Symposium Tickets
Friday August 17th
Yoga Tease
with Tana the Tattooed Lady
more info: Wonder how you are going to sustain a whole weekend of Tiki Oasis? Let Tana the Tattooed Lady take you through some traditional sun salutations and get you nice and centered…. She will slowly take you from a relaxed state of mind to getting you sparkled up for go go action poolside and give you tips on how to keep the energy alive for all those late night after parties! Wear something comfortable and bring your own towel or yoga mat.
Location: Grassy Area by Pool, Crowne Plaza
Date: Friday August 17th, 10:00AM - 11:00AM
Price: Free
Come Spy With Me: Spy Music History
with Double Ought Duke (aka Duke Weiss)
more info: Double Ought Duke, The Duke of Spy Music, will present a discombobulated romp through the history of spy and secret agent music and cover art. Classifications under investigation will include, Spy Films including James Bond, Television Shows, Motion Picture Soundtracks and include look-a-likes and imposters of every known ilk. This covert operation of styles will include Lounge, Jazz, Surf, Novelty, Punk, Electronica and a host of other way-out provocateurs including singing TV celebrities like Barbara Feldon and international star Chan Pao Chu. Most of the graphics imbedded in the cover art are way better than the music, with the cheesier and the sexier, the better. And that’s the fun part. The 60’s spy craze produced hundreds of sights and sounds. 00D, coming out of deep cover for this mission has developed a plot that will be for your TKO eyes and ears only. Your ticket will allow you to hear and see most of them while drinking in lockstep a martini and entering a world of our own. This clandestine gambit will be an ambush on your senses that will have you smirking close to chokepoint. 00D, who is a doppelganger with his less evil twin, last years, The Duke of Redundancy, welcomes all agents of secret coolness to join his branch of spy music and visual madness.
Location: Grand Hanalei Ballroom, Crowne Plaza
Date: Friday August 17th, 11:00AM - 12:30PM
Price: $10.00..........................................................Limited tickets sold at door
The Art of Stamping
with Artist Eric October
more info: Stamping, in various forms, is a craft that has been utilized by many cultures, notably by Polynesians in the creation of Tapa. Discover the techniques that can transform an ordinary piece of foamboard into an extraordinary tool for creating art in a modern take on the art of Tapa. Participants will create stamps, and then apply them to decorate and personalize your own tote bag. Polynesian Pop is the emphasis of the style being demonstrated, and students are also encouraged to bring along t-shirts or other items that they feel could use a tiki touch (natural fabrics work best). Tools and materials provided. Cutting instruments will be used, and participation is at attendees' own risk.
Location: Cove Room 1, Crowne Plaza
Date: Friday August 17th, 11:00AM - 12:30PM
Attendees: Attendance is NOT included with VIP or Deluxe VIP Wristbands
Price: $25.00 Material Included (Limited Seating).......Limited tickets sold at door
The Devil-Ette Spy Dance Au Go Go
with Agent Fawn (aka Baby Doe)
more info: San Francisco Go Go experts Agent Fawn and her Devil-Ettes will teach you the authentic dances of the 1960's with a spy twist! Inspired by all the great girls of spy from Emma Peel to Agent 99, The Devil-Ettes have a bevy of spy go go moves to get you noticed on the dance floor, poolside or where ever you decide to shake your polaroid picture! Open to all ages, wear something you can move in. No dance experience needed!
Location: Grand Pacific, Crowne Plaza
Date: Friday August 17th, 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Price: $10.00..........................................................Limited tickets sold at door
The Amazing World of Rum
with Martin Cate
Co-Hosted by Appleton, Mount Gay, Wray and Nephew, DePaz, Coruba & More TBA
more info: A fascinating guided history through the incredible world of rum with Smuggler's Cove owner and rum expert Martin Cate. Taste a huge variety of rums in an intimate setting as you follow the whole process from sugar cane, to distillation, to aging and more. Explore the regional variations and traditions that make rum the world's most diverse spirit.
