Are you enjoying the rain as much as I? It's a guilty pleasure of mine, since it's one of the few times I don't feel a nagging within that I should probably be enjoying the outdoors more, since I live in Hawaii and all. Don't get me wrong, we enjoy the outdoors, and absolutely love the water, but I have to say I'm more of a hiking sort of a gal. I'm less thrilled about the sand and the hot sun, and the skin cancer that can go along with it, being a pale midwestern gal and all. With that, I think there's something inside me that starts the hibernation cycle this time of year. What I wouldn't give just to have one a rainy day from morning to night, to snuggle up and enjoy a movie or two, reminiscent of a cool fall evening.
On the flip side, we have these amazing athletes, getting up at 3am most likely, prepping themselves and their equipment for a full day in the blazing hot sun, swimming 2.4 miles (this is not what we call swimming, this is nearly 2000 people crowded and splashing in the bay, even climbing over one another), cycling 112 miles in the blazing hot lava desert (we know black is the worst color for heat, the athletes are getting blasted from the air and the ground!), encountering crosswinds up to 45 mph and then running a full marathon (26.2 miles), while most of us get winded running after our children!
I'm speaking of course, about the Ford Ironman Championship happening this Saturday, October 8th (if the image didn't tip you off). From the website:
Now in its 33rd year, the Ford Ironman World Championship centers on the dedication and courage exhibited by participants who demonstrate the Ironman mantra that “ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. ®” On Oct. 8, nearly 1,800 athletes will embark on a 140.6-mile journey that presents the ultimate test of body, mind and spirit to earn the title of “Ironman.”
Get out there, get inspired, and support the athletes. Clap, cheer, ring a bell, your presence does make a difference. For those of us who aren't Ironmen, or simply want to avoid some traffic, there are plenty of other activities this weekend to get you out of the house (raining or not).
Friday is the first day of The 1st Annual Moku O Keawe Kapa Festival at Bishop Museum’s Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Captain Cook, Hawai‘i. The festival is the culmination of the efforts of Hawai‘i Island kapa makers interested in celebrating, sharing and highlighting Hawai‘i’s diversity and aloha with residents and visitors alike. The three-day festival will feature music and hula performances as well as a number of kapa teachers and students who will be on hand to teach kapa and share their work with the public at booths and demonstrations. Vendors will also be showcasing hand-crafted items related to kapa making and the Hawaiian culture.
Saturday, the Ford Ironman Championship dominates the day, and while business and road closures abound (plan ahead, check your road closures, and leave early), life does go on (despite some visiting athletes apparent attitudes).
Lowe's Build 'n' Grow workshop will be getting into the spirit of Halloween and providing the children with Monster Machine kits. "Your kids will love building this Halloween Monster Machine and creating lots of funny monster combinations afterwards!" We just busted out the Halloween decor and my 3 year old is asking me several times daily if it's Halloween yet, so I'm looking forward to this project.
For teens, there's the 'Piece' workshop for Teens with Mike Sato at the Donkey Mill Art Center. "In this workshop students will begin with a simulation 'pieces' in their black book to learn how to layer color in a specific order. Students will learn specific techniques through the process of letter shapes on the fly as the 'piece' progresses. Students will then create a bigger pieces on a board or wall learning to make a full color 'piece' using characteristics like 'arrows' 'dodats' 'cuts' 'cracks' 'connections' etc."
The Diary of Anne Frank commences at the Aloha Theater on Saturday, 7:30pm, and will continue on Sundays (at 2:30pm), Fridays & Saturdays thru October 22nd. October 15th is Pay What You Can Night (PWYC).
Many people cannot afford luxuries like the theatre. APAC in it's mission to provide live theatre to the community with help form the Ironman Foundation is offering this special event. Pay What you Can, means just that. If you'd like to see the show and can't pay anything come anyway. If you'd like to see the show and can afford a $60 ticket, by all means make the donation. Our normal ticket price is $20.
Seats prepurchased will be reserved and paid at the normal price. PWYC will start at 6:30pm on Oct 15th and will be open seating for any tickets not purchased. First Come, First Seated.
This is the second of three events scheduled along the 175-mile Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail. The public is invited to bring chairs to sit on, a snack, nonalcoholic drink and ukulele for a possible kanikapila. Free parking is available. For more information, contact Paka at 885-8540.
And that rounds out the weekend.
I also would like to take a moment to ask that if you do read this blog, please take some time (when it's available) to visit some of the links and sponsors of these events. In publishing this blog, my eyes have really been opened to the extensive resource of groups and organizations out there that are making a considerable effort to bring culture and the arts to the people of Hawaii.
Aloha nui loa,
just a mom
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