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NTBG Aloha Market on the South Shore of Kauai

Thursday, August 1st, 2024
10:00 am — 2:00 pm
National Tropical Botanical Garden Koloa
Free

National Tropical Botanical Garden Aloha Market Thursdays from 10am - 2pm 4425 Lawai Road, Koloa, across from Spouting Horn Art & Farm Kauai made gifts & crafts Local produce & food vendors FREE Hula  Show at 12:30pm For more info visit www.ntbg.org/aloha Call (808) 742-2623

NTBG Aloha Market on the South Shore of Kauai

Thursday, August 8th, 2024
10:00 am — 2:00 pm
National Tropical Botanical Garden Koloa
Free

National Tropical Botanical Garden Aloha Market Thursdays from 10am - 2pm 4425 Lawai Road, Koloa, across from Spouting Horn Art & Farm Kauai made gifts & crafts Local produce & food vendors FREE Hula  Show at 12:30pm For more info visit www.ntbg.org/aloha Call (808) 742-2623

Japanese Cooking Class

Saturday, August 24th, 2024
1:00 pm — 4:00 pm
Cooking Kauai Lawai

One Weekend Only! Honolulu Chef, Lisa Matsunaga is island hopping to teach four of her favorite Japanese dishes here on Kauai. Her clean flavor profiles, dedication to procuring the freshest seasonal ingredients, and attention to the smallest details all pay homage to her Japanese heritage. The class menu includes Misoyaki Butterfish, Diakon Salad with Shiso […]

Bon Bon Vivant Band Returns – from New Orleans

Saturday, August 24th, 2024
7:00 pm — 9:00 pm
Kauai Sheraton Coconut Beach Kapaa
$15 – $40

Bon Bon Vivant is a genre bending band from New Orleans that pull from singer-songwriter/ pop/ americana/ dark ballads and up-tempo indie dance music…but they would prefer you to just listen to the music. BBVs original music is rooted in storytelling and pays honor to a uniquely New Orleans sound while infusing an indie flavor […]

Japanese Cooking Class

Sunday, August 25th, 2024
1:00 pm — 4:00 pm
Cooking Kauai Lawai

One Weekend Only! Honolulu Chef, Lisa Matsunaga is island hopping to teach four of her favorite Japanese dishes here on Kauai. Her clean flavor profiles, dedication to procuring the freshest seasonal ingredients, and attention to the smallest details all pay homage to her Japanese heritage. The class menu includes Misoyaki Butterfish, Diakon Salad with Shiso […]

KCA’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Concert: The Planets

Saturday, September 7th, 2024
7:00 pm — 9:00 pm
KCC Performing Arts Center Lihue
$20.00 – $150.00

KCA celebrates its 50th Anniversary with a never-been-done-on-Kauai performance of Gustav Holstʻs, The Planets, arranged by George Morton for chamber orchestra. Join us for this exciting collaboration between professional Kauai and Hawaii Symphony Orchestra musicians. They will be conducted by the internationally acclaimed conductor, Tito Muñoz. Concert will begin with an opening proclamation by Mayor […]

Kauaʻi Mokihana Festival 2024: Hawaiian Church Service

Sunday, September 22nd, 2024
10:00 am — 11:00 am
Kapaʻa First Hawaiian Church
No cost; donations accepted.

SUNDAY, September 22, 2024 | 10 AM Kapaʻa First Hawaiian Church Welcome all as we celebrate the Kauaʻi Mokihana Festival with a special service with much in both Hawaii and English. This yearʻs church service will be held at the historical Kapaʻa First Hawaiian Church founded by Queen Deborah Kapule in 1879. We hope to […]