Location: Peacock Room II, Crowne Plaza
Date: Friday August 17th, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Attendees: MUST be 21 years and older to attend. Attendance is NOT included with VIP or Deluxe VIP Wristbands
Price: $25.00 (Limited Seating)..................................................... Sold Out
The Amazing World of Rum
with Martin Cate
Co-Hosted by Appleton, Mount Gay, Wray and Nephew, DePaz, Coruba & More TBA
more info: A fascinating guided history through the incredible world of rum with Smuggler's Cove owner and rum expert Martin Cate. Taste a huge variety of rums in an intimate setting as you follow the whole process from sugar cane, to distillation, to aging and more. Explore the regional variations and traditions that make rum the world's most diverse spirit.
Location: Peacock Room II, Crowne Plaza
Date: Friday August 17th, 3:00PM - 4:30PM
Attendees: MUST be 21 years and older to attend. Attendance is NOT included with VIP or Deluxe VIP Wristbands
Price: $25.00 (Limited Seating)..................................................... Sold Out
Gin Tropical Cocktails: Beyond The Vesper
with Richard Boccato
Co-Sponsored by Elit by Stoli, Hendrick's Gin and Lillet
more info: Join Richard Boccato and his commando crew of Tiki infiltrators from the mean streets of New Amsterdam as they recoinnoiter the perplexing pantheon of Polynesian cocktails in an attempt to crack the juniper code, once and for all. The true source of their mysterious Dutch courage shall no doubt be revealed after a thorough investigation of James Bond's infamous Vesper and its top-secret ingredient, Kina Lillet. An extensive dossier of Victor Bergeron's lost gin classics will also be revealed for your tasting pleasure, along with some modern day urban tiki masterpieces from the legendary PKNY. For Your Eyes Only, indeed...
Location: Grand Hanalei Ballroom, Crowne Plaza
Date: Friday August 17th, 3:00PM - 5:00PM
Attendees: MUST be 21 years and older to attend.
Price: $35.00..........................................................Limited tickets sold at door
Saturday August 18th
Growing up Mancini
with Chris Mancini
more info: Hear and see Hanry Mancini's son Chris share his life story which includes not only his fathers' stories, but stories about Neil Young, Fank Zappa, the music business, having Peter Sellers as a babysitter, and other Pink Panther stories.
Location: Grand Hanalei Ballroom, Crowne Plaza
Date: Saturday August 18th, 10:00AM - 11:00AM
Price: $10.00..........................................................Limited tickets sold at door
Book Signing
with Jochen Hirschfeld, Will Viharo, B. Clay Moore, James Teitelbaum, TweedleBop, Sven Kirsten and more!
more info: Meet the authors, buy their books and DVDs, get them signed!
Location: Foyer of Grand Hanalei Ballroom, Crowne Plaza
Date: Saturday August 18th, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Price: Free
Spy Guitar Lessons
with Jason Lee
more info: Known for his Live group, Jason Lee & the R.I.P.Tides, and his countless number of tutorial Surf Guitar You Tube videos. Jason Lee has spread the instructional bug all over the world to help keep the kulture of Surf Guitar Music alive. Jason will be showing you the basics of Surf Guitar style, and teach you original songs and riffs, that you can use for developing your talent. Anyone can attend with any skill level. Jason will also cover achieving that vintage surf guitar tone, with Amps, Guitars, and pedal effects to help you in your journey to classic awesomeness. Jason will provide amps and pedals. Bring your Guitar and plug in!
