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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, April 16, 2004

Ongoing Events

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 venue for details.

STAGE

"West Side Story," presented by the Kamehameha Schools' Kapalama campus Performing Arts Department, premiering 6 p.m. today, in the school's auditorium; repeats 6 p.m. Saturday and April 23 and 2 p.m. Sunday and April 25; $5*. 842-8496.

"Noises Off," adult comedy about a British touring theater company, premiering 7:30 p.m. today, Paliku Theatre; repeats 7:30 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through May 2; $21*. 235-7433.

"The Trip to Bountiful," presented by The Actors' Group, 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday, Yellow Brick Studio; $10. 722-6941.

"Swing!," with big-band music of the '30s and '40s plus swing dancing, 8 p.m. today-Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday, Diamond Head Theatre; $12-$42. 733-0274.

"The Rimers of Eldrich," drama set in a small Iowa town in 1966, 8 p.m. today and Saturday, Leeward Community College Lab Theatre; $7. Reservations: 455-0549.

"Roosters," a Latin-American-themed drama about finding the meaning of family, 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Kapi'olani Community College, Maile Performing Arts Theater; 5 and older; $5. 734-9225.

"XXIV," Lizard Loft's play competition, premiering 8 p.m. today, The ARTS at Marks Garage; repeats Saturday and April 23-24; $5. 536-8047.

"Pacific Tales for Young People," interactive stories based on tales from around the Pacific, presented by Honolulu Theatre for Youth, premiering 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Ala Moana Park, McCoy Pavilion; 3 and older; repeats April 24, May 1 and 8; $12*. 839-9885.

"The Little, Little Red Riding Hood Show," presented by Honolulu Theatre for Youth, premiering 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Ala Moana Park, McCoy Pavilion; 5 and older; repeats April 24, May 1, 8 and 15; $12*. 839-9885.

"Fun with Fables 2," Aesop's fables come to life via 'Ohi'a Productions, premiering 6 p.m. Saturday, Honolulu Zoo Meadow Stage; repeats Sunday and April 23-25; $5. ohia@ohia.com.

"Sweet Charity," comedy-romance about a dance-hall hostess trying to find love in the wrong places, premiering 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Kaiser High School drama room; repeats April 23, 29-30 and May 1; $6*. 394-1219.

MUSIC & DANCE

Mayor's Aloha Music Break, with Waikiki Son, noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, Tamarind Park; free. 527-5666.

Royal Hawaiian Band: noon-1 p.m. Fridays, 'Iolani Palace grounds; free. 922-5331.

Windward Mall entertainment: Campbell High School, 6:30 p.m. today; Conjunto Alegre, 4 p.m. Saturday; free. 235-1143.

Ala Moana Center entertainment: Hawaii State Ballet, 7-7:45 p.m. today; Pacific Youth Ballet, 2-2:45 p.m. Saturday; Keiki Hula Show, featuring Na Mamo O Ka'ala, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; free. 955-9517.

Pearlridge Center entertainment: Halau Kalaholomua, 7-8 p.m. today; Sean Na'auao, 6-8 p.m. Saturday; Performing Artist Academy, 2-3 p.m. Sunday; free. 488-0981.

International Market Place entertainment: Iliahi, 7-9 p.m. today; Na Pu'u Kani, 7-9 p.m. Saturday; Khausak, 7-9 p.m. Sundays; "Islands of Aloha," 8:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; food-court stage; free. 971-2080, 236-7104.

Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center entertainment: Na Hula O Kaleiokapualani, 7:30-8:30 today; VoiceMaster Voice Training School, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday; Greg and Junko, 7:30-9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; Ku'uipo Kumukahi, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays; Pu'uhonua, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays; free. 922-2299.

Aloha Tower Marketplace entertainment: Kaua'i High Jazz Ensemble, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday; Paniolo Dancing Queens, 2-3 p.m. Sunday; free. 566-2337.

