Monday, June 23, 2025

The KCC Performing Arts Center is a multiple use venue with a 600 seat mainstage, a mammoth Dance Studio with Kauai's only sprung dance floor, ballet bars and mirrors, two dressing rooms, huge Green Room, Music Studio (coming soon) and a beautiful Lobby with rotating art shows complimented by fourteen high top cafe tables with bar stools.

This Just In...CALL OF THE DOLPHINS

Wed, June 25th, 6:30pm FREE!

at The Kauai Performing Arts Center

CALL OF THE DOLPHINS is an IMAX documentary that immerses viewers in the world of dolphins, showcasing their social behavior, intelligence, and the deep bond they share with humans. The film features stunning underwater footage and explores the connections between humans and dolphins through research and rescue efforts. It is narrated by Mary Steenburgen and was produced by Oceanic Research Group Films and directed by Jonathan Bird. Watch the TRAILER!

Tickets are FREE for EVERYONE

Meet Director/Cinematographer Jonathan Bird

Jonathan Bird is an multi-award-winning American cinematographer, photographer, director and television host known for underwater work. He is best known for his role as the host of Jonathan Bird's Blue World, a family-friendly underwater exploration program on public television in the United States.

On the big screen, Jonathan has directed an shot:

SHARKS: Predators With a Purpose (2007)
SECRETS OF THE REEF (2008)
SPACE SCHOOL (2014)
ANCIENT CAVES (2020)
SECRETS OF THE SEA (2022)
CALL OF THE DOLPHINS (2025)

This Just In...RENT, The Broadway Musical August 8 -10

This Just In is not as recent as the previous This Just In, but still, pretty recent.

The UH Manoa production of RENT directed by Joshua "Baba" Tavares, will travel to Kauai with a company of 50 made up of actors and techies, August 8 - 10. They will do three performances, including 7pm on Friday & Saturday and close with a 2pm Sunday matinee.

RENT is a rock musical with music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson.^[1] Loosely based on the 1896 opera La bohème by Giacomo Puccini, Luigi Illica, and Giuseppe Giacosa, it tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in Lower Manhattan's East Village, in the thriving days of the bohemian culture of Alphabet City.

Air transportation courtesy of Southwest Airlines. We are currently seeking sponsors for this production, If you would like a sponsorship packet, contact Gregory von Hausch, Greg3512@hawaii.edu.

TICKETS

HAWAII STORYTELLERS:

Where I Live Kaua`i

This storytelling event will showcase a diverse group of individuals sharing personal memories and life lessons from their experiences living on Kauaʻi. The event will take place on Friday, June 27, 2025 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Kauaʻi Performing Arts Center in Līhuʻe.

Doors open at 5 p.m. Pre-show entertainment will begin at 5:45 p.m. The program will begin promptly at 6 p.m.

In-person tickets include a small bento, and access to the show. If you are unable to attend in-person, a free recording will be sent to everyone who registers.

Featured Storytellers:

Kalani Vierra - chief lifeguard for the Ocean Safety Bureau of the Kaua’i Fire Department, co-founder of the Kauaʻi Lifeguard Association, & former multi-world champion in tandem surfing.

Lyndsey Haraguchi-Nakayama - a 6th generation taro farmer in Hanalei for her familyʻs farm, Hanalei Taro.

Darryl Kaneshiro - west side farmer, rancher, & former councilmember for the Kauaʻi County Council

Coppin Colburn - producer of Ahi Lele Fire Show at Anaina Hou & former hotelier.

Linda Paik Moriarty - author of Lei Niʻihau

This community event is supported in part by grants from the Hawaiʻ`i Community Foundation, the Cooke Foundation, the Atherton Family Foundation and Papa Ola Lōkahi.

AARP Hawaii presents AUGIE T

Enjoy a FREE live stand up comedy show featuring Augie T, one of Hawaii’s favorite comedians. Connect with AARP volunteers. Before the show, join us in honoring Social Security's 90th anniversary.

Soft Drinks & Snacks for purchase available in the Lobby.

Sat, July 12, Doors Open 1:30pm

FREE EVENT-PLEASE REGISTER

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Rent the PAC for Your Events

The KCC Performing Arts Center is a beautifully designed venue that can accommodate just about any event, including Concerts, Theatre, Dance Recitals, Poetry, Movies, Corporate Presentations & Symposiums, Weddings, Birthday Parties, Gender Reveals, Fundraisers, Receptions in the Lobby, Movement and Exercise Classes in Dance Studio and so much more!

For info contact: Gregory von Hausch

808-245-8352 Email

And, in closing...

Reprinted with permission by the creator,

cartoon artist, John Atkinson