4 SHOWS THIS WEEK!!

ON O’AHU:
Tuesday 5/10 @ Dragon Upstairs (1038 Nu’uanu Ave. / Chinatown), 8 PM
Members of WAITIKI participate in a jazz jam session hosted by Satomi & Shinya Yarimizo. $10

Wednesday 5/11 @ Hawaiian Brian’s Showroom (1680 Kapiolani Blvd.), 7 PM, 21+
Sounds of Exotica Lounge: Hear The WAITIKI 7 in all its tiki glory, with music of Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, Les Baxter, Cal Tjader, and a slew of originals. $7 + $1.25 Validated Parking

ON MAUI:
Friday 5/13 & Sunday 5/15 @ Stella Blues Cafe (1279 S. Kihei Rd. / Azeka’s II Shopping Center)
Enjoy WAITIKI 7 in a Supper Club setting; 4 course prix fixe meal & dinner show. Reservations: 808-874-3779.

Next Week, We’re on Lana’i!

Also: WAITIKI reedman Tim Mayer’s fiery Afro-Latin band Los Cincos Elementos (Los 5LMN2) makes its Hawaii debut at Sarento’s on Top of the Ilikai, Saturday 5/21. Reservations: 955-5559. Limited Seating. Music Charge: $15

We’ll have swag bags (one per attendee) with some really really special stuff that I promise you’re not going to find anywhere else. Thanks to our friends at Flea Market Music for donating some of the goodies.

Just to reiterate, there’s no cover, but we ask that you please make a donation on our behalf to Opus Affair, the non-profit who’s presenting us!!

And for those of you who want to upgrade to our Super Tiki Kit, you’ll also get a tiki mug & first-edition WAITIKI Sampler (downloads!)

The Super Tiki Kit is $15 in advance, $20 at the door — all of this is fully tax-deductible (the donations, Tiki Kit, etc); Opus Affair will be setup to take cash or credit cards at the event.

RSVP & all that mumbo jumbo at http://opus-waitiki.eventbrite.com

Last but not least, Lauren Clark, author of the illustrious DrinkBoston blog, has a terrific preview of our party here: http://drinkboston.com/2011/03/30/nips-33011/

The WAITIKI Festival of Music & Cocktail makes its Boston homecoming!

Presented by Opus Affair, a nonprofit

Enjoy first-rate tiki cocktail specials, live music performed by the award-winning WAITIKI exotica band, and the DJ sounds of Jack Fetterman, Gina of the Jungle, and Brother Cleve. This highly anticipated event comes in response to the acclaimed December 2010 WAITIKI Festival at Don The Beachcomber and is sure to be a blast! Party attendees will have first dibs on the limited edition, audiophile-quality vinyl LP WAITIKI in Hi-Fi. Doors at 6 pm.

RSVP now and buy tix at Eventbrite: http://opus-waitiki.eventbrite.com/
(Please make a donation of $25+ to help cover WAITIKI’s performance)

Need a tiki jumpstart?

We can help. Purchase the Super Duper Tiki Pack and all you need to do is come wearing your favorite aloha shirt or leisurewear. In your swag bag, we’ll hook you up with a vessel for tiki drinking, a lei, music downloads from WAITIKI, cocktail recipes, and other goodies! $15 pre-order / $20 at the party; limited supplies. Order when you RSVP at Eventbrite.

About the co-hosts:

Opus Affair is a non-profit social networking group (501c3) devoted to building the community of young professionals interested in the arts by making social connections among artists and non-artists and providing access to a variety of art in an informal fashion.

WAITIKI INTERNATIONAL LLC is a Boston-based collective that promotes the revitalization of mid-century ‘tiki’ pop culture and exotica music. Our artists are the highest-quality prionals—including the award-winning and critically-acclaimed WAITIKI 7. Founded in 2003, we have produced, performed at, and presented events in North America and Europe that join music and cocktail. Through our support for live exotica music, master mixologists of tiki cocktails, tiki artwork, and other tiki collectibles, we are helping to define our vision for 21st century tiki.