Week of Friday, February 20, 2015 | Vol. 3, No. 8
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MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE RILLY PHILLY • ‘KINGSMAN’ • KAUAI QUILT SHOW • NAKAI AND KATER Island Calendar and much, much more!
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IN THIS ISSUE: 2. OUT & ABOUT:
Top picks for the week
3. TUNES:
Jazz and Blues jam session
4-5. DINING OUT KAUAI: Rilly Philly
6. FLICKS:
OUT & ABOUT: TOP PICKS FOR THE WEEK FRI SAT SUN MARDI GRAS 5 P.M. COURTYARD MARRIOTT AT COCONUT BEACH Lazar Bear presents Mardi Gras Hawaii 2015 featuring Terrance Simien and The Zydeco Experience with special guest Marcella Rene Simien. $45
‘Kingsman’
7. ART & THEATER: Kauai Quilt Show
8-9. CHECK DA SCENE:
ACF Breakfast
10. TUNES:
Medicine for the People
11. TUNES:
MATILDA’S WALTZ 7 P.M. PUHI THEATRICAL WAREHOUSE Kauai Community Players presents “Matilda’s Waltz” a continuation of the saga of “Emma’s Last Dance.” $20
Nakai and Kater E PILI KAKOU 7 A.M. KAUAI BEACH RESORT A three-day hula conference and retreat, $60 per session, or $215 for three days. There are also evening festivities for $15
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NA HANA KAPA 1 TO 3 P.M. ASTON ALOHA BEACH HOTEL, ALII ROOM A free public screening of the new documentary “Ka Hana Kapa.” 245-3373
SLACK KEY GUITAR 3 TO 5 P.M. HANALEI FAMILY COMMUNITY CENTER Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele concert. $20, 826-1469
RECYCLED ART SHOW 6 TO 9 P.M. BRIGHT SIDE GALLERY Food, raffle, beer and wine tasting and live music with lots of art.
MATILDA’S WALTZ 4 P.M. PUHI THEATRICAL WAREHOUSE Kauai Community Players presents “Matilda’s Waltz” a continuation of the saga of “Emma’s Last Dance.” $20. SOLD OUT
KNL WORKSHOP 9:05 A.M. KAUAI NURSERY, CONFERENCE ROOM
Information on pest species and how to keep them from infesting your garden. 245-7747 TALK STORY 9 A.M. KAUAI MUSEUM Hear cherished stories from a panel of kupuna. 241-3390
E PILI KAKOU 7 A.M. KAUAI BEACH RESORT Three-day hula conference, retreat. Evening festivities for $15
JAZZ AND BLUES 4 TO 7 P.M. SHUTTER’S LOUNGE, KAUAI BEACH RESORT Open jam session with Kauai’s jazz musicians. Ron Margolis, 346-7095
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MON TUE WED BON DANCE PRACTICE 7 P.M. KAPAA HONGWANJI RUMBA 7 P.M. KILAUEA NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER Sponsored by YMCA North Shore Dance Club and Kauai Parks and Recreation is having a four-week rumba adult dance class series. $20 series, $5 class.
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NUTRITIONAL PROGRAM 7 P.M. Short film followed by samples, talk with certified-nutritional adviser Jane Riley. Free. Ongoing event, call for location. 212-1451 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.
LBA MEETING 7:30 TO 9 A.M. DUKE’S CANOE CLUB Lihue Business Association meeting with authors, Jan TenBruggencate and Pat Griffin as they share details of their research and anecdotes from their discoveries about how this community got from “then” to “now.” KUGA DANCE CLASS 5 P.M. ISLAND SCHOOL Learn hip-hop, drop in fee is $10. kuga808.com BASKET WEAVING 3 P.M. KAUAI MUSEUM 90-minute basket weaving classes with Uncle Onio weekly on Thursdays. Class fee is $25 which includes admission to Museum. Reservations required. 245-6931
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Amit Heri, on guitar, Ron Margolis, on drums, Barry Toy, on the trumpet, and Mike Latif, on acoustic bass, perform during a jam session at the Aqua Kauai Beach Resort.
