TGI Wednesday
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
• eightOeight, R&B, 11 a.m., Tamarind Park, downtown; free.
• Swingin' Tradewinds Jass Band, swing and traditional jazz, 6 p.m., Officers Club, Marine Corps Base Hawai'i, Kane'ohe Bay; repeats Sept. 19; no cover charge; Mongolian barbecue available. 531-7511.
• Greg and Junko MacDonald, steel drums, 7:30-9 p.m., Fountain Courtyard, Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center; free. 922-2299.
DANCE
• Swingtime in Honolulu, swing dance lessons, practice and pot luck, with Jennifer and Matthew Wong, 6:45-9 p.m., Kapi'olani Park Bandstand; $4. 236-4082.
Ballroom Dance Lessons, learn the mambo/salsa and swing, 7 p.m., Kahala Elementary School cafeteria; registration at 6:30 p.m.; $10 for six-week term, plus $20 annual USABDA membership. 395-6320.
STAGE
"Smokey Joe's Cafe," 1995 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, opens at 7:30 p.m., Manoa Valley Theatre; repeats at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12-13 and 19-20; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 14-15 and 21-22; and 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16 and 23; $30; buffet dinner available 90 minutes prior to curtain Wednesdays through Saturdays. 988-6131.
FILMS
• "Eye of the Spider (Kumo no hitomi)" (1998, Japanese with English subtitles), 7:30 p.m., The Academy Theater; $5. 532-8700.
• "After Life" (1999, Japanese with English subtitles), 7:30 p.m., Krauss Hall, Yukiyoshi Room 012, UH-Manoa; $3*. 956-3836.
MIXED BAG
• Boat Day Arrival, with Hawaiian entertainment, water show and streamers, 6:30 a.m., Pier 9, Aloha Tower; free. 566-2337.
• St. Francis Hospice Walk in the Mall for anyone dealing with the loss of a loved one, 8-9 a.m., Pearlridge Center Uptown; free. Register: 595-7566.
• Lei-making Lessons, 11 a.m.-noon, Orchid Court, Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center; free. 922-2299.
CLUBS
Chai's Island Bistro, Aloha Tower Marketplace, 585-0011, The Brothers Cazimero, contemporary and traditional Hawaiian, 7 p.m.
Diamond Head Grill, W Honolulu hotel, 922-3734, Ginai with Zanuck Kapala Lindsey, rock, R&B, soul, jazz, funk and contemporary, 8:30-11:30 p.m.
Dixie Grill i 'Aiea, 485-2722, J.P. Smoketrain, blues, 6-9 p.m.
Donato's Restaurant, Manoa Marketplace, 988-2000, The Circle, alternative, 10:30 p.m.
Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, Aloha Tower Marketplace, 599-4877, Miles Jackson and Keahi, jazz, 5:30-9 p.m.
Jameson's Seafood Grill, Restaurant Row, 521-6488, Leonani, classic Hawaiian songs, 6-8 p.m.
John Dominis Restaurant, 523-0955, John Dominis' Oyster and Sushi Bar, Komfort Zone, jazz and R&B, 7-9 p.m.
Zanzabar Night Club, Waikiki Trade Center, 924-3939, Coconut Wednesday, Island reggae, hip-hop and R&B, 8 p.m.-4 a.m.; for 21 and older.
