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Week of Friday, June 23, 2017 | Vol. 5, No. 26

Grinds & Da Kines For Your Weekend

Mayor-a-thon and more

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The first Dog House Beer Fest is Saturday at the Sheraton Kauai.

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Full slate Saturday

f you’re trying to decide what to do this weekend, you came to the right place.

Your choices are so many on Saturday, it’s likely you’ll end up going to more than one event. One thing for sure, you won’t — or you shouldn’t — end up staying home.

What do you feel like supporting with your hard-earned money?

The Kauai Veterans Museum?

The Kauai Humane Society?

The National Tropical Botanical Garden?

Maybe you would rather exercise.

Or how about a movie?

Or would you like to root for keiki in a surfing contest?

Whatever it is, you’ll have some tough decisions to make. The good news is, no matter what you pick, you win.

Here’s what’s happening: ◗ The Kauai Veterans Museum is presenting “A Night at The Museum� — a Broadway show to salute Armed Forces — at the Kauai Veterans Center. It will include reenactment of scenes from the popular TV series, “MASH.�

It is 5:30 p.m. to midnight. The fifth annual fundraiser will include dinner, music and

two locations!

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The Kauai Veterans Museum presents ‘A Night at The Museum� on Saturday.

From exercise to beer to museums, surfing and movies, lots is happening this weekend on Kauai a silent auction. It will be held outside on the lawn. The funds will go to help pay for remodeling and restoration of the museum, which was built nearly 25 years ago. Tickets for “A Night at The Museum� are $90. They are available at the Kauai Veterans Museum, the Kauai Museum, Pono Market, Scotty’s Music House Kauai, Ono Family Restaurant, Hanalei Surf, Progressive Expressions Inc., Kalaheo Cafe and Ishihara Market. ◗The first Dog House Beer Fest is at the Sheraton Kauai. There will be about 40 different craft beers from 20 brewers and food

from several restaurants. The fundraiser will benefit two great organizations, the Kauai Humane Society and Junior Achievement Kauai. Ten brewers from around the state, and 10 from the Mainland, will be there. This one is all about the beer. Includes music. It is 2 to 6 p.m. Tickets are $90. Info: kauaihumane.org â——The ninth annual Mayor-a-thon will be at Kapaa Beach Park. All participants will receive a free cinch bag from Kaiser Permanente, the main sponsor of this event.

Participants can walk, run or bike one, two,

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four, six or eight miles on Ke Ala Hele Makalae, the multi-use path. Dogs on leashes are welcome. There will be music, prizes and lots of exercises. And breakfast and coffee. It’s all free. Just stop by and join in. Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. will likely lead everyone in the Electric Slide. Check-in begins at 6:30 a.m., warm-up is at 7 a.m. and the event starts at 7:15 a.m. ◗ Deja Vu Surf Hawaii will host its 7th annual Free Keiki Surf Contest at Kalapaki Beach. Start time is 8 a.m. Seventy-two keiki will compete in three surfing divisions: ages 8 and under, ages 9-10 and ages 11-12. The purpose of the contest is to give youth the exposure to contest format surfing. Every participant will win an O’Neill backpack filled

with prizes and served a lunch. ◗ Movie Night at NTBG: 5 to 9 p.m. E.T. will fill the big screen Bring your friends, family and favorite beach chair to the South Shore Visitors Center and enjoy an evening of family friendly activities, Kauai’s favorite food trucks and a movie under the stars. Free parking will be available. $10 in advance at ntbgmovienights.brownpapertickets.com ◗ There is a Family movie night, 6:30 p.m., at Crossroads Christian Fellowship on the Kapaa Bypass. The feature will be “Hidden Figures.” Free chili, hot dogs, candy, nachos. ◗ And if you’re a green thumb, you might like this one: Free workshop on aquatic plants: 9:05 to 10:05 a.m. Kauai Nursery & Landscaping in Puhi.

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Zonta Club 10th Annual Ladies Spa Day

May 20, 2017 at a luxurious estate in Kilauea.

Attendees are provided with: Beverages, Catered luncheon, Massage, Facial, Scenic Aqua Exercise Optional art, exercise, and other classes will be available during the event.

Tickets, $125, at www.zontaclubfhanalei.com Proceeds from the fundraiser support the Zonta Club of Hanalei and the Zonta Club of Hanalei Foundation, which fund charitable programs that provide support to women and children

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Great food, service, views await at the Bull Shed

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et’s cut to the chase. The Bull Shed delivers what you want when you eat out in Hawaii: Great food at a fair price, friendly, fast service and ocean views to die for.

It has been around for more than four decades and it’s clear why it’s been so successful. Regulars love it and visitors keep finding their way to this popular restaurant at 4-796 Kuhio Highway.

