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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, July 21, 2006

Ongoing events

Advertiser Staff

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

STAGE

"Oliver!" musical by Hawaii Education of the Arts, 1 and 7 p.m. today, 7 p.m. Saturday, Paliku Theatre; $5-$12.50. 741-2787.

"Antony and Cleopatra," part of the Hawaii Shakespeare Festival, 7:30 p.m. today and 3 p.m. Saturday, UH-Manoa, Earle Ernst Lab Theatre; $18*. 550-8457.

"Comedy of Errors," part of Hawaii Shakespeare Festival, 7:30 p.m. today and 3 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-July 29 and 3 p.m. July 30, UH-Manoa, Earle Ernst Lab Theatre; $18*. 550-8457.

"Mega Magic," with illusionist Franz Harary, 7:30 p.m. today, 11 a.m., 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Hawai'i Theatre; $35*. 528-0506.

"Inugami," drama about a boy born to a woman who was raped by a dog, 8 p.m. today-Sunday and 8 p.m. July 28-30, The ARTS at Marks Garage; $10. 550-8457.

"The King & I," starring Richard Chamberlain and Jan Maxwell, 8 p.m. today, 4 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. July 28, 2 p.m. family matinee July 29, and 4 p.m July 30; Saturday military-group performance sold out; Blaisdell Concert Hall; $20-$75* ($25* for family matinee). 596-7858.

"Pageant," off-Broadway musical spoof on beauty contests, 8 p.m. today-Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday, Manoa Valley Theatre; $30*; also, extended 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday and Aug. 2-3, and 8 p.m. Aug. 28-29 and Aug. 4-5, and 4 p.m. July 30 and Aug. 6, $35*. 988-6131.

"Mobster in the Men's Room," mystery dinner-theater, three-act play with three-course meal, doors open at 6 p.m., show at 7 p.m. Saturday, The Showroom at Dave and Buster's; repeats July 29, Aug. 5, 12 and 19; $34.95*. 589-2215.

"Sylvia," adult-oriented comedy about a man who falls in love with a dog, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through Aug. 13, Yellow Brick Studio; $15*. 550-8457.

"Into the Woods," musical fairy tale, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 4 p.m. Sundays, through July 30, Diamond Head Theatre; $12-$42. 733-0274.

"Tea," drama about five World War II Japanese brides, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through July 30, Kumu Kahua Theatre; $5-$16. 536-4441.

COMEDY

Sharkey's Comedy Club, featuring sex/relationship therapist Kevin Hughes, 8 p.m. Wednesday-July 29 and Aug. 2-5, seating at 7:30 p.m.; Panama Hattie's, 'Aiea; $15. Also: Bo Irvine's comedy competition, sign up 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Thursdays; $5. Also: the Best of Honolulu's Stand-Up comics and Mainland guests, doors open 7:15 p.m., show at 8 Saturdays. $15*. 531-4242.

MUSIC & DANCE

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

Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center entertainment: Josiah Kekoa Trio, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays; Soundettes of Hawaii, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays; Pu'uhonua, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays; Ku'uipo Kumukahi, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Fridays; free. 922-2299.

Ala Moana Center entertainment: Iwalani School of Dance, 2 p.m., and Jomel Sumira, 4 p.m. Saturday; Maria Lauer Voice Studio, noon Sunday; Keiki Hula Show, with Halau Na Mamo O Ka'ala and Kanilau, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; University of Hawai'i Band, 6 p.m. Thursday; Polynesian Cultural Center, noon-12:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; free. 955-9517.

Pearlridge Center entertainment: Uptown — Halau Hula O Mokulehua, 7-8 p.m. today; Downtown — Surprise classic Hawaiian entertainment, 6-8 p.m. Saturday; Uptown and Downtown — Baba Alimoot and Friends, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Fridays; free. 488-0981.

International Market Place entertainment: Halau Na Wainohia, 7-9 p.m., today, Ohana 3, 7-9 p.m. Saturday; Greg and Junko, 7-9 p.m. Sundays and Tuesdays; Voyage Through Polynesia, 8:30-9:15 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays; free. 971-2080.

Pau Hana Fridays, weekly summer series with live local music, dinner specials, and access to the park's most popular rides, 7-11 p.m. Fridays, Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park; $20*. 674-9283.

