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IN THIS ISSUE: 2. OUT & ABOUT:

Top picks for the week

3. CONCERT:

Jim Messina

4-5. DINING OUT KAUAI: Dondero’s

6. BOOK REVIEW:

‘Oz: The Complete Collection—Volume 1’

OUT & ABOUT: TOP PICKS FOR THE WEEK TODAY SATURDAY ‘[TITLE OF SHOW]’ 7 P.M., PUHI THEATRICAL WAREHOUSE A musical about two guys writing a musical about two guys writing a musical. $25 tickets. 1-800-836-3006

‘[TITLE OF SHOW]’ 7 P.M., PUHI THEATRICAL WAREHOUSE A musical about two guys writing a musical about two guys writing a musical. $25 tickets. 1-800-836-3006

NORDIC WALKING COURSE 8:30 TO 9:30 A.M., LIHUE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER Improve your health, balance and strength with Nordic Walking (walking with 2 walking poles). No cost to seniors (55 up). Walking poles are provided for students, everybody welcome. 822-4599

SHAKUHACHI GRANDMASTER RILEY LEE 1 P.M., AND 3 P.M. LAWAI INTERNATIONAL CENTER Rare opportunity to hear the ancient ceremonial Japanese flute, in a handcarved structure true to 13th-century Japanese temple architecture.. $125 donation. 1-800-836-3006

PETER SPRAGUE 7 P.M., CHURCH OF THE PACIFIC IN PRINCEVILLE Legendary jazz guitarist, composer, music transcriber, producer and recording engineer Peter Sprague will be joined by singer songwriter guitarist Emily Elbert and other guests.

7. CHECK DA SCENE: Excel! Dance Studios

SUNDAY ‘[TITLE OF SHOW]’ 4 P.M., PUHI THEATRICAL WAREHOUSE A musical about two guys writing a musical about two guys writing a musical. $25 tickets. 1-800-836-3006

MON TUE KILAUEA DANCE CLASS FOR ADULTS 7 TO 8:30 P.M., KILAUEA NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER Five-week series on night club two-step begins today. Class costs $20 for fiveweek series or $5 drop-in, KauaiDancing@gmail.com

KAUAI BALLROOM DANCE CLUB 7 TO 8 P.M., HANAPEPE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER The Hanapepe Chapter of the Kauai Ballroom Dance Club will have first quarter registration today for beginning dances. Classes begin today and run each Tuesday 7 to 9 p.m. 335-3554

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NORDIC WALKING COURSE 5 TO 6 P.M., KAPAA NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER $30 for six-week course. 822-4599

JIM MESSINA 6:30 P.M., KAUAI COMMUNITY COLLEGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Jim Messina and his band will be performing. $45 tickets, $65 gold circle

MARRIAGE BUILDING CLASS 7 P.M., CALVARY CHAPEL LIHUE AND HANAPEPE LIBRARY Love and Respect free classes can help good marriages become better and struggling marriages become good.

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MAGIC OF MESSINA

Singer, producer excited to return to Hawaii

J

im Messina has fond memories of Hawaii. He first came to the Aloha State in 1972 when he performed in Maui as member of Loggins and Messina, a pop-rock group.

One town in particular struck a chord with the singer.

“I fell in love with Lahaina, it was a great artist community,” Messina said. “It was

just heaven.”

Messina is back on tour and will be playing at the Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center on Thursday, Jan. 21 Lahaina was also where Messina had his first experience with centipedes.

“I had never seen one before, and one ran across my feet,” he said. “It scared the living daylights out of me.”

That experience inspired him to write a song, “Lahaina,” which talked about the beauty of Maui, but focused on his centipede scare.

In one of the verses, Messina sings about the Lahaina lifestyle and mangoes, but is quick to say, “but the centipede he crawls all over your feet.”

Loggins and Messina re-

JENNA CARPENTER TGIFR!DAY leased “Lahaina” a year later.

“Lahaina” isn’t the only song in Messina’s repertoire inspired by Hawaii.

“The Island,” which was released in 1983, is an homage to Maui.

“It (tries to capture) the sense of Hawaii, the surfing, Contributed photo

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BUON CIBO O

Dondero’s offers taste of Italy in the corner of Poipu’s Grand Hyatt Resort & Spa

verlooking the ocean, settled in the midst of palm trees and tropical flowers is a quaint piece of Italy called Dondero’s.

The restaurant is tucked into the corner of Poipu’s Grand Hyatt Resort & Spa and boasts both indoor and outdoor seating. Inside, the spacious dining room can fit large parties and outside torches illuminate tables on various levels overlooking

JESSICA ELSE TGIFR!DAY ABOVE: Chef Cary Roy and Shanelle Achaura make the iberico prosciutto and melon salad and the peppered beef carpaccio apetizer in the kitchen at Dondero’s. LEFT: Dondero’s waiter Eric Auth shows off the hazelnut candy bar dessert.

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the garden.

If you get there early enough, you can unwind with a glass of wine or a craft cocktail and watch the sun set over the ocean while enjoying a basket of fresh bread or an appetizer of peppered beef carpaccio — garnished with a currant reduction, black olives, pickled shallot, greens and capers.