It’s got an old-time feel to it. Nothing overly fancy or decorated. It’s fine dining, but at the same time it’s relaxed and casual.

Folks come in dressed to kill, while others are wearing T-shirts, shorts and slippers. It’s conversational, yet still quiet and calm.

The setting is just right.

I went there with my wife and friends Saturday evening, when there was live music, and as expected, came away fat and happy.

You will, too. The portions are large enough

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The bar at the Bull Shed is always busy.

FRIDAY NIGHTS • 5:30-9:00PM ADULTS $59 CHILDREN $28 (12 AND UNDER) ENTRÉES Lobster Tail - 6oz North Atlantic Lobster Tail served with drawn butter and lemon (1 per guest)

Slow Roasted Prime Rib Crab Legs SALADS Fresh Local Greens, Vegetables, Cheeses and a selection of Salad Dressings, Sweet Potato, Potato Mac

Mongolian Chicken Fresh Catch Fish Kalua Style Pork White Cheddar Mac & Cheese APPETIZERS & SIDES Ahi Poke, Peel-and-Eat Prawns, Northwest Clam Chowder, Steamed White Rice, Mashed Potatoes, Grilled Vegetables, Vegetable Chow Mein, Fresh Fruit & Cheese Tray

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The steak kabob I ordered, at $24, is a good deal. It includes pieces of New York steak on a bamboo skewer and grilled to order, in my case, a perfect medium, with a medley of crisp vegetables.

My wife went with the teriyaki chicken beast, which is marinated and grilled in their housemade teriyaki. And at $18, you couldn’t ask for a better meal, especially when you toss in the fact that we had the ocean right outside your window, offering a spectacular sunset view.

These prices, in case you were wondering, include the salad bar, which is stocked with fresh lettuce, vegetables and dressings. But don’t eat too much now, so as not to ruin your dinner.

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My friend ordered the seared ahi, which is seasoned with the Bull Shed’s blackening spice and lightly seared on both sides, topped with housemade wasabi aioli. He ordered it rare, and it was.

The service was excellent.

Our waitress was spot-on with taking orders, delivering the food and checking in to be sure everything was OK before dropping off the tab. When we sat a little longer after dinner just to chat a bit, she didn’t even make us feel hurried to clear the table, even though there was a wait.

Perhaps the most popular item, for reasons that are perfectly clear considering the name of this eatery, is the

prime rib. It’s a favorite, slowly cooked and mildly seasoned and usually sells out, so if you want it, you might want to consider arriving early. It comes in the Bull Shed Cut, with bone, ($38), and the regular cut, no bone, ($32).

Seating starts at 5 p.m. and there’s generally a lineup because folks like the tables with the oceanside view.

Other items that are sure to please are the filet mignon ($36), garlic tenderloin ($36), baby back ribs, ($27) and a full rack of lamb ($49). The lobster tail dinner ($39), steak and lobster ($49), and chicken and shrimp ($29) are worth it.

Appetizers include waipouli scallops ($17), potato skins ($8)

and artichoke dip ($9).

And keiki are welcome, with a menu of keiki entrees, like teriyaki chicken ($9) that includes a trip to the salad bar.

We would be remiss if we didn’t mention, again, the view.

The Bull Shed sits almost on top of the ocean. There really isn’t a bad view in the house. From our table, with the window open, you could hear and feel the spray of crashing waves.

Even if you miss out on one of the premier spots, don’t fret.

The elevated dining tables and seats offer an equally wonderful view. On nights you add in a full moon, it’s magic. You might not notice, however. That’s how good the food and service are at the Bull Shed.

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HEART AND ‘SOUL’

been here far, far longer than human kind and all other earthbound animals. In these ancient waters are thousands upon thousands of animals which have been experiencing life for untold generations. Recently, science has CYNTHIA & ED JUSTUS been coming to the conclusion SPECIAL TO TGIFR!DAY that some of our water-dwelling brethren may be as “aware” as we are—that they can reason, think, njoying our wonderful and feel similarly to how we do. oceans? As air-breathing No, we’re not talking about land-dwellers, it can be easy dolphins (although they are to think of ourselves as being one pretty smart, too). Try “octopus”, of the few “consciously-aware” instead! creatures in the world.

While these are being to which However, the oceans have

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most of us may know little about other than being used in poke or sushi rolls, these eight-legged master contortionists have revealed to the world their striking caliber of intelligence — and differences of personality depending on their regional locale.

“The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness,” by Sy Montgomery has become an unexpected bestseller in our bookstore—being bought by a wide variety of customers of all backgrounds. We understand why!

“Soul of an Octopus” entertainingly and humorously challenges our perceptions of what we think we know about life — what quantifies “awareness.”

