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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Saturday, September 2, 2006

TGI Saturday

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.

SPECIAL EVENT

Okinawan Festival, themed "Sharing Uchinanchu Aloha," with Naha Daiko, Deigo Musume, Shima Taiko, food, bon dance and entertainment, 9 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Kapi'olani Park; free. 676-5400.

CONCERTS

A Touch of Gold, "A Tribute to Soul," with dinner and comedian Bo Irvine, doors open at 6:30 p.m., Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Hawai'i; $45. 683-0586.

Jun Polistico, former lead singer of Society of Seven and a Las Vegas entertainer, performs in a concert titled "His Passion and His Love," 7 p.m., Filipino Community Center, Waipahu; free, but tickets required. 428-9222.

Jinna Jang Gandois and Iggy Jang, piano and violin duets, 7:30 p.m., Atherton Performing Arts Studio; $17.50*. 955-8821.

DANCE

Ballroom dancing, by the Hawaii Ballroom Dance Association, 6:309:45 p.m., Ala Wai Golf Course; $5. 222-7851.

Contra Dance, with Whiskey Starship, 7:30 p.m., Atherton YMCA, 1820 University Ave.; $5 donation. 392-8774.

STAGE

"Snow White," by Hester Kamin with comic turns, music and dancing, 1:30 and 4:30 p.m., Tenney Theatre, St. Andrew's Cathedral; $16*. 839-9885.

"Aloha Las Vegas," by Edward Sakamoto, 2 p.m., Kumu Kahua Theatre; $16*. 536-4441.

"Once on This Island Jr.," based on a Trinidad novel about love and forgiveness, 7 p.m., Kapolei High School Forum; $7. 258-7313.

"Mahalo Las Vegas," by Edward Sakamoto, 8 p.m., Kumu Kahua Theatre; $16*. 536-4441.

FILMS

"35 Up" (1991), 12:30, 3, 5:30 and 8 p.m., Movie Museum; $5*. 735-8771.

"Brothers of the Head" (2005) and "Dreams of a Pagan Tattooed Savage" (2006), 1 and 7:30 p.m., Doris Duke Theatre at the Academy; $7*. www.honoluluacademy.org, 532-8768.

"Gabrielle" (2005, English and French with English subtitles), 4 p.m., Doris Duke Theatre at the Academy; $7*. www.honoluluacademy.org, 532-8768.

NATURE

The Diamond Head Story, two-mile educational walk, 9 a.m.-noon, meet at Mahatma Gandi statue near Honolulu Zoo entrance; free. 948-3299.

Stroll to Diamond Head Lighthouse, 2-mile educational walk, 1-4 p.m., meet at Mahatma Gandi Statue near Honolulu Zoo entrance; free. 948-3299.

ETC.

Cop on Top, law-enforcement officers take to the rooftops of Safeway stores as a fundraising event for Special Olympics Hawaii, through 2 p.m., O'ahu Safeway stores; donations accepted. 943-8808.

Book and Bake Sale, with books, movies, music, baked goods and more, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Kaimuki Public Library; free. 733-8425.

A Legacy of Honor, ceremony commemorating the 61st anniversary of the end of World War II, 8:459:45 a.m., Battleship Missouri Memorial; free. 423-2263 ext.7.

End of Summer Youth Worship Bash, worship, concert and lunch featuring Pennylane, Aces, 7 Simple Pieces, Limit X, Milele and Miss Hawai'i Pilialoha Gaison, 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Kualoa Ranch; $12*. 254-2274.

Hawaiian Kennel Club's 100 years of dog shows, with vendor booths, gifts, prizes and slide presentation, 9:30 a.m., and best-in-show competition at 3 p.m., Blaisdell Exhibition Hall; $5*. 262-5236.

Relive the Plantation Days-Harvest Moon Festival, with lectures, taiko performance, food sampling, plantation games, activities and entertainment, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Hawaii's Plantation Village; $7*. 677-0110.

59th semi-annual Gun Show, with displays, antique firearms, military collectibles and exhibits, 10 a.m.6 p.m., Blaisdell Center; $5. 942-8664.

Expression Sessions, students will make mixed-media creations using tempera and watercolor paint with artist Quala-Lynn Young, 10:30 a.m.1:30 p.m., The Contemporary Museum, Makiki Heights; $12*. Reservations required: 237-5230.

Sunset on the Beach, with food, entertainment and premiere of the first four episodes of the second TV season of "Flight 29 Down," 4-10 p.m., Queen's Surf Beach, Waikiki; free. 923-1094.