Jazz and Blues Sunday event seeks to keep tradition alive
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s a musician from the east side of the island, Ron Margolis can remember the days when the Happy Talk Lounge at the Hanalei Bay Resort had a weekly jam session when residents and visitors alike could stop by and play a song or two. “It was a beautiful scene, where you can look down on Hanalei Bay, and whenever guest artists were staying on the North Shore, they were likely to come by and sit in,� Margolis recalled. “Basically, the idea was that there’s a house band that has very, very good professional musicians, and if you’re in the neighborhood, you go, have a drink, enjoy the beautiful day and listen to great music.�  A 2011 fire, however, destroyed or damaged several resort areas, including the Bali Hai Restaurant and resort manager’s offices, and closed the Happy Talk Lounge. The Happy Talk Lounge is still closed and
under construction. To help keep the jam session tradition going, Margolis and several other artists kicked off a free, biweekly jam session last month, called Sunday Jazz and Blues Jam, at Shutter’s Lounge in the Aqua Kauai Beach Resort. “My goal is to create that on the east side so that local musicians have a place to sit in and musicians out of town who want to jam with other musicians can stop by,� Margolis said. That tradition will continue on Sunday, beginning at 4 p.m. and featuring Amit Heri on guitar, Mike Latif on bass, Chris Bush on saxophone and Margolis on drums. “Each week, we feature a different horn player, so one week we’ll have a saxophonist, one week a trumpeter, one week a trombone, and some weeks we’ll have vocalists,� Margolis said. “If we have someone in from out of town who does blues
harmonica, then that week we’ll feature mostly blues.� This week’s featured guest, he said, is trombone player and vocalist Dennis McGraw, who also runs the Kauai Performing Arts Center program at Kauai High School. At the last jam session on Feb. 8, Los Angeles-based drummer and jazz composer Abe Lagrimas Jr. stopped by after playing in the annual All Angels Jazz Festival at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church. “The main thing about jazz is that it’s a spontaneous art form, so just like the last jam with (Lagrimas), you never know what’s going to happen,� Margolis said. “It’s not the same musicians who maybe perform one night a week at a hotel and play the same songs from their repertoire. It’s a place to experience great spontaneity and for people to have their requests played.� Info: 245-1955
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A taste of Philly Carrying on father’s dream, Brian Campbell serves up cheesesteaks on Kauai
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auai may just have the best Philly cheesesteak — outside of the City of Brotherly Love. Rilly Philly food truck, next to Hilo Hatti’s in Lihue, offers cheesesteak sandwiches described by one Philadelphia visitor as about as good as they get. “It was a thoroughly enjoyable experience,” said Rich Mitchell, a recently retired steam fitter after 38 years of work in Philadelphia. While taking in the Poipu beaches, Waimea Canyon, Photos by Tom LaVenture and huge North Shore Brian Campbell, owner of Rilly Philly Cheesesteaks, stands waves, Mitchell said he next to his food truck in Lihue.
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hadn’t expected to find a Philly cheesesteaks stand. “It was pretty authentic, regarding how it tasted, and I must say, I was pretty impressed,” Mitchell said. “You need to have a good roll for it to taste good, and it was baked fresh, and the meat and the Whiz was good.” After a lifetime of good cheesesteaks, he said Rilly Philly was about “as good as you can get” outside of Philly. He went back four times. “It reminded me of home a little bit,” Mitchell said. It’s the first food truck for Rilly Philly owner Brian Campbell, who used to build websites for a living. As a social person, Campbell said it feels good to get out from behind the computer and be with the public. Over the year, Campbell said he tried many types of meats, cheeses and breads for his own. Everything must come together to make the perfect sandwich but it starts with the eight-inch rolls. A key component of the overall product, they need to be soft in the center and harder on the edges to be delicious, and strong enough not to fall apart.
