Featuring 9north Rum, Diamond Reserve Rum, Kō Hana Rum, Myrtle Bank Rum, Planteray Rum, Kraken Rum and Kona Bar Chocolates!

The Friday and Saturday Tropical Tasting sessions curated by Tiki Oasis will be different!  Guests enjoy a spirited flight of guided tastings of some of our favorite brands (and some NEW ones too!) before embarking on a journey of one-on-one tastings to further explore products that work well in tropical cocktails.  Admission includes a collectible tasting glass that guests may keep. 

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Presented by Adam Rains and Nick Brink

To keep the art form of Tiki drinks and culture alive, adherents must tip a hat to tradition while remaining open to new influences. This seminar explores ingredients that are used in tropical cocktails, including non-rum spirits, current trends in flavors and regional ingredients, such as Amaro. Adam Rains and Nick Brink provide examples of the flavors and ingredients being used today and give audiences a peek into what’s ahead for tropical cocktails.


Adam Rains is the Chief Administer of the Liquid Unknown at the Golden Tiki in Las Vegas. He was the 2020 Italicus "Bar Artist of the Year" and was the 2019 Nevada Restaurant Association’s “Drink Specialist of the Year”. Adam has helped open several restaurants and bars, has designed the beverage program for Flock & Fowl, and is co-developing a new whiskey for Silver State Distillery. He has written for publications such as Chilled Magazine, Tales of the Cocktail, and Las Vegas Food Beverage Professional.

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Presented by Kelly “Old Man” Merrell

Woodworker and bartender, Kelly "Old Man" Merrell, will provide a demonstration of basic woodworking skills that are applicable for a home lounge or Tiki bar. Participants will learn about his design process, how to approach design for their own projects, and how to go from idea to finished product. Attendees will be given a step-by-step guide and all the tips-and-tricks to build a bar-tool caddy for their very own Tiki bar oasis.

Kelly "Old Man" Merrell has an alternate ego! Although best known for crafting exotic libations as the lead bartender at Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar at Disneyland, his secret identity is the owner of Rumpus Room Woodworks. Kelly designs and crafts furniture, personalized decor, and any custom creations with an emphasis on home lounges, tiki bars, and collector's spaces.

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With Steve Conrad & Dana Stephenson

FREE EVENT! Learn to play the ukulele in one day! Steve Conrad and Dana Stephenson will help you master the basics of the ukulele in this fun class. During this strum and sing session you will learn chords, strums, and
fingerpicking styles for simple songs. No experience is necessary, but please bring a ukulele!

Steve Conrad and Dana Stephenson enjoy sharing their love for the ukulele and song by creating fun and easy-to-follow classes for their students of all ages.

Presented by Skipper Josh Collins

Entertainer, promoter, self-taught artist, musician, Tiki bar owner and all-around wildman Skipper Josh and his Go Go Dancer/Fashion Designer/DJ partner, Babzotica, take you on an exciting journey to the out-of-the-way islands of Tanna (Vanuatu), Atiu (Cook Islands), Huahine (Society Islands), and the Marquesas. Through photos, personal sketches, and anecdotes of crazy adventures, the Skipper will regale you with his discoveries that include local carvers at work and amazing Tiki architecture in unusual places.

Skipper Josh Collins is a madcap creator from Melbourne. He created, with his wife Babz, South London Pacific, The Hula Bula Bar, The Luwow as well as many amazing parties and sleazy B Movies. Prepare to be entertained and misled!

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Presented by Tiki Lindy

Get ready for a sensory journey through the intertwined histories of spices and rum. Led by seasoned mixologist Tiki Lindy, participants uncover the medicinal origins, cultural narratives, and innovative applications of spices in modern mixology. From ancient healing rituals to contemporary flavor explorations, the seminar illuminates the diverse palette of possibilities for incorporating spices into rum-based cocktails. With hands-on demonstrations and tasting experiences, unlock the secrets of crafting tantalizing libations that pay homage to the exotic allure and vibrant heritage of spices and spirits.

