What’s Up

August 25

Fruit Trees
Kauai Nursery and Landscaping, 3-1550 Kaumualii Hwy, Lihue, 9 a.m., call for pricing. Learn how to choose, maintain and enjoy your fruit trees. (245-7747)

American Legion Westside Post 51
3880 Kilohana St. Kalaheo, 6 p.m., free. Veteran’s Day Parade and Memorial Services planning. (332-7189)

Flood Insurance Rate Map
Call for locations/times, Wednesday-Thursday, free. The Department of Land and Natural Resources holds a public meeting to educate residents and business owners on upcoming flood insurance rate map changes and how they will affect property owners. (241-4873)

Flood Map Meeting
Kapaa Middle School, Kapaa, 4:30 – 7 p.m., free. Department of Land and Natural Resources holds this meeting to discuss flood emergency and evacuation plans. (768-8098)

Grove Farm Tours
Grove Farm Museum, 4050 Nawiliwili Road, Lihue, Wednesday, Thursday and Monday, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., call for pricing. Enjoy walking tours of the 100 acre historical site of plantation life on Kaua‘i. (Register: 245-3202)

August 26

Flood Plans Meeting
Lihue Neighborhood Center, Lihue, 9 a.m. – noon, free. Department of Land and Natural Resources holds this meeting to discuss flood emergency and evacuation plans. (768-8098)

August 27

Keola Beamer, Raiatea Helm
Kaua‘i PAC, 7:30 p.m., call for pricing. Keola Beamer and Raiatea Helm entertain. (258-5297)

Slack Key Guitar, Uke Concert
Hanalei Family Community Center, 5-5299 Kuhio Hwy., Hanalei, 4-6 p.m., $15-$20. Attend this award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele concert featuring songs and stories honoring Raymond Kanei. Proceeds support Hale Halawai Ohana o Hanalei and this program. (Register: 826-1469)

August 28

Foster Kitten Training
Kauai Human Society, 3-825 Kaumualii Highway, Lihue, second Wednesday 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. and last Saturday of the month 9 – 11 a.m., call for pricing. Train to be a volunteer and make a difference in the lives of these animals. (632-0610 ext.102)

Manipura Chakra Workshop
Kalaheo Yoga, 4427 Papalina Road, Kalaheo, 3 – 5 p.m., $20. Uncover the source of limitless energy within. (651-1568)

Weekly Wine Tasting
Da Kine Wina, Waipouli Complex, Kapaa, 4 – 7 p.m. free. taste different selections of wine each week. 21-plus (822-1314)

August 29

Slack Key Guitar, Uke Concert
Hanalei Family Community Center, 5-5299 Kuhio Hwy., Hanalei, 3-5 p.m., $15-$20. Attend this award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele concert featuring songs and stories of Hawaii’s ancient people (Menehune). Proceeds support Hale Halawai Ohana o Hanalei and this program. (Register: 826-1469)

Acting Seminar
St. Michael’s Church, 4364 Hardy St., Lihue, 2-5:30 p.m., $125/Kaua‘i residents. Author of “How To Get the Part Without Falling Apart,” Margie Haber teaches actors to stop acting and start living the life of the person. (Register: 652-5210)

August 30

Cha Cha And Swing
Kilauea Neighborhood Center, Kilauea, Behind Kilauea Town Market. Mondays, 8 – 9 p.m., call for pricing. Beginning Cha Cha and Continuing West Coast Swing. Ends Oct. 4.(828-2109)

August 31

Backyard Aquaculture
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 8610 Kiowea Road, Kekaha, Tuesdays 4 -7 p.m., Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28., Saturdays 1 – 4 p.m. Sept. 11, 18, 25, and Oct. 2, $240 or $30/session. Learn the techniques of aquaculture to grow fish for your personal use and sale. (647-0640)

Book Reading, Info.
Koloa Public/School Library, Humanities Room, 4:30-6:30 p.m., call for pricing. Phyllis Kunimura invites friends and community members to hear about her book and about KIDS School. (822-0262, 635-8248)

All-Level Yoga
Kilauea location, call for address, Sundays, 10-11:30 a.m., $15 drop-ins; $40 for four classes. (351-4958, iriepranaoceana@hotmail.com)

