Neighbor Islands
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, children and/or advance purchases. Call venue for details.
BIG ISLAND
√ "Through Namaka's Eyes — The Life of Patience Bacon," lecture on Hawaiian history, culture and tradition; 5-6:30 p.m. today; Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort; free; 808-521-1408.
√ Volcano Poetry Slam, poetry competition; 7 p.m. today; Volcano Art Center, Niaulani Campus, Volcano Village; $5; 808-967-8222, www.volcanoartcenter.org.
Kona Surf Film Festival; movies begin 7:15 p.m. today and noon Saturday; Aloha Theatre; $8 for evening screenings, $6 for Saturday daytime shows; 808-322-2323, www.myspace.com/konasurffilmfest.
"The Main Event," starring Augie T, Timmy Mattos, Jose Dynamite and musical guest Off Night; 7:30 p.m. today; Sangha Hall, Hilo; $20; 808-969-9617.
Big Island County Wreath Contest, open to the public, with gift-certificate prizes; 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday; Waimea Center; free; entry form and guidelines, 808-933-9772.
√ "Universe Tonight," presentation on the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope; 6 p.m. Saturday; Onizuka Center for International Astronomy, Mauna Kea Visitor Information Center; free; 808-961-2180, http://ifa.hawaii.edu/info/vis.
"Mystery of the Christmas Star" and "Holiday Music Magic," holiday planetarium programming; "Mystery" plays at 1 and 3 p.m. daily, "Holiday" plays at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturdays, noon Sundays and various times Tuesdays-Thursdays from Dec. 26 to Jan. 10; Saturday to Jan. 12; 'Imiloa Astronomy Center, Hilo; free with $14.50* admission; 808-969-9700, www.imiloahawaii.org.
√ Slack-Key Symposium Series featuring Cyril Pahinui; 2 p.m.; Sunday; Volcano Art Center, Niaulani Campus; free; reservations: 808-967-8222.
√ Niaulani nature walk, guided tour through an old-growth Hawaiian forest; 9:30 a.m. Mondays; meet at Volcano Art Center's Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village; donations accepted; 808-967-8222, www.volcanoartcenter.org.
√ Movies Under the Stars, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays; Kings' Keaka at the Waikoloa Kings' Shops, Kohala Coast; $5*; 808-886-8811.
After Dark in the Park, speaker presentations; 7 p.m. Tuesdays; Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium; $10*; 808-985-6000.
√ Azure McCall and Lorenzo Hawkins, jazz vocals and piano; 9 p.m.-midnight Tuesdays-Saturdays; Hilton Waikoloa Village's Malolo Lounge; no cover charge; 808886-1234.
√ David Gomes, slack key; 6-9 p.m. Thursdays; Merriman's Restaurant, Waimea; no cover charge; 808885-6622.
√ Niaulani Forest Work Day, volunteer to preserve the beauty and diversity of the rainforest; 9 a.m.-noon, third Sunday of each month; Volcano Art Center's Niaulani Campus, Volcano Village; free; 808-967-8222.
MAUI
At the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Kahului; 808-242-7469, unless otherwise noted:
"Sing-It-Yourself Messiah," audience-participation choral performance of Handel's "Messiah"; 7 p.m. today; St. Theresa Church, Kihei; $15*; 808-870-5560, mauichoralarts@hawaii.rr.com.
√ Hawaii Healing Garden, festival celebrating traditional cultural healing arts; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; Maui Community College, Kahului; $5*; 638-0888.
√ Holiday season kickoff, open house with children's crafts, shopping, studio demonstrations and Christmas decorations; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, Maka-wao; free; 808-572-6560, www.huinoeau.com.
√ Stephen Inglis in concert; 10 p.m. Saturday; Kimo's, Lahaina; free; 808-661-4811.
KAUA'I
"A Barefoot Christmas," concert with the Barefoot Natives and Kathy "Tita" Collins; 7 p.m. today and Saturday; Kaua'i Community College, Performing Arts Center, Lihu'e; $35*; 808-245-8318, 808-245-2733.
Stephen Inglis in concert, with guests Cindy Combs and Shawn Livingston Moseley; 7 p.m. today; Church of the Pacific, Princeville; $15; 808-826-6481.
√ "Merrily Sing Noel," Kaua'i Community College Garden Island Singers choral music concert; 5 p.m. Sunday and Dec. 9; KCC Performing Arts Center, Lihu'e; $5*; 808-245-8269.
Release, with featured DJs and guest performers; 9 p.m.-2 a.m.; Fridays; Sheraton Kauai; $10 before 10 p.m.; 808-742-1661.
