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by The Garden Island
The Garden Island
Pickin’ in the Park
2 p.m., today, at Lydgate
Main Pavilion
In affiliation with Bluegrass Hawai‘i, this event brings together fellow pickers and grinners around the island to promote home-grown music. If you like bluegrass, traditional, acoustic, folk, classic country, and roots music, this is the jam for you. The event is hosted by the Happy Enchalata Bluegrass band. Bring coolers, lawn chairs, musical instruments, barbecue fixings and potluck to share. Come to enjoy the music and bring your dancing shoes. This is a free event.
Bob Marley lecture
7 p.m., tonight,
tomorrow night
at Church of the Pacific
The Power of Music and Steelgrass Recording Studio presents world-renowned reggae historian and Bob Marley expert Roger Steffens in a lecture/concert/slideshow on the life and work of Bob Marley and Peter Tosh and the history of reggae music. Tickets available at the door or in advance from Bounty Music, Kapa‘a, or Hanalei Music. For information call 651-0302 or visit steelgrass.org
Tau Dance Theater
7:30 p.m. tonight at
KCC Performing Arts Theater
Tau Dance Theater 4th Annual Hawai‘i-Japan Youth Exchange & Choreographers’ Slam Concert. This is a youth dance concert that focuses on the talents of different types of dance genre featuring youths from O‘ahu, Kaua‘i and Japan. The slam element is in regards to choreography and the intermingling of the artistic expressions and excellence ranging from ballet, hula, modern, jazz, hip-hop, Tahitian, and taiko — featuring headliner, multi Na Hoku Hanohano award-winner and local diva, Melveen Leed. Something for everyone artistically that spans generational comprehension that focuses on youth, education, art, and entertainment. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $15 for students.
For more information contact Tau Dance Theater 808-227-7718 or Garden Island Arts Council 245-2733.
Miss Kaua‘i Filipina hopefuls host
fashion show
11 a.m., tomorrow,
Kukui Grove Center
Fiftieth Miss Kaua‘i Filipina Pageant has five contestants vying for the crown. The pageant will be held at the Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall 6 p.m., April 12. This year’s contestants include three students from Kaua‘i High School and two from Kapa‘a High School.
Miss Kaua‘i Filipina is a fundraiser for the scholarship program that will be awarded in July to graduating high school students who demonstrate academic excellence.
This year’s Miss Kaua‘i Filipina will have the distinction of serving as the queen during a year of celebration in the Filipino community. The new queen will be awarded with cash, a tuition waiver for 4 years at Chaminade University in Honolulu and various other prizes.
The contestants are: Kristyn Ishibashi, daughter of John and Delia Ishibashi. Ishibashi aspires to get a degree in education and also in hospitality and tourism; Lea Lee Tumaneng, daughter of Robert and Lillie Ann Tumaneng. Tumaneng wants to obtain a degree in nursing; Charlene Rivera, daughter of Joel and Aida Rivera. Rivera also wants to pursue a career in nursing; Christine Yotsuda, daughter of Russel and Criselda Yotsuda. Yotsuda wants become a pediatric nurse practitioner; and Lovely Charlenne Hyde, daughter of Charles and Leonides Hyde. Hyde also wants to become a pediatric nurse.
A series of training in preparation for the scholarship pageant have started. The five Miss Kaua‘i Filipina hopefuls will get an opportunity to take their training to a public venue tomorrow in the fashion show.
Tickets are available from the contestants or by calling Thelma, 651-7439 or Liza, 482-0267.
Prince Kuhio
Celebration Luau
5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., tomorrow at Prince Kuhio Park
Koloa Hawaiian outrigger canoe club will be hosting the Prince Kuhio Celebration Lu‘au featuring Kaua‘i’s own kanikapila musicians Na Hula O Kaohikukapulani (Polynesian Revue) and The Makaha Sons (Na Hoku Hanohano Awards winners) as well as special guest Melveen Leed. Premier seating available. For more information call Lovey at 482-0594, 742-2011 or Travis at 715-297-3325. Ticket outlets: Pono Market, Scotty’s Music, Kaua‘i ATV, Progressive Expressions.
“Salt Making at Hanapepe” documentary
6 p.m., Thursday at the Lihu‘e Library conference room
The Kaua‘i Historical Society is pleased to present a documentary film and talk story on salt making in Hanapepe. This short film was produced by Kaua‘i Community College for the Kaua‘i Historical Society in 1974. It features narration by the late Christine Kali, based on her personal memories as a salt maker. Guest speakers Randy Wichman, KHS President and modern-day salt makers Frank Santos and his daughter Kuulei Santos will talk about the technique of making salt by hand. They will also discuss history and current issues surrounding the 1,000-year-old salt-making site at Puolo Point in Hanapepe.
