Daily:
Na Keiki O Ka Aina (The Children of the Land).  Classes in Hawaiian and Polynesian Arts and Culture for Keiki & Adults.  Most Keiki classes are free, adult classes request a donation to the non-profit organization.  Located under the Whale Clock Tower in Kaua`i Village Shopping Center.  For more information and class schedules call (808) 821-1234 or visit www.thechildrenoftheland.com.

Friday, March 1: 
Night at the Museum.  The Museum comes alive as you enter a 1940’s Dance Hall complete with big band sounds and the Swing Sisters plus the local favorite Kachi Kachi music to spice the night. It’s a membership drive, costume optional, evening with Taxi Dancers getting their dance cards ready. Kauai Veterans Center, 3215 Kapule Hwy., Lihue. 5 p.m.  $25.  For information call (808) 246-1135.

Saturday, February 23: 
2013 Hoedown for Hope.  Have a boot-stompin, grand ole time at the 5th Annual Hoedown for Hope to benefit the American Cancer Society. Featuring an evening of dancing, dining, live and silent auctions, challenging games, photo booth and a variety of entertainment. Cost is $125 per person.  Kaua`i Marriott, Lihue, 5 p.m.  For information call (808) 754-5741 or visit www.hoedownforhope.org.

Friday & Saturday, February 22 & 23: 
Waimea Town Celebration.  Two days of Small Town Fun at the Old Sugar Mill in Waimea. Continuous live entertainment on stage, including ukulele concert & ice cream contest; local food, crafts, & game booths; beer garden; displays; and sporting events including a canoe race, baseball and basketball tournaments, rodeo and Captain Cook Caper 10, 5, &2k Fun Run.  For information call (808) 338-1332.

Friday, March 15: 
A Culinary Romp through Paradise.  Local food experts offer an authentic taste of Kaua`i by guiding you on a farm to fork culinary experience. Learn about and sample exotic local fruit while taking a leisurely tour of a 26-acre exotic fruit farm. Meet the executive chef of the Kaua`i Marriott Resort and enjoy a cooking demonstration and gourmet, four-course lunch made with Kaua`i-grown ingredients. The tour ends with a presentation of locally made rum at The Feral Pig. Located at Opaeka`a Falls, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., $130.  For information call (808) 635-0257.

Friday, February 8: 
A Culinary Romp through Paradise.  Local food experts offer an authentic taste of Kaua`i by guiding you on a farm to fork culinary experience. Learn about and sample exotic local fruit while taking a leisurely tour of a 26-acre exotic fruit farm. Meet the executive chef of the Kaua`i Marriott Resort and enjoy a cooking demonstration and gourmet, four-course lunch made with Kaua`i-grown ingredients. The tour ends with a presentation of locally made rum at The Feral Pig. Located at Opaeka`a Falls, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., $130.  For information call (808) 635-0257.

Monday, Wednesdays and Thursdays: 
Grove Farm Museum Tour.  As the American Civil War was raging between the North and the South, young George Wilcox took a lease on a struggling farm located on the outskirts of Lihue, in what was then the kingdom of Hawai`i.  The farm had been chopped out of a large grove of kukui trees and was therefore called Grove Farm.  Advance reservations are required for an unhurried two-hour guided tour of the buildings, gardens, and grounds at Grove Farm.  Tours are given in small groups and are led by Kaua`i residents familiar with life on the island.  Grove Farm Museum, 4050 Nawiliwili Rd., Lihue. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  There is a $10 requested donation for the tour.  Tours are not given on national holidays and are sometimes cancelled on rainy days.  For information and reservations call (808) 245-3202 or visit www.grovefarm.org.

Every Monday: 
Discover and Experience Waimea.  For visitors and residents of all ages interested in information on landmarks, history, culture, family history, genealogy of places and people. 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Waimea Historic Tours, Lei Making.  West Kaua`i Tech & Visitor Center.  Free (donations accepted).  For information call West Kaua`i Technology & Visitor Center at (808) 338-1332.

January thru March:
“Thirty Years of Ekk – One Long Hawaiian Kine Pardee”.  E Kanikapila Kakou (EKK) is the Hawaiian phrase meaning “everyone jam” or backyard musician concerts.  This is a three month long celebration of music at the Kaua`i Beach Resort, Nukoli`i between the airport and the Wailua Golf Course. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.  Monday concerts schedule for February is: February 4 – Bobby Moderow Jr. – leader of Maunalua (Smashing Solo), February 11 –  “Mele`uhane” – Lindsay Keikilani Lindsey Jr. & Son Lindsay Lindsey III (Father Son duo from Hawai`i Island); February 18 –  “Hui O Kalama`ola” – Doric Yaris , Maka Herrod, Nathan Kalama, Puna Dawson (The Fabulous Four Kaua`i Kumu); February 25 –  “Hi`ikua” – Kamuela Kimokeo, Kalehua Krug, Blake Leoki-Haili (HOT trio).  For information call (808) 245-2733 or visit www.gardenislandarts.org.

Sundays: 
Makuahi Cave Reserve Tours.  Visitors generally agree that this place is unlike any other public site they have encountered. At the center of its many attractions is Hawai`i’s largest limestone cave, the richest fossil site in the islands, and a uniquely preserved archaeological site. It’s a living museum dedicated not just to the past, but also to experiments in native species conservation.  Located in Maha`ulepu.  Guided tours 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.  For information call (808) 482-1059 or visit www.cavereserve.org.