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Week of Friday, December 20, 2019 | Vol. 7, No. 51

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Grinds & Da Kines For Your Weekend

CONCERT SURE TO BE A CLASSIC

Chamber Music Kauai to perform this weekend BILL BULEY TGIFR!DAY

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hamber Music Kauai, the island’s only vocal and orchestral ensemble dedicated exclusively to classical music, will present its “Classical Christmas” concerts on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and again on Sunday at 3 p.m.

Both concerts are at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Lihue.

Greg Shepherd directs the group, and Monica Chung is the accompanist.

The concerts will feature a wide array of orchestral, choral and solo pieces, including violinist Kimberly Hope performing “Meditation” from the opera “Thais,” flutist

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Susan Hironaka and Loren Kayfetz play during Sunday’s rehearsal at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church.

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On the Kauai Community College Campus

Partake in Holiday Feast-ivities

Shop for your locally grown Christmas feast ingredients!

Enjoy cooking demos by KCC Culinary Students featuring Kauai Shrimp Kauai Santa, Phil Worma will be there spreading holiday cheer!

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

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Susan Hironaka performing “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” from the opera “Orfeo,” and the 28-member choir taking the audience on a musical journey through the past 500 years.

Special guest performer Sylvia Woods will offer three selections on the Celtic harp and will also serenade audience members as they enter the church.

“Being in this choir has been such an honor and a privilege for me,” said alto Doreen Caberto. “It’s brought my singing ability to a level I never thought possible. It’s also instilled in me a passion for classical music I never had. Hearing our choir sing as one and the orchestra play is mesmerizing. I get a real sense of satisfaction in preparing our songs.”

Laine Griffith, who plays clarinet and flute, said he was excited and honored to participate in Chamber Music Kauai. “It’s a unique opportunity to experience this style of music at this level of quality. Greg Shepherd is a marvelous musician and director,” Griffith said.

Admission is $15 general, and $10 for those under 22 years of age. Cash or local check only.

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Gregory Shepherd conducts a rehearsal on Sunday for this weekend’s Chamber Music Kauai concerts.

Shepherd began the group in 2016.

“I’m especially excited to have so many younger members in the group, some of whom are only 11 years old but who have been playing their instruments for several years and are fully capable of playing the challenging pieces on our program,” he said.

“From the beginning I’ve wanted the focus of the ensemble to be educational through the rehearsing and performance of advanced pieces from the classical repertoire. With the mix of seasoned performers and younger members, there is a coming together of experience and youthful energy.”

Info: Shepherd at shep@ hawaii.edu or 482-1455.

••• Bill Buley, editor-in-chief, can be reached at 245-0457 or bbuley@thegardenisland.com.-

Contributed

Merry tasters in the Wine Shop and Tasting Room in Koloa are, from left, Cynthia Cuevas, Kara Domingcil, Tiki Morales, Stephanie Shinno, Ellen O’Connell, Dan O’Connell, MJ Akuna, Carol Wilkin, Jabrielle Richarde and Florita Rubio.

EAT, DRINK, BE MERRY

The Wine Shop, new tasting room get good buzz

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paired with savory gourmet appetizers. This fun, upbeat atmosphere is great to share with friends as you he Wine Shop in Koloa hosted try different wines from around the world and mingle with members. a monthly wine pairing that Owners Dan and Ellen O’Connell was open to the public on Dec. opened their doors with their passion 7. for wine in 2006.

It included four different wines

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“It’s a family business we started 13 years ago, and starting 2020, the first Saturdays of each month will be reserved only for our members to enjoy our famous wine and food pairings,” Ellen O’Connell said.

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and graduate each month with new gratitude of wine expertise. The Tasting Room is a compliment to their wine shop.

They have about 150 members.

Info: dano@thewineshipkauai.com or 742-7305 ••• Stephanie Shinno, staff writer, can be reached at 245-0424 or sshinno@ thegardenisland.com.-

their new Tasting Room that is adjacent to the wine shop. Daughters Megan Ganzagan and Dani Powers were serving smiles all night long.

MJ Akuna celebrated her “forever 21” birthday with her closest girlfriends as they ate some ono wagyu beef salad and tried some truffle cheese from Italy.

Dan O’Connell is no stranger to food and hospitality. He was a co-owner of the Koloa Broiler from 2002 to 2006. He then opened The Wine Shop in 2006 that included a membership opened to the public.

“The reason we started wine-tasting is to get peo-

ple out of the box, to get people to try wines they normally wouldn’t drink,” he said.

People enjoy their membership by learning about the different wines

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Ohana Shop

Alo La‘a Yoga & Dance

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The owners were ecstatic to showcase and preview

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Tasting Room servers and daughters of owners Megan Ganzagan, left, and Dani Powers stand ready to serve

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ariah Carey, the best-selling female artist of all time, will be returning to Hawaii in March 2020.

Twenty-five years after its initial release, “All I Want For Christmas Is You” went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” has become the most successful Christmas pop song of all time, and the 11th best-selling single of all time.

International demand for Carey’s return to Hawaii is expected to be unprecedented. Concert promoter Rick Bartalini Presents is offering residents and military of Hawaii a kama‘aina pre-sale purchase special.

Starting Saturday at 10 a.m., Hawaii residents and military can get early access to tickets before they go on sale anywhere else in the world

Kamran Jebreili / Associated Press file

Mariah Carey performs during a concert celebrating Dubai Expo 2020 One Year to Go in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in October.

using password CHRISTMAS at Ticketmaster.com. The exclusive kama‘aina pre-sale is available online only.

Hawaii residents and military may purchase up to eight tickets each. Tickets go on sale to the mainland at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Tickets for Carey’s show,

8 p.m. Tuesday, March 10 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena, are $255.75, $155.75, $85.75, and $65.75 plus service fees. Tickets will be available at www. ticketmaster.com and in-person at the venue box office (Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or can be charged by phone at 800-745-3000.

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Fair-goers enjoyed holiday gift offerings from more than 40 Kauai Made vendors.

A continuous lineup of entertainment, including the Kapaa Middle School Choir and Ukulele Band, Cruz Control and more lent sounds to the holiday atmosphere, where Santa made his appearance to visit with good keiki for photos, and learn their holiday wishes.

Food trucks lined one side of the tented collection offering prepared food with a lot of space where people could enjoy their food at the event coordinated by the county’s Office of Economic Development.

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