Saturday Symposiums
Hollywood’s Pacific War with DeSoto Brown
Saturday 10am-11am. Join author DeSoto Brown as he takes you on a journey back in time to the optimistic years of the 1950s and '60s in Hawaii, to see and hear how the islands would have been presented in a commercial promotional film of that time. Entry is included...
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Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story
Saturday 3:30-5pm. Join us for a showing of the Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story and Q&A with the REAL Gidget Kathy Zuckerman and the Director Brian Gillogly! The movie tells the story behind the world famous book and film franchise that brought surfing to...
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SeaWorld: San Diego’s Polynesian Playground w/Mike Skinner
Saturday 12noon-1pm. Dive right in with Mike Skinner as he shares knowledge of the early days of San Diego Mission Bay SeaWorld. The original 1964 park was a masterpiece of exotic romance including a Sea Grotto with Sea Maids, The Hawaiian Punch Villiage where you...
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Hollywood Icons of Tiki Cinema w/Luis I. Reyes
Saturday 3pm-4pm. From Elvis Presley to Gidget, from Harrison Ford to Tom Hanks and from Hawaii Five-0 to Magnum, P.I., we will have fun with the iconic personalities that helped to define Hawaii during the second half of the Twentieth Century from Territory to...
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A Real Conversation About Rum w/Bailey Pryor
Host: Bailey Pryor. Let’s work together to build a new language around rum using terms that clearly define the actual methods used and the resulting products. Let’s get the real conversation going so that we can elevate the rum category and honor the history, technology, culture and hard work that goes into creating this beautiful spirit.
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Matchless Tikis: Collecting Tiki Matchbook Covers w/Richard Greene
Saturday 11am-12noon. They come in different shapes, sizes and colors -- all concealing the fire within. While commonplace, matchbooks can be tiny works of art. Join matchbook collector extraordinare, Richard Greene, thru a visual stroll through Tiki culture's history...
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Rosie the Riveter Pin-Up Hair Class w/Lola Demure
Saturday 1:30-2:30pm. Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon of World War II, representing the women who worked in factories and shipyards during WWII. These women took entirely new jobs replacing the male workers who joined the military. In this unique hands-on pin-up...
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Tiki Oasis Bookclub: ‘Tales of the South Pacific’ by James A. Michener
Saturday 3pm-4:30pm. Tiki Oasis Book Club presents: Tales of The South Pacific by James Michener! You know the movie, you may even know all the words to “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair,” and you are certainly familiar with The Bali Ha’i calling you, but...
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Tiki Morning Coming Down w/Humuhumu Trott
Saturday 10am-11am. Let your brain get a gentle warmup for a tiki-packed day with your favorite low-impact exercise: sitting still and looking at pretty pictures. Humuhumu brings you a selection of some of the most gorgeous images from history's most grand Polynesian...
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Dr. Trimrose’s Cannibalistic Sex-Crazed Blood Island of the Tiki-Bot
Saturday 10pm-11:30pm. A South Seas SINema, Night Iguana Productions exclusive screening of Dr. Trimrose's Cannibalistic Sex-Crazed Blood Island of the Tiki-Bot. Jinjer James stars as the innocent girl thrown into a world of sex, violence and gore which must be seen...
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Two-Fisted Adventures in Home Bartending w/Blair Reynolds
Saturday 1:30-3pm. Mix, make, and garnish like the pros with Blair of BG Reynolds. Blair will walk you through the entire home bar setup, from rum selection, to setting up for quick service, even a few garnish tricks or two! Guests will walk away with a handy tip book...
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World War Tiki w/Beachbum Berry
Saturday 3pm-4:30pm. In the South Pacific during WWII, there were no bars and no wine cellars, only sea, sand and jungle. So how did the Greatest Generation get lit? They adapted and overcame. The swabs made Torpedo Juice, the jarheads made Jungle Juice, and even the...
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Skipper Stories: True Tales from Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise w/David Marley
Saturday 11am-12noon. Take a look into the creation of Disneyland's untamed ride and how it was inspired by movies such as The African Queen, Casablanca, and Disney's true life adventure films. When he’s not channeling Charlie Allnut, David Marley is a Cal-State...
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Tiki Hunting & Collecting for Beginners and Experts w/Jason T. Smith
Saturday 1pm-2pm. eBay expert Jason T. Smith takes you on a tour of 17 years of Tiki collecting tips n tricks. He will let you know how to hunt for Tiki in thrift stores, garage sales, antique malls and eBay. Jason will show you how to hone your collection while...
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Professional Level Home Bar Techniques for Tikiphiles w/Kelly Merrell
Saturday 3:30-5pm. Due to the limited size of the classroom this is a special event and is NOT part of any other Tiki Oasis Ticket package. In this hands-on class Kelly Merrell from Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar, Disney Hotel will share simple techniques...
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