide they need (literally) a more human face.

For their RoboCop prototype, they find Detroit police detective Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman), who has been badly maimed by a car bomb meant to derail his pursuit of a drug kingpin. Gary Oldman (always good, less frequently tested) plays the scientist who preserves little more than Murphy’s brain in his new steel body, controlling his emotions and memory with lowered levels of dopamine.

From here, the film (scripted by Joshua Zetumer, Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner) generally follows the original’s plot, letting Murphy clean up Detroit before his personality begins to break through and his attentions turn to his maker.

Any thought-provoking satires slide away in a torrent of bullets, which fly in the way they only can in video games or (questionably) PG-13 rated movies.

Kinnaman (“The Killing”) is a Swedish actor with an urban American swagger. Whereas Weller had to do most of his acting through his chin (obscured by the RoboCop suit), Kinnaman is a considerably stronger force, raging at his dehumanization. The fine Australian actress Abbie Cornish lends the otherwise metallic film a few moments of fleshy warmth.

What leaves an impression in “RoboCop”? It’s Keaton’s trim and affable CEO. He and his cohorts make for one of the most accurate portraits of corporate villainy, not because they’re diabolical, but because they don’t think they’re doing anything wrong. Keaton, a too seldom seen motor-mouth energy, plays Sellars as an executive simply removing obstacles (ethics, scientific prudence, public safety) to accomplish what the corporation demands. The film’s best moment is Baruchel cowing and explaining he’s “just in marketing.”

But PR is really the primary driver of “RoboCop,” with every action managed, refracted and spun. Will it seem at all prophetic years from now when Amazon.com drones are delivering tooth paste through the air?

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PARENTS, CHILDREN TO BENEFIT FROM SWEETHEART’S BALL TOM HASSLINGER TGIFR!DAY

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he formal affair on the year’s most romantic night was a new venture for PACT’s Kauai Family Visitation Center.

The nonprofit’s regional director, Bill Range, makes no bones about it — they didn’t have any experience trying to pull off such an eloquent evening, which doubled as a fundraiser for the 501(c)3.

And that was stressful.

“I’m relieved,” Range said this week, after having sold more than 50 tickets for the event, ensuring the ball would go on as scheduled. “It’s been a big learning curve for me, I can tell you that.”

Slow sales initially jeopardized the inaugural dance and silent auction but that’s changed. Once

crawling, word on the Sweetheart’s Ball is now two-stepping.

“It’s a go,” Range said.

The ball will RANGE be from 6 to 10 tonight at the Kauai Marriott Resort on Kalapaki Beach in Lihue. A formal and semi-formal dinner and dance, music will be provided by the 10-piece orchestra, Kauai Pro-AM Show Band, under the direction of Wayne Daniels.

Cash bar, candlelight, the event provides an intimate, yet social, environment couples can share with others. Dinner seating includes tables that seat four, six, eight, depending on how cozy

couples would like to dine.

“If you want to just sit with your sweetheart, or another couple, you have that capability,” Range said. “I think it’s really a nice recipe for a really nice evening.”

Silent auction items include outdoor experiences, such as repelling, overnight packages at top-end resorts, art, jewelry and more.

And don’t forget the orchestra, who’s there to provide the backdrop for twirling your significant other around.

“It’s a fabulous night,” Range said. “It’s a great deal, but really what they’re doing (by going) is supporting the kids.”

Tickets cost $65, or $75 at the

door.

Proceeds benefit the center, which provides supervised child visitation and exchanges. Supervised visitation allows children the opportunity to bond with an estranged parent and spares them from being caught up in the crossfire of divorce or separation.

The idea for tonight’s dance came to the nonprofit’s organizers after two grants for funding were no longer available. The grants shifted their funding focus, and Parents And Children Together (PACT) — located at 4-1579 Kuhio Highway, Ste. 201A in

Kapaa — was no longer eligible to apply.

So what about a sweetheart’s dance instead?

“It was kind of a no-brainer for me, I was like, ‘let’s do this,’” Range said, adding that it’s been less stressful of late knowing ticket sales have taken off, and the show will go on. “I had fun with it in the process.”

Info: 821-0574.

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CHECK DA SCENE

Derek Kawakami, Monica Kawakami, Hailee Kawakami and their dog, Persephone, of Kapaa.

Angela Ledington-Fischer and her dog, Bella, of Wailua Homesteads.

Tommy and Rene Tokuda and their dog, Yukie, of Wailua Homesteads.

Anne Pecoff and her dog, Amber, of Wailua Homesteads.

David and Donna Pickard of Wailua Homesteads.