Backyard Aquarculture
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 8610 Kiowea Road, Kekaha, Tuesdays 4 -7 p.m., Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28., Saturdays 1 – 4 p.m. Sept. 11, 18, 25, and Oct. 2, $240 or $30/session. Learn the techniques of aquaculture to grow fish for your personal use and sale. (647-0640)

Beginning Line Dance Class
Church of the Pacific, 5-4280 Kuhio Hwy., Princeville, Mondays, 7-8:30 p.m.; Fridays, 10-11:30 a.m.; $6/class. Dance to all kinds of music in this North Shore Beginning Line Dance Class and have fun while exercising. No partner required. (212-1847)

Body And Mind Clarity
Kalaheo Neighborhood Center, Wednesdays, 8-9 a.m., free. Participate in body and mind clarity classes featuring flowing moves for balance, flexibility, coordination and strength. Ages 55-plus. (652-8985, passionateliving.faithweb.com)

Cha Cha And Swing
Kilauea Neighborhood Center, Kilauea, Behind Kilauea Town Market. Mondays, 8 – 9 p.m., call for pricing. Beginning Cha Cha and Continuing West Coast Swing. Ends Oct. 4.(828-2109)

Christian-Based Yoga
Kaua‘i Christian Fellowship, 2731 Ala Kinoiki (Koloa Bypass), Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:45-10 a.m.; Tuesday nights, 5:30-6:45 p.m.; $10. Linda Espino offers Christian-based yoga classes. (652-0900, lespino@hawaii.rr.com)

Core Training For Boomers
Kapaa Neighborhood Center, 4491 Kou St., Kapaa, Mondays, 9:15-10 a.m., $5-$10 suggested donation. Take part in a core training class for boomers ages 50-plus. (212-6228)

CORE, PiYo Classes
Fitbodies Personal Training, Kalaheo, Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. and Wednesdays, 4:15 p.m. CORE Performance Circuit; Fridays, 4:15 p.m., PiYo; $15 per class. Participate in Tuesday/Wednesday CORE Performance Circuit workouts and/or Friday PiYo classes with Pam Kruse. (332-7417, fitbodkauai.com)

Dance Classes
Kaua‘i Dance Center, studio locations in Lihue, Kapaa and Princeville, register now-Aug. 30 for new dance season starting Aug. 1-May 2011, call for pricing. Sign up for classes for all ages and abilities in classical ballet, hip hop, modern or flamenco dance. Ends Aug. 30. (823-9588)

‘Designing The Next Chapter’
Kapaa location, call for address, Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m., $25 per session. Designing the Next Chapter in Your Life. If you suspect you need a change but aren’t sure what it is or how to implement it, the “Designing the Next Chapter in Your Life” workshop is for you. Figure out what you really want to do with your life and create a concrete plan. (Register: 639-4517, hiyaguha@gmail.com)

Eastside Pilates Classes
Wailua location, call for address/days/times, $45 private; $2 duet. Private classes in the classical equipment-based Pilates method are offered. (346-4251)

Feminine Qi Gong
Birthing a New Humanity Center, Kilauea, Wednesdays, 5-6:15 p.m., call for pricing. Join in these Qi gong classes for feminine bodies. Bring a mat and water. (651-8880)

Food Growing Forum
One Song Farm, Moloaa, first Saturdays, 9 a.m.-noon, donations welcome. Sun, a farmer/gardener with 20-plus years of successful bio-intensive organic market gardening in Hawaii under his belt, shares his experience and knowledge. (635-3020)

Golden Eight Qi Gong
Qi Center, 3343 Kanakolu St., Lihue, Tuesdays, 10-11 a.m., free for ages 60-plus; $10 general. A gentle standing form, Golden Eight, promotes balance and self healing. (639-4300, Qi@hawaii.rr.com)

Hip-Hop Classes
KUGA, Kalaheo, seven-week sessions, email for days/times/pricing. KUGA offers seven-week sessions in hip-hop, break dancing and zumba. Ages 4-plus. (Register: kuga808.com, kuga808@mac.com)

