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Mahalo for the bumps. Now, on with the news ... The Week in Tiki (Nov. 2-15, 2015): The Hukilau and Miami Rum Fest tickets, Makahiki arrives, Wayne Coombs tribute, Tiki bars, galleries and more! Florida tops the latest news with updates on passes and tickets for The Hukilau and Miami Rum Fest ... The Hukilau has announced that all five-day tickets are sold out for the 15th annual Tiki weekender scheduled for June 8-12 at the Hyatt Regency Pier 66 hotel and The Mai-Kai restaurant in Fort Lauderdale. But there are plenty of Aloha (Thursday through Sunday) and Luau (Friday through Sunday) passes available.
Tickets are on sale now for the 2016 Miami Rum Renaissance Festival, scheduled for April 15-17 at the Doubletree by Hilton Miami Airport Convention Center. In Florida: Tiki fest launches in Orlando, street named for Wayne Coombs in Cocoa Beach
The first annual Makahiki, a Tiki fest and luau in the area surrounding Aku Aku in Orlando, is in full swing today (Saturday, Nov. 21). The event includes live music from The Intoxicators and The Disasternauts, live Tiki carving by Jeff Chouinard of Surf Soul Tiki, hula and fire dancers, a pig roast, a mechanical surfboard, artists and vendors, plus more.
Cocoa Beach will honor a legendary artist on Friday, Nov. 27, with the dedication of Wayne Coombs Way, a street behind the Mai Tiki Market area where the late icon carved his famous Tikis until his death in 2012. In Georgia: The Art of Tiki at Trader Vic’s, new Tiki bar opens
Instead of rum or cocktails, seminar host Paul Senft of the RumJourney.com blog will turn his attention to The Art of Tiki with a special event tonight (Saturday, Nov. 21) at Trader Vic’s in Atlanta featuring artist Derek Yaniger. Opening without much fanfare in Decatur, a suburb of Atlanta, The SOS Tiki Bar lit its torches on Friday, Nov. 6, catching the attention of Polynesian Pop enthusiasts and enthusiastic locals alike. In Los Angeles: Shag’s new store, Tiki Farm toasts 15 years
The Shag Store empire expanded to West Hollywood with a free grand opening party on Nov. 7 in the swank new Melrose Avenue digs. The ultimate Tiki mug collection is on display through Nov. 29 at La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles during the Mondo Tiki show celebrating the 15th anniversary of pioneering manufacturer Tiki Farm. Tiki bars rated among America’s best Several notable Tiki establishments were included in Playboy magazine’s annual ranking of the 20 Best Bars in America: Latitude 29 in New Orleans (Best Traditional Tiki Bar), Lost Lake in Chicago (Best Neighborhood Hangout That Happens to be a Tiki Bar), and Mother of Pearl in New York City (Best Spin on Tiki).
Liquor.com published a comprehensive list of “the 173 bars that matter most – right now.” Tiki and rum bars are well represented, including Latitude 29, Lost Lake, Hale Pele (Portland), The Mai-Kai (Fort Lauderdale), Porco Lounge & Tiki Room (Cleveland), Smuggler’s Cove (San Francisco), Three Dots and a Dash (Chicago), and Tiki-Ti (Los Angeles). Quick Hits ...
Cocktail Kingdom is now offering Beachbum Berry’s Tiki Cocktail Picks, a cool new product in its Tiki Collection. Critiki has news on the opening of a new Tiki bowling alley in Hong Kong, plus the closing of Tiki Hideaway in Charlotte, N.C.
The Exotic Tiki Island podcast is streaming 48 hours of the Hawaiian War Chant until 3 p.m. on Sunday (Nov. 22). Tiki Brian has selected more than 200 versions of the song. Catch it now at http://mixlr.com/eti-radio-from-exotic-tiki-island-tiki-brian/ We have the results of the CAB Rum Tasting Competition at the fifth annual Caribbean Rum & Beer Festival held Nov. 6-7 in St. Maarten.
Los Straitjackets' cover of "Linus and Lucy," the iconic theme music from the "Peanuts" TV specials, will be released on Nov. 27 on an exclusive vinyl album, "The Quality Holiday Revue Live," on Yep Roc Records. It was recorded last year during a sold-out show in Boston on Nick Lowe’s Quality Holiday Revue tour. Also, we have a link to the dates on this year's version of the tour. George Barris, the groundbreaking Southern California custom car designer best known for creating Batman‘s iconic Batmobile and The Munsters hot rods for the classic 1960s TV shows, died of cancer Nov. 5 at age 89. Regular features spotlight lowbrow artist Big Toe; simian surf band The Disasternauts; Foundation Tiki Bar in Milwaukee; and the Tales of the Cocktail website.
The Rum of the Week, Clément Select Barrel, is featured in Paul McGee’s Three Dots and a Dash ...
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