themselves as authentic fettucini, stuffed pepper as regular entrees, and rotating cheesesteaks outside of Philly are usually suspect, he special items. added. Born in Honolulu, CampCampbell’s father bell was raised in Philadreamed of opening a delphia where he took an cheesesteak stand in Hawaii. interest in cooking at just 8 They talked about it for over years old. His cheesesteaks 20 years but it seemed to be were a hit with family and a pipe dream. friends. Campbell returned to The cheesesteak is to PhilHawaii to care for his ailing adelphia as the plate lunch is to Kauai, he said. When the father who passed in 2013. Eagles, Phillies, Flyers or 76ers After he was gone the project became a tribute to are in the playoffs, if people Brian Campbell shows off his finished Philly cheesesteak. his memory and to carry on aren’t eating pizza then they the dream that kept them ($10.95) with beef or chicken are enjoying cheesesteaks. “The most important so close. Campbell and his father, with teriyaki sauce, bacon, factor is the roll,” he said. Campbell and his The process seems simple fried onions, fried pineapple, Mike, frequented the various brother Eric chose Kauai to cheesesteak spots around Whiz and mayo. — a grill, some oil, grassOptional toppings include Philadelphia and even rated be near their mother, who fed, organic meat, onions has worked as a nurse at them. Restaurants that bill marinated chicken breast, and cheese. He said quality sirloin means not having to Italian roast pork, veggie, jalapenos, mushrooms, add flavor. caramelized bell peppers, “Cheese Whiz” is a nickgarlic-spinach and bacon. name but there is nothing “This is an authentic Philly processed about it. cheesesteak,” Campbell said. “We like to call it Cheese “This is a taste of how we live Whiz but it is real cheddar in Philly.” sauce,” he said. The side menu includes There is also blue cheese, Tuesday to Sunday - 8:30am to 3:00pm chicken fingers, chili cheese mozzarella and provolone Closed Monday dogs, cheeseburger and a — all melted on the grill. variety of fries and wings. There are 11 “Philly The cheesesteak originatfamous sandwiches” on ed in the Italian sections of the menu. The supreme Philadelphia. Campbell will cheesesteak ($10) adds on caramelized bell peppers also introduce an Italian dinand mushrooms. Others in- ner menu starting Saturday, clude Hawaiian cheesesteak including spaghetti, lasagna,
Wilcox Memorial Hospital for eight years. Among the truck’s five employees is Andrew King, who moved here from the Philadelphia area. He was on island for two weeks and was looking for work when his girlfriend was driving him through Lihue. The window was open and his senses recognized something before he figured it out. “I recognized that smell instantly,” King said. It didn’t take long for the conversation with Campbell to turn into a job. Rilly Philly is open from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Call 631-9093.
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Shaking up the traditional spy thriller
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n his earlier “Kick-Ass,” British writer-director Matthew Vaughn famously cast an 11-year-old Chloe Grace Moretz as a young killing machine in the stylishly brutal superhero film. In his latest, “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” Vaughn has again married innocence and mayhem, this time updating the tame, traditional spy movie with his particular brand of contemporary moviemaking, which is to say, crassness. “Kingsman: The Secret Service” is a blithe James Bond rip-off that gleefully celebrates, parodies and self-consciously modernizes the mossy spy thriller. And with Colin Firth in tow, as well as the winning newcomer Taron Egerton, “King-
sman” occasionally manages to do all three of these things simultaneously with a genuine zest for the genre trappings: the gadgets, the megalomaniacal villains, the sardonic wit. But if ever there was a semi-entertaining movie that sabotages itself with tastelessness and misogyny, this is it. Where might “Kingsman” lose you? You may get twinges of doubt when debris from a missile explosion (set specifically in “the Middle East”) bounces off the ground to form the opening credits. The concern may grow as bodies accumulate with the scantest notice or reflection or when the African American villain (Samuel L. Jackson) serves McDon-
ald’s at an opulent dinner. And you will, possibly, lose any remaining faith by the time Firth’s agent slaughters a congregation full of frenzied churchgoers to the tune of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird.” By the time the film settles on one of its final images — a woman’s naked rear, offered to the hero she has just met — any spryness in “Kingsman” has emphatically left the building, leaving a sexist stink behind it. The Kingsmen are an international spy agency based in London. With their headquarters hidden behind a Savile Row tailor, they’re handsomely dressed in bespoke suits, oxford shoes with poisonous tips and umbrellas that shoot bullets.