Instrument Lessons
Kilauea Farms, call for address/days/times/pricing. Kirk Smart offers guitar lessons for students of all ages and levels and beginning piano, bass and drum lessons as well. (652-7226)

Islandwide Vinyasa Yoga
Koloa Hongwanji, Mondays and Thursdays, 8:30 a.m.; Waimea Plantation Cottages, Tuesdays, 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.; call for pricing. Yogi Paul Reynolds guides all levels of Hatha Yoga in the Vinyasa tradition. Look for the blue sign. (650-773-3422, paul@unlimited-ideas.com)

Iyengar Yoga Classes
Kalaheo Yoga, 4427 Papalina Road, Kalaheo, Sundays, 4:30-6:30 p.m., call for pricing. Kalaheo Yoga offers level 1 and 2 classes in Iyengar yoga, which focuses on structural alignment, strength and flexibility. (332-7405, 651-1568, kalaheoyoga.com)

Kalaheo Yoga, Yoga Therapy
Poise Pilates, 4437 Papalina Road, Kalaheo, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30-9:50 a.m., call for pricing. Group and private therapeutic yoga instruction inspired by B.K.S. Iyengar and Integrative Yoga Therapy are offered to persons of all levels. (651-1568, ellen@yogatherapykauai.com)

Kapuna Total Body Conditioning
Hanapepe Neighborhood Center, Mondays, 8-9:30 a.m.; Kalaheo Neighborhood Center, Thursdays, 8-9:30 a.m.; free. Participate in chair and standing cardiovascular and strength training classes for seniors. Ages 55-plus. (652-8985, passionateliving.faithweb.com)

Keiki Yoga
Princeville Community Center, 4334 Emmalani Drive, Princeville, Wednesdays, 3:15 p.m., $33. Enjoy exercise, bonding, healing and yoga through story with your children. Ages 4-10. (480-244-7676)

Kundalini Yoga
Hanalei Community Center, Kuhio Highway, Fridays, 8:30 a.m., call for pricing. Satya Kaur offers instruction in “the mother of all yoga.” (826-0050)

Low-Cost Kupunas Clinic
Sacred Waters Healing Arts, 365 Papaloa Road, Kapaa, Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., $25 for 30 min. Using the Rosen Method Bodywork to restore motion, feeling and muscle patterns. (651-0558)

Meditation On Compassion
Tara Sangha – Buddhist Center, 6458-B Kahuna Road, Kapaa, Sundays, 9 – 10 a.m., call for pricing. Practice compassion and live a happier life with group meditation: Chenrezig, the Tibetan Buddhist practice of compassion. (823-0949, tarasangha.org)

Mele Voice Classes For Keiki
Center For Polynesian Culture, Kauai Village Shopping Center, Kapaa, Fridays, call for times, free. Mele voice classes now available for kids, ages 7-12. (821-1234)

Ohana Yoga
Little Sprouts Playhouse, 4-947 Kuhio Hwy., Kapaa, Mondays, 6:15 p.m., $5-$15 sliding scale per adult; free for keiki. Yoga instructor and licensed massage therapist Lisa Nerpio teaches an ongoing family-style yoga class where parents and their children can create a healthy family ritual with stretching, breathing and meditation for all ages. (631-9494, littlesproutsplayhouse.com)

Oneness Blessing
Princeville Community Center, 4334 Emmalani, Prince Albert Park, Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., call for pricing. The Oneness Blessing is a transfer of energy that over time will facilitate your moving into higher states of awareness, calming the endless chatter of the mind and bringing you into the moment. No dogma, practices or beliefs are needed: this is simply the path of receiving. (212-1847)

Pilates
Dolphin Touch Wellness Center, 4544 Kukui St., Kapaa, Tuesdays, 8:30 a.m.; Princeville location, Wednesdays, 10 a.m.; call for pricing. Terri Hunter offers Pilates mat classes to tone and strengthen your mid-section. (639-1313)

Pilates & Yoga Classes
Kalaheo Yoga, 4427 Papalina Road, variety classes offered six days a week, call for times, $15 per class; $48 for four classes; $100 for 10. A variety of yoga and Pilates classes are offered six days a week. Call for schedule. (651-1568, kalaheoyoga@hotmail.com)

