TGI Thursday

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

Pu'uhonua, traditional Hawaiian music, 6:30-8:30 p.m., third floor, Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center; free. 922-2299.

Hawaii Chamber Orchestra Society Cameo Concert, featuring selections from Albinoni, Haydn and Mozart, 7:30 p.m., Church of the Crossroads; $15*. 734-0397.

DANCE

Introduction to Contact Improvisation, dance lessons, 7:15-8:45 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. 21-March 21, Aloha Activity Center; $40 for five classes or $10 for Feb. 21 class only. 739-2772.

"Winter Footholds," a showcase of new works influenced by Western and Asian dance traditions by students in the University of Hawai'i-Manoa dance program, 8 p.m., Earle Ernst Lab Theatre, Kennedy Theatre; $9*. 956-7655.

STAGE

"Othello," a 45-minute adaptation of Shakespeare's classic tale of jealousy and intrigue, 6:30 p.m., Hawai'i Kai Public Library; recommended for ages 10 and older; free. 397-5833.

"Mapaki," a one-woman show from New Zealand about friendship and violence, Pacific island-style, 8 p.m., The ARTS at Marks Garage; $15. 528-0506.

FILMS

"Sisters of the Gion (Gion no shimai)" (1936, Japanese with English subtitles), 1 p.m. Honolulu Academy of Arts Theater; $5*. 532-8700.

"Six Degrees of Separation" (1993), 5:30 and 8 p.m., Movie Museum; $5*. 735-8771.

"Pola X" (1999, French with English subtitles), 7:30 p.m., UH-Manoa, Krauss Hall, Yukiyoshi Room 012, $3 donation. 956-3836.

MIXED BAG

Arrangements in Natural Containers, members of a garden club demonstrate flower arranging using natural containers, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Lyon Arboretum; $8*. 988-0456.

Experts at the Palace 2002: Baracoa — Preservation Odyssey to Cuba's First City, with David Scott, noon, Old Archives Building, 'Iolani Palace; part of the 15th annual Historic Preservation Lecture Series; free. 956-9546, 956-8570.

"Ho'olohe Mana'o," environmental writers Annick Smith and William Kittredge read from some of their recent works, 7-8:30 p.m., Bishop Museum, Hale Kea gathering place; part of the "Ike 'Aina" environmental writing series; free. 845-8949.

Israel in Ancient Egyptian Inscriptions and Reliefs, a lecture by professor Ansen Rainey of Tel Aviv University, 7:30 p.m. Honolulu Academy of Arts Theater; champagne reception follows; free. 532-8768, 532-8701.

CLUBS

Chai's Island Bistro, Jake Shimabukuro on 'ukulele, traditional Hawaiian, jazz, classical and more, 7-8:30 p.m., 585-0011.

Duc's Bistro, Mihana, 7 p.m., 531-6325.

Jarons on Hamakua, Kahala Moon, Hawaiian, 9 p.m., 261-4600.

Kincaid's Fish, Chop & Steak House, eightOeight, R&B, 7-10 p.m., 591-2005.

Rock Island Café, Bill Burgher, Elvis impersonator, 8-9:30 p.m., 923-8033.