Roland and Myrna Jones and their dog, Sprocket, of Kapaa and Saskatchewan, Canada.

Lisa Jobson and her dog, Snickers, of Wailua Homesteads.

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f ever there was a fitting name for a park, this is it: Eastside Happy Dog Playground.

Nothing but happy faces, on two and four legs, have been there since it officially opened Sunday at Wailua Homesteads Park.

Canines are enjoying their new freedom to roam without being on a leash, and their owners can relax, knowing itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perfectly OK. They can watch their dogs romp and play in safety.

A good deal of credit goes to Wailua resi-

Lindsey Johnson and her dog, Mai Tai, of Wailua Homesteads.

Kani Blackwell and her dog, Lucky Ilio, of Kapaa.

7>F;8=6 6>>3 C8<4B 07403 dent Rene and Tommy Tokuda, who saw the possibility for this park four years ago, and made it come true.

They were joined by a contingent of residents who committed time and labor to this project.

The 1.5-acre dog use area includes doublegated entrances for a separated one-acre play area for large dogs and a half-acre section for small dogs under 30 pounds.

When it is opened, the Wailua Homesteads

DARIN MORIKI dog park became TGIFR!DAY the first on the island to be built on county-owned land.

The other two, Freddieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dog Park at the Kauai Humane Society in Puhi and the North Shore Dog Park in Kalihiwai, are located on private property for public use.

For the 60 residents and their best friends who joined the dog park opening Sunday the good times are just beginning.

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ISLAND CALENDAR Using simple, easily learned movements, the circle of dancers sing phrases from many cultural and religious traditions. Effortlessly, the dancers are brought to an experience of love, harmony, beauty, unity, and peace as they awaken and deepen their connection to the Divine. Cost is $7-10. 822-5488.

Sweetheart’s Ball 6 to 10 p.m.

Kauai Marriott Resort Parents And Children Together will be hosting a fundraising benefit for the Kauai Family Visitation Center. It will be a formal, semi-formal dinner and dance.

Tickets cost $65. 821-0574 ‘Other Desert Cities’ 7 p.m.

Puhi Theatrical Warehouse Kauai Community Players present ‘Other Desert Cities’ by Jon Robin Baitz; directed by Arnold Meister. Tickets cost $15.

652-8178 or kauaicommunityplayers.org Billy Harvey In Concert 7 to 9 p.m.

St. Michael & All Angels Church Tickets cost $20.

HOE DOWN FOR HOPE 5 TO 10:30 P.M. SATURDAY KILOHANA LUAU PAVILION

FRIDAY Children Storytime 10:30 to 11 a.m.

Princeville Public Library The Princeville librarian will present stories, songs, and a simple craft for toddlers. All children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. 826-4310 North Shore Dance

Party 7 to 10 p.m.

Church of the Pacific From 7 to 8 p.m. enjoy tango music and 8 to 10 p.m. there will be a variety of swing, ballroom and Latin music. $5.00 kauaidancing@gmail.com Valentines Day Eve Dances 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Golden Lotus Studio

Paradox Lockdown 9 p.m. to midnight Trees Lounge The show will feature original songs off the band’s new CD “Dateless In July” as well as covers of old and new favorite love songs. This is a 21 and over event.

Evelyn Ritter And Artists 6 to 9 p.m.

Kauai Society of Artists Exhibition Space Sixteen artists will present their paintings during this exhibition through Feb. 19. Tonight is the

artists’ reception with live music provided by Ernest Abrams and Skip Caycayon.

For The Love Of The Ocean 7 p.m.

Tahiti Nui This is a Surfrider friend-raiser.

There will be light pupus and liquid refreshments can be purchased. Cost is $10 or free to current Surfrider members.

Applications available. 822-4893 or kauai.surfrider.org

SATURDAY Hoedown Hope Gala 5 to 10:30 p.m.

Kilohana Luau Pavilion American Cancer Society 6th annual event with performances by Willy K and his band with games, live and silent auction, gourmet western fare and dancing.

‘Other Desert Cities’ 7 p.m.

Puhi Theatrical Warehouse Kauai Community Players present ‘Other Desert Cities’ by Jon Robin Baitz; directed by Arnold Meister. Tickets cost $15.

652-8178 or kauaicommunityplayers.org KAI Ocean Art Show 6 to 8 p.m.

Princeville Center by Wine Market A Patrick Ching art show, today is the opening reception and goes through March 16. This is a benefit for the Kilauea Point Natural History Association. Art auction bid in person or by phone call (808) 271-5350.