Kauaʻi Mokihana Festival 2024 – Hula Competition: Kahiko Nei

Friday, September 27th, 2024
5:00 pm — 9:00 pm
Kauaʻi War Memorial Lihue
$25

FRIDAY, September 27, 2024 | 5 PM Kauaʻi War Memorial Convention Hall Featuring groups and soloists from participating hālau hula presenting choice mele hula. Cash awards will be given for Oli, Costume & Adornments, Hula Presentation and Overall.  Cost of admission is $25 per person in advance and $30 at the door. See www.maliefoundation for […]

Rhapsody In Blue, Featuring Opus Nova

Sunday, October 6th, 2024
5:00 pm — 7:00 pm
St. Michael’s Church Lihue
$15 – $40

Concert description: From classical to jazz, embark on a journey through genres, as our virtuosic program caters to every taste. We'll open the concert with a Klezmer-inspired overture by Prokofiev, setting the stage for an enchanting evening. Transitioning seamlessly, we'll delve into Mendelssohn’s Concert Pieces Op. 113/114, a mesmerizing 'concerto' for two clarinets. Concluding the […]

Escher String Quartet

Thursday, November 7th, 2024
7:00 pm — 9:00 pm
KCC Performing Arts Center Lihue
$20 – $150

The Escher String Quartet has received acclaim for its profound musical insight and rare tonal beauty. A former BBC New Generation Artist and recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant, the quartet has performed at the BBC Proms at Cadogan Hall and is a regular guest at Wigmore Hall. In its home town of New […]

Talk Story Piano Duo

Sunday, December 8th, 2024
5:00 pm — 7:00 pm
KCC Performing Arts Center Lihue
$15 – $40

Monica Chung and Jonathan Korth will perform a four-hand concert on two pianos one night only. Monica Chung is a concert pianist, producer, music director, and educator. She gave her solo debut with the North Carolina Piedmont Triad Symphony Orchestra at age 10 as a result of winning 1st prize in the Competition. She has […]

Aoi Trio on Kauai

February 5th, 2025
7:00 pm — 9:00 pm
St. Michael’s Church Lihue
$15 – $40

Only five times in history, the ARD international music competition has awarded the first prize for piano trios. Aoi Trio won this prestigious first prize in 2018, which made a breathtaking start to their international career. Aoi Trio was founded in 2016 by Kyoko Ogawa (violin), Yu Ito (cello), and Kosuke Akimoto (piano), all of […]

An Evening with David Sedaris

February 27th, 2025
7:00 pm — 9:00 pm
KCC Performing Arts Center Lihue
$40 – $100

With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today. David Sedaris is the author […]

Cliburn Piano Competition Finalist Clayton Stephenson

March 4th, 2025
7:00 pm — 9:00 pm
Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center Lihue
$15 – $40

American pianist Clayton Stephenson’s love for music is immediately apparent in his joyous charisma onstage, expressive power, and natural ease at the instrument. Hailed for “extraordinary narrative and poetic gifts” and interpretations that are “fresh, incisive and characterfully alive” (Gramophone), he is committed to making an impact on the world through his music-making. Growing up in […]

Grammy-Nominated Anat Cohen Quartetinho

April 6th, 2025
6:00 pm — 8:00 pm
Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center Lihue
$20.00 – $40.00

"Anat does what all authentic musicians do: She tells stories from her own experiences that are so deeply felt that they are very likely to connect listeners to their own dreams, desires and longings." - Nat Hentoff Ever charismatic, prolific and inspired, Grammy-nominated clarinetist-saxophonist Anat Cohen has won hearts and minds the world over with […]

Don Braden Quartet

June 21st, 2025
7:00 pm — 9:00 pm
Kauai Sheraton Coconut Beach Kapaa
$15 – $40

A world-class saxophonist, flutist, composer and educator, Don Braden’s jazz career has spanned over 40 years. He has toured the world with jazz greats Betty Carter, Wynton Marsalis, Tony Williams, Freddie Hubbard, Roy Haynes, Herbie Hancock and the Hancock Institute, and many others, and has performed in venues as diverse as Carnegie Hall, Saturday Night […]