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Week of Friday, July 17, 2015 | Vol. 3, No. 29

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IN THIS ISSUE: 2. OUT & ABOUT: Top picks for the week

3. THEATER: ‘Next to Normal’

4-5. DINING OUT KAUAI: Puka Dog

6. BOOK REVIEW: Biodynamic Gardening

7. CHECK DA SCENE: Art Walk

Cover photo by Bill Buley

OUT & ABOUT: TOP PICKS FOR THE WEEK TODAY SATURDAY THE MAGICAL MUSIC OF DISNEY CONCERT 7:30 TO 9 P.M. SAINT MICHAELS CHURCH Kauai Voices will perform a concert with songs from Disney classics. $12 advance, $15 door BON DANCE 7:30 P.M. KAUAI SOTO ZENSHUJI Food, music, games and entertainment.

‘ALICE IN WONDERLAND JR.’ 7 P.M. KAUAI COMMUNITY COLLEGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Hawaii Children’s Theatre Summer Stars performance. $10 in advance, $12 door SLACK KEY GUITAR 4 TO 6 P.M. HANALEI COMMUNITY CENTER Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele concert. $20

SUNDAY &RIDAYå.IGHTSåså PM !DULTSå åså#HILDRENå (12 and under) ENTRÉES Lobster Tail - 6oz North Atlantic Lobster Tail served with drawn butter and lemon (1 per guest) Slow Roasted Prime Rib Pineapple Chicken Kalua Style Pork Mahi Mahi with Lemon and Capers Sea Food Pasta SALADS Fresh Local Greens, Vegetables, Cheeses and a selection of Salad Dressings, Cucumber Green Papaya, Sweet Potato, Potato Mac APPETIZERS AND SIDES Hawaii Poke, Lobster Bisque, Peel-and-Eat Shrimp, White Rice, Stir Fried Rice, Mashed Potatoes, Stir Fried Vegetables, Fresh Fruit DESSERTS Dobash Cake, Coconut Pie, Red Velvet Trifle, Cookies, Bread Pudding, Apple Crisp

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BIKE SKILLS 8 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M. KAPAA PUBLIC LIBRARY Kauai Path will be having a free Bicycling Skills for Adults class. 639-1018

3D PRINTING WORKSHOP 5 TO 6 P.M. KAUAI SOCIETY OF ARTS GALLERY, KUKUI GROVE CENTER KSA and Kauai Maker’s Club present free 3D printing workshop.

BIKE RIDE 8 A.M. PARK NEXT TO DEPARTMENT OF WATER Kauai Path is having a medium length, 30 miles, bicycle ride from Lihue to the South Shore and back. 639-1018 ‘ALICE IN WONDERLAND JR.’ 3 P.M. KCC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Hawaii Children’s Theatre Summer Stars performance. $10 in advance, $12 door

KOLOA PLANTATION DAYS FESTIVAL 8 A.M. TO 5 P.M. KOLOA TOWN Koloa Plantation Days Festival ‘The Legacy Lives On’ with over 25 events celebrating the plantation heritage and modern-day vitality of Koloa and Poipu during this 10-day festival. 652-3217 DISC GOLF 4 P.M. PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY Disc Golf Tournament with prizes, and more. $10, 335-4983 CRAFT FAIR 9 A.M. POIPU BEACH PARK

MON TUE WED THU FIRST AID 10 A.M. BREATH OF LIFE CHURCH For more information call (808) 739-8106

TALK STORY 6:30 TO 8 P.M. LIHUE PARISH HALL Kauai Historical Society is having a talk story with Christopher Cook.

WEIGHT WATCHERS 6:30 P.M. CHURCH OF THE PACIFIC Weekly Weight Watchers meetings on Wednesdays.

HCT AFTER DARK 7 P.M. PUHI THEATRICAL WAREHOUSE Hawaii Children’s Theater After Dark, “Next to Normal.”

KOLOA PLANTATION DAYS FESTIVAL 8 A.M. TO 5 P.M. KOLOA TOWN Celebrating the plantation heritage and modern-day vitality of Koloa and Poipu during this 10-day festival.

MAYOR’S LUNCHEON 11:30 A.M. KAUAI BEACH RESORT, JASMINE BALLROOM Lunch at the Kauai Chamber of Commerce Inaugural Mayor’s Luncheon with Mayor Bernard Carvalho, Jr.