Tiki Lindy is a spirits and cocktail technique educator and author of three books, with a fourth book in the works. She has been in the cocktail industry for nearly two decades, mostly as a private events bartender and consultant on tiki bar menus and event cocktails. She regularly represents spirits brands for industry sponsored events, and guest bartends nationwide. She is a recurrent contributor to Exotica Moderne quarterly magazine. Visit www.TikiLindy.com for more information.

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Presented by Ken Bruce

Based on Ken Bruce's book Before the Birds Sang Words, this seminar will take a peek at the genesis and evolution of Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, the revolutionary Tiki-infused Audio-Animatronic musical revue that's been delighting audiences at Disneyland for over 60 years. The seminar will also explore the contributing influences and passions of the man who spearheaded it — in turn becoming one of Walt Disney's most personal projects.

Ken Bruce is a two-time Emmy Award-winning animation director, storyboard artist, and timer. His story work has appeared in three Best Animated Feature Academy Award winners — Toy Story 3, UP, and Shrek. Other credits include The Simpsons, Ren and Stimpy, Fairly Odd Parents, and Family Guy. His first Disneyland visit at age five was a formative event that led to a lifelong appreciation for the masterfully immersive environments dreamt up by Walt Disney and his team of Imagineers. Ken lives in Los Angeles.

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Featuring 9north Rum, Diamond Reserve Rum, Kō Hana Rum, Myrtle Bank Rum, Planteray Rum, Kraken Rum and Kona Bar Chocolates!

The Friday and Saturday Tropical Tasting sessions curated by Tiki Oasis will be different!  Guests enjoy a spirited flight of guided tastings of some of our favorite brands (and some NEW ones too!) before embarking on a journey of one-on-one tastings to further explore products that work well in tropical cocktails.  Admission includes a collectible tasting glass that guests may keep. 

Presented by Patrick Thompson

Lamp artist Patrick Thompson will walk you through this comprehensive Tiki lamp building class where attendees will learn the basics of lamp concept and design and assemble their own ready-to-hang lamp!

Patrick "The Commodore" Thompson has always been a sucker for storytelling through ambience. Whether creating the Don Ho Radio Show, a globally popular "Tiki" music podcast, or designing and building hand-crafted lamps that hang in many home and commercial bars throughout the world, the focus has always been on creating an immersive experience that tells a compelling story for all.

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Presented by The Devil-Ettes

Join San Francisco's Sweethearts, The Devil-Ettes, to learn about historic Go-Go dance legends WHILE you learn to shimmy and shake. A combo history and dance class, participants will be led through a gentle warm-up, taught a fine selection of 1960s style go-go moves, and walk away with knowledge of the California Go-Go movement and dancers of the 1960s! Grab your water bottle, wear comfortable clothing (go-go boots optional), and get ready to dance The Swim, The Pony and The Frug.

You know who they are! Sassy, sultry, yet utterly All-American, The Devil-Ettes provide good clean fun for kids of all ages! These go-go goddesses set the fringe a-flyin' at their wickedly wild high-energy shows. Keeping the lost art of go-go alive, these gals are masters of historical dances from the hey-day of 1960's go-go. Their fancy footwork has taken them to Las Vegas, New Orleans, Los Angeles, as well as their hometown, San Francisco!

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Presented by Jeff Chenault

If ever there was a common denominator between Hawaiian and Country music, the steel guitar is it. Join Tiki veteran and music historian, Jeff Chenault, on a wild west ride into the instantly recognizable sound and fascinating world of the steel guitar. Sol Hoopi, Roy Smeck, Jerry Byrd, Speedy West, Alvino Rey, Herb Remington, Bernie Kaai Lewis, and Pete Drake are some of the creative steel guitar forces whose influences are still heard around the world today!

