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Week of Friday, January 11, 2019 | Vol. 7, No. 2

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WELCOME TO BROADWAY

Kauai Voices expanding performance schedule with shows on Westside, North Shore BILL BULEY TGIFR!DAY

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auai Voices will present “Broadway, Baby!,” an evening of timeless and cherished songs from Broadway musicals, this January and February in venues across the island.

“This show is going to be different,” said Randy Leonard, artistic director of Kauai Voices.

“Stage movement, choreography like you’ve never seen before, with our other ones, because Broadway calls for that.”

It’s going to be high-energy, fast-moving, entertaining.

“We’re going to have a lot of fun. It’s going to be a very active show,” he added.

The choir will kick off its 16th season at the Porter Pavilion at Anaina Hou Community Park in Kilauea, on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 6 p.m., then perform its usual concerts at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Lihue, on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 27 at 3 p.m. Kauai Voices will wrap up its final performance on the Westside with a 3 p.m. matinee on Saturday, Feb. 2 at the Waimea Theatre.

Kauai’s popular, 50-plus-voice, auditioned choral ensemble will perform all-time showstoppers from some 25 musicals such as “Fiddler On The Roof,” “Sunset Boulevard,” “Hello Dolly!” “Phantom of the Opera,” “Wicked,” “Evita” and “Hairspray.”

“It’s a genre everybody is familiar with,” Leonard said.

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John Galloway rehearses a solo number with Kauai Voices at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Lihue. ON THE COVER: All eyes of the members of Kauai Voices are on Artistic Director Randy Leonard as he leads a rehearsal.

They are songs that can make you laugh, cry and reflect.

He recounted a story that someone told him, that they don’t like Broadway but love Broadway music because it has such depth of heart and soul and a story to be told.

“It’s very deep and meaningful,” Leonard said.

He pointed to the song, “There’s a Fine, Fine Line,” from

“Avenue Q,” as an example of such a song Kauai Voices will perform. It’s about life and relationships, which are not all good and not all bad.

“That’s the fine line. That’s where the difficulty comes in,” he said.

“Those things that we face every day in our lives, people SEE BROADWAY, PAGE 3

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“We may be growing our audiences ever more and having more sell-outs,” Leonard said, laughing.

Tickets for “Broadway, Baby!” are $20 in advance,

$25 at the door, and $30 for VIP early seating. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.KauaiVoices.org or call 838-3006.

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Director Randy Leonard leads a Kauai Voices rehearsal at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Lihue. Their concerts this month and in February will include accompaniment by instrumental ensembles including strings and piano.

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written that for Broadway, and so that’s why people associated with these songs and these shows. It could be you that they’re singing about and talking about,” Leonard said.

While Jessika Montoya, John Callaway and Tawna Bensaid will be among the soloists, Leonard said the spotlight will fall on every person with Kauai Voices.

“Broadway, Baby!” will be “a night of an amazing roller coaster of emotions and songs, great entertainment,” he said. “Most of all, you’re going to be thrilled by the whole show.”

According to Leonard, the genre of musical theater offers something for everyone, with the power to move people like

nothing else.

“Broadway theater transports you to an emotional and powerful place in your heart, mind and soul, as it combines the elements of song, dialogue, acting and dance. There is a passion that is present in musicals which has impacted millions of people, leaving a lasting imprint on our lives,” he said. “Our singers will transport you!”

This one promises to be special.

“Everyone loves a great Broadway musical — and we all love the songs that tell the many stories within these productions. Who can forget such beloved songs as ‘All That Jazz,’ ‘Hello Dolly!’ ‘Beauty and the Beast’ or ‘The Impossible Dream?’” observed Leonard, who noted that the choral powerhouse will also feature individual

vocalists singing moving solo selections from various shows.

Kauai Voices produces two seasons of concerts each year. The shows feature a different theme each season, with many different styles and genres of music. The group typically is accompanied by piano, an instrumental ensemble, and also highlights soloists, duets and small vocal groups.

“This season, due to overwhelming demand and attendance at past sell-out concerts, we will expand our performances from three to five shows — offering the additional two concerts on the north and west shores of the island,” Leonard said.

Which, while a good thing, raises another matter: Yet more demand for tickets.

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THE SPOT HAS A NEW SPOT JESSICA ELSE TGIFR!DAY

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ust shy of two years after opening The Spot in Kapaa, Nani Lane and Ellie Marcus have opened the doors on their second location in the Princeville Shopping Center.

