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Week/Month in Tiki (May 1-31, 2016): Recap Tiki Caliente; preview Tiki Kon, Tales of the Cocktail and Tiki Oasis; plus Tiki bar news and more!
Like the first major college football bowl game (but a lot more colorful), Tiki Caliente kicked off the annual Tiki event season in style with its eighth gathering of the tribe in the tropical mid-century splendor of Palm Springs on May 12-15. Expanded to four days at the historic Caliente Tropics resort, the intimate, sold-out event also featured a pre-party at Tonga Hut as well as more symposiums, an eclectic lineup of performers, art shows, vendors and the usual festive room parties.
EVENT PREVIEW: Step back into the WWII era at Tiki Kon in Portland The northwest Tiki scene is gearing up for the 14th annual Tiki Kon, happening July 8-10 in Portland. Themed to Polynesian Pop’s roots in the post-World War II era and the USO, the eclectic event is centered at a new host hotel, the Red Lion Hotel On The River. Guests can enjoy Tiki-themed music, art and fashion, with a rollicking camp show, surf and lounge bands, educational symposiums, themed food and drinks, vendors from around the world, and the longest-running home bar tour of its kind.
EVENT PREVIEW: It’s all about the cocktails at massive industry event in New Orleans Everything is bigger and better in New Orleans, especially when alcohol and cocktails are involved. For the 14th year, the liquor industry’s biggest names will join 20,000 of their closest friends and fans in the Big Easy on July 19-24 for Tales of the Cocktail. Featuring a dizzying number of events spread across ballrooms and bars throughout the city, TOTC (or simply “Tales”) serves up not just the world’s best cocktail party, but also endless opportunities to learn about the latest trends in the bar business at seminars, tastings, product launches, competitions, networking events and more.
EVENT PREVIEW: Tiki Oasis in San Diego ramps up for 16th annual bash in San Diego Tiki Oasis has been releasing a steady stream of updates on its 16th annual event, scheduled for Aug. 18-21 in San Diego. The oldest and biggest Polynesian Pop weekender in the world still has a few creative surprises up its sleeve, including this year’s theme: “Party on Monster Island.”
MORE EVENTS: Charles Phoenix at Don the Beachcomber, Trader Vic’s Atlanta seminar, Mod Palm Springs announced
NEWS: South Florida Distillers joining Kreepy Tiki Lounge in new space
MORE TIKI BAR NEWS: Best Bars in America announced, Cleveland’s Porco honored, Hatch opens in California, Swizzle Luau Lounge coming to Dallas, changes at Chicago’s Three Dots and a Dash QUICK SIPS: ‘Star Wars’ Tiki mugs, Fraternal Order of Moai scholarships, Horror In Clay launches MugCrate, world’s best-selling rums
Regular features spotlight the godfather of pop surrealism, artist Mark Ryden; Sven Kirsten’s 2010 compilation, The Sound of Tiki; the Palm Springs outpost of the venerable Tonga Hut; plus the Modern Tiki Lounge website.
Our featured rum, the inventive Santeria, is included in an Atomic Grog original cocktail, Koko Kahuna. Also featured is an extensive list of links along with upcoming events. We hope to return to a bi-weekly or weekly schedule, but we’ll continue to bring you all the news from across the Tiki universe either way. Check out all the past coverage: Okole maluna! |
