Childrens Film Festival Today; Saturday, Sunday Kilauea; Lihu‘e The Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival, hosted by Kaua’i Pacific School, will showcase films from around the world. The festival kick-off benefit is 6 to 9 p.m. today at Common Ground,
Childrens Film
Festival
Today; Saturday, Sunday
Kilauea; Lihu‘e
The Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival, hosted by Kaua’i Pacific School, will showcase films from around the world.
The festival kick-off benefit is 6 to 9 p.m. today at Common Ground, located on the former Guava Kai plantation and includes a gourmet dinner featuring local, organic produce; Kaua‘i made products; a screening of “Life, Love and Laughter” by Donavon Frankenreiter; and a question and answer session with the LAICFF team. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased by calling the school during school hours, 828-1144. Tickets will not be sold at the door.
Screenings are from 10:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Kaua‘i Community College Performing Arts Center and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at Common Ground in Kilauea. There are 10 1-hour screenings categorized by age. Admission for each screening is $5 or a six-screening pass is available for $20. Tickets will be sold at the door. For complete festival details visit kauaipacific.org.
Students can participate in “Drawing for Animation Workshops” led by a Dreamworks animator for $35. There are 18 scholarships available. Each workshop includes one screening. There will be two workshops Saturday at KCC PAC and two more Sunday at Common Ground in Kilauea. To download registration forms visit kauaipacific.org. Fax forms to 828-1110 by noon today.
Planning and
collaboration day
Monday
Kaua‘i High School
There will be no classes for students because the school will conduct planning and collaboration for personnel on this day. The goal for these personnel work days is to foster improved student achievement through continuous staff interaction and collaboration. If there are questions or concerns contact the Parent-Community Networking Center on campus, 274-3176.
Patch ‘O’ Course
Benefit
5:30 p.m. Wednesday
Plantation Gardens’
restaurant, Po‘ipu
Monies are being raised to purchase a Patch “O” Course for Kaua‘i. The Patch “O” Course is a versatile obstacle course that is made of structural and durable plastic beams, bases and base tops which make it lightweight and portable. The course uses body weight for resistance to improve coordination, balance, and strength, incorporating all the components of fitness.
Along with award-winning cuisine from Plantation Gardens, a silent auction will be held with prizes from Kaua‘i businesses including certificates for dining, massage and chiropractic. All proceeds from the silent auction, as well as 10 percent from each restaurant check at Plantation Gardens will go to the Egoscue Foundation for Kaua‘i’s Patch “O” Course. In order to meet the community’s health and educational needs, Dillberg Integrated Healthcare has dedicated itself to donating the Patch “O” Course to the island of Kaua‘i. They will service the equipment, as well as offer training programs to Kaua‘i’s public schools and youth programs.
Dinner reservations can be made by calling, 742-2121.
A taste of high school
5 p.m. Wednesday
Kaua‘i High School
Parents and guardians of eighth grade students of Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School are invited to learn how to make the transition to high school a positive one for their teenagers. High school is a time of change — it offers students great opportunities and more choices.
Come to the Kaua‘i High School gym to meet and interact with members of the school community; learn about the exciting happenings and assist your teen in selecting courses for next school year. Light refreshments will be served. For more information call the Parent-Community Networking Center, 274-3176.
Astronomy education
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends
Kukui Grove Shopping Center
Kaua‘i Children’s Discovery Museum and Kaua‘i Educational Association for Science and Astronomy are offering astronomy to youth utilizing the KCDM planetarium star lab. Meet in the Jam Room across from Radio Shack. Taught by retired NASA explorer science teacher, Barbara Natland and amateur astronomer, Pastor James Merritt, students will learn about stars, galaxies and black holes. The following days are scheduled: Nov. 20, Nov. 28 and Dec. 4 and Dec. 26.
