TGI Thursday
** indicates admission is $5 or less, or free. Full price is listed; * denotes lower price for students, seniors, military, members and/or children. Call venue for details.
MUSIC
Benefit for the family of Nick Ma'afala, with Native Blend, Kanalo, Az, Hawaiian Time and the Class of 2001, 6 p.m. (doors open at 5 p.m.), McKinley High School; $7*; $8* at the door. 594-0400.
** Pu'uhonua, traditional Hawaiian, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, third floor; repeats Thursdays; free. 922-2299.
** Duchicela, music of the Andes, 7-9 p.m., International Market Place food court stage; free. 971-2080.
STAGE
Sesame Street Live's "Let's Be Friends," opens at 7 p.m., Blaisdell Arena; repeats May 11 and 17 at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., Saturday and May 19 at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., Sunday and May 20 at 1 and 4:30 p.m., and May 18 at 7 p.m.; $10 (opening night only), $17 (premium seating), $14*, $12*. 526-4400 (Ticket Plus).
"Material Witness," an original interactive play, presented by Cruel Theatre, 7 p.m., American Dream/Kickstand bar, corner of Kona and Pensacola streets; performances begin every 30 minutes between 7 and 10 p.m.; repeats May 11-Sunday at 7 p.m.; $12*. 523-1004.
"Evita," the Tim Rice/Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, presented by Army Community Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter; repeats May 11 and Saturday, 17-19 and 24-26 at 7:30 p.m.; $12* and $15*. 438-4480.
** "A Midsummer Night's Dream," presented by Kaiser High School drama students, 7:30 p.m., in the school's drama room; repeats May 11 and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; $5. 394-1219.
FILMS
** "The Tao of Steve" (2000), shown at 8 p.m., Movie Museum; $5*. 735-8771.
** "Himatsuri (Fire Festival)" (1994, Japanese with English subtitles), shown at 7:30 p.m., Yukiyoshi Room 012, Krauss Hall, UH-Manoa; $3*. 956-3836. Recommended for mature viewers only.
FAIRS & FESTIVALS
** Mother's Day Craft Fair, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Laniakea YWCA; handcrafted items include jewelry and Hawaiian-style quilts; continues May 11, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; free admission. 538-7061, ext. 213.
** Downtown Spring Faire, sponsored by Hawaii Heritage Center, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Amfac Center Exhibition Room, Fort Street Mall; continues May 11, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; free admission. 521-2749.
NATURE
** "Cephalopods: Armed Jets in Our Ocean," a lecture by University of Hawai'i researcher Matt Parry, 6-8 p.m., Hawai'i Kai Public Library; free. 397-5840.
MIXED BAG
** "Building Bridges of Aloha," the theme of Hawaii United Okinawa Association's Storytelling Festival, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Hawaii Okinawa Center; featuring storytellers Nyla Ching-Fujii and Dann Seki; continues May 11 at 6:30 p.m. (with Makia Malo, Ching-Fujii and a guest storyteller); free. 944-0580.
NIGHTCLUBS
Big Island Steak House, Aloha Tower Marketplace, 537-4446, Pai'ea, contemporary Hawaiian, 5:30-9:30 p.m.
Duc's Bistro, 531-6325, Mehana Souza, Hawaiian, 7-10 p.m.
Hard Rock Cafe, 955-7383, SYXPACK, alternative and dance rock, 9 p.m.; for all ages.