Location: Cove Room I, Crowne Plaza
Date: Saturday August 18th, 11:00AM - 12:30PM
Price: $10.00..........................................................Limited tickets sold at door
Mai Tai Mysteries: The Dark, Dangerous World of Tiki Pulp Cinema
with Will the Thrill
more info: Pulp fiction author and B Movie impresario Will "the Thrill" Viharo hosts a tantalizing trip through the cinematic/television history of exotic espionage and Polynesian pulp with a specially selected, slyyly seductive film clip show featuring spies 'n' private eyes in tropical locales. Sponsored by Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge of Alameda, which will provide free samples of the original James Bond cocktail, The Vesper
Location: Grand Pacific Ballroom, Crowne Plaza
Date: Saturday August 18th, 11:30AM - 1:00PM
Price: $10.00..........................................................Limited tickets sold at door
Pin-Up Hair & Make-Up
with Tana the Tattooed Lady & Meghan Mayhem
Co-Sponsored by A Pin Up's Closet and Bettie Page Clothing
more info: Learn the basics of retro make-up and hair-styles from top pin-up masterminds! Get tips on how to get achieve the sweet and sassy pin-up daytime look AND also how to vamp it up to be a truly fierce 1960's Bond-Style Girl for night. Secrets revealed as well as a list of resources and suggestions. Please bring your make-up kit and we will show you how to create an amazing look using items you already own! Arrive with basic foundation on and if you know how to pre-set hair in curlers before the class that is a plus… but do not fear we will make sure you look and feel fab when you leave!
All participants receive a set of false eyelashes from A Pin Up's Closet and a special gift from Bettie Page Clothing.
Location: Peacock Room II, Crowne Plaza
Date: Saturday August 18th, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Price: $15.00..........................................................Limited tickets sold at door
Armchair Travelling presents
THE DVD OF TIKI
with Director Jochen Hirschfeld
more info:Armchair traveling to the most exotic chapter of American pop culture! Finally, after 8 years in the making and traveling all over the globe, we are more than happy to share our treasures- Come with us, relive the rise and fall of polynesian pop. Be there. See the places and the people. Hear the stories from eye witnesses and real tiki aficionados like Martin Denny, Leroy Schmaltz & Bob van Oosting, Eric Askew, the Bali Hai Boys, Sven Kirsten, Otto von Stroheim, Shag, Bosko, Beachbum Berry, King Kukulele and many more. The DVD OF TIKI, Vol. I “Paradise Lost” explores the origins of the myth of the Souths Seas paradise and follows a nation on their transition from the puritan 1950s to the sexual revolution of the 70s. The Sixties, the heydays of Tiki offered wild island lifestyle with exotic sounds and intoxicating concoctions without endangering the given moral and social rules at that time.
Location: Grand Pacific Ballroom, Crowne Plaza
Date: Saturday August 18th, 1:00PM - 3:00PM
Price: $10.00..........................................................Limited tickets sold at door
CSI: Cocktail II - Wrath of The Tiki Drink Killer
with Martin Cate
Co-Sponsored by Montanya, Koloa, Fee Brothers, B. G. Reynolds Hand-Crafted Syrups & more TBA.
more info: All information regarding this symposium is CLASSIFIED.
Location: Grand Hanalei Ballroom, Crowne Plaza
Date: Saturday August 18th, 3:30PM – 5:30PM
Attendees: MUST be 21 years and older to attend.
Price: $35.00............................................................................... Sold Out
San Diego's Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School
more info: "Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School is art class...without the class. Founded in New York City by artist/burlesque performer Molly Crabapple, Dr. Sketchy's now has branches in over 110 cities around the globe, from Los Angeles to Tokyo to Soa Paolo. Artists draw sassy burlesque girls, models, circus performers, roller derby chicks, and rippling hunks of man. Interspersed are silly drawing contests (Best left handed drawing? Best incorporation of a sea creature?) and fabulous prizes! Come draw gorgeous models in delicious Tiki getups. Bring your art supplies! (Extras supplies available at the door)"
Location: Peacock Room II, Crowne Plaza
Date: Saturday August 18th, 3:00PM – 6:00PM
Price: $10.00..........................................................Limited tickets sold at door
Sunday August 19th
How it all began: Unpublished Images from the Golden Days of Tiki Archeology
with Sven Kirsten
more info: In this very special symposium Sven will dig deeply into his archive to share previously un-published 35mm slide images of now lost Tiki temples like the Kahiki, “The Tikis” theme park and Tikied-out apartment complexes up and down the West coast, taken as early as 1992 to the 2000s. Sven will happily sign your copy of Book of Tiki and Tiki Modern after his presentation!