KOLOA PLANTATION DAYS FESTIVAL 8 A.M. TO 5 P.M. KOLOA TOWN Celebrating the plantation heritage and modern-day vitality of Koloa and Poipu during this 10-day festival.

HULA WORKSHOP 10 A.M. TAHITI NUI, LUAU ROOM This workshop is suitable for beginners and those who want to brush up on hula steps, movements. $30

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Nothing ‘Normal’ here

BILL BULEY TGIFR!DAY

Meister of Kauai one of his strongest influences in theater. Growing up, Alderete watched Meister’s shows hris Alderete wasn’t and later performed in some Next to Normal was the same after seeing written by Brian Yorkey and of them.

“Next to Normal” on “He’s always been a music by Tom Kitt. constant voice of encourageBroadway.

The cast features Cathy It was the first show Miner as Diana, the mother; ment in my life,” Alderete said.

Thom Newman as Dan, to evoke an emotional Alderete, a concierge at the father; Brittany Cerra response from him — the the Grand Hyatt, is confident first show to, he said, capture as Natalie, the daughter; the cast for Next to Normal Nick Bushkar, as Gabe, the him. will deliver great performancson; Kameron Fort as Henry es.

“It really affected me and Steve Whitney as Dr. “I feel great,” he said. “I feel when I saw it. Ever since Madden. like the luckiest guy ever to then, it’s been a show I The production is being have the cast that I do.” wanted to bring to this Photo by Bill Buley He said those coming to island,” the Kalaheo man said. put on by Hawaii Children’s The cast and director of “Next to Normal,” is, from left, Steve Whitney, Cathy Miner, Nick BushTheater After Dark program, Next to Normal should be “It took me two years. Now kar, director Chris Alderete, Kameron Fort, Thom Newman and Brittany Cerra. prepared for a gripping, that I have the opportunity, which offers opportunities years old, is a seasoned actor. ing it as an actor to how I the role of the father. life-changing musical.

I’ve got to throw everything I for actors to have summer would want to be directed,” “Regardless of how we get He had roles on Kauai in roles in plays of more mature “It’s going to affect peohave into it.”

Alderete said. there, the dynamics that a lot “Prodigal Father,”“Avenue Q,” ple,” he said. “The show will.

The 28-year-old is making content.

The transition from and “Les Miserable,” and has of people feel in their own The story of Next to NorIt’s a given.” his directorial debut with acting to directing has been mal isn’t the stuff of fluff and families, they may recognize performed in New York and Next to Normal runs July the Pulitzer Prize-winning smooth. He loves the creativ- 23 to Aug. 9, Thursdays Los Angeles. fun. The subject matter — a in different characters,” he musical set to open July He’s worked with amazing ity and vision of directing. family struggling with many said.

23 at the Puhi Theatrical through Sundays, at the Puhi “I feel like I’ve taken the directors and terrible ones, Miner said the word “emissues, including dealing Warehouse. So he’s not just Theatrical Warehouse. Shows qualities that I need to actu- start at 7 each night. General pathy” kept coming to her as too. He plans to take his thinking about it during the with mental illness — can ally succeed at this,” he said. admission is $25. Students perspective as an actor — story unfolds. be difficult for the cast to eight weeks of rehearsals, “I feel like I found a profound and seniors, $20. take what he’s learned on “I think it’s incredibly but pretty much all the time. portray and the audience passion for directing. It’s cathartic to work through the stage — and put it to use to watch. It can be painful Info: hawaiichildrensthe“It’s literally on my mind very, very exciting.” off-stage. characters and their stories,” atre.org, 246-8985 24/7,” Alderete said, smiling. but it can unveil truths that He considers Arnold “I feel like I’m approachhave been pushed below the she said.

“I’ve been eating, sleeping Brittany Cerra said a musurface and out of mind. It and drinking the show for highlights areas that perhaps sical like this one isn’t just a the past two months. It’s matter of singing and trying families avoid. nonstop. I’m driving in car STEVENSON’S “The things that the family to elicit laughs. without the radio on besushi & spirits “We have the challenge cause the songs of the show is dealing with in the show of representing something are things that people can are playing in my head. I Poipu’s luxury nightspot. that is real and painful,” she relate to,” Alderete said. don’t even realize I don’t With live music nightly, While there’s a lot of dark- said. “It’s not the easiest thing have the radio on.” traditional style sushi & sake, to do.”