Their names come from the Knights of the Round Table: Galahad (Firth), Lancelot (Jack Davenport) and the head, Arthur (Michael Caine). Galahad encourages the teen son of a fallen comrade, Eggsy (Egerton), to try out for the agency. A proudly working-class Londoner, he’s quickly hazed by the more posh, well-educated applicants. But under the watchful eye of their instructor (Mark Strong), he rises from their ranks in a series of death-defying exercises. “Kingsman” is a movie continually in conversation with itself. “Give me a farfetched theatrical plot,” says Jackson’s lisping supervillain, a tech billionaire who wants to radically depopulate the world. He’s waxing about
older movies, though he later, just before executing someone, announces: “This ain’t that kind of movie.” Vaughn, working from the script he co-wrote with his frequent collaborator Jane Goldman, emphasizes this again and again, with a look-at-me brashness meant to please snickering fanboys and perhaps nobody else. “Kingsman,” based on the comic book by “Kick-Ass” makers Mark Millar and John Romita Jr., is less about the confrontation between Galahad (with Eggsy eventually roped in) and Valentine (flanked by a henchwoman with Oscar Pistorius-like prosthetic legs, played by Sofia Boutella), than between new and old, seeking a blend between the two.
In the corner of old, we get spy movie standards, gentlemanly manners, aristocratic pomposity and Colin Firth. In the corner of new, there’s mean-spirited smugness and brainless deployments of violence — the type “Kick-Ass 2” star Jim Carrey sensibly walked away from. It’s not that the old was so much better (the old Bond movies “Kingsman” is styled after have their own issues), but the supposedly contemporary elements Vaughn’s movie puts forth are just as out of touch. “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” a 20th Century Fox release, is rated R for “sequences of strong violence, language and some sexual content.” Running time: 129 minutes. One star out of four.
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Kauai Quilt Show coming together A quilt show is a big “Show and Tell,” said Jeni Hardy, an organizer with the Kauai Quilt Show. “This is an opportunity for people to show off their quilts and tell the story behind it,” Hardy said. March 9 is the deadline for people to submit their applications for the Kauai Quilt Show, which will run March 18 through 29 at the Kauai Society of Artists gallery at the Kukui Grove Center. “There are a lot of talented quilters out there,” Hardy said. “The purpose of the show is to highlight these people. More importantly, the show is intended to inspire others to develop an interest in quilting.” Hardy said one of her creations, a honu quilt, was inspired by a piece by Cindy Halasey titled “Aloha.” “She had pieces of aloha print material and fashioned the word ‘Aloha’ as its central piece,” Hardy said. “I got some honu fabric and created the ‘Honu.’ But it was inspired by a quilt.”
There is a fee of $10.
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Photos by Dennis Fujimoto
Quilter Sue LaDuke of Michigan speaks with Jeni Hardy and Donna McCalla about aspects of Hardy’s Honu quilt Monday at Vicky’s Fabrics in Kapaa. Right: McCalla’s quilt, an heirloom piece credited to Sylvia Pippen’s Exotic Flowers series.
Prizes for categories will be presented during the show, which may have more than 60 quilts being displayed. The first three categories will be judged by representatives of the show sponsors including Kapaia Stitchery, Singer Fabric, Vicky’s Fabric, the Kauai Quilt Guild, and No Nene Quilters, Hardy said.
Viewers will vote on “Best of Show” honors. The popular “Quilts by Donation” program will also be available where donors to Kauai nonprofit organizations have an opportunity to get a quilt. Applications for the Kauai Quilt Show are available by contacting Hardy at 8267168, or hardy@aloha.net.
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DENNIS FUJIMOTO TGIFR!DAY Breanna Vegas, Tom Strom, Michelle Acob-Apana, Debi Watson, Brandi Tranter, Cheyanne Mahuka
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Breakfast for a cause
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remember standing in water, last year,” said Harvey Maeda, Sunday at the 29th American Culinary Federation breakfast. “It was raining and cold.” But the weather turned from cold and windy Saturday to calm and warm as more than 1,500 meals were served up at the big tent on the Kauai Community College campus. The event serves as a fundraiser for the KCC culinary arts program scholarships and equipment.
Brandon Yoshimoto of McDonald’s of Hawaii, Kauai, said they donated at least 5,000 pieces of Portuguese sausage to the annual event which is sponsored by a host of community organizations. McDonald’s was a new sponsor this year, and in addition to the sausage, contributed a $1,500 scholarship to Betty Iida, a culinary arts student. Other activities included a pottery sale, crafts, a used book sale and an exhibit hosted by the Daniel K. Inouye Technology Center.
