Mike Neer
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NJ
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Posted 5 Aug 2005 11:48 am |
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I'm very pleased to announce that the Moonlighters will be performing as the headliner at the Joseph Kekuku Festival in Dover, NJ on October 8th at 8pm. This performance is a benefit performance to the memory of Joseph Kekuku, a man who's contributions have meant so much to so many of us.
The performance will take place in a 1906 Vaudeville-era theater called Baker Theater  .
The Dover Renaissance, Inc. and the Dover Area Historical Society along with the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association will present the 2nd Annual Joseph Kekuku Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival on October 8, 2005.
This year's festival will be held at the historic 1906-vaudeville theater, The Baker Theater at 41 West Blackwell Street in Dover, New Jersey. The festival will begin at 4:00 pm on October 8th, with a memorial service at the grave of Mr. Kekuku in the Orchard Street Cemetery, located on Orchard Street. From 6 to 8 pm there will be a social hour and light buffet held inside the theater with music
provided by steel guitar players.
At 8 pm, an evening of Hawaiian and Steel Guitar music and entertainment along with Hawaiian Dancing and Chanting will be held
inside the main stage auditorium of the Baker. Steel Guitar musicians from around the country will be performing in the memory of Joseph Kekuku. There will be photos, displays and demonstrations of Hawaiian
life from the islands. On Sunday, October 9th after a morning visit to the downtown Dover flea market, there will be a final farewell service in the Orchard Street Cemetery starting at Noon.
The funds raised from this event will be used to purchase a monument to honor the memory of Mr. Kekuku. Joseph Kekuku was born in La'ie, Hawaii in 1874 and later in life lived in Dover. He invented the Hawaiian steel guitar at a very young age and traveled around the world demonstrating this pleasing sound. It is believed that Mr. Kekuku was on the vaudeville circuit in the late 1920s when
he came to Dover to perform at the Baker. For some reason, Mr. Kekuku decided to settle down in Dover and gave steel guitar lessons as a means of support. He passed away while residing at 88 Prospect Street in Dover with funeral services held in the First Presbyterian Church of Dover and interment at the Orchard Street Cemetery. His invention,
the steel guitar in all its present forms, has become part of the musical
culture of many lands. Many styles of music, including country, bluegrass
and the blues have adopted the steel guitar as its main ingredient.
Reserved tickets are available at $25, each for the social hour, buffet and entertainment program. $10 for the entertainment program
only with balcony seating.
Lodging and travel arrangements are being prepared for out-of-state visitors through the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association's New Jersey branch. Call Barbara Garth at (973) 729-5158. For performer's music
arrangements call Mike Esposito at (973) 879-8113. For ticket reservations call Connie Foster at (973) 366-0996. For general
information contact George Laurie at george@picatinnycu.org or call (973) 361-6205.
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