Post #718325 by tikilongbeach on Tue, May 27, 2014 8:24 AM

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10th Annual Tiki Night: “Plastic Paradise: A Swingin' Trip Through America's Polynesian Obsession”
5:00PM - King Kukulele & The Friki Tikis and the Polynesian Paradise Dancers will perform in the Egyptian Theatre Courtyard alongside vendors and a no-host bar.
7:30PM - Tiki Clip Show (30 min.), followed by the film:
“Plastic Paradise: A Swingin' Trip Through America's Polynesian Obsession”
2013, Common Machine, 54 min. Dir. Brett O’Bourke

The return of American GIs from the Pacific helped launch a postwar Polynesian craze that included candy-colored drinks, crazy Hawaiian shirts, exotic instrumental music and nonstop parties. Today the “tiki” scene (named after the large, wooden sculptures found throughout Polynesia) endures among a new generation, including musician Denny “King Kukulele” Moynahan, cocktail anthropologist Jeff “Beachbum” Berry, tiki historian Sven Kirsten and others, who weigh in on the little-known subculture in this fascinating documentary.
Discussion following the film with filmmakers Gaspar González and Brett O’Bourke.
Tickets are $11.00.

[ Edited by: tikilongbeach 2014-05-27 11:42 ]