TGI Wednesday
Advertiser Staff
The • indicates admission is $5 or less, or free. Full-price admission is listed; the * denotes discounts (or free) for students, seniors, military, members and/or children. Call the venue for details.
MUSIC
• Koa, noon-1 p.m., Tamarind Park, downtown Honolulu; free. 523-4674.
Swingin' Tradewinds Jass Band, swing and traditional jazz, 6 p.m., Officers' Club, Marine Corps Base Hawai'i; no cover charge; Mongolian barbecue available. 531-7511.
DANCE
• Pleasant Hawaiian Hula Show, 10-11 a.m., Waikiki Shell; free. 945-1851.
• Kuhio Beach Torch Lighting and Hula Show, featuring Hawaiian Paradise, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Kuhio Beach stage, near Duke Kahanamoku statue; free. 843-8002.
• Swingtime in Honolulu, swing dance lessons, practice and potluck, 6:45-9 p.m., Kapi'olani Park Bandstand; free dance lesson at 7:30 p.m.; $4. 236-4082.
• Country Line Dance Lessons, 7-8 p.m., Pearlridge Center Downtown; free. 488-0981.
STAGE
The Flying Fruit Fly Circus, featuring 20 performers ages 8-18, from Australia, opens at 7:30 p.m., Hawai'i Theatre; opening night show is a fund-raiser for the Susan G. Komen Hawai'i Race for the Cure; $25. The show repeats at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow and Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday; $30*-$45*. 528-0506.
"Equus," by Peter Shaffer, presented by The Actors' Group, opens at 7:30 p.m., Yellow Brick Studio; for mature audiences only (show includes nudity in one scene); repeats at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow through Saturday, Oct. 25-27 and Nov. 1-3 and 8-10; and at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28 and Nov. 4 and 11; $10. 591-7999.
FAIRS & FESTIVALS
• Kalaniana'ole Art League's Seasonal Christmas Store, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Koko Marina Center; featuring fine arts and crafts; continues daily through Dec. 24 (except Nov. 22); free admission. 396-4018.
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; free. 527-6113, 527-6126.
NIGHTCLUBS
Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, 599-4877: Anita Hall, contemporary, 5:30-9 p.m.
Dixie Grill i 'Aiea, 485-2722: J.P. Smoketrain, blues, 6-9 p.m.
Sheraton Princess Ka'iulani hotel, Pikake Terrace Lava Rock stage; 922-5811: Bobby King, Hawaiian, 6:15-9:30 p.m.
Don Ho's Island Grill, 528-0807: Byl Leonard, jazz, R&B and Hawaiian, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Chai's Island Bistro, 585-0011: The Brothers Cazimero, contemporary and traditional Hawaiian, 7 p.m.
Sheraton Moana Surfrider, 922-3111: Keoki Johnson, Hawaiian, 8:30-10:30 p.m.
MIXED BAG
• Waikiki Historic Trail Walking Tour, 9-10:30 a.m.; meet at the Duke Kahanamoku statue at Kuhio Beach Park; free. 841-6442.
Box Car Racing, presented by American Box Car Racing International, 3-9 p.m., Pearl City Box Car Track; $6*. 947-3393.
A-Maze-In, 4-10 p.m., Aloun Farms in Kapolei; the corn maze is cut into a maze bearing an image of the late Israel "Iz" Kamakawiwo'ole; $8*. 677-9412.
8th Annual Gaelic Gala to benefit Comfort, Security, Independence (CSI), 5:30-9 p.m., Murphy's Bar & Grill; food, auction and more; $35. 538-0353.