Pilates Mat Classes
Hanalei Community Center, Tuesdays, 10:15 a.m.; Parish Hall, Kilauea, Fridays, 10 a.m.; call for pricing. Participate in these pilates mat classes and bring your own mat. (482-0186, tamarajocortez@hotmail.com)

Pilates on North Shore
Hanalei Community Center, Mondays and Thursdays, 9:15 a.m.; Tuesdays, 10:15 a.m. and 4:45 p.m.; The Parish House, Kilauea, Fridays, 10 a.m.; $10. Join in these pilates mat classes. Bring a yoga mat. (482-0186)

Practical Yoga
The Yoga House, 4-885 Kuhio Hwy., Kapaa, Thursdays, 8-9 a.m., $10. Enjoy a fun, all-level class for athletes and busy people to support healthy, active lifestyles. (652-3227, kptkk@yahoo.com)

Prenatal Yoga
South and West side locations, call for addresses/days/times/pricing. Participate in a prenatal yoga class for your health. No experience necessary. (Register: 634-2836, kellybuskirk@yahoo.com)

Qigong Classes
Kahuna Valley Retreat, Kapahi, Saturdays, 9:30-11 a.m., call for pricing. Francesco Garripoli teaches qigong classes for beginners and advanced practitioners alike. Donations support the Mentor Ohana teen program. (822-4268, kahunavalley.org)

Restorative Yoga
Sweeter Life Studio, 4437 Papalina Road, Kalaheo, Mondays, 8:30-9:30 a.m.; Thursdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m.; call for pricing. Enjoy restorative yoga classes. Private yoga therapy sessions available. (651-1568, ellen@yogatherapykauai.com)

Senior Qi Gong
Qi Center, 3343 Kanakolu St., Lihue, Tuesdays, 10-11 a.m., $10; ages 60-plus free. Enjoy a free qi gong class for seniors. (639-4300)

Sitting Qi Gong
Qi Center, 3343 Kanakolu St., Lihue, Thursdays, 10-11 a.m., free. This qi gong classs features a gentle sitting form suitable for those over age 60. (639-4300)

Tai Chi Chuan
Lihue location, call for address/days/times, free. Tiru Sadasivam teaches a free introductory class in Tai Chi Chuan (the Art of Peaceful Energy). (245-8694, TiruTaiChi@AOL.com)

Taijiwuxigong 
Hanalei Community Center, Hanalei, Thursdays, 5-6:15 p.m., call for pricing. Join this qi gong class for men and women. (651-8880)

The Yoga House
The Yoga House, 4-885 Kuhio Hwy., Kapaa, various days/times, $20 introductory rate for 10 days. Bikram yoga classes are offered daily, a teen class is offered on Friday and belly dancing is taught on Wednesdays at Yoga House, just north of Safeway in Choy Village. (823-YOGA, bikramyogakapaa.com)

Variety Of Yoga
Mojo Studio, Lawai, daily, 9:30-11 a.m., $15 per class. The studio offers Mommy and Me Yoga on Mondays, Strength+Flex Yoga on Tuesdays, Qi Gong plus Yoga on Wednesdays, Hot Flash Yoga on Thursdays, Yoga Xocolatl (Chocolate Yoga) on Fridays, Total Yoga Workout on Saturdays and Sacred Sounds Yoga on Sundays. (634-6490, mojostudio.wetpaint.com)

Various Art Classes
Painting Paradise Art Studio, 9814 Kaumualii Hwy, Waimea, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Classes continue Aug. 21 and Sept. 4, prices vary. Classes in Modern Sumi-e, silk and pastel painting available. (631-9173, kauaiartclasses.blogspot.com

Various Classes
Center For Polynesian Culture, Kauai Village Shopping Center, Kapaa, Mondays, call for times/pricing. Sign up for Tahitian Drumming (ages 5-plus) and Hawaiian Language (for adults) classes. (821-1234)

Various Classes
Center For Polynesian Culture, Kauai Village Shopping Center, Kapaa, Thurdays, call for times/pricing. Sign up for Lomi Lomi Massage ($1 donation suggested), Introduction to Hawaiian Language and Dance (Ages 5-plus) and Hawaiian Language and Dance (Ages 12-under free) (821-1234)

