Cave Creek celebrates Labor Day

STAFF REPORT~ 8/31/2011

Cave Creek will get a taste of Hawaii, complete with 10 tons of sand, palm trees, a “Fire Knife Dance” and other festivities when Harold’s Cave Creek Corral celebrates Labor Day weekend with a Hawaiian Luau on Sunday. Festivities feature a pig roast luau buffet, Ka'ea Mauna Lani Hawaiian Luau Dancers, a reggae performance by Grantman & the Island Beat, a limbo and hula contest, face painting, Lei making, Hawaiian vendors, drink specials and more.
“If you can’t get to the beach Labor Day weekend, come party with us,” said Danny “Maui Dan” Piacquadio, Harold’s Cave Creek Corral’s co-owner. “We hosted our first Hawaiian Luau 14 years ago, and it grows bigger each year. Where else can you see real cowboys hula dancing? How often do you and your friends have a chance to enter a limbo contest?”
Piacquadio encourages those interested to purchase their tickets early. The event’s schedule is listed below:

5:30 p.m.         Gates open
6 p.m.              Live Hawaiian Band begins performing outside
6:30 p.m.         Hawaiian buffet begins (two stations). The buffet will include roast pork, smoked Mahi Mahi, a shrimp/seafood casserole, herb roasted chicken, Teriyaki steak, and other traditional Hawaiian cuisine.
7:30 p.m.         Luau show begins outside. Ka'ea Mauna Lani Hawaiian Luau Dancers will perform authentic Hawaiian Luau dances including the traditional “Fire Knife Dance.”
8:30 p.m.         Grantman & the Island Beat perform reggae music inside

Reservations for the Hawaiian Luau are required. Tickets are: $25 per adult; $12 for children 12 and under.
Harold’s Cave Creek Corral is located at 6895 E. Cave Creek Road. To purchase tickets, call 480-488-1906 or visit haroldscorral.com.