Polynesiacs: The Artist Road Trip

Check in with Tiki Tom-Tom amid his new coast-to-coast road trip as he visits, interviews, and photographs one hundred artists, musicians, and craftspeople. Learn about the creative Polynesiacs he’s meeting. Map the artist's studios across the country. Get a sneak peek of Tiki Tom-Tom’s photography of the artists and their work. Tom’s last book, Polynesiacs: Tiki at Home, focused on the builders of home Tiki bars. Now he’s writing book two - about the artisans of Tiki culture.

Short Bio:

Tiki Tom-Tom (aka Tom Jaynes) is a writer, photographer, artist, sewist, singer, educator, wanderer, and full-time Polynesiac. He’s the author of Polynesiacs: Tiki at Home. His first visit to the Mai-Kai Restaurant and Polynesian Show converted him to Tiki life. You might think he’s a partygoer from the stories he tells, but he’s a wallflower. A former community college administrator turned nomad; you’ll find him mapping out his next road trip at Queequeg’s Coffin, his home Tiki bar in Durham, North Carolina.

1 Cocktail will be provided
55 minutes