SHOW BIZ
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By Wayne Harada
Advertiser Editor
Wedding bells: William Daquioag and Tami Tompkins will tie the knot Saturday at the JW Marriott Ihilani Resort and Spa. The wedding will be at the gazebo on site, with reception to follow in the Ocean Ballroom. Daquioag is a member of the Society of Seven Las Vegas and may be better known as the vocal coach of Jasmine Trias, the Maryknoll School grad and Mililani resident who wound up No. 3 in the spring "American Idol" runoff. Daquioag also runs the Performing Artist Academy, where Trias got some of her voice lessons. ...
Trias, on an "Idol" national tour ending in Hawai'i Sept. 28, 29 and 30, has formed Hawaii Pacific Entertainment, a corporation to handle her business affairs, led by Lincoln Jacobe, CEO. Further, her dad, Rudy, is president of Jasmine Trias Inc., for which Trias serves as vice-president. Any deals and promotions won't be launched till the tour with fellow "Idol" winners and contestants is over. ...
Itemizations: Next up for Jack Johnson — whose sellout Wednesday (tickets were snapped up in a record 53 minutes) at the Hawai'i Theatre still is the buzz around town — is a gig at the amphitheater at Harvey's Lake Tahoe. A round of California dates follow this month, and by September the North Shore resident will hit the East Coast. You can check up on his itinerary at www.pollstar.com, if you're Mainland-bound. By the way, the Hawai'i Theatre also set concession records with the help of Johnson's slippahs-and-board-shorts crowd. ...
The cultural and economic aspects of the "Hawai'i Experience in Shanghai" will be explored in an invitational gathering from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the JW Marriott Ihilani Resort and Spa. The Hawai'i International Film Festival and the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism are sponsoring the session. Panelists include Ted Liu, director of DBEDT; Chuck Boller, executive director of the film festival; and Sen. Carol Fukunaga. ...
Trade winds: Roshan and The Santana Tribute Band, composed of Roshan on guitar and vocals, Shivani on keyboards and vocals, and Rolando Sanchez on timbales, will perform from noon to 1 p.m. tomorrow at Tamarind Park downtown. ...
Filmmaker Kenneth K. Martinez Burmaier's "Wa'a Ho'olaulea — Festival of Canoes" has been selected to premiere at the 10th Anniversary Temecula Valley International Film Festival, Sept. 8-12 in Temecula, Calif. The film shows how a mere log can be transformed into a magnificent vessel of the seas, reflecting the historic roots of Polynesian voyagers. Further, the film showcases the musical artistry of the likes of Brother Noland, Richard Ho'opi'i and Palani Vaughan. ...
Whee, the people: When last see on stage here, Dion Donahue was the conniving Mordred in Army Community Theatre's "Camelot." He had a role on "Hawaii," the NBC series now being shot here, so his followers can expect yet another slice of his multitalents. ...
Publicist Lisa Josephsohn, home after stomach surgery at The Queen's Medical Center, received her share of visitors, floral bouquets and stuffed animals without incident, save one: When Hawai'i Theatre manager Burton White went to see her with a furry faux feline (Josephsohn is a cat fan), he was stopped by a hospital aide and told he couldn't take a cat into the hospital. The little critter, fashioned from rabbit fur and in a slightly curled and sleeping position, resembled a real kitty. ...
Ron Harry, organist for the Boston Celtics at the Boston Fleet Center, died Aug. 8 at Straub Hospital. Harry, who was 75, frequently visited the Islands, said longtime friends Sanchia and Bobby Roberts, and he was hospitalized with pneumonia. But tests showed he died from a blood clot. Because he had no kinfolk, the Roberts arranged to have his remains cremated and shipped to Boston, his home. ...
Bobby Roberts, by the way, who emulates the suave song stylings of Frank Sinatra, no longer appears on the Don Ho show at the Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel. ...
Finally: Nice pop for Patrick Makuakane and his San Francisco-based Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu in a recent Sunday New York Times article. The halau is winding up a Lincoln Center appearance today, sharing its breathtaking, daring hula with The Big Apple crowd. Even Robert Cazimero, Makua-kane's mentor, is mentioned in the piece. ...
And that's Show Biz. ...
Reach Wayne Harada at 525-8067, wharada@honoluluadvertiser.com or fax 525-8055.
