TGIFr!day by The Garden Island Newspaper

Week of Friday, July 15, 2016 | Vol. 4, No. 29

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Planting the Seeds that Nourish the Soul

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'SPAMALOT' HCT’s Summer After Dark Show begins July 21

Weekly at KCC Campus! Lin’s Farm Tiansheng Lin & Rona Cai

SATURDAYS 9:30am–1pm

“Fresh Vegetables from their farm in Kealia” ~ “Got Zuchini, Carrots, Cilantro and Ong Choi!”

From Farmers Market to Farm Fair The Kauai County Farm Bureau Supports Agriculture

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IN THIS ISSUE: 2. OUT & ABOUT:

Top picks for the week

3. CONCERT:

OUT & ABOUT: TOP PICKS FOR THE WEEK TODAY WHY WE FIGHT 6:30 P.M., HANAPEPE LIBRARY Oceans4Peace is having a free movie showing of “Why We Fight.” This is a part of their RIMPAC impact film series.

TONIGHT! MOVIE IN THE PARK 7:45 P.M., POIPU BEACH PARK

Rotary Club of Poipu Beach free movie “Goosebumps.”

SATURDAY

CORAL AND SONAR 6 P.M., KAVA BAR IN KAPAA Oceans4Peace is showing a slide show on coral and sonar. This is a part of their RIMPAC impact film series.

‘Spamalot’

PET ADOPTIONS 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M., KAUAI HUMANE SOCIETY Free adoptions for Subaru owners, all others there will be discounts and other prizes available.

6. BOOK REVIEW:

BON DANCE 7:30 P.M., WAIMEA HIGASHI HONGWANJI

Rickie Lee Jones

BON DANCE 7:30 P.M., WAIMEA HIGASHI HONGWANJI

4-5. THEATER:

Running and beyond

SCHOOL SUPPLY GIVEAWAY 9 A.M. TO 2 P.M., KUKUI GROVE CENTER

7. CHECK DA SCENE:

CRAFT FAIR 8 A.M. TO 2 P.M., CHURCH OF THE PACIFIC

CKMS street event

KORE BEACH DAY 8:30 A.M. TO 1 P.M. BLACK POT BEACH PARK Free. Help people of all ages and abilities access the beach and enjoy the ocean with KORE volunteers. KORE, is designed to help both Kauai residents and their families who are physically challenged and/or have special needs.

SUNDAY SPRINT TRIATHLON 5 a.m., Vidinha Stadium K-PAL Hammerhead Sprint Triathlon and 5k Fun Run/Walk. 500 meter swim, 12-mile bike, 3-mile run. OCEANS 1 p.m., Kapaa Neighborhood Center Oceans4Peace is having a free movie showing of “Oceans.” This is apart of their RIMPAC impact film series.

MON COMMUNITY MEETING 5:30 P.M., HISTORIC WAIMEA THEATER

TUE MAYOR’S LUNCHEON 11:30 A.M., SHERATON KAUAI RESORT Mayor Bernard Carvalho, Jr. will talk about a range of topics and challenges facing Kauai. $50 chamber members, $60 nonmembers.

WED HULA CLASS 5 P.M., KAUAI MUSEUM Kauai Museum and Daughters of Hawaii hula class with Kumu Puni Patrick. Must be a Kauai Museum or Daughters of Hawaii member. 245-6931

THU “SPAMALOT” 7 P.M., PUHI THEATRICAL WAREHOUSE HCT’s summer After Dark show for the musical “Spamalot.” 246-8985

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STORIES MUSIC BEHIND THE

Rickie Lee Jones coming to Kauai

ickie Lee Jones will bring her jazzy folk music to Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center on Aug. 3, but she’ll be enchanting her audience with more than just songs. Doug Allsopp of Buffalo Records, who booked

Jones for PAC, said she’ll be sharing stories from her life, as well. “I’m looking to bring in veteran musicians who are really good storytellers,” Allsopp said. “They’re all in their 60s and 70s and they have tons of stories — people just

love to hear the stories.” He said the series started last year with Roger McGuinn of The Byrds and most recently, John Hammond visited PAC for a concert and to talk story.

