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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, February 18, 2005

Ongoing Events

The indicates admission is $5 or less, or free. Full-price admission is listed; * denotes discounts (or free) for students, seniors, military, members and/or children; and advance purchases. Call venue for details.

STAGE

Brad Goda

That's show biz

From left, Tom Holowach, David Farmer and Dennis Proulx are aboard the "Twentieth Century," the comic tale of a Broadway director (Proulx) who tries to persuade his former star, who's heading for Hollywood, to return to the stage. The setting for the story is aboard the Twentieth Century Limited train.

8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 27 / Diamond Head Theatre / $12-$42, discounts for students, those 62 and older and military / 733-0274

"Shakuntala," Sanskrit drama from India, premiering 7:30 p.m. today, Mid-Pacific Institute, Kawaiaha'o Recital Hall; repeats 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 27; $10*. 973-5066.

"Femme Capulet," deconstructed version of "Romeo and Juliet" presented by Lizard Loft, premiering 8 p.m. today, The ARTS at Marks Garage; repeats 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday and 10 p.m. Feb 25-26; $10*.

"Miss Saigon," musical presented by Army Community Theatre, premiering 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter; repeats 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through March 12; $14-$25*. 438-4480.

"Eddie Would Go" and "Queen of Makaha (Rell Sun)," double bill about local surfing legends by Honolulu Theatre for Youth, premiering 8 p.m. Thursday, Kumu Kahua Theatre; 9 and older; repeats 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays through March 27; $16*. 536-4441.

"Twentieth Century," comedy about a Broadway director and his leading lady, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 27, Diamond Head Theatre; $12-$42*. 733-0274.

SHOWROOMS

"Blue Hawaii: The Show," Jonathon Von Brana sings Elvis tunes, 5 p.m. dinner seating, 5:45 p.m. cocktail seating, 6:15-7:30 show, nightly except Tuesdays, Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel. 923-1245.

"A Tribute to Sammy and Friends," with impersonator Garry Moore, 8:30 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel, Blue Hawaii showroom. 922-4646.

"Creation — A Polynesian Journey" show, 5:15 p.m. buffet seating or 6 p.m. cocktail seating, nightly except Mondays and Wednesdays, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani, Ainahau Showroom. 922-5811.

Magic in Paradise, with Mark Allen Mauricio, 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Hale Koa Hotel, Banyan Tree Showroom; $20.95* includes buffet. 955-0555, ext. 546.

Society of Seven Las Vegas, variety show, 6:30 p.m. (dinner show) and 8:30 nightly except Mondays, Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach, Main Showroom. 923-7469.

Greg Gabaylo, juggling comedy magic act and Tradewinds, 9 p.m. Fridays, Hawaiian Hut; $15. 941-5205.

Perry and Price Saturday Morning Show, with celebrity guests, 8-11 a.m. Saturdays, John Dominis; $24.95*. Reservations: 523-0955.

Don Ho Show, Hawaiian and Polynesian music and dance, 7 p.m. dinner seating, 7:45 p.m. cocktail seating, 8:15 p.m. show, Sundays-Thursdays, Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel, Hoku Hale Showroom. 923-3981.

Magic of Polynesia, featuring John Hirokawa, dinner seating 7 p.m., cocktail seating 8 p.m., show at 8:20 nightly, Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel showroom. 971-4321.

Kalo's South Seas Revue, dinner show with Polynesian dances, 5:30 p.m. seating, 6:30 nightly, Hawaiian Hut. 373-3963, 735-9090.

COMEDY

Sharkey's Comedy Club, with open mike and The Rich Guzzi Psycho Hypnosis Show, 7:30 p.m. Fridays; The Rich Guzzi Psycho Hypnosis Show, 8 p.m. Saturday and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Blue Tropix Night Club; 18 and older; $15. 531-4242.

Standup on the Moon, with Lanai and Augie, 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Brew Moon; $10. 593-0088.

The Big O Comedy Show, open-mike comedy night hosted by Ozell Daniel, 7-9 p.m. Thursdays, Wave Waikiki; 21 and older; $5. 381-2732.

MUSIC & DANCE

Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center entertainment: 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; Soundettes of Hawaii, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sundays; free. 922-2299.

Windward Mall entertainment, Ray Sowders and Shawn Ishimoto, 6:30-7:30 p.m. today; free. 235-1143.

Ala Moana Center entertainment: Hawaii State Ballet, 7 p.m. today; Ray Sowders and Shawn Ishimoto, noon-1 p.m. Sunday; Keiki Hula Show, featuring Na Mamo O Ka'ala, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; free. 955-9517.

Pearlridge Center entertainment: Uptown — Halau Hula 'Ohana 'Ilima, 7-8 p.m. today; Downtown — 'Ike Pono, 6-8 p.m. Saturday; free. 488-0981.

International Market Place entertainment: Halau O Keaunui, 7-9 p.m. today; Kuini, 7-9 p.m. Saturday; Islands of Aloha, 8:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; food-court stage; free. 971-2080.

