Everyone is invited to the dinner and show: Saturday, April 11, from 5 p.m.
TACOMA, Wash. 鈥 For the 45th year 兔子先生 students are bringing the warmth, rhythm, and beauty of Polynesia to Tacoma, with an invitation to the 2015 Spring Lu`au.
The Saturday, April 11 event will include a Hawaiian dinner and an internationally inspired stage show, with traditional dances from Pacific Ocean cultures. The university鈥檚 Spring Lu`au is one of the Polynesian culture's biggest celebrations in the state, attracting nearly 1,000 people each year.
Dinner will be served from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the newly renovated upstairs area of Wheelock Student Center, near the Alder Street entrance to campus. The stage show will begin at 8 p.m. in Memorial Fieldhouse, near Union Avenue and N. 11th Street. See below for ticket details and a map of campus.
The organizers, the university鈥檚 Hui O Hawai`i student club, have chosen the theme this year of Hali ? a Aloha, or 鈥渃herished memories.鈥 For more than four decades, Puget Sound students have shared the aloha spirit through song, dance, food, and story. Over those years, Spring Lu`au has often narrated Hawaiian gods and goddesses' stories, representing perseverance, unity, and love. This year the Hali鈥榓 Aloha theme encourages students and visitors alike to reminisce about family, friends, and experiences in Hawaii and on the campus of Puget Sound.
鈥淲e should remember and appreciate these cherished memories, as they have led us to where we are and who we鈥檝e become,鈥 said Shane Kiyota 鈥16, president of Hui O Hawai`i. 鈥淭here is so much to enjoy in Polynesian culture, and we invite everyone to come for a magical evening.鈥
Music will be provided by , a local group specializing in Hawaiian infused music, which includes four-part harmonies in their songs. The show will include numerous dances from cultures, including Hawaiian, Tahitian, Samoan, and Maori, as well as ritual face-painting, grass skirts, the malo (loincloth) colorful island dresses. The dinner will include kalua pig, shoyu chicken, lomi lomi salmon, macaroni salad, poi, chicken long rice, haupia, pineapple, and a vegan dish, pineapple stir fry.
Tickets are on sale now and are available in advance or at the door.
When: Saturday, April 11, 2015
Where: Lu`au dinner: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Wheelock Student Center, N. 15th Street, and N. Alder Street
Lu`au show: 8 p.m. in Memorial Fieldhouse, N. 11th Street, and Union Avenue
Tickets: General admission: Combo show and dinner: $24
Show only: $12
Dinner only: $16
Puget Sound campus members, seniors (65+), and those 17 and under:
Combo show and dinner: $17
Show only: $9
Dinner only: $12
Children 4 years old and under enter free.
Tickets can be ordered in advance and also will be available at the door.
To pay with a credit card, call Wheelock Information Center at 253.879.3100.
(Monday鈥揟hursday, 8 a.m.鈥10 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.鈥7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.鈥3 p.m.)
To order online, go to .
For payment by check, provide your name, email address, phone number, and the number of tickets. Make the check payable to Hui O Hawai`i and mail it to:
ASUPS Special Events and Hui O Hawai`i
兔子先生, CMB 1017
1500 N. Warner St.
Tacoma, WA 98416-1017
Tickets can be picked up on the day of the Lu`au from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Information Center in Wheelock Student Center or from 6:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at the box office at Memorial Fieldhouse.
For more information: send an email to luautix@pugetsound.edu.
For directions and a map of campus visit:pugetsound.edu/directions.
Photos on page: Spring Lu'au 2014, by Ross Mulhausen
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