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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, November 14, 2003

The Buzz

Strummin' along

Big Island guitar trio Kohala fills the Atherton Performing Arts Studio with jazz and contemporary sounds at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. The trio — Charles Michael Brotman, Charlie Recaido and Kevin Teves — performs music for acoustic and classical guitars from its newest album, "Cool Breeze."

Saturday's show is sold out, but tickets remain for the Sunday show for $17.50 general, $15 for Hawaii Public Radio members and $10 for students. Reservations: 955-8821.

Feel the glory

Are you ready for the True Sounds of Liberty? The hard-rock punk band T.S.O.L. from Southern California flies in for a rockin' good time at Club Pauahi this weekend. Formed in 1978, the band consists of Ron Emory, Mike Roche, Jay O'Brien and California gubernatorial candidate Jack Grisham.

Showtimes are 7 p.m.-midnight, tonight and Saturday. Tonight's openers are Extra Stout and the Quintessentials, while 2face4 and Push the Pedal open on Saturday. Tickets are $9 pre-sale and $12 at the door. www.808shows.com.

Youths take centerstage

This year's Hawaii Youth Symphony Association benefit concert features the Brothers Cazimero performing Hawaiian music with members of the symphony's Orchestra I.

Melissa Blaisdell, right, a 17-year-old student at Maryknoll High School, has played the cello with the HYSA for eight years.

The symphony "has given me the opportunity to participate in an orchestra made up of talented young musicians from different schools throughout the state," she said.

For instance, there is trumpet player Nate Richardson, a 16-year-old student at Damien High School.

"Playing with peers at the levels which are demanded of us brings about amazing improvements in my playing," he said.

Flutist Stephanie Shinsato, a 17-year-old Kalani High School student, agrees.

"Not only has this organization taught me how to play a piece with nearly impeccable technique and precision, it has also influenced me to become immersed in the ideas of a composer by playing his music from the very depths of my soul to my fingertips."

"He Makana O Mele (The Gift of Music)" takes place on Sunday at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Doors open at 4 p.m. for a silent auction and no-host cocktails, followed by a lu'au buffet at 5:30 p.m.

The concert starts at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $65 general seating and $125 preferred seating. Sponsorship tables are $650-$2,500. 941-1155, 864-9812, 941-9706.

To have with wine

Wine connoisseurs are in for a treat this week with two festivals honoring that timeless classic:
  • The Rolaids and Zantac Great Diamond Head Beer & Wine Fest takes place from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday on the diamondhead greens inside the Waikiki Shell. There will be wine, more than 90 beers, food and entertainment by Guy Cruz and his band at this 21-and-older event. Tickets are $22 advance, $29 on the day of the event, which includes free tasting of all the beers and wine offered. (877) 750-4400.
  • Indigo Restaurant is hosting the 2nd Annual Beaujolais Nouveau Block Party starting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday along Nu'uanu Avenue, between Pauahi and Hotel streets. Celebrating the first release of the year's French beaujolais wine, the festival features food, music and a wine tent. The wine will be delivered by a procession of Hummers at 6:50 p.m. Tickets are $35, which includes scrip to be redeemed for wine, food and other drinks. A portion of the proceeds benefits Honolulu's Weed & Seed program. 521-2900.

Something for everyone

Enjoy "Yesterday and Today" at a concert featuring local musician Chris Cerna. Born in the Philippines, Cerna has been visually disabled since he was 18 months old. He started playing the piano at age 5, after the death of his identical twin brother. He was brought to Hawai'i by the Aloha Medical Mission in 1991 for reconstructive surgery and artificial eye implants—and also to monitor for any recurrence of cancer. The show, presented by Star and Angel's Production, begins at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Pearl City Cultural Center, adjacent to Pearl City High School. The music includes Hawaiian, popular and jazz. Tickets are $20. 677-7361, 671-5288.

Symphony gets the gold

The latest installment of the Honolulu Symphony's Halekulani MasterWorks season features Stanislav Ioudenitch, above, a gold-medalist of the prestigious Van Cliburn Piano Competition. His Hawai'i debut features Coleman's "Focoso," Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor and Schubert's Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 ("The Great"). Scott Yoo is the guest conductor.

Concerts are 8 p.m. tonight and 4 p.m. Sunday in the Blaisdell Concert Hall. Tickets are $16, $28, $33, $44 and $59. 792-2000, (877) 750-4400.

Trip down Tobacco Road

Army Community Theatre's sixth season of Sundays @ 2 Matinee Readers Theatre continues on Sunday with the opening of the comedy "Tobacco Road." The play, by Jack Kirkland, focuses on the lives of the Lester family. Vanita Rae Smith directs and Sylvia Hormann-Alper, Jim Hutchinson, Shari Lynn, Richard Pellett and Russell Motter perform.

Performances are 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23 and 30 at Richardson Theatre at Fort Shafter. Tickets are $6 at the door. 438-4480.