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Week of Friday, June 17, 2016 | Vol. 4, No. 25

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ROYAL HAWAIIAN BAND RETURNS Weekly at KCC Campus!

KAUAI KIM CHEE SATURDAYS 9:30am–1pm

Using Kauai vegetables the Dosono family makes a variety of local pickled and salted vegetables.

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. THEATER:

‘Sophomore Girls’

4-5. ENTERTAINMENT: Royal Hawaiian Band

6. BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Secret of the Golden Pavilion’

7. CHECK DA SCENE:

Kamehameha Celebration

OUT & ABOUT: TOP PICKS FOR THE WEEK TODAY

SATURDAY

AIN’T THAT GREAT MUSIC 7:30 P.M., SAINT MICHAEL’S CHURCH Kauai Voices will be performing a concert. $15

WAR GAMES 6 P.M., KAPAA LIBRARY Oceans4Peace is having a panel discussion on military buildup, risks to coral and whales with RIMAPC exercises.This is apart of their RIMPAC impact film series.

‘THE SOPHOMORE GIRLS’ 7 P.M., CHURCH OF THE PACIFIC Women In Theatre presents an original comedy by Fran Kalb. $10 online or $15 door. www.womenintheatre.org

MOVIE IN THE PARK 7:45 TO 10 P.M., POIPU BEACH PARK Rotary Club of Poipu Beach continues movies in the park with “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.”

SLACK KEY GUITAR 4 TO 6 P.M., HANALEI FAMILY COMMUNITY CENTER $25 tickets, $20 children, seniors.

BON DANCE 7:30 P.M., KAPAA JODO MISSION

BOOK SALE 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M., LIHUE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM

SUNDAY MAHAULEPU SUNSET TO MOONRISE WALK Join the Sierra Club on a mid-afternoon hike from Shipwreck Beach walking along the coast to Mahaulepu. Watch the setting sun and a full moon rise. Shuttle cars for a 4-mile one-way hike.

413-522-3734 ‘THE SOPHOMORE GIRLS’ 4 P.M., CHURCH OF THE PACIFIC Women In Theatre presents an original comedy by Fran Kalb. $10 online or $15 door. www.womenintheatre.org AIN’T THAT GREAT MUSIC 3 P.M., SAINT MICHAEL’S CHURCH Kauai Voices will be performing a concert. $15

BRIDGE OF PEACE FESTIVAL 9 A.M. TO 3 P.M., HAPPINESS PLANTING CENTER Happiness Planting Japanese Cultural event.

ROYAL HAWAIIAN BAND 11 A.M. TO 1 P.M., PRINCE KUHIO PARK Free concert. Enjoy great music in beautiful setting.

‘THE SOPHOMORE GIRLS’ 7 P.M., CHURCH OF THE PACIFIC Women In Theatre presents an original comedy by Fran Kalb. $10 online or $15 door. www.womenintheatre.org ARTISAN FAIR 9 A.M. TO 3 P.M., KAPAA BEACH PARK

TUE KPAA MEETING 3 TO 5 P.M., KCC CAFETERIA Kauai Planning and Action Alliance’s annual meeting with updates on KPAA programs and guest speaker Anna-Lisa Okoye, chief operating officer of The Kohala Center. 632-2005

WED SLACK KEY GUITAR 6 TO 8 P.M., ALL SAINT’S CHURCH, KAPAA $25 tickets, $20 children and seniors.

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AIN’T THAT GREAT MUSIC 7:30 P.M., SAINT MICHAEL’S CHURCH Kauai Voices will be performing a concert. $15 ‘LEGO MOVIE’ NTBG South Shore Visitors Center Free movie under the stars. Shuttles start at 4 p.m., last shuttle at 7. Movie to begin around 7:30.

DAD’S DAY 3 TO 9 P.M., HANAPEPE TOWN PARK Celebrate Dad with live entertainment, food and more.

SLACK KEY GUITAR 6 TO 8 P.M., PRINCEVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER $25 tickets, $20 children and seniors.

THU AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES 6 P.M., WAIMEA NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER Kauai Nene Conservation Plan is having a public meeting to discuss ways to address issues current or future nene populations could have on Kauai’s agricultural community.

LBA MEETING 7:30 TO 9 A.M., DUKE’S CANOE CLUB Kauai delegation will share thoughts about the session, their challenges and successes along the way.

SONIC SEA 6 P.M., KOLOA NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER Oceans4Peace is having a free movie showing of “Sonic Sea.” This is apart of their RIMPAC impact film series.

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Jennifer Cullen, Candace Kepley and Moe Sharpe rehearse for “Sophomore Girls” at Nellie Foster’s home in Kapaa Saturday. “Sophomore Girls” opens today, and runs through Sunday.

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hen Fran Kalb directed Kauai Shorts put on by Women in Theatre last year, she was hooked.

“I got bitten by the bug, and I was inspired to write a play for them,” she said.

It took Kalb about a month to write “Sophomore Girls,” which was inspired by three WIT actors — Jennifer Cullen, Candace Kepley and Mo Sharpe.