Various Classes
Center For Polynesian Culture, Kauai Village Shopping Center, Kapaa, Tuesdays, call for times/pricing. Sign up for Lomi Lomi Massage ($1 donation suggested), Introduction to Hawaiian Language and Dance (Ages 5-plus) and Hawaiian Language and Dance (Ages 12-under free) (821-1234)

Various Classes
Center For Polynesian Culture, Kauai Village Shopping Center, Kapaa, Wednesdays, call for times/pricing. Register for Adult Tahitian Dance Class and Tahitian Drumming classes. (821-1234)

Yoga
Kalaheo Yoga, 4427 Papalina Road, Kalaheo, call for times, $15/class, $100/10 classes. Learn and improve different techniques and styles of yoga from highly qualified instructors in a friendly studio. (351-1568)

Yoga & Meditation
Princeville Community Center, 4334 Emmalani Drive, Princeville, Tuesdays, 8:30-9:45 a.m.; Private Home, call for address, Thursdays, 8:30 a.m.; $10. Diane Cline teaches pranyama (breathwork), postures and meditations to be happy and healthy. All levels welcome. (480-244-7676, Diane@yogainspirations.com)

Yoga and Meditation
Kauai Dharma Center, 5184 Kome St., Kapaa, Every Wednesday, 7 – 9 p.m.,call for pricing. Tiebtan Buddhist Tantric Yoga and Meditation. (652-0551)

Yoga For Moms
Kalaheo Yoga, 4427 Papalina Road, Kalaheo, Tuesdays, 10:45-11:45 a.m., call for pricing. Bring your infant or toddler (and some toys!) to a child-friendly yoga class for moms. (651-1568, kalaheoyoga.com)

Yoga with Satcha
Hanalei Community Center, Hanalei, Fridays, 8:30 a.m., call for pricing. Gain flexibility, strength and focus with morning yoga with Satcha. (826-0050)

Yoga, All Styles
Studio Kauai Yoga, Dragon Building, 4504 Kukui St., Kapaa, daily, call for times/pricing. Come to Studio Kauai Yoga for whatever you need from your yoga practice. Build strength, flexibility, relax, dance and find peace, energy, concentration and a healthy mind by participating in yoga classes and workshops of many different styles and backgrounds. Classes seven days a week, morning through evening. Drop-in, local and visitor rates available. (822-5053, studiokauaiyoga.com)

Yoga/Meditation Class
Kauai Dharma Center, 5184 Kome St., Kapaa, Every Monday, 7 – 9 p.m.,call for pricing. Tiebtan Buddhist Tantric Yoga and Meditation. (652-0551)

YogAlign
Aloha Dance Studio, 4-491 Kuhio Hwy., Kapaa, Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m., $12. Stryking Balance offers YogAlign classes. (212-8268)

YogAlign & Hand Balancing
Lihue location, call for address, Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:30-11 a.m. YogAlign; Thursdays, 9:30-11 a.m. hand balancing; $12 drop-in fee; packages available. Stryking Balance offers ongoing classes in YogAlign and a Hand Balancing Partner Yoga class weekly. (212-8268, stryking@gmail.com)

YogAlign Classes
Mana Yoga Studio, 3812 Ahonui Place, Princeville, call for days/times/pricing. Michaelle Edwards offers classes in YogAlign, a pain-free form of yoga done from your core and emphasizing natural spine alignment, core diaphragm breathing and neuromuscular patterns. (826-9230, manayoga.com)

Yogalign in Waipouli
Waipouli Plaza, Powerhouse Jiu-Jitsu studio, second floor, Waipouli Road, Kapaa, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8-9:30 a.m., $10 per session; five for $40. Take classes in the Yogalign method of yoga. (639-6177)

Zumba, Kripalu Yoga
North Shore location, call for address, Tuesdays, 7:30-8:45 a.m. Kripalu Yoga; 8:45-9:45 a.m. zumba; call for pricing. Participate in one or both of these classes in Kripalu Yoga and zumba. (828-6863, wendyval@aol.com)