Aloha Tower Marketplace entertainment: Paniolo Dancing Queens, 1-2 p.m. Sunday; free. 566-2337.

Royal Hawaiian Band, 2-3 p.m. Sunday, Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center; noon-1 p.m. Fridays, 'Iolani Palace grounds; free. 922-5331.

Kuhio Beach torch-lighting and hula show, 6:30-7:30 nightly, Kuhio Beach stage, near Duke Kahanamoku statue; free. 843-8002.

FAMILY TIES

Toddler Storytimes, for ages 2-3, 10 a.m. Mondays, Kapolei Public Library; free. 693-7050.

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

Keiki Tuesdays, with entertainment, 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.

Chess lessons and practice competition, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays (lessons 7-8 p.m.), Pearlridge Center Uptown (488-0981); and 6-9 p.m. Wednesdays (lessons 7-8 p.m.), Windward Mall (235-1567); free.

Junior Keiki Tuesdays, with The Hobby Company, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Pearlridge Center Downtown; free. 488-0981.

Yo-yo and spin-top classes for all ages, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Pearlridge Center Uptown; 6:30-8:30 p.m. Saturdays, Ward Warehouse amphitheater; 7-9 p.m. Saturdays, Windward Mall; free. 834-2828.

Keiki Storytime @ Your Library, stories, fingerplays and songs, 10 a.m. Wednesdays, Kahuku Public and School Library; ages 3-6; free. 293-8935.

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

Keiki Sports Skills Program, kids ages 1-6 develop coordination, motor skills and self-esteem, 2 p.m. Wednesdays or 9 and 10 a.m. Saturdays, Ohana Batting Cages; first lesson free, $60/month thereafter; also, free increase bat speed clinic, 10 a.m.-noon Saturdays. 486-4487, 381-5530.

Preschool Storytimes, for ages 3-4, 10 a.m. Thursdays, Kapolei Public Library; free. 693-7050.

Saturday Storytimes, for children of all ages, 10 a.m. Saturdays, Kapolei Public Library; free. 693-7050.

Explore!, quilt-making activity, guided tours and living-history stations, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays, Mission Houses Museum; free with museum admission ($10* general, $8* kama'aina). 531-0481.

Keiki Storytime, 11 a.m. Saturdays, Borders, Ward Centre; free. 591-8996.

Twilight Tours, evening adventure after the sun goes down, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturdays, Honolulu Zoo; 4 and older; $12*. Reservations: 971-7195.

MIXED BAG

Youth Speaks Hawai'i, slam poetry workshops for teens run by members of HawaiiSlam, 4-5:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, The ARTS at Marks Garage; free for ages 13-19. 387-9664.

Monday Night Magic, close-up magic with strolling magicians from Monty's Magic Theater, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays, Yum Yum Tree, Ward Centre; free admission. Reservations: 592-3580.

R/C Drift Practice Nights, electric drift cars welcome, 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Costco Iwilei parking lot (rain-out location: Ala Moana Center parking lot near Sears and Zippy's); free. www.driftsession.com.

Aloha State Backgammon Club, weekly tournament, 6:30 p.m. Fridays, Coffee Talk; $10 entry donation. 294-7475, 922-2674.

Tableside Magic, with Alan Arita, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sundays, Tony Roma's, Kahala; free. 735-9595.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS

Craft Fair, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays, Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort and Spa main lobby; free. 922-6611.

Artfest, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, Queen's Surf Beach, Waikiki; free. 696-6717.

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.

'Iolani Palace Grand Tours, 1à-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.

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

Mission Houses Museum Tours, guided tours of the houses and print shop, 11 a.m. and 1, 2:45 and 4:30 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.

Hawaiian Quilting Classes, 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays with Mary Cesar, Mission Houses Museum; also, 10 a.m.-noon Saturdays with Wilma Connell; $7*. Reservations: 531-0481.

Honolulu Zoo Train, with audio presentation, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Fridays-Sundays, Honolulu Zoo; $1. 971-7171, 523-2489.

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

Komo Mai to the Courtyard, with keiki hula, Tahitian fire-knife dancer and Pu'uhonua Trio, 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Sheraton Moana Surfrider; free. 931-8383.

Promise Me Again, wedding-vow renewal program, 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, Sheraton Moana Surfrider; free. 931-8383.

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

Lono-I-Ka-Makahiki, return of exhibit celebrating Hawaiian fertility god, Lono, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Feb. 27, Bishop Museum; $14.95*. 847-3511.

"Nature's Numbers" and "A Forest Journey," two traveling exhibits with hands-on activities teaching about

ature and math, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through May 8, Bishop Museum; $14.95*. 847-3511.

Whale Watch Lunch Cruise, lunchtime cruise buffet, noon-2:30 p.m. daily through April 8, Navatek I, Aloha Tower Marketplace, Pier 6; $41*, $52.99*. 973-1311.

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

Premier Whale Watch Cruise, with educational and cultural activities, daily through April 30, Star of Honolulu; $22.36-$27.95* or $34.36-$42.95* with meal. Reservations: 983-7827.