“It’s so well-written for us that we don’t have act,” Kepley said.

The comedy is about three women— Katherine Shaw, Anise Garcia and Flo DeLucca, who become friends and realize that life after retirement is a blank page, just waiting to be written.

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or the second straight year, the Royal Hawaiian Band will be performing on Kauai.

Bandmaster Clarke Bright said bringing the musical group over for a concert on The Garden Isle was an easy call.

First, they were invited and were more than happy to accept.

And two, they love the appreciation they receive when playing on one of the neighbor islands. There is nothing but harmony.

“It’s a joy to be able to be part of that,” Bright said. “It’s a joy, an absolute joy.”

The RHB concert is scheduled 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Prince Kuhio Park. It is free. Musicians Triple T and Brother Noland will take the stage first.

The band will play about 10 songs in an hour.

Last year’s concert attracted an estimated 1,000 people.

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another large crowd to see the Royal Hawaiian Band, which is an agency of the City and County of Honolulu.

It was founded in 1836 by King Kamehameha III and is the only band in the United States with a royal legacy. Its mission is to promote and foster music, and inspire young musicians.

Chucky Boy Chock, one of the event organizers and a show emcee, said they received donations from South .Shore hotels and others to cover the cost of transportation and food for the band, which arrives Saturday morn,ing and leaves that night.

“That was a big help,” he said.

It was Chock who came up with the idea of bringing the Royal Hawaiian Band to Kauai last year when he was visiting in Kekaha and listening to kupuna talking about the old days.

“I asked, ‘How many of you have ever seen the Royal Hawaiian Band?’” he said.

Two raised their hands.

“Would you guys want to see them again?” Chock asked.

Yes, came the answer, “but it’s too expensive to go to Honolulu.”

So they brought the band to Kauai.

It will be the last performance at Prince Kuhio Park, too. It is a fragile area that

must be protected, Chock said.

“We don’t want to overuse it,” he said.

About 40 band members will be traveling over for the concert.

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and leaves people in a mood to sing.

“I am so blessed to be able to work with some of Hawaii’s finest musicians,” he said.

The RHB is busy, performing in more than 300 concerts and parades each year. It rarely leaves Oahu, but Kauai is special.

“Knowing how well it went last year, we’re willing to come back again this year,” Bright said.

The concert is sponsored by the Kauai Museum, the Club at Kukui‘ula, the Royal Order of Kamehameha (Kaumuali‘i Chapter), the Hawaii Tourism Authority, and the City and County of Honolulu.

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Bright said they are planning some special songs, medleys and surprises, including one number they didn’t play last year. As well, there will be a vocalist, hula dancer and they will be fea-

turing a vocalist, “Lady Jane,” from Kauai, too.

“We’re kind of upping it a little bit this year,” he said.

The performance features traditional music, but it’s also about community service and sharing Hawaiian history.

“What we’ve noticed is the amount of recognition and appreciation is great on the neighbor island,” Bright said.

“They don’t get a chance to see us that often, but they know how important the band is to the Hawaiian culture.”

Bright said it’s always an honor to lead the Royal Hawaiian Band, which has an impact wherever it performs

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THIS ‘SECRET’ SHOULD BE SHARED

WIT Continued from page 3

“Inspired by Jennifer, Candace and Moe from the shorts, I knew I had to write something for the three of them,” Kalb said.

“Sophomore Girls,” which opens today, is Kalb’s debut as a playwright.

“Anything artistic and creative is a part of who I am. I’ve done writing before, but it’s not my main thing,” she said.

“Sophomore Girls” is divided into two acts. It is a staged reading, with few props and costumes.

Because of that, it presents a challenge because actors like the fanfare and drama of a full production, said Nellie Foster, director.

“It’s hard to contain actors because they want props and costumes,” she said. “But the staged reading allows the focus to be on the material, not what’s going on around it.”

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From left: Jennifer Cullen, Richard Porto, Candace Kepley, Patric Knight, Moe Sharpe and Romey Curtis take a group photo before rehearsing for “Sophomore Girls” Saturday.

Producing staged readings is a way around not having a big performance space, said Romey Curtis, WIT founder.

“We lost our theater last year, so it’s hard to find a space for production,” she said. “We want to keep WIT alive, and this is a way we can do that.”

It’s part of WIT’s mission to highlight local talent, Curtis said.

“We like to support local authors, which is important to us, being the furthest

away from Broadway.”

On Saturday, six of the actors in “Sophomore Girls” met at Foster’s home in Kapaa for their fourth rehearsal. The actors included Patric Knight and Richard Porto, who play two of the three men in the performance.

Sophomore Girls will be shown at the Church of the Pacific in Princeville 7 tonight, 7 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10 online, $15 at the door.

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loha, readers! A blast from the past! This Nancy Drew mystery, “The Secret of the Golden Pavilion,” is set in Hawaii, and the illustrations of tropical landscapes throughout (even including an outrigger canoe) just adds to the authenticity of this Hawaiian adventure!

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