AARP Potluck, Chapter Meeting
AARP Info Center, 3-3178 Kuhio Hwy., #D-2, Lihue, second Wednesdays, noon-2:30 p.m., free. Attend this monthly AARP potluck and Chapter meeting. (246-4500)

Community Acupuncture
Yoga House, 4-885 Kuhio Hwy., Kapaa, Saturdays, 4-5:30 p.m.; Tuesdays, 2-3:30 p.m.; $15-$40. Enjoy comfortable, safe, quiet community acupuncture. (652-0381, blujadeacupuncture.com)

Kaua‘i Community Market
Kaua‘i Community College, front parking lot, 3-1901 Kaumualii Hwy., Lihue, Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., free admission. Browse the Kaua‘i Community Market for fresh ingredients, holiday foods and gifts and more. (337-9944)

Kaua‘i Culinary Market
Kukuiula Village, Wednesdays, 4-6 p.m., free admission. Explore this gourmet farmer’s market every Wednesday and meet local farmers and Kaua`i grown/Kaua`i made package food vendors. (742-9545)

‘Free For Fall’ Campaign
Kauai Lagoons Golf Club, 3351 Hoolaulea Way, Lihue, Aug. 5-Dec. 25, free (ages 6-17). Junior golfers ages 6-17 can black the Kauai Lagoons Golf Club for free and receive free rental clubs when playing with a paid adult. Ends Dec. 25. (1-800-634-6400, kauailagoonsgolf.com)

Ultimate Frisbee
Koloa Ballpark, Koloa, Wednesdays, 7 p.m., free. All are welcome to join in on Ultimate Frisbee. (323-638-4246)

West Kaua‘i AYSO
Go online for location/time/pricing. Registration is open through the summer for the West Kaua‘i AYSO 2010 soccer season. (Register: aysokauai.net, publicity@aysokauai.net)

Allerton Garden Tours
Allerton Garden, 4425 Lawai Road, Koloa, third Saturdays, free. The National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) offers guided tours of Allerton Garden at no cost for Hawaii residents with I.D. on the third Saturday of each month. McBryde Garden self-guided tours are available every Saturday. (Register: 742-2623)

Contemporary Music
Center For Polynesian Culture, Kauai Village Shopping Center, Kapaa, call for times/pricing. Come and enjoy Contemporary Music. (821-1234)

Live Hawaiian Music
Center For Polynesian Culture, Kauai Village Shopping Center, Kapaa, call for times/pricing. Enjoy live Hawaiian music. (821-1234)

Live Jazz
St. Regis Princeville Resort, 5520 Kahaku Road, Princeville, Sundays, 4-7 p.m., free. Enjoy live jazz music by Treysara with special guest musicians from time to time. (treysara.com)

Live Music
Blue Planet Cafe, 3900 Hanapepe Road, Hanapepe, Fridays, 7 – 9:30 p.m., free. Live bands entertain. (335-5100)

Salsa Saturdays
Aloha Beach Resort, call for address, first Saturdays, call for time/pricing. Dance the Merenge, Salsa, Samba, Bachata and more on the first Saturday of each month. (823-1643)

Kapaa High 1985
Call for location, register now for reunion Oct. 22-23, call for time/pricing. Register now to attend Kapaa High School’s class of 1985 25th reunion Oct. 22-23. (Register: 635-5705)

Animation Month
Lihue Library Conference Room, 4344 Hardy Street, Lihue, call for times/pricing. September is Animation month featuring Chicken Run, Sept. 1 and Spirited Away, Sept. 15. (241-3224)

It’s 2 O’Clock Somewhere
Puakea Golf Club, Lihue, now-Sept. 30, $65. The golf course offers its “It’s 2 O’Clock Somewhere” campaign, where if it’s 2 p.m. where guests live, the course will offer green fees at the $65 twilight rate. Ends Sept. 30. (1-866-773-5554, puakeagolf.com)

Trout Fishing
Kokee Public Fishing Area (PFA), Kilauea, June 19-Sept. 30, daily, call for license pricing. Fishing season is now open for rainbow trout. Licenses available at DLNR offices, at selected fishing supply stores, licensed agents, or online. Ends Sept. 30. (274-3344, hawaii.gov/dlnr/dar)