The music, the script and ness in the world they are martinis, tropicals, aged Bushkar, who happens to living in, there is light. In fact, whiskies, cognacs & ports. the cast promise many unforgettable evenings during the final song of the show is be Cerra’s boyfriend in real Open 5:30-midnight. life, saw Next to Normal in titled, “Light.’ its run to Aug. 9.

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New York and it hit him hard.

“It comes down to them “It’s beautiful the way it is, “It’s the only show I saw on finding hope,” he said. the transition from song to Kamaaina receive 15% off food. broadway where I was just Newman said he was scene,” he said. “It’s a dance.

The whole show is a mix that “blown away” by the moving crying my eyes out,” he said. kauai.hyatt.com.

Alderete, who has called story behind Next to Normal literally flows so beautifully The trademarks Hyatt®, Grand Hyatt ®, and related marks are Kauai home since he was 5 and feels privileged to play together. It’s so nice.” trademarks of Hyatt Corporation. © 2015 Hyatt Corporation.

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Not your average lunch

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magine a juicy polish hot dog slathered with lilikoi mustard and mango relish.

Now stick that dog inside a jumbo, cylindrical bun that keeps the condiments contained between the meat and bread — an important factor in reducing the likelihood of the sauces staining your shirt when you take your first bite.

As Puka Dog owner Rick Quinette describes it, “It’s like a festival in your mouth. ” And a neat one, at that.

Clearly, this is not your typical hot dog joint.

Puka Dog, which recent-

ly opened its newest location in Hanalei’s Ching Young Village, has reinvented Quinette America’s favorite summertime food with its signature Hawaiian sweet bread bun with a donut hole in the middle.

At the company’s bakery in Puhi, the bun is impaled with a rod and toasted to perfection. When the rod comes out, the hot dog and condiments go in, creating a unique and flavorful sand-

With a uniquely Hawaiian flavor, Puka Dog finds its niche

wich.

The wide range of condiment options are also key to crafting Puka Dog’s uniquely Hawaiian flavor.

There’s the garlic lemon secret sauce in mild, spicy, hot or lava and your choice of fruit relish in mango, pineapple, papaya, cocoBRITTANY LYTE nut, banana or star fruit. For TGIFR!DAY mustard lovers, there’s Aunty Lilikoi’s Hawaiian mustard — Photo by Brittany Lyte Quinette said customers have From left: Jenna Muschara, Brandye Barkley and Taylor Foster. been known to eat it straight from the bottle.

Puka Dog was born under 2000. Quinette fashioned toThere are also GMO-free a mango tree in Kekaha in gether a hot dog and lemonveggie dogs available.

Sueoka’s Snack Shop Now Open

ade stand there that quickly became a favorite among the neighborhood kids.

It was those kids who eventually gave the business its name.

“One day this little kid came up to me and he said, ‘Uncle Rick, can you fix my bike it’s got one puka.’ I had never heard the word ‘puka’ before and he laughed at me.

It became a thing, a running joke with all the kids in the neighborhood.”

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The book is full of photographs, charts and graphs that are both clear and easy to understand, a specialty of all the DK books. We look forward to hearing how this book helps your gardens!

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Puka Dog Continued from page 4

The kids spied Quinette removing a hot dog bun from the rod it’s baked on, revealing a slender stick of bread with a puka in the middle. From then on they were Puka Dogs, whether Quinette liked it or not.

In 2002, the business relocated to Poipu Shopping Village, 2360 Kiahuna Plantation Dr., where a producer for the Travel Channel tried a Puka Dog and loved it, Quinette said.

Two months later a film crew descended on the burgeoning hot dog business for a television show about the top 10 hot dog stands in America. Puka Dog, just 4-years old, ranked as the youngest.

“That show instantly put us on the stratosphere as far as hot dogs go,” Quinette said.

In May the brand opened its newest Hanalei storefront at 5-5190 Kuhio Highway. Both locations are open daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

A third location in Kapaa is planned, Quinette said.

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