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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Wednesday, August 8, 2001

TGIF Calendar

Advertiser Staff

The • indicates admission is $5 or less, or free. Full price is listed; the * denotes lower price for students, seniors, military, members and/or children. Call the venue for details.

MUSIC

• Aloha Tower Marketplace Polynesian Revue, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Aloha Tower Marketplace Atrium; free. 566-2337.

• AT&T Wildest Show in Town, featuring a jazz concert by Jimmy Borges and his All-Star Band, 5-7 p.m., Honolulu Zoo; gates open at 4:35 p.m.; also: guided tour of select zoo animals (5:15-5:45 p.m.; limited to 30 attendees) and a keiki coloring contest of different animals; the summer music series continues at 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 29; free (donations to the Honolulu Zoological Society will be accepted). 531-0101, 926-3191.

• Polynesian music and dance, presented by the Polynesian Cultural Center, 6-6:45 p.m., Fountain Courtyard, Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center; free. 922-2299.

• Greg and Junko MacDonald, steel drums, 7:30-9 p.m., Fountain Courtyard, Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center; free. 922-2299.

• "Islands of Aloha," featuring vocalist Rhonda performing Maori, Tahitian and Hawaiian songs, 8:30-9:30 p.m., International Market Place food court stage; free. 236-7104.

DANCE

• Kodak Hula Show, 10 a.m., Waikiki Shell; free. 523-4674.

Hip-Hop/Funk Dance Classes, for teens and adults, 7-8:30 p.m., Aloha Activity Center; beginning and intermediate levels available; $10 per hour. Register: 224-4777.

FILM

• "Violence at Noon" (1966, Japanese with English subtitles), 7:30 p.m., Krauss Hall, Yukiyoshi Room 012, UH-Manoa; $3*. 956-3836.

NATURE

• Halawa Xeriscape Garden, a three-acre botanical park with more than 200 varieties of plants that conserve water, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 99-1268 Iwaena St., Halawa Valley Industrial area; also features water-saving irrigation systems, mulch, and other xeriscape (water-saving landscape) ideas; free. 527-6113, 527-6126.

MIXED BAG

• Tales for Toddlers, 10 a.m., 'Aiea Public Library; free. 483-7333. Kids Story Korner, 10:30 a.m., Borders Ward Centre; free. 591-8995.

Box Car Racing, presented by American Box Car Racing International, 3-9 p.m., Pearl City Box Car Track; $6*. 947-3393.

NIGHTCLUBS

Dixie Grill 'Aiea, 485-2722, J.P. Smoketrain, blues, 6-9 p.m.

Esprit Nightclub, Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, 922-4422, Rolando Sanchez and Salsa Hawaii, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, Aloha Tower Marketplace, 599-4877, Miles Jackson and Keahi, jazz, 5:30-9 p.m.

Hyatt Regency Waikiki, 923-1234, Harry's Bar, Al Romero, 6-7:30 p.m.; Tihati Show, Polynesian music and dance, 7:45-8:15 p.m.; and Rubber Soul, Beatles tribute band, 8:45-11 p.m.

Nick's Fishmarket, Waikiki Gateway Hotel, 955-6333, Rick Gregory, 7-9:30 p.m.

Ryan's Grill, Ward Centre, 591-9132, Nueva Vida and Anita Hall, jazz and R&B, 9 p.m.-midnight.