Week of Friday, November 8, 2019 | Vol. 7, No. 45
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Grinds & Da Kines For Your Weekend
STRINGS, SINGS AND SWEET THINGS Kauai Old Time Gathering set for Nov. 22-24 in Kokee
and adjoining meadow, and all are welcome to drop in for a day or spend the night in rented cabins or tent camping. Produced by the nonprofit Hale Puna, the event harkens back to history and has a little something for everyone, said JESSICA ELSE Hale Puna’s Fanny Rose BallanTGIFR!DAY tine-Himberg. She plays banjo, cello and guitar, and heads up the oranjos and steel guitars, lei making and Cajun ganization’s restoration of the cooking are all on tap historic Gulick-Rowell House in Kokee State Park Friday in Waimea, as well as planning through Sunday, Nov. 22 to 24, the Old Time Gathering. for the third annual Kauai Old “We celebrate the traditionTime Gathering. al music and crafts of Hawaii It’s a weekend of music and the U.S. mainland. and workshops, cook-offs and dancing in the Kokee Lodge SEE STRINGS, PAGE 2
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Musicians jam in the Kokee Lodge at the 2018 Kauai Old Time Gathering.
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Performances by professional musicians, both local and from elsewhere, are on tap at the Kokee Old Time Gathering.
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We are much more focused on sharing skills than performance,” Ballantine-Himberg said. “Attendees participate in workshops with world-class musicians and teachers. Lots of dancing and food, too.” This year workshops include Hawaiian steel guitar, hula, square dance, Cajun dance and cooking, fiddle, banjo, pakini and upright bass, ukulele, leo ki‘eki‘e, lei-making and body percussion. Featured artists include Magnolia Sister, Lone Pinon, Walt Keale, Don Kaulia, Nick Castillo, and Vanessa and Ed Punua. At the Kokee Old Time Festival, the experience is more immersive than sitting back and taking in the tunes — workshops put you next to professional musicians who will teach you how to play or help expand your skillset.
Learn how to make a lei or join a square dance, get some tips on harmonizing, or stop by other booths for workshops on basket-weaving, fiddle, guitar and pakini bass, or hula and body percussion. There will be two outdoor stages and events happening inside the historic Kokee Lodge. Food will be farm-to-table, with American, Puerto Rican, Cajun and local-style. Breadfruit is also front and center, with an ulu cookoff with prizes for the best dishes. Make sure dishes are at the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp in Kokee by 11 a.m. Saturday. Camping reservations have been open since June, and are mostly filled up. Tent camping may be available. Check the Kokee Old Time website for availability. ••• Jessica Else, staff writer, can be reached at 245-0452 or jelse@ thegardenisland.com.-
elaxed vibes, pristine views and unique cocktails are ready and waiting at The Crooked Surf, one of the newest oceanfront surf bars on Kauai’s Eastside, part of the newly rebranded Sheraton Kauai Coconut Beach Resort. Come right off of the beach and enjoy the breezy throwback vibes in this understated, open-air bar with a grassy roof and full view of the Pacific Ocean. Or, walk through the newly renovated hotel to get to The Crooked Surf and take in the modern twist on their new, vintage-style décor. By any route, The Crooked Surf is a worthy destination. In addition to sports on TV, they’ve got live music in the evenings and a daily happy hour. The design is meant to allow in the sea breezes, and also to make everyone feel welcome, said Damon Lockrem, Sheraton Kauai Coconut Beach’s director of sales and marketing. The resort, formerly the Courtyard Kauai at Coconut Beach, rebranded in October following a $28 million renovation that completely rearranged, updated and refreshed the property. A new pool and kids’ swimming area look out over the Pacific
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Executive Chef Lucas Sautter, known as “Chef Luca,” presents a fresh hummus and taro crisps appetizer at the Sheraton Kauai Coconut Beach Resort’s new oceanfront, poolside bar, The Crooked Surf.
Ocean, with lounge chairs fixed in the pool itself and fire pits scattered around the pool area — great places to enjoy one of the craft cocktails Bill Sugg slings behind the bar at The Crooked Surf. In the kitchen, executive Chef Lucas Sautter, known as “Chef Luca,” creates innovative twists on
classic eats with his team — like the seared ahi tuna BLT, which is a must-try on the new menu. That’s a classic BLT, but the seared ahi and special dressing makes it sing. Ahi tuna nachos are another good choice, served with an unagi SEE CROOKED, PAGE 3
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undreds of people lined the streets of Kuhio Highway in Kapaa for the annual Veterans Day Parade that honored generations of veterans through its “Time Was Served, Time to Honor” theme. The parade that is traditionally held during the first weekend in November was presented by the Kauai Veterans Council with sponsorship by the Kapaa Business Association and the County of Kauai. Everyone is invited to participate in the traditional Veterans Day Service, Monday, Nov. 11, starting at 11 a.m. at Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe. This year’s celebration overflows to the Kauai Veterans Center following the traditional service, with doors opening from 1 to 6 p.m. with a full slate of entertainment, prizes, games, and food donated by Gaylord’s.
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