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HH Hurricane Hayward Grand Member (1 year) 16 miles from The Mai-Kai Joined: Jun 07, 2008 Posts: 1867	HH Hurricane Hayward Posted posted on Thu, Mar 12, 2015 7:25 PM News this week includes a historic bars contest that features four famous Tiki establishments, plus a sneak peak at The Hukilau’s 2015 event mug. http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2015/03/12/the-week-in-tiki-march-9-2015-historic-bars-compete-vintage-tiki-weekend-announced-rum-fest-at-the-mai-kai/ Be sure to vote for Tiki temples The Mai-Kai (Fort Lauderdale), Bali Hai (San Diego), La Mariana (Honolulu), and the Tonga Room (San Francisco). The deadline for the first round is 8 a.m. Eastern time. http://blog.preservationnation.org/historic-bars/vote-in-the-historic-bars-tournament/#.VQE-J454prM A first look at the sculpt for the 2015 event mug for The Hukilau by Tiki Diablo. At right is the original drawing by Basement Kahuna. We preview a party at the Tonga Hut in Hollywood on Sunday, ticket sales for Tiki Kon (which start Sunday), and Saturday's Dapper Day at Disney World. A new event joins the Tiki calendar: Vintage Tiki Weekend at the historic Caribbean Motel in Wildwood, N.J. ... The event will run from Friday, May 15, through Sunday, May 17. Also announced was a swap in Dole Whip locations at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, plus the Miami Rum Festival’s annual pilgrimage to The Mai-Kai in Fort Lauderdale. Our weekly features spotlight artist Crazy Al Evans, TheTikiChick.com, classic exotica artist Gene Rains, and acclaimed Tiki bar Smuggler’s Cove in San Francisco. The rum of the week, Plantation Jamaican, is featured in the Red Tide cocktail: http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2015/03/12/the-week-in-tiki-march-9-2015-historic-bars-compete-vintage-tiki-weekend-announced-rum-fest-at-the-mai-kai/ And in case you missed it, earlier this week we had a full update and photos of the construction at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. The latest rumored opening date of Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto is March 26. http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2015/03/09/disney-world-rushes-to-finish-polynesian-village-resort-renovations-trader-sams-grog-grotto/

News this week includes a historic bars contest that features four famous Tiki establishments, plus a sneak peak at The Hukilau’s 2015 event mug.
http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2015/03/12/the-week-in-tiki-march-9-2015-historic-bars-compete-vintage-tiki-weekend-announced-rum-fest-at-the-mai-kai/

Be sure to vote for Tiki temples The Mai-Kai (Fort Lauderdale), Bali Hai (San Diego), La Mariana (Honolulu), and the Tonga Room (San Francisco). The deadline for the first round is 8 a.m. Eastern time.
http://blog.preservationnation.org/historic-bars/vote-in-the-historic-bars-tournament/#.VQE-J454prM

A first look at the sculpt for the 2015 event mug for The Hukilau by Tiki Diablo. At right is the original drawing by Basement Kahuna.

We preview a party at the Tonga Hut in Hollywood on Sunday, ticket sales for Tiki Kon (which start Sunday), and Saturday's Dapper Day at Disney World. A new event joins the Tiki calendar: Vintage Tiki Weekend at the historic Caribbean Motel in Wildwood, N.J. ...

The event will run from Friday, May 15, through Sunday, May 17.

Also announced was a swap in Dole Whip locations at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, plus the Miami Rum Festival’s annual pilgrimage to The Mai-Kai in Fort Lauderdale.

Our weekly features spotlight artist Crazy Al Evans, TheTikiChick.com, classic exotica artist Gene Rains, and acclaimed Tiki bar Smuggler’s Cove in San Francisco.

The rum of the week, Plantation Jamaican, is featured in the Red Tide cocktail:

http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2015/03/12/the-week-in-tiki-march-9-2015-historic-bars-compete-vintage-tiki-weekend-announced-rum-fest-at-the-mai-kai/

And in case you missed it, earlier this week we had a full update and photos of the construction at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. The latest rumored opening date of Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto is March 26.

http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2015/03/09/disney-world-rushes-to-finish-polynesian-village-resort-renovations-trader-sams-grog-grotto/

Post #739193 by Hurricane Hayward on Thu, Mar 12, 2015 7:25 PM