While the staples generally stay the same, Chef Cary Roy said he changes the menu daily in pursuit of the best tasting dishes.

“We strive for the freshest ingredients,” Roy said. “We grow our greens hydroponically here on the property — we converted a tennis court to do it. So our greens are grown here on the property and we bring in as many local ingredients as possible.”

True to its Italian heritage,

the restaurant serves pastas like their pesto gnocchi, which features parmesan gnocchi with a fig reduction, basil pesto and oven dried heirloom tomatoes.

It’s topped with a fried duck egg and buratta.

The menu branches out from pasta with veal osso buco and grilled cioppino, which is a combination of tristan lobster and caledonian shrimp, on a bed of pasta covered in a spicy saffron tomato broth.

Roy and his team make every one of their dishes sing with ingredients that stand out and tastes that are well balanced, but that’s just half of their job.

Presentation is everything at Dondero’s.

“You eat with your eyes first,” said Roy, who initially went to school as a visual

artist before diving into the culinary realm. “The food should look so good you don’t want to eat it.”

The masterpieces Roy and his team create satisfy all the senses — from the mouthwatering smell of the local fresh catch to the golden flakes that accent the chocolate ganache on the hazelnut candy bar.

The waiters at Dondero’s will help you with a wine selection to match your dinner order, and for those with special food requirements, Dondero’s has plenty of gluten-free and vegan options that are equally as Grilled cioppino — tristan lobster, caledonian shrimp, scallop, fish, crab, pasta, spicy saffron exquisite. tomato broth.

The restaurant is open 6-10 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and is closed on Sunday. Call (808) 240-6456 for more information, or to place a reservation.

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WE’RE OFF TO READ THE WIZARD CYNTHIA & ED JUSTUS SPECIAL TO TGIFR!DAY

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here’s no place like home!” When we hear these words, most everyone thinks of Judy Garland as Dorothy clicking her ruby red slippers three times in order to return home from the wild and wonderful world of Oz. Nearly all of us who were brought up under the influence of American culture can identify this phrase immediately — Hawaii included! But, did you know that in the original storybook those iconic ruby red slippers were silver?

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than silver. So, then you might wonder, what else is different in the book? How about that Dorothy wasn’t dreaming? Oz was a real place over the mountains!

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penned these many stories over a century ago, and yet his imagination was as fertile as any fantasy stories we see today. His rich and creative world has continued to be enjoyed generation after generation, and its thrills and fun are enjoyed by children and adults alike. So take another trip along that yellow brick road, pick up this book, and see what new and undiscovered adventures await you!

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beach and love of the environment,” Messina said.

When Loggins and Messina played in Hawaii, they got a hotel room and would go out to the bars after a performance, Messina said. But those days are over. Now, when Messina travels to Hawaii, he brings his wife and 9-year-old daughter, Josey.

“We rent a condo, and Hawaii trips have become a family affair, which is a new experience for me,” the 68-year-old said. “But when you have a family, your life changes.”

The concert on Kauai is one of three locations Messina will be playing during his Three Island Tour in Hawaii later this month that also includes performances on Maui and the Big Island.

He will be traveling with former band-mate Rusty

Join Us For Breakfast!

Young.

“My agent asked me how I would feel about getting engagements in Hawaii, and I said, ‘Go for it,’” he said.

Messina, who has been in the music industry for about 50 years, has experience in music production.

He was 17 when a deejay asked him to produce an album for two new artists.

“I told him I didn’t know much, but I had a one-year apprenticeship with him,” Messina said.

In the mid-1960s, Messina was selected to play bass for Buffalo Springfield, a rock band. After the band broke up, Messina joined Buffalo Springfield’s founder, Richie Furray, to form a country-rock band called Poco. After three albums, Messina left the band to devote his time to producing.

It was during that time he met Kenny Loggins. The

resulting duo led to nine albums.

But Messina will never forget his production roots.

“Production and engineering has always been a part of what my craft is,” he said. “Producing music allows you to have full creativity, it’s a blessing that people put the trust in me to deliver.”

He likens production to painting.

“You have to know what colors will go together and how to put them on the canvas,” he said. “Creating a mix is very similar to that; you have to know how the sounds work.”

Messina will be performing at the Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

General admission tickets are $45 and Gold Circle tickets are $65. Tickets can be bought online at www. lazarbearproductions.com.

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LIHUE — Excel Dance Studios hosted a car and bike show at the North Vidinha fields Saturday as a fundraiser to help get its Excel!

Singapore All-Stars Team to the competition in China.

Comprised of eight girls and two boys, the team will be competing in a dance competition in Singapore in June, said Sherri Sanchez Holcomb, the Excel! Dance Studio owner. Following the competition, the group will also tour Cambodia, other

parts of China, and Japan as a cultural education tour during its 17-day trip.

Dancers for the All-Star competition team were culled from the annual Excel! dance camp which will be held July 18-21 at the Kauai Veterans Center in Lihue. The team performed some of its numbers as entertainment for the fundraiser which included a variety of automotive-related vendors, and a range of local entertainment and food.

Bryanna Grant, Kylene Rapacon, Zhanelle Valenzuela, Brittney Yoshida

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