“I’d say we’re busier here (in

Princeville) in these first two weeks than we were after opening in Kapaa,” Lane said Monday during the noon hour about two weeks after their soft opening. “We have name recognition and we’re filling a niche that’s needed here.”

That niche is breakfast and coffee, which dwindled from the center after Lei Petite Bakery and

Coffee Shop closed. At their original location, they serve a cold menu of frozen yogurts and smoothies, so the new The Spot has added to their menu to fill the vacancy.

“We use clean ingredients, and there’s something here for everybody,” Marcus said. “If you want an all-organic breakfast or vegan breakfast, we have that. We also have

Kapaa’s organic frozen yogurt business expands to Princeville bacon and locally made sausage.”

The noon hour brought a cluster of customers to the frozen-yogurt shop, located across the covered dining area from Tiki Iniki. They ordered acai bowls and iced coffee

sourced from local roasters, graband-go cookies and soft-serve bowls —made with or without dairy and topped with fruit, handmade SEE SPOT, PAGE 5

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LEFT: Nani Lane and Ellie Marcus present two popular items at The Spot in Princeville Shopping Center. ABOVE: The acai bowl is made from acai and banana with fresh fruit and handmade syrups.

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syrups, cookies and chocolate chips.

Originally from New York, Marcus met Lane after moving to Kauai, and the two became friends. During a walk one day by Hanalei Bay, the two discovered their shared a dream of owning and operating an organic frozen-yogurt bar, and the duo decided to go into business together.

“We started talking, like new friends do, and found out our dreams were identical, down to details,” Lane said.

Lane, from Kilauea, had just returned to the island from traveling, and was working in a shave ice truck, and Marcus was working with a nonprofit.

“Ellie, she had the small business side of things, and I had the food industry side of things, so we’re a good combination,” Lane said. “So, we wrote out our business plan and went forward with it.

Even then we were planning that in six months to a year we’d expand to either a food truck or a second location.”

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ABOVE: Ellie Marcus takes an order at the new location of The Spot in Princeville Shopping Center. RIGHT: Nani Lane prepares an acai bowl.

Both living on Kauai’s North Shore, Lane and Marcus knew they’d want to expand north first. The ambitious duo said a third location could very well be around the corner, but they have no definite plans, yet — they’re focusing on their flagship and in Princeville.

“The Kapaa location is great. It’s right in the middle of town and we’re surrounded by local businesses,” Lane said. “Being on the second floor has had its challenges, but people find us and the locals know us.”

With a staff of around eight people between the two locations, and the

potential to grow, Lane and Marcus said their success is a result of hard work and an undying dream, and they’re happy to share it with the community.

“We like that we can provide some jobs for a few people. That’s really cool. Plus, I grew up around here, so this is home,” Lane said. “And we really do have something for everyone.

Just this morning I made someone frozen yogurt with kale in it.”

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YES, IT’S THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAM BILL BULEY TGIFR!DAY

catch your attention and make you smile, chuckle. It’s not all fluff and fun. His stories take a look at faith, love, hope, God, life. He shares mese all know about the sages worthy of a Sunday sermon gospels of Matthew, and then talking them over at the Mark, Luke and John.

But not so many are aware of the dinner table that night. If we really take his words to heart, they might gospel of Sam. change us.

Sam wasn’t exactly a saint. But At the center of his adventures he was a very good dog, who survived a fire and used to lived on is Sam, the dog with the big heart, Kauai. His owner was Bill Miller, the full of joy, love and excitement.

In one story, “Be Not Afraid,” pastor at St. Michael and All Angel Episcopal Church before he moved he writes: “Our fears sometimes paralyze us from the soul on up on a few years ago.

Miller wrote this 2005 book, “The and drive us to make some pretty meaningless, if not destructive, Gospel According to Sam: Animal Stories for the Soul.” In a few words, choices. Most of us, like Sam, run from our fears: hiding in the securithe short stories in it are heavenly, even angelic, if you don’t mind the ty of relationships with people we don’t really like or want to be near, pushing of a celestial theme. pursuing addictive and obsessive This is a collection of 30 stories behaviors which numb the pain sure to delight. Miller is a witty and temporarily take our minds writer, one who turns phases that

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off the threatening terrors, fleeing from the depressing dark night of the soul which may in fact harbor our salvation.”

Wow. Who among us isn’t fearful of what we know, and what we don’t know?

