Kaua‘i Sings 7 p.m. today, Saturday; 5 p.m. Sunday Hukilau Lanai, Waipouli This production will feature songs of the 1930s including “Friendship,” “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” “I Got Rhythm” and “Georgia On My Mind.” Tickets are on sale at Malama
Kaua‘i Sings
7 p.m. today, Saturday; 5 p.m. Sunday
Hukilau Lanai, Waipouli
This production will feature songs of the 1930s including “Friendship,” “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” “I Got Rhythm” and “Georgia On My Mind.” Tickets are on sale at Malama Pono on Rice Street in Lihu‘e. This event is a fundraiser to benefit Malama Pono, Kaua‘i AIDS Project. Call Barbara at Malama Pono for tickets and more information, 246-9577.
Tickets are $20 advance, $15 for students, $25 at the door.
Spring Gourmet Gala
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today
Kaua‘i Community College
Come to the fine-dining room where famed chefs Alan Wong and Vikram Garg will headline the Culinary Institute of the Pacific fundraiser, a food- and wine-tasting event. Call 245-8238 for ticket information and further details.
15th Annual
Garden Fair
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday
Kaua‘i Community College
The Kaua‘i Community College front lawn in Puhi will spring to life with gardeners, suppliers, garden-lovers and consumers offering a variety of plants, landscape products and equipment. Hosted by Kaua‘i County Farm Bureau and University of Hawai‘i College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, the annual Kaua‘i Garden Fair is one of the largest gatherings of green thumbs on Kaua‘i. This one-day, free event begins with a “one-stop shop” for the garden, where a wide variety of tropical plants, flowers, produce and seeds will be available for purchase from farmers, nurseries and organizations around the island.
Healthy cake
bake-off
6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday
St. Theresa’s School, Kekaha
Waimea High School senior Natasha Abadilla is hosting a healthy cake bake-off as her senior project in an effort to raise awareness around the preventative potential of eating healthier. This project is sponsored by the American Cancer Society.
To learn more e-mail, natasha_abadilla@hotmail.com or call 246-0695.
Na‘auao and Noland concert lu‘au
4:30 p.m. Sunday
Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall, Lihu‘e
Na Hoku Hanohano Award winners Sean Na‘auao with Brother Noland and Kaua‘i band Namolokama will perform a benefit concert for the Island School ‘opio Class of 2011. Local icon and musical innovator Brother Noland has shaped contemporary music in Hawai‘i with his song-writing and performance style for the past three decades. His most critically acclaimed songs have launched new genres. The hit “Coconut Girl” crowned Noland with the title, “Father of Jawaiian Music.” A four-time Na Hoku Hanohano award-winner, Noland’s albums include “Hawaiian Man,” “Mystical Fish,” “Hawaiian Inside,” and a dozen more. Joining him is three-time Na Hoku Hanohano award-winner Sean Na’auao, founding member of the group Mana‘o Company.
Tickets for concert and lu‘au are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Lu‘au take-out plates are available for $15. Tickets are available at Pono Market, Kapa‘a; Dolphin Touch, Kapa‘a; Kaua‘i Business Services, Lihu‘e; Prestige Jewelers, Kukui Grove Center; Island School office, Puhi; Scotty’s Music, Kalaheo; Da Booze Shop, Waimea. For more information call 246-0233.
Taj Mahal
6 p.m. Sunday
Kilohana, Puhi
Former Kaua‘i resident and two-time Grammy winner Taj Mahal will perform with his Hula Blues Band, featuring slack-key guitar and ‘ukulele virtuoso Ledward Ka‘apana. The Hula Blues Band formed in 1981 when Taj Mahal lived here. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 in advance, $50 at the door, $55 for reserved, gold-circle-table seats. Tickets are available at Kaua‘i Music and Sound, Kapa‘a; Hanalei Strings and Things; Progressive Expressions, Koloa; Scotty’s Music, Kalaheo; Aloha -N- Paradise, Waimea; Kaua‘i Harley Davidson, Puhi. For reserved tables of 10, call Kilohana in Puhi, 245-5608. To charge by phone call 1-808-896-4845.
For more information visit lazarbear.com or call 337-9234.
‘The Complete
History of America (abridged)’
7:30 p.m. today, Thursday through April 30
Aston Kaua‘i Beach at Makaiwa, Paddle Room, Waipouli
Produced by Oceanside Productions, this 90-minute farce features Ross Martineau, Jeff Dema and Nellie Foster. The troupe runs riot over 500 years of American history as each actor repeatedly assumes new characters. Snacks and beverages available on site. Online discounts offer an exclusive kama‘aina rate of $20; $30 for visitors, and $5 more at the door.
For more information call 212-8444. Visit oceansideproductions.com for discounted tickets.
Movie night
6 p.m. Thursday
Kaua‘i Museum, Lihu‘e
Kaua‘i Museum offers rare movies once a month: shorts, home movies, professionally-made films. The movies are shown in DVD format on a television in the main gallery. The theme is Kaua‘i’s sugar industry and it is being co-sponsored by Grove Farm Museum. They are free, with any donations going towards maintenance and digitization of the film collections. A short discussion will follow each movie. No food or drinks are allowed in the museum. This month see Kaua‘i in the 1920s and 1930s.
