Otto von Stroheim writes:

Tiki Oasis is proud to bring to our event the Original Gidget Kathy Kohner Zuckerman

(the real life inspiration for the fictional character of Gidget from the 1957 novel, Gidget: the little girl with big ideas) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Kohner-Zuckerman

Kathy Kohner Zuckerman will be joining us Saturday at the Booksigning from 3:30-4:30pm in the Lobby of the Kona Coast Room. She is bringing her book ‘Gidget’ – so make sure to pick up a copy!

Your Quick Guide to the 2009 Tiki Oasis Symposiums

You do not need to be a Tiki Oasis ticket holder or hotel guest to purchase tickets to the symposiums. Arrive early as admission is first come first serve basis. Festival seating. Limited tickets available at the door based on capacity.

** Deluxe Pass holders will receive VIP entrance to all the symposia, Note ten minutes after the symposium starts we will start to sell tickets to the general public. Please arrive on time! **

For a full schedule with details please go to: www.tikioasis.com/tickets/

Friday Afternoon

Tikimentary
12:00 PM AND 1:00 PM Showings
Location: The Kona Coast Room
Presented by Kona Brewing Co.
Price: Free

Rum & Chocolate: A Match made in Heaven
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM 3:15 PM – Pre-Seating for Deluxe Pass holders!!
Location: The Kona Coast Room
Presented by Kona Brewing Co.
Co-sponsored by Appleton Estate and Hershey’s
Sold Out

Saturday Afternoon

Bohemian Surf: A Slideshow from Hawaiian Antiquity to Surfing’s Pop Culture Explosion
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: The Kona Coast Room
Presented by Kona Brewing Co.
Price: $5

The Early Days of Tiki Mug Collecting
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: The Kona Coast Room
Presented by Kona Brewing Co.
Price: $5

The Devil-Ettes Surf City Go Go Class
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Location: Upstairs IN THE GRAND PACIFIC ROOM
Price: $5

Pin-Up Make-Up and Hair Instruction
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: Outside Bungalow
Co-Sponsored by Fluff and Besame Cosmetics
Sold Out
** note this class is not included as part of the Deluxe Pass!!**

Saturday Afternoon continued

Aloha Tyra’s Tahitian Dance Class
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: Upstairs in the Grand Pacific Room
Price: $5

Rum, Inc.: The Historical Role of Specific Rums In Classic Cocktails
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
1:45 PM- Pre-Seating for Deluxe Pass holders!!
Location: The Kona Coast Room
Presented by Kona Brewing Co.
Co-Sponsored by Bacardi, Clement, Mount Gay Rum and Sonoma Syrups
Sold Out

San Diego’s Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Outside Bungalow (next to the car show)
Price: $10

Tiki Oasis Second Annual Autograph Signings
The Original Gidget Kathy Kohner Zuckerman, Domenic Priore, Jay Strongman, Greg Shmanske, James Teitelbaum, Shag, Toes on the Nose Tiki Oasis 9 shirt and shirt tag signing (note: Shag will only be signing the Tiki Oasis 9 limited edition shirts from Toes on the Nose)
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Location: Lobby of The Kona Coast Room Right After Rum Inc!
Price: Free
All books and shirts available for sale at the event.
Sponsored by Warwick’s books

Sunday Afternoon

Paradise Found: San Diego’s Atomic Tiki Landmarks
Sunday 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: The Kona Coast Room
Price: $3.00
Big Stone Head: Easter Island and Pop Culture
Sunday 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: The Kona Coast Room
Price: $3.00
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