Jeff Chenault is a Tiki Oasis veteran, author, producer, music historian, and preservationist who has written for various publications including Cool and Strange Music Magazine, Tiki News, Bachelor Pad Magazine, Tiki Magazine, and Exotica Moderne. He wrote Ohio Tiki (2019) and co-authored the Kahiki Supper Club (2014) and Kahiki Scrapbook (2023). As a producer, he has released three albums of rare exotica music for Dionysus Records.

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Presented by Atalanta Jackson

Discover the art of exotic floral design with renaissance woman, Atalanta Jackson. In this immersive class, you'll have the opportunity to learn the secrets of creating wearable tropical flowers, including a a breathtaking tropical corsage, infused with vibrant colors and delicate scents. With Atalanta's guidance, you'll explore the intricate details of floristry, from selecting the perfect blooms to arranging them in a way that will dazzle the eye. Wear your artistic creation all weekend long!

Atalanta Jackson is a flower girl. She is always surrounded by flowers, even when sipping a Zombie in The Sip Ship, her home Tiki bar. Atalanta has been a professional florist since she was 15—tropical flowers are her favorite. In addition to her passion for flowers, she loves driving her 1965 Chevy Corvair, remodeling vintage RVs and being the current title holder of Miss Tiki Oasis 2023!

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Warm-up those pipes and join us for a sing-a-long with our very own Mayor of Kaunakakai, the one and only King Kukulele. You’ll not only learn how to pronounce humuhumunukunukuapua’a, but sing it too! All ages and singing abilities are welcome and encouraged!

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Presented by Sven Kirsten

A sneak peak into Sven Kirsten’s new tome to be published this fall. Together with Palm Springs modernism expert Pete Moruzzi Sven is currently penning the ultimate treasure trove of anecdotes and images depicting establishments that strived to recreate Polynesia in the desert. See how primitivism and modernism mingled under the desert sun!

 Sven Kirsten was born in 1955 in Hamburg, Germany. After a brief stint at the San Francisco Art Institute, he moved to Los Angeles to study cinematography at the American Film Institute. Here he fell in love with the aesthetic extremes of LA. While working as a successful cinematographer, he began to pursue his hobby of urban archeology, photographing and collecting the remnants of the vanishing Tiki cult in America. He is the author of several books, including “The Book of Tiki”, “Tiki Pop”, and “The Art of Tiki”.

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Presented by Miss Holly Dawn

A hands-on vintage hairstyling tutorial to put the UP in Up-Do! In this course, Miss Holly Dawn will go over three classic vintage hairstyles: a classic brush out, incorporating wiglets, and a classic up-do. Together, we can find a style that looks great, suits you, and most importantly, gives you the confidence to achieve these styles on your own.

*Guests receive a full-size lipstick compliments of Besame Cosmetics

Miss Holly Dawn is a professional singer, dancer, and all around cool person who has performed in the vintage community for 15 years. With a love for retro styles, a taste for good rum, and a passion for that Aloha Spirit (since 2019, she has visited over 50 Tiki bars!), Holly has been hosting local Tiki events in San Diego since 2022.

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Presented by MeduSirena

This is a TWO DAY session (Friday and Saturday). MeduSirena the Fire Eating Mermaid is a renowned photographer known for her ability to make anyone look great underwater! On DAY ONE you learn as a group how to relax and pose underwater. For the first day wear something comfortable to move around in underwater! DAY TWO will be scheduled with you individually between 8:30am-11:00am on Saturday where each session attendee will be photographed! The session includes one edited photo in one outfit. There will also be an option to purchase additional photos.

MeduSirena is a multi-hyphenate Tiki personality and icon, Polynesian dancer, aquatic dance reconstructeur, founder of the modern career Mermaid Movement, AquaBurlesque creator, Taiko drummer, fitness ambassador, photographer, wingwalker, fledgeling bassist, and all around “Middle Aged Menace”.