Location: Grand Hanalei Ballroom, Crowne Plaza
Date: Sunday August 19th, 10:00AM – 11:00AM
Price: $10.00..........................................................Limited tickets sold at door
Charles Phoenix Retro Slide Show: Pools, Patios and BBQs
more info: Live Comedy Retro Slide Show Performance Celebrating Mid-Century Southern California Backyard Life and Style … anatomy of the patio, evolution of the barbecue, backyard fashions, furniture and decor, tiki craze, festive theme parties, and ultimate suburban status symbol – the swimming pool! – all in glorious color!
Location: Grand Hanalei Ballroom, Crowne Plaza
Date: Sunday August 19th, 11:00AM – 12:00PM
Price: $18.00..........................................................Limited tickets sold at door
Polynesian Pop in Mid Century San Diego
with Bosko
more info: Urban archeologist extraordinaire Bosko will take you on an exciting edge-of-your-seat slide show tour of San Diego County's vintage Polynesian Pop glories. Listen while Bosko ruminates about being a co-founder of the new Tiki movement, recounts exciting 80's & 90's dumpster diving tales expresses the thoughts of a semi legend carver and more. Watch with your own eyes never before seen photographs of mid century San Diego's pagan splendor and what's left now. Hear the strange but true history of some of your favorite pieces of Polynesian Pop architecture, just as if you had been there! Feel the thrill of a life time at Bosko's lecture, over 20 years in the making, an amazing multi media extravaganza!
Location: Grand Hanalei Ballroom, Crowne Plaza
Date: Sunday August 19th, 1:00PM – 2:00PM
Price: $10.00..........................................................Limited tickets sold at door
Uke Jam
more info: Learn a song and jam with friends.
Location: Atrium, Crowne Plaza
Date: Sunday August 19th, 1:00PM – 3:00PM
Price: Free
The Burlesque Assassins
First Ever U.S. (Private) Viewing! intermission includes featured talent from the movie!
more info: Beautiful, deadly and a vital weapon in the war on communism that threatens the free world. Set in the 1950s, this tale of cold war espionage and intrigue follows super-spies Johnny Valentine, Koko La Douce, Bombshell Belle and new recruit Bourbon Sue as they seduce their way within killing distance of a trio of villainy bent on global domination. See the fatal fan dance of Koko La Douce! See the brutal boa of Bombshell Belle! Witness firsthand the carnage and the cleavage as the enemies of The Burlesque Assassins discover that when it comes to these women, LOOKS CAN KILL!
Location: Grand Hanalei Ballroom, Crowne Plaza
Date: Sunday August 19th, 2:00PM - 3:30PM
Price: $10.00..........................................................Limited tickets sold at door
Tiki Bus Tour of San Diego with Bianca of So Diego Tours
more info: Join your fellow Tiki-loving friends on an off-site tour of San Diego Bay and Shelter Island for a tour through the history of San Diego, as well as the history of Tiki Architecture in America’s Finest City. Start the tour with a description of Crown Plaza’s own Tiki Culture with stories of the former Hanalei Hotel days and John Mock architectural design. Then, we’re off to San Diego’s own island paradise: Shelter Island. Along the drive, learn about the early days of the city, the bay, fishing and Navy industries. Visit several Tiki-inspired buildings such at Trader Mort’s Liquor - where Bosko carvings thrive, Bali Hai Restaurant, and Humphrey’s Half Moon Bay Resort where you will be greeted with a taste of a specialty refreshment and a personalized tour of the complex.
Location: Foyer of Grand Hanalei Ballroom, Crowne Plaza
Date: Sunday August 19th, 3:00PM - 6:00PM
Promo Code: Tiki12
Price: $28.00 (Book Directly through sodiegotours.com).................. Purchase Here