Kauai Vibe Tribe Live Music Dance Party 8:45 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Trees Lounge

Singer/songwriter Francesco Garripoli on electric guitar, Anson Lardizabal on keyboards, Tod Walter on bass, Allan Domingo on drums, Becca Smith on supporting vocals.

Ohana Skate Night 6 to 9 p.m.

Kapaa Hockey Rink Ohana Skate Night put on by GI Renegade Rollerz. Cost is $5..

Mini Sufi Retreat 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Golden Lotus Studio Dances of Universal Peace plus zikr and other sacred, restorative Sufi practices facilitating heart-opening and life balance.

822-5488

SUNDAY Free Plant Doctor Clinic 2 to 4 p.m.

NTBG Southshore Visitors Center Plant health clinic with plant pathologist Dr. Bob Nyvall. This is a walk-in service, first come, first served. Each Sunday ending April 20. 742-2433 ‘Other Desert Cities’ 4 p.m.

Puhi Theatrical Warehouse Kauai Community Players present ‘Other Desert Cities’ by Jon Robin Baitz; directed by Arnold Meister. Tickets cost $15.

652-8178 or kauaicommunityplayers.org Fine Art Festival 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

NTBG Southshore Visitor Center Original art, prints, and gifts will be for sale with a portion of the proceeds supporting NTBG. There will also be live music and

food available for purchase at this free, family event. 742-2433

MONDAY E Kanikapila Kakou 6 to 9 p.m.

Kauai Beach Resort Jasmine Ballroom Performances by Brittni Paiva and Danny Carvalho.

Kilauea Dance Class for Adults 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Kilauea Neighborhood Center Class costs $20 for 5-week series or $5 drop-in. Sponsored by 6 YMCA North Shore Dance Club M and the Kauai Parks and Recre- F ation Department. KauaiDancing@gmail.com

WEDNESDAY

4 H D

How To Start A Business 9 a.m.

6 Lihue Plantation Building T Participants will learn about K entrepreneurship, forms of business organization, key ingredients for business success, 9 steps involved in starting your T own business, sources of capital B and services offered by the Hawaii SBDC Network as well as other resources for the startup 1 B business. Cost is $20.

THURSDAY

6 H S

Qi Gong Golden 8 1 to 2 p.m.

Lihue Neighborhood Center 7 A beginning qi gong class on S Thursdays. Free for all ages. This F class promotes balancing the S body for greater health, increasing vitality, and radiating more 5 energy.

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LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR SUNDAY GARRETT SANTOS 6 TO 9 P.M. MEDITERRANEAN GOURMET Contemporary DOUG AND SANDY MCMASTERS 3 TO 5 P.M. HANALEI COMMUNITY CENTER Hawaiian Slack Key Concert TAPUARII (TAPU) LAUGHLIN 6:30 TO 9 P.M. TAHITI NUI Tahitian, Hawaiian

BILLY HARVEY IN CONCERT FRIDAY ANJELA ROSE 6:30 TO 8:30 P.M. MEDITERRANEAN GOURMET Folk, Jazz HANALEI SLACK KEY CONCERT 4 TO 6 P.M. HANALEI COMMUNITY CENTER Doug and Sandy McMasters LIVE MUSIC 6:30 P.M. TO 12 A.M. TAHITI NUI Keli’i Kaneali’i 6:30 to 9 P.M. VALENTINES ROCK’N’ROLL 9:30 P.M. TO 12:30 A.M. TAHITI NUI Bluefinger Rock N Roll DJ DANCE NIGHT 10 P.M. TO 2 A.M. BIG WAVE DAVES PANCHO GRAHAM 6 TO 9 P.M. HUKILAU LANAI Slack Key Guitar BILLY HARVEY IN CONCERT 7 TO 10 P.M. ST. MICHAELS CHURCH Folk, Pop, Alternative AWESOME! LIVE MUSIC 5 P.M. TO 2 A.M.

BILLY PAUL 6 TO 9 P.M. HUKILAU LANAI Country, Folk, Rock

FRIDAY • 5 P.M. ROBS GOODTIMES GRILL ROBS GOODTIME’S GRILL Cruz Control, 4 to 6 P.M. Aldrine Guerro, 6 to 8 P.M. Pono Breez, 8 to 10 P.M. DJ Dancing, 10 P.M. to 2 A.M. RUSSELL WELLINGTON 4:30 TO 6:30 P.M. TOMKATS Hawaiian KANIKAPILI NIGHT 6 TO 9 P.M. KUKUI ULA SHOPPING CENTER Features Various Kauai Musicians TREYSARA 6:30 TO 8:30 P.M. RUMFIRE Folk, Jazz KYLE LABEND 3:30 TO 5:30 P.M. LAVA LAVA Sheraton poipu I’O 8 P.M. TO 12 A.M. BRENNEKE”S Duo of Wes and Flo LEILANI LOW 6 P.M. TO 8 P.M. SEAVIEW TERRACE Hawaiian

