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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, July 20, 2007

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, children and/or advance purchase. Call venue for details.

STAGE

"Lapses of Identity," two one-act plays exploring the mysteries of identities and interpersonal relationships, 8 p.m. today-Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday, The ARTS at Marks Garage; $15*; 550-8457, www.honoluluboxoffice.com.

"You Somebody," Pua "Ma" Lusa is determined to see her family's names in Wayne Harada's Show Biz column in this musical comedy written by Lee Cataluna, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through July 29, 3 p.m. Saturday matinee July 21, 28 (extended run: 8 p.m. Aug. 3, 3 and 8 p.m. Aug. 4 and 4 p.m. Aug. 5), Diamond Head Theatre; $12-42; 733-0274, www.diamondheadtheatre.com.

SHOWROOMS

"Cirque Hawaii," exotic new-age circus of acrobats, jugglers, bungee jumpers and contortionists, 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. daily except Wednesdays; $75*, $55* (kama'aina $44.55*, $52.92*, $66.33*); dinner packages available; Cirque Hawaii Theatre, 325 Seaside Ave. 922-0017.

"Creation — A Polynesian Journey," a mythical journey through song and dance, about the creation of man and woman in a South Seas context, 5:45 p.m. buffet seating, 6 p.m. cocktail seating daily except Mondays and Wednesdays; $115 deluxe dinner, $69.50* standard dinner, $38* cocktails only (kama'aina $63*, $68*, $105*); Ainahau Showroom, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel. 922-5811.

"Danny Couch — The Voice of These Islands," with hula, dinner at 5:15 p.m., show at 7:30 Mondays and Wednesdays, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel, Ainahau Showroom; $69.50 for dinner, $38 cocktails. 931-4600, www.dannycouch.com.

"Magic of Polynesia," featuring illusionist John Hirokawa, 8:20 p.m. daily (seating at 7 p.m.); deluxe dinner, $136.13*; regular dinner $79.58*; cocktails only $50.26* (kama'aina $37*, $55*); Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber hotel. 971-4321.

Society of Seven Las Vegas, spinoff group of the classic Society of Seven; 8:30 p.m. daily except Mondays; dinner seating, 7 p.m.; $72*; cocktails only, $47*, plus drinks (kama'aina $51.25*, $29.50*); Main Showroom, Outrigger Waikiki Hotel on the Beach. 923-7469.

"Stars in Concert Hawai'i," featuring impersonations of Elvis Presley, Elton John, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston and The Blues Brothers; 6-9 p.m. daily except Saturdays (dinner seating from 4:30 and 7:45 p.m.; cocktail seating from 5:30 and 8:30 p.m.); Waikiki Lau Yee Chai, fifth floor, Waikiki Shopping Plaza; deluxe dinner $99, standard $75 adult and $56 children 3-11; show only $45 adults, $30 children; 923-1245.

AT THE MALLS

Ala Moana Center: Ala Moana Center Teen Concert, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday; Hawaii Dahn Mu Do Team, 2-2:45 p.m. Sunday; University of Hawaii Concert Band, 6-6:45 p.m. Thursday; Keiki Hula Show, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; Polynesian Cultural Center, 12-12:45 p.m. Tuesdays; free. 955-9517.

Pearlridge Center: Uptown: "Robots: The Interactive Exhibition," during mall hours, today-Aug. 5; Mokichi Okada Association Hawaii health activities, 7:30-9:30 a.m. Monday; Baba Alimoot and friends, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Fridays; Keiki Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Tuesdays; Junior Keiki Tuesday and chess lessons, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays; free. 488-0981.

Native Books/Na Mea Hawai'i, Ward Warehouse: hula classes with Germaine Kaleolani Haili, 8:30-9 a.m. Tuesdays and 5-7 p.m. Thursdays; introduction to Hawaiian language, 8:30 a.m. Wednesdays; beginning adult 'ukulele classes, 9:30 a.m. Saturdays; free. 597-8971.

Windward Mall schedule: Harry Potter midnight book sale, 9 p.m.12 a.m. today; T&C Surf grand reopening, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday; free. 235-1143, www.windwardmall.com.

Aloha Tower Marketplace: Ho'okani Pila 'Ukulele Ensemble, 1-2 p.m. Saturday; Star of Honolulu welcome hula show, 4:30-5:30 p.m. daily; 'ukulele lessons, 2:30-3 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays; hula lessons with Kahea, 12:30-1 p.m. Thursdays; free. 566-2337.

MUSIC & DANCE

Art is Music Festival, with the Ron Artis family, 1-5 p.m. Sundays, Haleiwa Food Court, across from McDonalds; free; 637-1211.

Hawaii Ballroom Dance Association: Saturday Ball Dance, 6:30-9:45 p.m. Aug. 4, Ala Wai Golf Course clubhouse, $5; Friday Ohana Night General Dance, 6:30-9:45 p.m. today, Ala Wai Golf Course clubhouse, $3; Saturday Social Dance, 7-10 p.m. July 28, Moanalua Elementary School, donations accepted; 222-7851, 848-7789.

Hula Show, Hawaiian music and hula show at Kapi'olani Park bandstand, 6:30-7:30 p.m. daily; free. 843-8002.

ETC.

Gokurosama: Contemporary Photographs of the Nisei in Hawai'i, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays through Aug. 3; Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i; $5*; 945-7633, www.jcch.com.

Box Car Racing, for adults and children, 12-6 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays, 2-6 p.m. Saturdays, 9 a.m.1 p.m. Sundays, plus major school holidays, American Box Car Racing International, Kunia; $7*. 947-3393, www.boxcarracing.org.

Polo in Paradise, Hawaii Polo Club meets various competitors, with food and entertainment, gates open 11 a.m., game at 2 p.m. Sundays through September, Mokule'ia Polo Fields; $8*. 637-8401.

Native American Indian Drum Circle, with singing, drumming and dancing; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays; Kapi'olani Park (look for the tepee); free; 677-1729.

Moonlight Mondays, for nightlife industry workers, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Mondays, Aiea Bowling Complex; $25. 778-8888.

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.

Go (Asian board game) lessons, 1-4 p.m. Sundays, Palolo Hongwanji Buddhist Temple; free. 596-8590, 833-5554.

Ravenchase Adventures: "The Great Waikiki Treasure Hunt," scavenger hunt, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily, International Market Place, second floor; $25 kama'aina, $35 general; 203-8963, (888) 588-8862.

TOURS & ATTRACTIONS

Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens: keiki-focused guided walking tour, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily (1 p.m. Sundays only); $14.50*. 239-6775, www.fonggarden.com.

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

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.

'Iolani Palace Grand Tours, 1 1/2-hour tour of galleries and barracks, every 30 minutes, 8:30 a.m.2 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; $20* ($15* kama'aina). Galleries tour only: $12*. 522-0832.

Mission Houses Museum Tours, 11 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; $10* ($8* kama'aina). 531-0481.

Mission Houses Museum Walking Tours, with Nanette N. Napoleon 10 a.m. and 12 p.m., every second Saturday of the month; $15* ($10* kama'aina). 531-0481, ext. 707.

Sing-along, Hawaiian music, hymns and oldies, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Continental Surf Hotel; free; 947-9993, 554-3738.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS

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

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