This Month on Kauai

The Tao of Personal Health

January 30th, 2012

Kauai Wellness Expo with Chungliang Al Huang

If you’ll be on Kauai on Saturday, February 11th – and you’ve ever had the slightest curiosity about Tai Chi – don’t miss this special lecture and workshop with one of the most renowned masters on the planet. Chungliang Al Huang will be the keynote speaker at the 8th Annual Kauai Wellness Expo at 11:30 am, followed by a “quantum”…

Hawaiian Music on Kauai

January 13th, 2012

Want to hear some real Hawaiian music? If you’re taking a Kauai vacation this winter, don’t miss E Kanikapila Kakou (“let’s play music together”) Monday nights from 6-9 pm at the Kauai Beach Resort. Now in its 29th year, this grassroots program features some of the best musicians in Hawaii. The 2012 season opens Sunday, January 29 at 7pm with…

Write Your Life with Ann Randolph

January 4th, 2012

“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” —William Wordsworth She’s considered one of the most innovative writer/performers in the U.S. —and if you’ve see her onstage you know what we’re talking about. This month the very gifted Ann Randolph will offer her popular “Write Your Life” workshop January 21-22 at the Church of the Pacific in Princeville. Through…

New Year’s Eve on Kauai

December 21st, 2011

Lucky enough to be on Kauai this New Year’s Eve? You can sip champagne, listen to Hawaiian music, or head to Poipu and watch fireworks under the stars. If you’re in the mood for elegance, Kauai resident Toni Childs (three-time Grammy nominee and Emmy winner for the haunting “Because You’re Beautiful”) will perform a New Year’s Eve concert at the…

Christmas Shopping on Kauai

December 11th, 2011

Looking for a super special Christmas gift? I love supporting local Kauai artists by buying original art at Christmas (or anytime). Kauai is a magnet for gifted artists and photographers, and the work produced here is truly amazing. If you’re driving out to the north shore, stop in at the new 7 Artists Gallery in Wainiha next to the General…

Santa’s Coming to Princeville?

December 5th, 2011

Well, why not? A world traveler like Saint Nick knows a fabulous destination when he sees one, and this Sunday, December 11, he and Mrs. Claus will be in da house at the Princeville Community Center. From 5-6 pm he’ll be gettin’ those lists and checkin’ them twice, accompanied by carols sung by the Kapa’a Middle School Choir. Bring your…

Christmas on Kauai

November 29th, 2011

How do you get into the Christmas spirit on a tropical island like Kauai? Yule have no problem if you head to Lihue on Friday, December 2. One of the island’s best craft fairs starts at 11 am at the Kauai Museum, and at 6 pm it’s the opening ceremony of the Festival of Lights featuring the Kauai Chorale. Santa…

A Soulful Evening on Kauai

November 1st, 2011

“When The Mountain Calls: Nepal-Tibet-Bhutan” will have its Kauai premiere on Saturday, November 12 at 7 pm at Kaua’i Community College. In this film, Emmy award winner Dr. Tom Vendetti (“Bhutan: Taking the Middle Path to Happiness”) and co-producer Robert C. Stone (“Taylor Camp”) explore why happiness is so attainable in the Himalayas—and yet so elusive in Western culture, overflowing…

Surfer’s Stomp Kauai Oct. 22!

October 11th, 2011

Kauai Community Radio (KKCR) is celebrating 50 years of surf music with the Takeoffs and the Duo-tones Oct. 22 in Kapaa. The benefit concert for Kauai’s only public radio station runs from 7:30-10:30 pm at Children of the Land in the Safeway Shopping Center. (Tickets are $10 at the door.)

Sustainable Sustenance: Princeville Jazz and Wine Festival

September 20th, 2011

Savor Kaua‘i farm-to-table cuisine and sustainable, bio-dynamic wines along with contemporary jazz at the Westin Princeville Jazz and Wine Festival on Saturday evening, September 25. Top chefs from the Westin, the St. Regis, the Sheraton Kauai and 22 North will present culinary delights with an island flair—(think braised A’Akukui Ranch short ribs with Hamakua mushroom ragout, followed by warm Mango…

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