Victorian Tea Party
Hanalei Wilcox Plantation Estate, Hanalei, Sept. 10, 1 p.m., $45pp, Enjoy an afternoon of tea, sandwiches, parlor games, and stories. (245-3373, kauaihistoricalsociety.org)

Weekly Wine Tasting
Da Kine Wine, Waipouli Complex, Kapaa, Saturdays, 4 – 7 p.m. free. taste different selections of wine each week. 21-plus (822-1314)

Art Night Kapaa
Kapaa main drag, Saturdays, dusk onward, free. Old Kapaa Town Art Night offers live music, artists, local businesses, tasty bites, dancing and entertainment. (635-4964)

Blood Brothers
PUHI theatrical workshop, Kikowaena St. Puhi, Fridays and Saturdays 7 p.m., Sundays 4 p.m., $15-20. Be entertained by Willy Russel’s theatrical event Blood Brothers. Ends Sept. 12 ( 800-838-3006, 245-7700)

‘Byte Me’
Kukui Grove Exhibition Hall (Unit B-6), Lihue, now-Aug. 27, call for times/pricing. Check out “Byte Me: Third Annual Digital Photo Challenge” with juror David A.M. Goldberg. Ends Aug. 27. (742-6523, 822-0104)

Doug Britt Exhibit
galerie 103, Kukuiula Village, 2829 Ala Kalanikaumaka, Aug. 5-Sept. 25, Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sundays by appointment; call for pricing. Check out Doug Britt’s “Early Paintings + Constructions.” Ends Sept. 25. (742-0103, galerie103.com)

‘Family Portraits’ Exhibit
Kaua‘i Community College, One Stop Center, 3-1901 Kaumualii Hwy., Lihue, now-Sept. 8, Monday-Friday, 7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m., free. Sharing the real stories of Hawaii’s GLBT families, this exhibit focuses on GLBT couples, extended ohana, GLBT with children, and children with parents with GLBT children by photographer Mike Ang. Ends Sept. 8. (635-3024)

Hula Demonstration
Kukuiula Village, Palm Court, Poipu, Saturdays, 1-2 p.m., free. Experience authentic hula by the members of Halau Ka Waikahe Lani Malie. (742-9545)

Jam Room
The Jam Room, Kukui Grove Center, 3-2600 Kaumualii Hwy., Lihue, Fridays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., free. This open mic/open stage for Kaua`i youth ages 11-18 welcomes musicians, singers, breakers, hula dancers, rappers, slam poets and other artists to a safe, friendly and well-supervised venue hosted by Daphne Sanchez that’s free, fun and twitter-friendly. (hope.faith.daphne@gmail.com)

KauaiBackstory.com Competition
Email submissions to kauaibackstory@yahoo.com, now-Sept. 30, free. KauaiBackstory.com, an online literary journal, seeks essays, stories, memoirs, poems, etc. for it’s fifth annual creative competition. Winners receive a $25-$100 cash prize. Deadline Sept. 30. (kauaibackstory.com, kauaibackstory@yahoo.com)

Leah Orr Exhibit
Josselin’s Tapas, Kukui Ula, Poipu, now-Sept. 4, free. Check out recent works by artist/educator Leonora (Leah) Orr. (742-7117 )

CASA Hawaii
Various locations throughout Hawaii, Aug. 28, Sept. 4, Sept 11, call for times/pricing. Sign up today as a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Hawaii volunteer for abused and neglected children. Ends Sept.11 (casahawaii.org)

Clean The Path
Rest pavilion makai of the Kapaa Neighborhood Center, second Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.-11 a.m. cleanup; 11 a.m. potluck lunch; free. Friends of the Path clean Ke Ala Hele Makalae, the path that goes by the coast. (639-4561)

Work In Taro
Waipa Foundation, 5-5785 Kuhio Hwy., Hanalei, Saturdays, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., free. Participate in this Waipa Foundation Ohana Day and help work in the auwai — taro irrigation system — wearing comfortable shoes and clothing. Recommend change of clothing. Bring water, hat, tabis. Lunch provided by Waipa-grown produce. (639-6905, kalen@waipafoundation.org)