FAMILY TIES

Chess lessons and practice competition, 5-8 p.m. Mondays (lessons 6:30-7:30 p.m.), Ala Moana Centerstage (955-9517); 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays (lessons 7-8 p.m.), Pearlridge Center Uptown (488-0981); and 6:30-9 p.m. Wednesdays (lessons 7-8 p.m.), Windward Mall (235-1143); free.

Keiki Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. Saturdays, Borders Waikele; free. 696-6699.

Keiki Tuesdays, with clowns, 10:30 a.m.-noon Tuesdays, Pearlridge Center Downtown; free. 488-0981.

Preschool Craft and Storytime, 11 a.m. Tuesdays, and Children's Storytime, 11 a.m. Saturdays; Barnes & Noble; free. 737-3323.

Junior Keiki Tuesdays, with Stan Ritchie, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Pearlridge Center Downtown; free. 488-0981.

Toddler Time, with keiki activities, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Kahala Mall; free. 732-7736.

American Box Car Racing International, open family racing, 3-9 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, 1-5 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, ABCRI Box Car Track; sports shoes and long pants required; free. 947-3393.

Family-Night Wednesdays, with clown/puppet show, balloons and bingo, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Windward Mall; free. 235-1143.

Keiki Storytime, 11 a.m. Saturdays, Borders, Ward Centre; free. 591-8995.

TOURS & ATTRACTIONS

Hawaiian Quilting with Nalani Goard, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays, Eaton Square; lessons $5. 842-6541, 942-3993.

Historical Walking Tour, with Tony Bissen, 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Sheraton Moana Surfrider; free. www.starwood.com/hawaii.

Ola Na Mo'olelo series, Hawaiian history storytelling, 1:30 p.m. weekdays, Bishop Museum; free with museum admission of $14.95* or kama'aina $7.95*. 847-3511.

Historical Walking Tour, 45-minute tour of the history, architecture and social events at the Royal Hawaiian hotel, 2 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; free. www.starwood.com/hawaii.

'Iolani Palace Grand Tours, 1 1/2-hour tour of the galleries and barracks, every 30 minutes, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; $20* ($15* kama'aina). Galleries tour only: $10*. 522-0832.

The Queen's Tour, walking tour of Waikiki's historic sites with a native Hawaiian historian and storyteller, 9 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, Fountain Courtyard; free. 737-6442.

Mission Houses Museum Tours, guided tours of the houses and print shop, 11 a.m., 1 and 2:45 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; $10* ($8* kama'aina). 531-0481.

Hawai'i Theatre docent tours, includes a demonstration on 1922 organ, 11 a.m. Tuesdays; $5. 528-0506.

Historical Walking Tour, with Honolulu TimeWalks, 9 a.m. Wednesdays, Sheraton Waikiki Hotel; free. www.starwood.com/hawaii.

Chinatown Historic and Cultural Walking Tour, presented by Hawai'i Heritage Center, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays; meet at Ramsay Galleries Museum; $10*. 521-2749.

Historical Walking Tour, with Tony Bissen, 2 p.m. Wednesdays, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel; free. www.starwood.com/hawaii.

King's Jubilee, a tribute to King Kalakaua, with flag ceremony, precision rifle drill and musical revue followed by fireworks, 7 p.m. Fridays, Hilton Hawaiian Village; free. 949-4321, ext. 77881.

Poakalani Hawaiian quilt classes, 9:30 a.m.-noon Saturdays, 'Iolani Palace Old Archives Building; $5 plus materials. 524-0394.

Hawaiian Train Rides, 1 and 3 p.m. Sundays, 91-1001 Renton Road, 'Ewa; narrated 90-minute round trip to Kahe Point; $10*. 681-5461.

Pineapple Express Train Tour, 20-minute tour, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, Dole Plantation; $7.50*. 593-9899.

"Savage Ancient Seas," traveling exhibit with activities and large fossils, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Sunday, Bishop Museum; $14.95*. 847-3511.

Changing of the King's Guard, flag ceremony and rifle drill, 6:15 nightly, King's Village Shopping Center; free. 944-6855.