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Week of Friday, December 22, 2017 | Vol. 5, No. 51

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KAUAI VOICES

Popular choral ensemble heads to Cuba

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Kauai Voices to visit Cuba for performance tour

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Randy Leondard directs Kauai Voices.

ALOHA MEETS ‘ H OLA’ M embers of Kauai Voices, the island’s popular auditioned choral ensemble, will serve as ambassadors of aloha during a weeklong performance tour in Havana, Cuba, from Feb. 5 through Feb. 14.

Twenty-one Kauai Voices singers, plus three musicians, will perform in venues in and around Havana — joining with two choral groups for combined performances: Ensemble Vocal Luna, the 12-voice professional Cuban women’s choir and the Entrevoces Choir, the national mixed choir of Cuba.

“We are looking forward to sharing our music and aloha spirit with the musicians and people of Cuba,” said Kauai Voices Artistic Director Randy Leonard. “Music is a universal language, experience, and power in human life, opening doors and hearts. Our goal is to promote — from one island to another — a better relationship and understanding between cultures and people through our mutual love of music.”

The group, which has been planning and organizing the trip for more than a

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year, will sing its repertoire from its 14th season concerts — A Banquet of Voices — performed Jan. 19-21.

“The singers will also perform the songs Aloha Kauai and Aloha ‘Oe, with a Cuban segment written specifically for this journey,” said Leonard, adding, “Both of these arrangements were specially written for Kauai Voices by Kauai composer and musician Kathleen Dahill.”

When not performing, Kauai Voices will stay in a historic Havana hotel, which is perfectly situated for touring the city, visiting the national art galleries, schools, historic sites, cigar factories, markets and finding locations for spontaneous music and dancing.

Kauai Voices, founded in 2011, produces two seasons of concerts each year in Lihue. The shows feature a different theme each season with different styles and genres of music.

The group typically is accompanied by

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piano, an instrumental ensemble, and also highlights soloists, duets, and small vocal groups.

Kauai Voices will sing classic Christmas songs 6 p.m. Saturday in the gazebo at Kukui Grove Shopping Center in Lihue, and on Christmas at the Hilton Garden Inn’s Christmas buffet in Wailua from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Its January concerts will be at St. Michael All Angels Episcopal Church in Lihue.

“With a program of many different musical styles, our 14th season showcases the exceptional diversity and capabilities of Kauai Voices,” Leonard said. “A banquet is the perfect metaphor for our dynamic program, which will highlight the rich variety, outstanding ability and impressive talent of Kauai Voices. We deliver it all in one inspired package.”

The concert performances will feature the musical genres of pop, Latin, Cuban, Broadway, Jazz, movies, gospel, Hawaiian, American musical, world peace, classic, African, patriotic, sound choir, speaking choir and rock.

“Kauai Voices has a phenomenal ability to embrace and master a multitude of vocal/choral styles, sounds, and genres. In every season the singers have developed a higher level of skill, ability, and knowledge,” noted Leonard, adding, “This season highlights the delicious ‘banquet’ of music for both our singers and audiences to indulge in.”

“Our theme is a perfect way for us to deliver a very satisfying and exciting program, rich in diversity, quality, artistic expression, and joy,” said Leonard, who has more than 35 years of experience directing vocal and choir groups. “Some songs will be familiar and some will surprise you — we invite you to indulge and enjoy all that our voices can serve you at this banquet!”

Tickets for A Banquet of Voices concerts are $15 each in advance and $20 at the door.

Premiere seating is available at $25 each, providing early entrance and prime seating choices.

To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.kauaivoices.org

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Kapaa restaurant offers delightful and friendly service, fantastic food, and good conversation, too

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hey say if you’re looking for the country on Kauai, go to Waimea. It’s wide open for stretches there, with rolling green fields, open space and a sense that you’re in Montana, the Big Sky Country.

Or, you can just stop at Kountry Kitchen in Kapaa.

The longtime favorite of locals and visitors continues to attract morning and noon crowds looking for hearty breakfasts and lunches. And the reason they come to this restaurant along Kuhio Highway is because they find what they’re after.