This evening lecture is free to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information call the Kaua‘i Historical Society at 245-3373 or e-mail info@KauaiHistoricalSociety.org
This program is made possible with support from the Elsie Brown Fund and the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts through appropriations from the Hawai‘i State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Pickin’ in the Park
2 p.m., today, at Lydgate
Main Pavilion
In affiliation with Bluegrass Hawai‘i, this event brings together fellow pickers and grinners around the island to promote home-grown music. If you like bluegrass, traditional, acoustic, folk, classic country, and roots music, this is the jam for you. The event is hosted by the Happy Enchalata Bluegrass band. Bring coolers, lawn chairs, musical instruments, barbecue fixings and potluck to share. Come to enjoy the music and bring your dancing shoes. This is a free event.
Bob Marley lecture
7 p.m., tonight,
tomorrow night
at Church of the Pacific
The Power of Music and Steelgrass Recording Studio presents world-renowned reggae historian and Bob Marley expert Roger Steffens in a lecture/concert/slideshow on the life and work of Bob Marley and Peter Tosh and the history of reggae music. Tickets available at the door or in advance from Bounty Music, Kapa‘a, or Hanalei Music. For information call 651-0302 or visit steelgrass.org
Tau Dance Theater
7:30 p.m. tonight at
KCC Performing Arts Theater
Tau Dance Theater 4th Annual Hawai‘i-Japan Youth Exchange & Choreographers’ Slam Concert. This is a youth dance concert that focuses on the talents of different types of dance genre featuring youths from O‘ahu, Kaua‘i and Japan. The slam element is in regards to choreography and the intermingling of the artistic expressions and excellence ranging from ballet, hula, modern, jazz, hip-hop, Tahitian, and taiko — featuring headliner, multi Na Hoku Hanohano award-winner and local diva, Melveen Leed. Something for everyone artistically that spans generational comprehension that focuses on youth, education, art, and entertainment. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $15 for students.
For more information contact Tau Dance Theater 808-227-7718 or Garden Island Arts Council 245-2733.
Miss Kaua‘i Filipina hopefuls host
fashion show
11 a.m., tomorrow,
Kukui Grove Center
Fiftieth Miss Kaua‘i Filipina Pageant has five contestants vying for the crown. The pageant will be held at the Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall 6 p.m., April 12. This year’s contestants include three students from Kaua‘i High School and two from Kapa‘a High School.
Miss Kaua‘i Filipina is a fundraiser for the scholarship program that will be awarded in July to graduating high school students who demonstrate academic excellence.
This year’s Miss Kaua‘i Filipina will have the distinction of serving as the queen during a year of celebration in the Filipino community. The new queen will be awarded with cash, a tuition waiver for 4 years at Chaminade University in Honolulu and various other prizes.
The contestants are: Kristyn Ishibashi, daughter of John and Delia Ishibashi. Ishibashi aspires to get a degree in education and also in hospitality and tourism; Lea Lee Tumaneng, daughter of Robert and Lillie Ann Tumaneng. Tumaneng wants to obtain a degree in nursing; Charlene Rivera, daughter of Joel and Aida Rivera. Rivera also wants to pursue a career in nursing; Christine Yotsuda, daughter of Russel and Criselda Yotsuda. Yotsuda wants become a pediatric nurse practitioner; and Lovely Charlenne Hyde, daughter of Charles and Leonides Hyde. Hyde also wants to become a pediatric nurse.
A series of training in preparation for the scholarship pageant have started. The five Miss Kaua‘i Filipina hopefuls will get an opportunity to take their training to a public venue tomorrow in the fashion show.
Tickets are available from the contestants or by calling Thelma, 651-7439 or Liza, 482-0267.
Prince Kuhio
Celebration Luau
5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., tomorrow at Prince Kuhio Park
Koloa Hawaiian outrigger canoe club will be hosting the Prince Kuhio Celebration Lu‘au featuring Kaua‘i’s own kanikapila musicians Na Hula O Kaohikukapulani (Polynesian Revue) and The Makaha Sons (Na Hoku Hanohano Awards winners) as well as special guest Melveen Leed. Premier seating available. For more information call Lovey at 482-0594, 742-2011 or Travis at 715-297-3325. Ticket outlets: Pono Market, Scotty’s Music, Kaua‘i ATV, Progressive Expressions.
“Salt Making at Hanapepe” documentary
6 p.m., Thursday at the Lihu‘e Library conference room
The Kaua‘i Historical Society is pleased to present a documentary film and talk story on salt making in Hanapepe. This short film was produced by Kaua‘i Community College for the Kaua‘i Historical Society in 1974. It features narration by the late Christine Kali, based on her personal memories as a salt maker. Guest speakers Randy Wichman, KHS President and modern-day salt makers Frank Santos and his daughter Kuulei Santos will talk about the technique of making salt by hand. They will also discuss history and current issues surrounding the 1,000-year-old salt-making site at Puolo Point in Hanapepe.
This evening lecture is free to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information call the Kaua‘i Historical Society at 245-3373 or e-mail info@KauaiHistoricalSociety.org
This program is made possible with support from the Elsie Brown Fund and the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts through appropriations from the Hawai‘i State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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