Aloha Tower Marketplace entertainment: Star of Honolulu Welcome Hula Show, 4:30-5:30 p.m. daily; free. 566-2337.

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, 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. 676-6699.

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

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

Junior Keiki Tuesdays, edutaining adventures, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Pearlridge Center Downtown; free. 488-0981.

Keiki Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Borders, Ward Centre; free. 591-8995.

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

Explore!, quilt-making, tours and living-history stations, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays, Mission Houses Museum; free with museum admission ($10* general, $8* kama'aina). 531-0481.

Children's Storytime, 11 a.m. Saturdays, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall; free. 737-3323.

Twilight Tours, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturdays, Honolulu Zoo; 5 and older; $12*. Reservations: 971-7195.

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

Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game Tournament, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays, Jelly's; $2*. 484-4413.

ETC.

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

Introduction to the Hawaiian Language, with Germaine Kaleolani Haili, 8:30-9 a.m. Wednesdays, Native Books/Na Mea Hawai'i; free. 783-2612.

Brown Bagging to Hawaiian, learn conversational basics, beginners 11 a.m.-noon Wednesdays and advanced 11 a.m.-noon Mondays, 'Iolani Palace, Old Archives Building; $5*. Register: 522-0824.

Youth Speaks Hawai'i, slam poetry workshops for ages 13-19, 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, The ARTS at Marks Garage; free. 387-9664.

Strolling Tableside Magic, with Alan Arita, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, and with Glen Bailey, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Fridays, Makino Chaya, Westridge; free. 486-5100.

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

Polo in Paradise 2006, interisland and international matches and entertainment, gates open 11 a.m., game at 2 p.m. Sundays, Mokuleia Polo Fields; $7*. 637-8401.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS

Craft Fair, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays, Waikiki Beach Marriott, Paoakalani Lobby; free. 922-6611.

Sunset Country Market, sponsored by North Shore Country Market, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, Sunset Beach Elementary School; free. 237-8248.

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

Waimanalo Country Market and Crafts Fair, produce, arts and crafts, clothes, jewelry, plants, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays, Waimanalo Homestead Community Center; free. 259-5349.

NATURE

Foster Botanical Garden guided tours, 1 p.m. weekdays. Reservations: 522-7060.

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

Weekend Fishing, catch and release, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. SaturdaysSundays, Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden; bring poles, small barbless hooks, nonlive bait, insect repellent, walking shoes, rain gear, water and picnic lunch; free. 233-7323.

Petroglyphs, Waterfalls and Rainforest Trek, 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 Walking Tour, one-hour guided 1-mile walk through a botanical garden, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily, Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens, 47-285 Pulama Road, Kahalu'u; $14.50*. 239-6775.

TOURS & ATTRACTIONS

Native Hawaiian Crafts Workshops, including lei making, stone carving and quilting, 10 and 11:30 a.m. Mondays-Saturdays, Bishop Museum; free. 847-3511.

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, 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.

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

Mission Houses Museum Tours, 11 a.m. and 1 and 2:45 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 1040 Smith St.; $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.

Promise Me Again, group wedding-vow renewal ceremony, 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Sheraton Moana Surfrider; free. 922-3111.

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

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

Na Ali'i, 2-hour cultural walking tour of Waikiki with Hawaiian storyteller Woody Fern, 9-11 a.m. Saturdays, Outrigger Reef on the Beach, Hoaloha canoe; free. 924-6007.

"Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body," traveling exhibit that explores the body, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Aug. 27, Bishop Museum; $14.95*. 847-3511.

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

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

Ocean Drifters, seasonally rotating exhibit of jellyfish, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily, Waikiki Aquarium; $9* general, $6 kama'aina. 923-9741.

"Journey With a King," exhibit exploring the cultural and historical ties between Hawai'i and Japan, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, Bishop Museum; $14.95*. 847-3511.

Chinatown Museum Walking Tours, Chinatown and harbor or Capitol district, 10 a.m.-noon daily, Hawaiian Chinese Multicultural Museum and Archives, Maunakea Marketplace; $10. Reservations: 595-3358, 374-3094.

Changing of the King's Guard, snap and precision rifle drill exhibition, 6:15 nightly, King's Village Shopping Center; free. 926-7890.

Summer Moonlight Cruise, with Island-style music and pupu, 8:30-10 p.m. nightly, Navatek I; $35-$58*. 973-1311.