Posted on: Saturday, February 19, 2005
TGI Saturday
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 and advance purchases. Call the venue for details.
SPECIAL EVENTS
19th Annual Great Aloha Run Family Fitness Expo, health evaluations, health and fitness seminars, gymnastic competition, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Blaisdell Exhibition Hall; $4*. 945-3594.
50th Annual Mardi Gras Follies, Las Vegas-style cabaret show, 6:30 p.m. buffet, 7:45 p.m. show, Pearl Harbor, The Banyans; $35-$50 includes meal, show, tax, parking and tip. 473-1703.
Mos Def, hip-hop artist/actor, with Microscopic Syllables, 9 p.m., Pipeline Cafe; 18 and older; $33, $45. (877) 750-4400.
CONCERTS
The Classic Imperials, CD release party, noon-2 p.m., Logos Bookstore, Ward Centre; free. 258-8054.
Music and Martial Arts Demonstration, with Asia Arts Association, 6 p.m., Hawaii Starshine, Koko Marina Center; free. 394-1911.
Ivona Kaminska and Christopher Bowlby, husband/wife piano duo, 7:30 p.m., Atherton Performing Arts Studio; $17.50*. Reservations: 955-8821.
DANCE
Rennie Harris Puremovement Dance Company, acrobatics fused with hip-hop, 8 p.m., Leeward Community College; $22*. 455-0385.
THE NEW YEAR
Chinese Lion Dance, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Hawai'i Kai Towne Center; free. 941-0440.
Chinese Lion Dance, 3-5 p.m., Windward Mall; free. 235-1143.
STAGE
"Shakuntala," Sanskrit drama from India, 7:30 p.m., Mid-Pacific Institute, Kawaiaha'o Recital Hall; $10*. 973-5066.
COMEDY
An Evening of Improv with On the Spot, fund-raiser for Leeward Community College Lab Theatre, doors open 7:30 p.m., show at 8, LCC Lab Theatre; $10*. 224-7585.
NATURE
Honouliuli Preserve Hike, interpretive hike along the Kalua'a Loop Trail, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., The Nature Conservancy of Hawai'i; $10. Reservations: 587-6220.
"Hawaiian Forest Friends," talk by Lance "Mahi" La Pierre on the creatures that inhabit our forests, native species and how they arrived and how to preserve Hawaiian forests, 11 a.m., Bishop Museum's Castle Memorial Building; free with kama'aina admission of $7.95 adult and $6.95 children ages 4-12 and seniors ages 65 and over. 847-3511.
FAMILY TIES
Family Picnic, with Parents Without Partners, bring a dish for four to share, beverages, chairs, mats and swimsuits, 3-9 p.m., Kailua District Park pavilion; $1*. 262-7441.
FAIRS & FESTIVALS
Waikiki Artfest, with Handcrafters and Artisans Alliance, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Kapi'olani Park bandstand; repeats Sunday; free.
Made in Hawai'i Festival, specialty gift show, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Yum Yum Tree, Ward Centre; repeats 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday; free. 735-4510, ext. 2.
MIXED BAG
Kalani High School Garage Sale, clothing, furniture, shoes, books, 7-11:30 a.m., at the school cafeteria; free. 377-7744, ext. 265.
Fund-raiser Garage Sale, for Hawaii Animal Sanctuary, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., 603 Haha'ione St., Hawai'i Kai; free. 395-0023.
Traditions of the Pacific Hawai'i's Fishponds, guided tour of He'eia fishpond, 9-10 a.m., Bishop Museum; $5*. Reservations: 847-8296.
19th Windward District Science and Engineering Fair, science fair exhibits from grades 6-12, public viewing 9-10:30 a.m., awards ceremony 10:30-11:30 a.m., King Intermediate School; free.
Great Hawaiian Sandcastle Event, themed "A House for Your Head," 9-11 a.m., Kailua Beach Park; free.
"The Repair and Restoration of Na Ki'i La'au," workshop with Rocky Ka'iouliokahihikolo 'Ehu Jensen, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., U.S. Army Museum of Hawai'i, Waikiki; repeats Sunday; free. 848-4190.
Hawaii Dog Foundation One-Year Anniversary, potluck celebration, 11 a.m., Blaisdell Park, Pearl City; free. 220-8165.
Roy W. Hamilton, stories of Asia's rice goddesses, 2 p.m., Doris Duke Theatre; free. 532-8700.
"Turandot," Hawaii Opera Theatre preview lecture, 4 p.m., Honolulu Academy of Arts; $3*. 532-8700.
Star Party, with Hawaii Astronomical Society, after sundown, Kahala and Waikele community parks; free. 524-2450.
Ghosthunters Bus Tour, with storyteller Lopaka Kapanui, 6:30-11 p.m., sponsored by Chicken Skin Programs; $39. Reservations: 943-0371.
ONE-TIME GIGS
Darrell Aquino, 4-7 p.m., Ala Moana Center, Mai Tai Bar; also Kawao, 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. 947-2900.
Punk Rock Show, with El Enemigo, Extra Stout and Lucky 65, 5:30-9:30 p.m., Pink Cadillac. 946-6499.
Kumuhau, Hawaiian, 6-9 p.m., Sam Choy's Breakfast, Lunch & Crab. 545-7979.