It has a casual, cozy, clean atmosphere. It’s relaxing and inviting. It helps that they greet you with a smile, too, and if there’s an open table, they’ll sit you quickly. But sometimes, like Wednesday morning, the line might stretch out the door. It’s worth the wait, so don’t

rush off. There’s a reason Kountry Kitchen has endured through the decades. Folks who ate there as kids eat their today as adults.

Inside, the word “FAMILY” stands out big and loud on the center wall. It’s there for a reason because this is a place that makes you feel like you’re home. If that doesn’t make you warm up, then all those chickens in different forms on that same wall and on the menu will at least make you smile.

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‘HIDDEN LIFE’ WILL GROW ON YOU CYNTHIA & ED JUSTUS SPECIAL TO TGIFR!DAY

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rees are everywhere.

Did you know that without them we wouldn’t even exist!

We take them for granted

most of the time, driving or walking by them without even really noticing them!

And yet, there is an entirely different world going on right along side us that we may not even be aware of!

Communication, teamwork, cooperation, regeneration…everything tree huggers strive for!

“The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How they Communicate - Discoveries from a Secret World”, by former German Forestry

Commissioner Peter Wohlleben, reveals the scientific reality of what really is going on all around us, and beneath us, too!

For instance, did you know that older trees actually feed and share nutrients with younger trees?

Did you know trees can “smell”? Or that there are some tree root systems which are thousands and thousands of years old?

Or that when certain pests approach, trees will begin

to emit certain chemicals to ward away the attackers, and at the same time warn other trees so they can prepare their defense!

Like “The Soul of an Octopus”, (which we recently reviewed) this book has been a surprise best-seller in our store, and customers constantly tell us how much they enjoyed it and how surprised they were that they wanted to read it!

One of the great benefits of this book is that it is written in

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while my friend Tom went with eggs Benedict ($13.50).

Yes, the food was excellent Continued from P. 5 and the price was fine. Give it five stars. We left nothing $9 for a cheese omelette, the famous Kountry Pancake on those plates. But even better was the service. Our for $7.75 or the Hawaiian plates were delivered to our Waffle (caramelized pinetable within minutes. We apple, toasted coconut and were pleasantly surprised. coconut syrup. I went with the Denver omelette ($12.25), That might have been the

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presentation of his life’s discoveries about the hidden nature of trees completely fascinating!

Trees take care of themselves with pure science!

Once you begin to delve into the intricate realm that is the existence of trees, you will never look at a tree the same again! Life comes in all shape and sizes!

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fastest breakfast served on this island. If they hadn’t been hot and fresh, I would have thought they had been sitting there waiting for someone to order them.

They have a full menu of coffee and espresso drinks.

The waitress was fun and friendly, with a nice smile and checked on us often enough, but not too much. We chatted about the new Star Wars movie (disappointing, but this isn’t a movie review so I’ll try to stay on track. Our waitress said her friends didn’t like it) before I paid the bill and we headed out.

If you have time, take a walk on the Ke Ala Hele Makalae path across the street afterwards to work off

some of the pounds you just added.

The hostess at the front door sent us off with wave and another friendly smile.

Lunch features burgers, sandwiches and salads and lunch plates like the Kalua Pig Plate for $14.95.

At Kountry Kitchen, they keep it local. Products come from Makaweli Meat Company, Kealia Farms, Kilauea Farms, Kauai Roastery and Kauai Kim Chee.

If you far from home and looking for a piece of country while you’re on an island in the Pacific Ocean, stop by the Kountry Kitchen at 4-1485 Kuhio Highway. Hours are 6 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. You’ll feel like you’re part of the family.

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WAIMEA PARADE A HOLIDAY HIT

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undreds of people turned out for the annual Waimea Christmas Light Parade Saturday, which was followed by festivities at Hofgaard Park led by the Zumba Elves.

The annual parade presented by the West Kauai Business and Professional Association featured colorful and fun entries on a beautiful evening where the threat of inclement weather was turned away by the light extravaganza..

Keiki enjoyed the activities and adults feasted on food, Zumba, and music at the park.

David, Barbara Alexander

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