Love music? Don’t miss the fourth annual Red Clay Jazz Festival on Saturday, June 25, from 3-9pm. This year’s headliners include world renowned flutist Hubert Laws and his Quintet, the talented Hailey Niswanger Quartet from Boston’s Berklee College of Music, the musical stylings of Phil & Angela Benoit of Maui, and Kauai’s own Ne’ena Jazz.
The outdoor festival takes place on a gorgeous bluff overlooking the ocean at the Kauai Lagoons Resort in Lihue. Bring your beach chairs and your sunscreen – tickets are $40, and there’ll be plenty of food and beverages available.
Leading up the festival are a couple of other “don’t miss” events at various locales around the island:
June 22
- 22 North Restaurant – Lihue • Dinner Jazz by Michael Ruff • 6:30-8:30pm ($10 cover)
- Joe’s on the Green – Poipu • Dinner Jazz by the Southside Swing Quartet • 6:30-8:30 pm ($10 cover)
June 23
- Kauai Marriott Beach Resort – Aupaka Terrace • Dinner Jazz with the Hailey Niswanger Quartet • 5:30-7:30pm (no cover)
- Westin Princeville Ocean Resort – Nanea Restaurant Lanai • Dinner Jazz with Treysara • 7-9 pm (no cover)
June 24
- Oasis on the Beach – Kapaa. Meet the Artists Wine and Pupu Party 5:30-7:30pm ($40). Here’s your chance to “talk story” with the featured musicians and enjoy appetizers prepared by local chefs from 22 North, the Kauai Beach Marriott and the Hukilau Lanai.
For tickets or info, call 808.245.SING or visit the Red Clay Jazz website.
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A thirty year resident of the Islands, Debra arrived in Hawaii aboard a 36' ketch. A freelance writer/editor and children's book author, she enjoys traveling the world - and especially coming home to Kauai.