SATURDAY SARA THOMPSON 6:30 TO 8:30 P.M. MEDITERRANEAN GOURMET Folk, Jazz

WHISKEY O’ IRISH PUB BAND 4 TO 7 P.M. THE FERAL PIG Authentic Irish Pub Band

LIVE MUSIC 6:30 P.M. TO 12 A.M. TAHITI NUI Kaimi & the Boys 6:30 to 9 P.M.

KALANI KAIMINAAUAO & FAMILY 5 TO 7 P.M. JOES ON THE GREEN Hawaiian

BILLY PAUL 6 TO 7 P.M. HUKILAU LANAII Country, Folk, Rock

STEVE MU 6 TO 8 P.M. SEAVIEW TERRACE Hawaiian

SPANKYFISH & MILO MATHEWS 11 P.M. TO 1:30 A.M. TOMKATS Rock, Funk, Dance!

BRADDAH LANCE AND BONNIE 8 PM. TO 12 A.M. BRENNEKE’S Contemporary LEILANI LOW & HAUNANI KAUI 6 TO 8 P.M. SEAVIEW TERRACE Hawaiian

MONDAY ANJELA ROSE 6:30 TO 8:30 P.M. MEDITERRANEAN GOURMET Folk, Jazz MIKE KEALE 6 TO 8 P.M. TAHITI NUI Contemporary Hawaiian SANTIAGO SOTO 4 TO 6 P.M. ROBS GOODTIME’S GRILL Rock, Reggae, Blues

KIRBY KEOUGH 5 TO 7 P.M. JOES ON THE GREEN Rock, Country, Hawaiian DARRYL GONZALES 6 TO 8 P.M. SEAVIEW TERRACE Hawaiian

TUESDAY KANAK ATTACK 6:30 TO 9:30 P.M. TAHITI NUI Hawaiian MICHAEL KEALE 6 TO 9 P.M. HUKILAU LANAI Hawaiian Contemporary LIVE MUSIC 4 TO 10:30 P.M. ROBS GOODTIME’S GRILL Milo Mathews, 4 to 6 P.M. Swing Dance DJ, 7:30 to 10:30 P.M. ALIKA SIMPSON 11 P.M. TO 1 A.M. TOMKATS Original Reggae RON TOKI 5 TO 7 P.M. JOES ON THE GREEN Contemporary KEONELOA JAZZ QUARTET 8 TO 11 P.M. STEVENSON’S LIBRARY Jazz LEILANI LOW & HAUNANI KAUI 6 TO 8 P.M. SEAVIEW TERRACE Hawaiian

WEDNESDAY JAZZ BEACH 6:30 TO 8:30 P.M. MEDITERRANEAN GOURMET Jazz EASY LIVING JAZZ

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6 TO 9 P.M. HUKILAU LANAI JAZZ LIVE MUSIC 4 TO 10 P.M. ROBS GOODTIME’S GRILL Sheldon Espina, 4 to 6 P.M. Salsa Dancing DJ, 7:30 to 10 P.M. DJ DANCE PARTY 11 P.M. TO 2 A.M. TOMKATS DJ BLISS KIRBY KEOUGH 5 TO 7 P.M. JOES ON THE GREEN Rock, Country, Hawaiian KUKUI ULA CULINARY MARKET 4 TO 6 P.M. KUKUI ULA SHOPPING CENTER Boys of Greenstone DARRYL GONZALES 6 TO 8 P.M. SEAVIEW TERRACE Hawaiian

THURSDAY LIVE MUSIC 5:30 TO 9:30 P.M. TAHITI NUI Keola Yokotake, 5:30 to 6:30 P.M. Kanak Attack, 6:30 tot 9:30 P.M. DENNIS CHUN 6 TO 9 P.M. HUKILAU LANAI Contemporary LIVE MUSIC 5 TO 11 P.M. ROBS GOODTIME’S GRILL Cruz Control, 7 to 9 P.M. Na Pu’ali, 9-11 P.M. BYRON FERNANDEZ 5 TO 7 P.M. JOES ON THE GREEN Hawaiian, Reggae, Jawaiian, Soul LEILANI LOW 6 P.M. TO 8 P.M. SEAVIEW TERRACE Hawaiian

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