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HCT’s Summer After Dark Show “Monty Python’s Spamalot” begins July 21

nside a jam-packed room at the Puhi Theatrical Warehouse filled with more than 50 costumes, accessories and goodies “Spamalot” Director Rebecca Hanson laughed as she tried to count the number of costumes. “One actor has nine costume changes,” she said, smiling. “This is not even close to being everything we have for this show.” Hanson is directing Hawaii

Children’s Theatre’s Summer After Dark Show “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” which begins July 21 and runs for three weekends — Thursday, Friday and Saturday with all shows starting at 7 p.m. It’s the first time Hanson will direct an After Dark show and said “she’s excited, nervous and terrified,” but knows she’s picked the right show. “It is a musical based on the movie ‘Monty Python

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and the Holy Grail,’” she said. “King Arthur is gathering knights to join him in Camelot where he received a message from God to receive the Holy Grail. This is something that I have grown up with. It’s one of my dad’s favorite films. So if you’ve seen the movie, it has all the same characters, the same plotline, some of the same scenes. Some of the scenes are different, of course, it’s a Broadway musical. So they

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have added song and dance to it.” Jessika Montoya, who plays The Lady of the Lake, said her character is a diva. “I’ve never played a character that loves herself so much,” she said. “She’s big. She’s a diva and has a big personality. I’m not used to it, but I’m having fun with it.” Jarhett Gaines plays King Arthur and said if there is straight character in the show, it’s his. But that’s not saying a whole lot, he said. n “He thinks he’s a king, but he’s a total idiot,” he said. For Hanson, she said it was something she had to direct as soon as she found out the rights were available. “Interestingly enough, until November, I had never seen the film all the way through from beginning to end,” she said. “I’ve only seen the little scenes.

Each scene in the movie can live on its own. My dad, would be like, ‘Hey Becky, Becky come watch this.’ I’ve watched The Black Knight get de-limbed. The killer rabbit. The migrating coconut scene.” Fifteen actors play multiple characters in a show that lasts two and half hours. “As a director, you have to watch the show over and over again. You have to listen to and read it over and over again,” Hanson said. “Even to this day, I come in to rehearsal, I am still laughing at the same scenes. These actors are coming and just adding these nuances to their characters that where I might enjoy Sir Robin in this scene or where I might really enjoy King Arthur in this scene.” Tickets at $25. The show is rated PG-13. Info: www.hawaiichildrenstheatre

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THOUGHTS OF RUNNING AND BEYOND CYNTHIA & ED JUSTUS SPECIAL TO TGIFR!DAY

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who is more known for his internationally famous and thought-provoking variety of novels such as “1Q84” or “Kafka on the Shore.” In fact, Murakami wrote the first half of “Kafka” while on Kauai, which he comes to on a regular basis to write, relax, and have a good time. Unlike a traditional autobiography, he took his art of crafting fiction and translated it into this personal memoir about one of his keenest passions: running. For Murakami, running is not merely some repetitive act for the purpose of exercise; it is a philosophy of being, a type of experience that is reflective of the very nature of living in this reality. We have been selling Murakami’s many books for

over a decade now, and his popularity has continued to grow as word-of-mouth spreads about his interesting and unique style of prose. Those who are already runners will find his mental exploration of running very relatable, while those already familiar with Murakami’s works are given a fascinating look into the mind of this author of modern classics. Those who know nothing about either will still be easily lured by his weaving of words and concepts into reading the book Indicative of the Buddhist-influenced thinking of the culture he was raised in, his summation of his own fascinating reflection on what running is and means in one’s life is this: “suffering is optional.”

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“It’s been great, after every show people are coming up to me and saying, ‘I knew the music was going to be great, but I love the stories,’” Allsopp said. Jones, the Chicago native who broke into the music scene in 1979, is finishing her autobiography in New Orleans, and Allsopp said the storyteller series was a perfect opportunity to bring her to Kauai. It’s been 12 years since Jones has performed on Kauai and the show sold out, according to Allsopp. He said coming back to Hawaii has “been on her mind lately” and she had an empty spot in her tour schedule. “She’s been reliving the past anyway and sometimes she talks during shows, and next year she’s planning on doing a story-

telling-type tour,” Allsopp said. Jones is a two-time Grammy Award winner and has recorded music in the genres of rock, R&B, blues, pop, soul and jazz. She released her first self-titled album in 1979 with the hit single “Chuck E’s In Love.” It’s one of 13 studio albums that she’s released during her career, with the latest hitting the music scene in June last year. She also founded her own label in 2015, and her latest album “The Other M Side of Desire,” was the first to be produced by her label. Allsopp said as PAC gears up for Jones’ show, he’s looking at more options to continue the storytelling theme of his concert series. “It’s an open-ended thing and the longtime fans really like hearing the backstory about things,” Allsopp said.

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drian Bulosan and Wes Perreira unveiled their Molokoa Food Company lunchwagon Saturday night at Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School media class fundraiser. “This is our first time coming out,” Bulosan said. “We’ll be setting up at the Kauai Veterans Center parking lot on weekdays from 11 a.m.” Kevin Matsunaga, instructor for the CKMS media class, said the Saturday night

street event featuring food trucks, crafters, and bingo, is a fundraiser for the media class. “We’re going to be doing it on the first weekend of the month,” Matsunaga said. “The next one will be on Aug. 6. That’s the first weekend after we come back to school. We’ll have another one on Sept. 10.” The street event runs 5:30 to 9 p.m. and includes the CKMS media class tent with its unique corn offering.

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