TGIFr!day by The Garden Island Newspaper

Week of Friday, November 27, 2015 | Vol. 3, No. 48

Sam’s Ocean View

Grinds & Da Kines For Your Weekend

WILLIE K IN CONCERT SATURDAY Annual Holiday Annual HolidayFair Fair in conjunction with Kaua‘i Community Market

Saturday, December 12, 2015 ! Us i n 9:30 am – 2:00 pm Jo Kaua‘i Community College

Holiday Gifts Crafts Fresh Local Produce Coffee Prepared Foods Baked Goods Flowers & more!

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IN THIS ISSUE: 2. OUT & ABOUT:

Top picks for the week

3. CONCERT: Willie K 4-5. DINING OUT KAUAI: Sam’s Ocean View

6. BOOK REVIEW: Color Me-Stress Free 7. CHECK DA SCENE: YWCA Women’s Expo

OUT & ABOUT: TOP PICKS FOR THE WEEK TODAY SATURDAY MARY POPPINS 7 p.m. Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall Hawaii Children’s Theatre presents Disney’s “Mary Poppins,” the Broadway Musical. $10 advance, $12 ticket outlets, $15 door. 246-8985 SACRED MUSIC AND SOUND HEALING 5:15 p.m. Center for Spiritual Living Kauai An evening of magic and sacred sounds featuring music from Max Ribner, members of Medicine for the People, sacred sound artistry from Michael and Carrie Fox and percussion from Hope Medford. Reserve your tickets at cslkauai.org or call Michael at 212-5124. $15

THE CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE BAND 6:30 p.m. doors open, show, 7:30 p.m. Kauai Beach Resort Jasmine Ballroom Longhair Productions presents The Charlie Musselwhite Band, inducted in the Blues Music Hall of Fame; received 35 blues music awards, 11 grammy nominations and a win in 2014. SWAMPDADDY will be the opening act. $45, general, $60 gold circle, 337-9234, www.longhairproductions.com

SUNDAY SPECIAL ANAHOLA CLEANUP 9 a.m. - Noon Meet in Anahola corner Kukuihale/Pilipoli, look for signs on Kuhio Hwy, south of Anahola store. Lots of trash threatening land and ocean. Gloves, bags, water, food provided. Pickup trucks needed. For info: Robert 634-6597. MARY POPPINS 4 p.m. Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall Hawaii Children’s Theatre presents Disney’s “Mary Poppins,” the Broadway Musical. $10 advance, $12 ticket outlets, $15 door. 246-8985.

ON THE COVER: Willie K

15TH ANNUAL KAUAI-HAWAII HOMEGROWN MUSIC FESTIVAL noon to 10 p.m. Church of the Pacific outdoor amphitheater Different performers. Tickets $40 a day, $60 for both. www.dovepresents.com

WILLIE WONDERLAND CONCERT 6:30 p.m KCC Performing Arts Center Growing Our Own Teachers on Kauai presents The Willie Wonderland Concert. A benefit concert with Willie K and comedian Rodney Villanueva. $40 general admission, $55 premium seating. 631-0643, www.growingkauaiteachers.org THE DIRTY HEADS AND THE GREEN 6 p.m. Poipu Beach Athletic Club All ages, Bamp project concert.

CHRISTMAS PARADE 4 p.m. Kmart Parking Lot, Kukui Grove Center Awards ceremony at center stage at 6 p.m. All mall entrances and roadways will be closed at 4 p.m. 15TH ANNUAL KAUAI-HAWAII HOMEGROWN MUSIC FESTIVAL 2-10 p.m Church of the Pacific outdoor amphitheater Different performers. Tickets $40 a day, $60 for both. www.dovepresents.com

MON TUE WED THU FREE ADOPTION 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Kauai Humane Society Free adoption includes microchip, spay/neuter, vaccinations, pet and more.

HOMETOWN HOLIDAY AND WAIMEA ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY 4:45 p.m. free Polar Express starts; 5:30 Hofgaard Park Waimea High School Band Christmas music; 6, Showtime characters; 6:30, Mayor’s ‘Lights On’ Countdown. Special guest Snowman Olaf

AEROBICS CLASSES 8:30 a.m. All Saints Gym Carol Yasutake is having aerobics classes on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays. Class fee is $12. 822-3817.

THE COLLECTIVE SPIRIT 7:30 a.m. Sheraton Kauai Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association, Kauai Chapter’s The Collective Spirit of the Hawaiian Culture.

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WILLIE K IS BACK

Concert to once again benefit Kauai education JESSICA ELSE TGIFR!DAY

rooner and funny man Wille K will be performing at the Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center on Saturday in to benefit for Growing Our Own Teachers on Kauai, a nonprofit organization that raises money for aspiring elementary teachers on the island. “This is going to be a wonderful time,” said George Corrigan, president of Growing Our Own Teachers on Kauai. “(Wille K) is one of the best entertainers I’ve seen in my life.” Willie K’s music carries with it influences from all genres and Corrigan said he expects to hear blues, opera, country, and Hawaiian musical styles at this concert, along with a few traditional holiday tunes. It’s been two years since the musician played at the Growing Our Own Teachers

Willie K playing his guitar.

on Kauai’s annual fundraising event, because he was already booked last year. Corrigan said he’s excited to have Willie K return to the KCC stage. “Even though we’re calling it a holiday concert, he does more than just holiday music,” Corrigan said. “This guy plays all kinds of music and he’s not to be missed, especially if you haven’t seen him before.” Growing Our Own Teachers on Kauai has helped more than 60 Kauai people

get jobs in Kauai elementary school classrooms. “Our mission is to help local people get their elementary teaching degrees so that they can stay in our schools,” Corrigan said. “This concert is our major fundraiser.” The organization helps an average of four upstart teachers every year, though they’ve had groups as large as 13 people. They provide $4,000 to each student SEE WILLIE K, PAGE 6

