WIT presents ‘Painting Churches’ Today, Saturday and Sunday Kaua‘i Community College Performing Arts Center Women in Theatre presents Tina Howe’s off-Broadway hit “Painting Churches,” for the next two weekends. The literal and figurative portrait painted in “Painting Churches” is both
WIT presents ‘Painting Churches’
Today, Saturday and Sunday
Kaua‘i Community College Performing Arts Center
Women in Theatre presents Tina Howe’s off-Broadway hit “Painting Churches,” for the next two weekends. The literal and figurative portrait painted in “Painting Churches” is both a sketch of three characters and the painting of a family portrait.
In the play, Mags Church (played by WIT president Mellissa McFerrin) returns to Boston to help her aging parents (played by Romey Curtis and Gregg Nickerson) move out of their family home. Having fled to New York to become an artist she seizes this opportunity to paint a portrait of her parents. Despite the churning of old resentments, as an artist she seeks to see her parents with objectivity — as subjects of her canvas.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door; students 13 to 18 years old, $10. Performances are 7 p.m. March 20, 21, 27, 28 and 4 p.m. March 22, 29. Tickets available at the following outlets: K-Mart; Ola’s, Hanalei; Magic Dragon, Princeville; North Shore Pharmacy; Kaua‘i Music and Sound, Kapa‘a; Vicky’s Fabrics, Kapa‘a; Grande’s Gems; Kalheo Cafe; Banana Patch Studios, Hanapepe and The Wine Shop, Koloa.
For more information call 635-3727.
Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum
7:30 p.m. today
Kilauea Theater
Lewis and Rozum have recorded 12 albums and performed around the globe since forming a musical partnership in 1986 when Rozum joined Lewis’ band, Grant Street. Lewis’ songs helped shape the template for the modern bluegrass-pop style. Among her accolades: She was named Female Vocalist of the Year by the IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association); won Best Country Album of the Year (Love Chooses You) and has appeared frequently on A Prairie Home Companion. Advance tickets, $20; at the door, $25; children under 12, $10 at the door only. Tickets available at the following outlets: North Shore Pharmacy, Kilauea; Hanalei Surf Co.; Hanalei Music Strings and Things; Papayas Natural Foods; Kaua‘i Music and Sound, Kapa‘a; Magic Dragon Toys, Princeville and the Healthy Hut, Kilauea.
Hawaiian lecture series
Today; Saturday
Kilauea; Haena
The lecture titled “Protocols of the Planter: Traditional Ceremonies and Practices for Success” is free and hosted by Limahuli Garden and Preserve. It is from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. today at the Parish Hall, Kilauea.
“Mahuahua: Chants for Cultivation Growth,” is from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Limahuli Garden and Preserve. Cost for the workshop is $35. Learn about the protocols for planting of the native Hawaiian gardener. Advance registration required. Call, 346-7574.
2 Live Crew
8:30 p.m. today
Riptydez, Lihu‘e
2 Live Crew performs on Kaua‘i for the first time. Also performing are O‘ahu musicians Osna and Jik with Kaua‘i’s Lil’ Slow, Sondaone and Buddiblax from the Highlanders. Osna will also DJ throughout the night in between sets. Pre-sale tickets are $20, available at the following outlets: Riptydez, Lihu‘e; Island Tattoo, Kapa‘a and Kilauea Video and Ice Cream. Tickets are $25 at the door.
Meet the author
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today
Talk Story Bookstore, Hanapepe
Novelist, playwright, mystery-writer and former standup comic Dr. Richard E. Peck will sign his newest book, “Traveling at My Desk” a collection of Peck’s newspaper and magazine travel columns. He’s the author of a dozen novels, most notably “Something for Joey,” familiar as an ABC-TV film. He’ll also discuss and sign his three recent crime novels, as well as his popular golf book, “All the Courses in the Kingdom.”
Sierra Club Outings
Saturday; Sunday
Hike the Okolehao Trail Saturday. Celebrate the first day of spring with an afternoon hike that climbs 1200 feet along a ridge behind Hanalei with beautiful views of Hanalei Bay and the North Shore. This is a 4-mile strenuous hike. For details call Kathy Valier 826-7302. Sunday hike to the source of Hanalei River Tunnel Hike. An adventure starting from the Wailua area through a mile-long tunnel to upper reaches of Hanalei River. The trail is sometimes muddy being close to Wai‘ale‘ale. This 6.5 mile East Side hike is rated strenuous. Call Neil Brosnahan, 346-8460.
E Kanikapila Kakou
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday
Island School main hall
E Kanikapila Kakou is an informal backyard Hawaiian music jam session promoting aloha through song among Kaua‘i residents by showcasing Hawai‘i’s diverse and talented composers, musicians and kumu hula sharing songs and chants. This week Kaua‘i kumu hula Lopaka Bukoski performs with Kelly Love and Naniwai‘ui Kanahele of Ni‘ihau. This Garden Island Arts Council sponsored event happens every Monday through April.
Peabody Trio and Baritone William Sharp
7 p.m. Tuesday
Kaua‘i Community College Performing Arts Center
Kaua‘i Concert Association presents its third concert in its 2008-2009 classical series. The Trio and Sharp will provide an education services event at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Lihu‘e Neighborhood Center. The public is welcome to attend. The Kaua‘i concert will feature “Trios and Songs of Schubert and Ives.” In these performances two of the greatest and most prolific writers of the art song are intertwined in a program of song with and without words. The Schubert pieces include selections from Schwanengesang,and Trio in B-flat major, D. 898 (1827). The Ives pieces include a “Selection of Art Songs.” Tickets are available on-line, kauai-concert.org or at the following outlets: Borders; Kukui Grove Management Office (behind the UPS Store), Lihu‘e; Magic Dragon in Princeville; Island Soap and Candle, Koloa; Kalaheo Cafe and Coffee Co.; Kaua‘i Music and Sound, Kapa‘a; North Shore Pharmacy, Kilauea; Dr. Ding’s, Hanapepe and Aloha-n-Paradise, Waimea. Tickets are $35, adults; $10, students under 18.
Zonta Club Luxury Ladies’ Spa Day
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 4
Kilauea Farms
Massage, mini-manicures, pedicures and a Jacuzzi are all part of the Zonta spa day package — an event to raise operating funds so the club can continue providing scholarships for young women. Part of Zonta’s mission is to improve the legal, political, economic, educational and professional status of women.
The spa day is held at the Halemana Estate in Kilauea Farms (4160 N. Waiakalua Street). It includes a mimosa greeting, lunch, a 25-minute massage and a mini-manicure or mini-pedicure (limited reservations upon arrival at the event). Ladies may also participate in a yoga/pilates class; soak in one of two outdoor, ocean view Jacuzzi tubs; relax in the island’s largest steam room or walk down the secluded beach below.
Admission is $100. For more information visit, halemanakauai.com
Day-passes sold at Savage Pearls in Hanalei or by calling 652-3223.
