Sunday, November 17: 
The Garden Island Range and Food Festival.  This festival brings together the Kaua’i Community and the cattlemen, farmers and chefs to taste healthy, local and nutritious foods and meals. Locally produced agricultural products are presented through social, cultural and scientific exchanges. Kilohana Luau, Puhi. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Fee $40 adults, ½ price children, free under 5 years old.  For information call (808) 338-0111 or visit www.kauaifoodfestival.com.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 15, 16, 17; 22, 23, 24; 29, 30 and Dec. 1:
HCT presents the much loved Rogers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music, opening Friday November 15th and running for 3 weekends closing Sunday Dec. 1st at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall on Hardy St. in Lihue.  Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm, Sundays at 4pm.  Call 808-246-8985 or www.hawaiichildrenstheatre.com for ticket info.

Saturday, November 9:
Garden Isle Artisan Fair, “Under the Big Tent!”  Christmas Shop early from a great selection of items from over 40 of Kaua`i’s  finest Artisans.  Photography, jewelry, aloha wear, palm bark baskets, wood carvings,  photo albums,  pounded mulberry bark, local fruit jellies and sauces, soaps, candles, original oil paintings, table linens, and much more. Also available to purchase are local plate lunches, shave ice, and ice cold coconuts.  Free & open to the public.  Kapa`a Beach Park.  9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For information, email judithhawaii@yahoo.com.

Saturday, November 9:
Old Koloa Sugar Mill Run.  Kaua`i’s premier 5-K, 10-K, Half Marathon Runs, and non-competitive 5-K Walk. New this year is a Half Marathon. The Half Marathon will start at 7:00 a.m.; the 10-K run will start at 7:15 a.m.; and the 5-K run and walk will start at 7:30 a.m. The run will include a continental breakfast and choice of T-shirt or Tank top. Breakfast will be served as the first finishers arrive at about 8:00 a.m. The winners will be announced at about 9:30. Awards will go to overall male and female finishers and medals to age group winners.  Anne Knudsen Park, Junction Maluhia Rd (RT520) & Emi Rd, Koloa.  Register at www.Active.com, or late registration (Nov. 8^th) at Kukui Grove Shopping Center.  No race day registration.  For information call (808) 634-8703 or visit www.kauaifestivals.com.

Saturday, November 9:
Chiefess Kamakahelei Street Fair.  An evening of family fun with food trucks, games, face painting, bingo and a mini craft fair. Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School, Huhou St., Lihue.  5 to 8 p.m. Free.  For information call (808) 639-4964.

Friday, November 8:
A Culinary Romp through Paradise.  Learn about and sample exotic local fruit while taking a leisurely tour of a 26-acre exotic fruit farm. 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. Opaeka`a Falls, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., $140.  For information call (808) 635-0257or visit www.tastingkauai.com.

Every Monday:
Historic Waimea Walking Tour.  Take a 3 hour walk back through time in the place where Captain Cook first landed in Waimea.  Learn about the last King of Kaua`i, the missionaries, and other famous citizens of Waimea along with the landmarks they left behind. West Kaua`i Technology & Visitor Center, 9565 Kaumuali`i Hwy., Waimea. 9:30 a.m. Registration required no later than Noon the Friday before that Monday to schedule your tour.  For reservations and information call (808) 338-1332 or visit www.wkpba.org.

Sundays: 
Makuahi Cave Reserve Tours.  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.

Sunday Afternoons: 
Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts.  November 3 – Ohana Slack Key Guitar & Ukulele Concert; November 10 – Heart of Slack Key; November 17 – Kaua`i Slack Key; November 24 – Honoring Raymond Kane.  Tickets: $20 ($15 keiki/seniors).  The concerts are nahenahe – soft and sweet.  Slack key guitar and `ukulele in the real old style.  All traditional music with songs and stories of the islands, telling the history of this Hawaiian musical art form.  A portion of the proceeds supports the Hale Halawai `Ohana `O Hanalei.  Hanalei Family Community Center, 5-5299 Kuhio Hwy, Hanalei.  3 to 5 p.m.  For information and reservations call (808) 826-1469 or visit www.mcmasterslackkey.com.

Saturday, November 2:
K.I.D.S. School Annual Craft Carnival.  Annual fundraiser for KIDS Preschool includes carnival games for the keiki, bake sale, Kaua`i crafters, large Tag Sale with toys, books and household items, lunch : lau lau and chili, cotton candy, shave ice, Silent Auction. On the Beach in Kapa`a behind First Hawaiian Bank. 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.  For information call (808) 822-0407.