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Surf glam and Sex With Lurch
Think "Rocky Horror Picture Show" meets "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" and you have something resembling the oh-so-surf-'n-glam Sex With Lurch, which makes a return Honolulu appearance this weekend. The band, known to be as high on theatrics as it is on its rocking groove, was last here in May. Catch the glitz at Wave Waikiki tonight and Saturday night (doors open at 9 p.m.). These shows are for those 21 and older, of course! Admission is $10 at the door (or $15 tonight will get you in both nights). Missing Dave opens tonight, Pimpbot Saturday night. 941-0424.
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A fair to remember: Thrills and grinds at the Punahou carnival
It looks like another jungle of fun at the annual carnival at the Punahou School campus this weekend. From 11 a.m.-11 p.m. today and Saturday, the school will be transformed into a "Sizzlin' Safari," sponsored by the class of 2004.
International palates can be satisfied with a myriad of food offerings: Hawaiian plates, Portuguese bean soup, nachos, Greek gyros sandwiches and of course, malassadas.
Entertainment during the two-day event includes the Punahou Jazz Band, Heart & Soul, Na Leo Pilimehana and Believe.
E.K. Fernandez once again supplies the carnival rides and midway. For more adventures, go treasure hunting at the white elephant, select some fresh produce or attend a live auction at the Cornuelle Lecture Hall at 5 p.m. Saturday.
Free parking is available on campus. Additional parking is available for a fee at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu, Central Union Church, Maryknoll School and St. Clement's Episcopal Church.
Admission is free. 944-5711.
Prepare for V-Day
"The Vagina Monologues" hit returns this weekend for three shows over two days at the Leeward Community College main stage theater. Created by Eve Ensler, "The Vagina Monologues" was brought forth to coincide with V-Day, a global movement to end violence against females.
An "Original Male Monologue" will be included as part of the popular production. Initially performed solely by women, this year the national organization authorized the addition of a male voice. Yokanaan Kearns, who teaches Latin and humanities courses at Hawai'i Pacific University, was selected to develop his version from the male perspective.
Another new addition to this year's performances are an original mele and hula developed by Victoria Holt Takamine. Takamine worked with the cast and fashioned her mele ma'i (chant composed in honor of the genitals) using themes from each of the monologues.
The play is a University of Hawai'i benefit production, part of the 2003 V-Day College Campaign. Local beneficiaries of the production include the Sex Abuse Treatment Center, Sisters Offering Support and the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Performances are 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10. 440-4664.
Celebrating Bob Marley
Bob Marley's birthday was actually yesterday (it would've been his 58th), but the parties, no surprise, go on and on. And really, wouldn't Bob have wanted it that way? Honolulu reggae bands Maacho & Cool Connection and Ooklah the Moc will be joined by guest artist April Wheeler on Saturday for a Bob Marley Birthday Celebration. Wheeler has toured and recorded with Capleton, Shinehead, Gregory Isaacs and Bunny Wailer, among others. Her on-stage repertoire fuses reggae, hip-hop, dub, drum-n-bass and jazz. We're already jammin'! At 10:30 p.m. at the Hawaiian Hut. Admission is $10 (21 and older), $12 (18-20). 259-6326.
Honoring Black History Month
The multiskilled speaker, teacher, composer and performing artist Almeta Speaks makes a stopover Thursday on her way to Australia to present a concert and lecture, "I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl: Black Women in Song and History." It takes place at 7:30 p.m. at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa's Orvis Auditorium.
Speaks will take her audience on a tour through the song and words of the black woman's place in the history of music, especially jazz. Her singing style is as varied as her resume, and she has two CDs featuring her music. Speaks is now working on a research project on the history of blacks in Canada, where she lives when not in France.
Admission is free. 956-3836.
Ravage your soul
For all you hard-core metal fans out there, Sick Nick Productions is bringing an intense show featuring local bands to Kings Crab Bar and Grill 10:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday. Thrash band 8 mm Overdose will perform its last show before touring Japan. Dead Face Down, formerly Reverse, will be rocking out the metalcore sounds. And watch Crepidus shake the house with nu-metal music in its final show.
Catch it all for $6, for 21 and older. Kings Crab is at 131 Kai'ulani Ave. in Waikiki at King's Village. 923-9923.
Eminent Briton conducts
Sir David Willcocks, an eminent British choral musician and conductor, makes his Hawai'i debut conducting an all-Mozart program, at 4 p.m. Sunday at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Willcocks, who began his music training as a chorister at Westminster Abbey in 1929, has maintained a glorious tradition with distinction, with beaucoup credits in England and accolades throughout the United States and Canada. In 1977, he was knighted in the Queen's Silver Jubilee Honours List. The performance will include Missa Brevis in C Major, "Vesperae de Domenica" and other Mozart choral, organ and orchestral work. Tickets: $25 (reserved), $15 (general). 734-4144.
Where the grass is always bluer
Bluegrass fans, take note: Grammy nominees Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum are back in town for one performance only, at 7:30 tonight in the Doris Duke theater at the Honolulu Academy of Arts.
Champion fiddler Lewis and mandolin-slinging Rozum present an exciting night of "newgrass" and traditional bluegrass. Lewis is a strong vocalist and award-winning songwriter, while her partner, Rozum, is also a master of the fiddle, mandola and guitar. Also performing will be two local bands: the all-acoustic Wild Orchids String Band plays bluegrass, folk, country and gospel music; The Down Boys perform traditional and progressive bluegrass with a banjo played in the style of Earl Scruggs.
Tickets are $18 general, $15 students, seniors and academy members. 532-8700.
'War' inspires 'Whispers'
Get a closer look into the minds of teens. "Whispers: The Secret World of Girls," an original play by St. Andrew's Priory School and Honolulu Theatre for Youth, explores the theme of female aggression. The play was developed by students in grades 6-10 along with director Kristi Johnson in response to HTY's continuing performances of "War," which deals with violence among young men.
"Whispers" tries to start a conversation on female aggression while leaving the audience to draw its own conclusions. Spanning the years from early childhood through high school, topics covered include mother-daughter conflicts, bullying, gossip and competition for boys' attention.
Both plays are staged at Tenney Theater. "War" will be at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Feb. 15. Patrons can take in "Whispers" at 7 p.m. today, 2 p.m. Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets to "War" are $12 general, $6 children 3-18 and free for those 2 and younger. 839-9885.
"Whispers" is free and open to the public. 536-6102.
