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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, March 12, 2004

Ongoing Events

Advertiser Staff

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

"Chicago," musical, presented by Saint Louis Drama Players, 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Mamiya Theatre; $18*. 739-4896.

"Kiss Me, Kate," musical based on Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew," 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday, Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter; $14, $17*. 438-4480.

Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors," commedia dell'arte, 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Kawaiahao Recital Hall, Mid-Pacific Institute; $10*. 973-5066.

"Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris," cabaret Parisian bistro-style musical, premiering 8 p.m. today, Hawai'i Pacific University Theatre; repeats 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays through April 11; $18*. 375-1282.

"Fair Rosamund and Her Murderer/Necropolis," a combination of two one-act plays — a dark fairy tale and a contemporary drama — 11 p.m. today-Saturday, Earle Ernst Lab Theatre; $8*. 956-7655.

"Dis/Troy," adaptation of Homer's "The Iliad" by Honolulu Theatre for Youth, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and March 20, Tenney Theatre; 10 and older; $12*. 839-9885.

"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" presented by Sundays @ 2 Matinee Readers Theatre, 2 p.m. Sunday, Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter; $6. 438-4480.

"Copacabana," musical about a songwriter in the 1940s, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through March 28, Manoa Valley Theatre, $30*; also, extended March 31-April 4, $35*. 988-6131.

"The Trip to Bountiful," presented by The Actors' Group, premiering 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Yellow Brick Studio; repeats 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through April 18; $10. 722-6941.

"Fanny and Belle," historical drama about a mother and daughter's travels, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, through April 10, Kumu Kahua Theatre; $5-$16. 536-4441.

MUSIC & DANCE

Na Leo Lani Chorus, weekly rehearsals, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Saint Francis School; free. 944-3373.

Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center entertainment: Celtic Pipes and Drums of Hawaii, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday; 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.

"Lent and All That Jazz ... on the Green," contemporary worship service with jazz artists, noon Wednesdays, Kawaiaha'o Church; free. 532-1257.

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

Square dance and round dancing, 7-9:30 p.m. Thursdays, Pohai Nani Retirement Community; $3. 254-2333.

Royal Hawaiian Band: noon-1 p.m. Fridays, 'Iolani Palace grounds; 2-3 p.m. Sundays, Kapi'olani Park bandstand; free. 922-5331.

Western line-dance classes, Super Beginners, 5:15-6:15 p.m. Fridays; Easy Dances, 6:45-7:45 p.m. Wednesdays or 6:15-7:15 p.m. Fridays; Intermediate, 7:45-8:45 p.m. Wednesdays or 7:15-8:15 p.m. Fridays, Manoa Recreation Center; $1.50 per hour. 949-4747.

Pearlridge Center entertainment: Halau Hula Olana, 7-8 p.m. today;

Performing Artist Academy, 3:30-4:30 p.m. and Honolulu Jazz Quartet, 6-8 p.m. Saturday; free. 488-0981.

International Market Place entertainment: Simplisity, 7-9 p.m. today; Puka'i Kapuokalani, 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.

Aloha Tower Marketplace entertainment: Moana Chang Trio and Shinnyo-En Taiko, noon-1 p.m. Saturday; free. 566-2337.

Town Center of Mililani entertainment: Gaylord Rieta and Friends, 7-8 p.m. Saturday; free. 548-3745.

Ala Moana Center entertainment: Keiki Hula Show, featuring Na Mamo O Ka'ala, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; free. 955-9517.

Windward Mall entertainment: Honolulu Community Band, noon, and Celtic Pipes and Drums, 2 p.m. Sunday; free. 235-1143.

Kuhio Beach torch-lighting and hula show, 6:30 nightly, Kuhio Beach stage, near Duke Kahanamoku statue; free. 843-8002.

FAMILY TIES

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.

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.

Preschool Craft and Storytime, 11 a.m. Tuesdays, and Children's

Storytime, 11 a.m. Saturdays; Barnes & Noble; free. 737-3323.

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; tennis shoes and long pants required; $6*. 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.

NATURE

Foster Botanical Garden Tours, guided tour with docents, 1 p.m. weekdays, Foster Botanical Garden. Reservations: 522-7060.

Lyon Arboretum tours, 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and 1-2:30 p.m. Saturdays; $2.50. Register: 988-0456.

Tropical Plant Walk, 10 a.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays, Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden; walking shoes required; insect repellent, light rain gear recommended; free. 233-7323.

Weekend fishing, catch and release, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden; bring poles, small barbless hooks, bait and buckets. Insect repellent, walking shoes, light rain gear and picnic lunch are recommended; free. 233-7323.

Petroglyphs and waterfalls, a walking tour in Nu'uanu Valley to Kapena Falls and other sites, Saturdays-Sundays; presented by Hawai'i Geographic Society; $15*. Reservations: 538-3952.

Garden Tour by Tram, a 45-minute narrated tour through valleys of flowers and trees, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., and 1, 2, and 3 p.m. daily, Senator

Fong's Plantation and Gardens, 47-285 Pulama Road, Kahalu'u; $10*. Reservations: 239-6775.

TOURS & ATTRACTIONS

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.

Mission Houses Museum Tours, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; $10* ($8* kama'aina). 531-0481.

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.

King's Jubilee, a tribute to King Kalakaua, with flag ceremony, precision rifle drill and musical revue, 6:15 p.m., followed by fireworks show at 7:30 p.m., Fridays, Hilton Hawaiian Village; free. 949-4321, ext. 77881.

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.

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

Humpback whale information kiosk, permanent display about whales, marine life and the national marine sanctuaries around the Islands, all hours daily, Outrigger Reef Hotel lobby; free. 921-6941.