Sy Montgomery takes us on a journey of her experiences with octopuses and conversations with scientists that culminated in this enlightening book, from her first time feeling the suckers of an octopus on her skin to coming to understand the problem-solving abilities of an octopus as it finds ways to move past many impediments.

Life is beautiful, in all its many forms, and “Soul of an Octopus” might get you to look at the rest of the beings you share this world with in a whole new way!

Enjoy!

••• Ed and Cynthia Justus are owners of The Bookstore in Hanapepe.

movie review

In ‘The Last Knight,’ round 5 for the Transformers

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concussed serenity sets in somewhere in the middle of the ceaseless ballet of metal and machismo in Michael Bay’s “Transformers: The Last Knight.” Freed of concerns like plausibility or story, you can simply gape

in wonder at the ruthlessly thunderous images in front of you.

Maybe that’s the feeling of brain cells dying a painful, anguished death. It’s a sensation I imagine cornered boxers sometimes experience while

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blow after blow rains down upon them. Dazed by the unrelenting digital demolition on screen, thoughts go through your head like: ‘Can this movie literally crush me?’

‘Is death by Dolby possible?’ and ‘You know, it’s really time to get the car washed.’

By the time you’ve scraped yourself off the floor after all 149 minutes of the 3-D “The Last Knight,” you feel the need to compensate for the sheer gluttony of destruction, of unrelenting bigness. Maybe fast for a little while, you think, or just sit quietly in a corner. Bay might be spinning another tale of Autobot v. Decepticon in which Buy One Water GARDEN PLANT Get the Second one 1/2 OFF!

the fate of the planet hangs in the balance, but his real battle is conquering you, the moviegoer. And make no mistake about it. He’s gonna win.

“Transformers: The Last Knight, is, if nothing else, a pummeling. The fifth in the franchise and second in the “Wahlberg Years” (Mark Wahlberg replaced Shia LaBeouf ), “The Last Knight” continues the Hasbro toy adaptations and expands further into the alien machines’ mythology.

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nothing but Transformer technology. Centuries later, the continual arrival of Transformers on Earth connects to these ancient events. There are crucial objects — Merlin’s staff, a talisman that attaches itself to Wahlberg’s Autobot-defending Cade Yeager — that bring constantly arriving Transformers, plummeting in space ships from the sky, and eventually, the vengeful leader of their home planet, Cybertron.

With Optimus Prime away on holiday (or searching for something or other back on Cyberton), the human population has turned against the Transformers. One can see why. They’re swaggering, bickering bags of bolts who eschew their best parlor trick (transforming into cars and trucks) for avalanches of ammo. There is, for a moment, a touch of metaphor for immigrant empathy in their unfortunate status, but it quickly gets buried in the mounting debris.

That is, at any rate, what I could make out. Stonehenge has something to do with the plot, too, as does Anthony Hopkins, who plays the latest in a long line of guardians to these mysteries. There’s also an Oxford scholar (Laura Haddock) skeptical of Round Table legend, and, briefly, an elite scientist (Tony Hale) whose insistence on solving intergalactic problems with silly things like physics is, here, a joke. “Transformers” is like the anti-”Martian”: brawn over brains.

After two and half hours of pulverizing action, there’s nothing to do but raise the white flag, admit defeat, and shudder as you pass the theater for the latest “Cars” movie.

No more, please.

“Transformers: The Last Knight,” a Paramount Pictures release, is rated PG-13 for “intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, brief sexual humor and language.”

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or Laura and Rachel Everett of California, the pies and bookstore is a must-go stop on Kauai.

“We come to Kauai at least once a year,” said Jolene Everett. “And, when here, we have to come and have a slice of pie and visit the bookstore. The girls think it is the best bookstore.”

The Hanapepe Art Night has been taking place on Friday nights from 5 to 9 p.m. for the past two decades presented by the Hanapepe Economic Alliance through the “historic” main street in Hanapepe town.

“Celeste found a new spot,” said Ed Justus of the Talk Story Bookstore. “She controls the shop. We have been blessed to receive a top bookstore rating through Yelp in the state.”

Talk Story Bookstore is one of more than 16 art galleries, restaurants, and retailers who open up to the public, enhanced with the appearance of street vendors, musicians, and food trucks.

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Kauai’s Credit Unions raise

fifteen in fifteen in 2017

“Our keiki are counting on us to nourish them!”

the 6th annual Food Drive for The Kauai Independent Food Bank

June 26-july 14

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Food and money donations are being accepted at the following locations: Garden Island FCU Kauai Community FCU Kauai Government Employees FCU Kauai Teachers FCU Kekaha FCU McBryde FCU