In “Let Sleeping Dogs Pray,” he

writes something that seems so simple, yet is in a way is extraordinary: “But Sam and the monastery dogs are well aware that sometimes the most enlightened option is not to act or react. But just to be. Aware. Asleep. Appreciative.

Sometimes the best advice for the stressed-out soul is this: ‘Don’t just do something. Stand there. Better yet, lie there. And pray.’”

One of my favorite stories, “A Reverence for Rabbits,” reads: “The times change. My dad started buying whatever gas was cheapest.

I’m a Chevron man myself. And God has grown up. He no longer scampers when I pull up. Doesn’t wear a uniform. Isn’t aligned with a particular company. Always eludes my grasp when I try to shake his hand. And all of us continue to evolve. But I still brake for bunnies.

And keep searching for God. It’s

quite a long trek.”

Miller is a gifted storyteller. But they’re more than stories. They’re lessons of life that he shares with an open heart and asks us to join him in celebrating those moments — moments that often make us laugh at life and reflect on the connection between humans and our animal friends.

Miller’s book isn’t easy to find.

Your best bet is probably The Bookstore in Hanapepe. I picked up a signed, hardback edition there for $10. It was a great deal. The joy I’ve gotten from his stories are priceless.

Epilogue: Sam passed away at 10 p.m. Aug. 26, 2005. He went to heaven and a well-deserved sainthood.

••• Bill Buley, editor-in-chief, can be reached at 245-0457 or bbuley@thegardenisland.com.

‘ESCAPE ROOM’ IS HIGH-CONCEPT AND NOT HALF BAD LINDSEY BAHR ASSOCIATED PRESS

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n retrospect, it’s actually kind of surprising that there hasn’t been an escape room-themed horror movie until now. The popular interactive mystery games are kind of mini films.

There’s a built-in set, stakes, opportunities for conflict and teamwork and a logical start and finish. It’s certainly a more obvious fit for a movie than a board game or theme park ride.

So, from the imaginations

of “Fast & Furious” producer Neal H. Moritz and “Insidious: The Last Key” director Adam Robitel comes “Escape Room” (two stars out of four), where the characters are as random as an audience-chosen improv group (Investment banker! Soldier! Miner! Smart teen! Grocer!), the rooms look like discarded Nine Inch Nails music video sets (not exactly a criticism), the stakes are $10,000 or death, which seem far too low and too high, and everyone agrees that Petula Clark’s “Downtown” is a bad song (which is

both incorrect and a strange, rude hill to die on).

As if the film is concerned that the audience will lose interest immediately, “Escape Room” starts at the end, as a lone man, Ben (Logan Miller), desperately tries to figure out the clues in a room that is quickly closing in on itself, “Star Wars” trash-compactor-style. It’s certainly a jolt of energy up front, but right as things are looking really bleak for Ben, it cuts to “three days earlier.” It’s cheap and a little insulting to have to reassure the audience that there is

some exciting and harrowing stuff to come as long as they get through all the boring introductory stuff. At least it doesn’t resort to the old record-scratch, freeze-frame, “you’re probably wondering how I got here” standby.

The thing is, “Escape Room” isn’t actually all that bad, just kind of silly, but it takes a moment to readjust your expectations after that condescending beginning, and a very phoned-in introduction to the unlucky six Chicago strangers who all receive a mysterious box

and decide, what the heck, let’s check out this escape room. There’s the skittish but brilliant college student Zoey (Taylor Russell), the ruthless finance guy Jason (Jay Ellis), the veteran who hates heat, Amanda (Deborah Ann Woll), the regular joe, Mike (Tyler Labine) and the escape room obsessive who honestly never does all that much to help, Danny (Nik Dodani).

Curiously no one seems all that concerned about the odd premise that this team activity could have a single winner at all, or perhaps they

think they’ll all win $10,000.

I guess it becomes clearer when people start dying in the rooms.

And, boy, are they put through the wringer. The have to brave extreme heat, extreme cold, poison, drugs, rising tensions and body counts while trying to figure out how to get out of each puzzle room, a few of which are pretty interesting. It’s like a “Final Destination” spinoff where each character’s past trauma haunts them. Mercifully, all the carnage is kept to tolerable PG-13 levels.

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he holidays have come and gone, and people still came to visit and shop at the Kauai Community Market, a partnership between the Kauai County Farm Bureau and the Kauai Community College, on the Puhi campus.

There were the fried and barbecued Thai apple banana by the Kauai Adenium Growing that were introduced during last week’s market, and there was the fresh produce offered

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