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Medicinal music
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Nahko and Medicine for the People set for March 1
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ahko and Medicine for the People bring the medicine of music back to Kauai March 1. Kauai concert promoter Dove Liddle, owner of Dove Presents, promises a fantastic show. “(Nahko) is becoming world famous so quickly,
you better catch him now because I won’t be able to afford him next year,� Liddle laughed.  Kicking off a three-island, four-date “Water is Life Tour,� the performance begins at 8 p.m. at Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center in Puhi. Special guest
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Left: Nahko Bear plays a drum. Right: Chase Makai, Nahko Bear and Hope Medford will be performing on March 1 at Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center.
Dustin Thomas opens the show. Liddle has brought Medicine for the People to Kauai
twice before for his annual Homegrown Music Festival. “Their performances are so powerful and captivating
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to witness live,â€? he said. “I am really excited to have them perform in an intimate, great-sounding theater this time. Nahko is quickly becoming one of the biggest, most relevant artists of our time. His lyrics are inspiring and life changing.â€? Nahko Bear, a Portland, Oregon-native born a mix of Apache, Puerto Rican and Filipino cultures and adopted into an American family, suffered an identity crisis from an early age. When he took up the piano at age six, the unifying power of music entered his life and brought him harmony. Armed with his newfound talent, he set out to bridge the cultural gaps dividing his own psyche. In 2007, Medicine for the People was born. “I think our music promotes the bridging of all tribes,â€? Nahko says on his website.Â
Nahko has toured alongside high profile acts including Michael Franti, Xavier Rudd, SOJA and Trevor Hall, as well as performed at large festivals including All Good Music Festival, Wakarusa, Electric Forest, Summer Camp, Floydfest, Symbiosis Gathering and Common Ground. Liddle called Nahko one of his favorite musical artists on the planet. “I am so excited to present him with his full band Medicine for The People on March 1 so they can give you their powerful revolutionary art in a great venue,â€? he said. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets for $35 online at www. dovepresents.com and $40 at island retailers including Papaya’s (Kapaa), Healthy Hut (Kilauea), Harvest Market (Hanalei) and Progressive Expressions (Koloa).Â
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SEATING LIMITED During WWII over a million American servicemen invaded the Hawaiian Islands bringing chaos and change. The spirit of Aloha became as tangled as the barbed wire on Waikiki Beach. AVERIE SOTO TGIFR!DAY Contributed photo
Musicians Carlos Nakai and Peter Kater will be performing on Feb. 27 at Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center.
In concert
Nakai and Kater M usicians Carlos Nakai and Peter Kater will perform Feb. 27 at the Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center. Nakai and Kater created several solo albums before collaborating in 1989 when they created their first album, “Natives and Migration.” Throughout their musical journey, the duo has created millions of CDs and has been nominated for 21 Grammys. “They are at the top of their field,” said Fred Spanjaard, owner of Global Media Productions. “This promises to be an intimate evening of beautiful music that will stay with you forever.” As a multi-platinum selling pianist composer, Kater has released over 50 albums and soundtracks since his first album, “SPIRIT,” was released in
1983. Kater is also a recipient of the Environmental Leadership Award of the United Nations, and has performed around the world. The musician has also crafted music for major sporting events, including the Olympics, and has collaborated with many musicians and directors. Kater is looking forward to returning to Kauai. “I’ve always really loved playing there,” he said. Kater is looking forward to performing with his colleague, Nakai. “Ever since we started playing 25 years ago it’s like we’ve known each other musically our whole lives,” Kater said. “We have this unspoken uncanny musical energy that you only come across a couple of times in your life.”
As a member of the Navajo-Ute heritage, Nakai plays the Native American flute. The renowned flutist’s first album was released by Canyon Records in 1983 and since then he has released over 40 albums. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and features music from Nakai and Kater’s newest album, “Ritual.” Tickets are $25, $35 and $45 and may be purchased at www.katernakaihawaii. com. “The Performing Arts Center is one of the finest concert halls in the state so were very much looking forward to being in a stateof-the art theater for such beautiful music,” said Spanjaard. “Your heart and soul and spirit will be moved in a life altering experience.”
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