Don the Beachcomber presents Waitiki: A Festival of Music and Cocktails

Historic tiki oasis Don the Beachcomber hosts a three-day celebration of tiki culture. Thursday night, the Waitiki Quartet play jazz-tinged exotica. Friday evening, legendary clarinetist Robert Drasnin leads Waitiki 7 in a rare recreation of his classic 1959 album Voodoo. They are joined by Sherry Shaoling, whose vocal stylings have garnered comparisons to Peruvian songbird Yma Sumac. Finally, on New Year's Eve, the Waitiki 7, Brother Cleve, and the Millionaire pay homage to '90s lounge resurrectors Combustible Edison, followed by a tiki-themed midnight dance party.”

Partygoers will step into a slice of paradise for three nights, December 29-31, 2010. Champions of exotica Waitiki will celebrate the year's end at Don the Beachcomber, the restaurant haven of the great mixologist Donn Beach and all things tiki. The events will honor Beach and the stunning libations he created; exotica living legend Robert Drasnin; and leaders of the '90s tiki revival Combustible Edison with live music, original cocktails, and DJ sets.