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SIMPLE, WORLDLY CUISINE WITH A VIEW

‘Good food, well done’

hen Sam Reynolds set her sights on opening a restaurant on Kauai about a year ago, a vacant dining room with a stunning ocean view caught her eye. But the timing wasn’t right. So she let it go. For months the South Africa native and former Santa Barbara resident hunted for the right spot, from Hanalei to Poipu, but she came up empty handed. That is, until

she got another chance at leasing the place with the ocean view. This time, she snagged it. Sam’s Ocean View is the newest addition to the Kapaa dining scene, a simple yet worldly menu in a familiar space that, for many locals, is an old favorite. Beachwalk Restaurant and Grill and, before that, Scotty’s Beachside BBQ are the former tenants. “I was looking for a sim-

pler life and the saturation in the Santa Barbara dining scene was off the hook, there were restaurants and bars opening and closing all the time,” said Reynolds, who has more than 20 years experience in the industry but has never owned her own restaurant before. “We came here and we felt like there was a hole in good food,” she said. “So we developed a menu The view from Sam’s Ocean View in Kapaa. of foods that we wanted

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when we go out.” Reynolds formerly worked at Fresco Cafe, a landmark Santa Barbara eatery owned by Jill Petrarca, who is now Sam’s Ocean View’s general manager. The menu at Sam’s Ocean View has Italian, Spanish and Indian influences. Everything is fresh and homemade, right down to the ranch dressing. On the dinner menu, there’s the steak chimichurri serve with roasted rosemary red bliss potato and arugula from Kailani Organic Farm’s ($24), linguiPhotos by Brittany Lyte / The Garden Island Chef Jeremy Kochan and Owner Sam Reynolds of Sam’s Ocean View in Kapaa stand behind the ni pomodoro made with island-grown tomatoes ($16), bar.

filet mignon bites with pepper rings, house-made Jack Daniels BBQ sauce and sriracha aioli ($15) and a grilled cheese sandwich on local sour dough with sliced apple and honey drizzle ($12). Chef Jeremy Kochan, a native of Portland, Oregon, with a penchant for travel and a philosophy degree, makes his own curry sauce from scratch. Most of the items on the dinner menu will stay, with specials rotating in and out. The restaurant is currently only open for happy hour and dinner, but Reynolds said in mid-December it

will start serving breakfast and lunch. “We want to get known as a dinner house first,” Reynolds said. “It’s so beautiful here in the morning. The ocean just sparkles. It will be easy to get people here for breakfast.” Sam’s Ocean View is open starting at 3:30 p.m. from Thursday through Monday. “We want it to be a little hub here,” Reynolds said. “Nothing fancy. Really good food done well. Naturally with this view I’m going to bring in tourists, but I also want this to be a locals’ place. A regular spot for regular people.”

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ADULTS CAN HAVE FUN COLORING TOO CYNTHIA & ED JUSTUS SPECIAL TO TGIFR!DAY

ur review this week is a coloring book. A coloring book for

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adults! “Wait a minute,” you might be thinking. “I thought coloring books were just for kids.” Well, not anymore. Adult coloring books have become all the rage in this last year and a surprising number of grown ups have been

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during their last semester of school and then an additional $500 each once

their daily lives by giving them a creative outlet which most adults stopped utilizing before they graduated elementary school. You were considered a baby if you liked to color past a certain age. “Color Me Stress-Free,” by Lacy Mucklow and Angela Porter, changes all that. It’s time to say, “Yeah, baby! Be free!” This is a guided coloring book designed for adults to requesting them. So, what’s let out their creativity. the appeal? The book contains 79 There has been a lot of field-test research that proves different geometric designs, that coloring for adults helps mandalas and intricate patterns that have been to relieve anxiety, reduce stress and generally helps to designed in a manner which will be appealing to nearly relax and focus their minds everyone. And specifically, onto something other than that person has landed a contract in an island classroom. Folks can use that money for living expenses or to pay college tuition throughout their last semester and

Corrigan said they usually use the $500 for classroom supplies. Saturday’s concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are on sale at growingkauaiteachers.org, or by

“Color Me Stress-Free” has set up each chapter to work with whatever mood you may be in, each designed to help facilitate your eventual relaxation. Best of all, you can make the rules, so create and color however you want. You can have it your way! Of all the adult coloring books we carry, this one gets scooped up the quickest. So pick up this book, break out the crayons or colored pencils, get coloring and start unwinding. ••• Ed and Cynthia Justus are the owners of The Bookstore in Hanapepe. phone at (808) 631-0643. General admission is $40. Comedian Rodney Villanueva will be opening for Willie K and the event will be emceed by KONG Radio’s Ron Wiley.

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SUNDAY GOES PINK

LIHUE — The Tire Warehouse gang of tire changers were garbed in pink, not the usual dark blue or gray, surprising Laurie Weber who bumped into the crew near the entrance. “They’re doing the tire changing demonstrations,” said Katie Beer of Tire Warehouse. “They have their pink shirts on in celebration of Pink Sunday.” The YWCA of Kauai hosted the third annual Pink Sunday women’s expo at

the Kauai Veterans Center, offering free admission to the showcase of women and women entrepreneurs peppered with food trucks and hands-on activities for keiki, including a “make it and take it” project sponsored by Home Depot. Stage acts were anchored by performances from the Taiko Kauai group, KUGA dance studio, and two fashion shows featuring designs from women who were part of the Pink Sunday expo.

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