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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, April 4, 2008

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.

STAGE

"I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE," musical comedy revue about romance; 8 p.m. April 4-5; Manoa Valley Theatre; $30*; 988-6131, www.manoavalleytheatre.com.

"THE ROMANCE OF MAGNO RUBIO;" off-Broadway play based on a short story by Carlos Bulosan; 8 p.m., April 4; Kumu Kahua Theatre; 8 p.m., Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m., Sundays through April 13; $5-$16; 536-4222, www.KumuKahua.org.

"FLOWER DRUM SONG," a reworked version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway classic; 8 p.m. April 4-5; 3 p.m matinee April 5; 4 p.m. April 6; extended-run performances 8 p.m., April 11-12 and 4 p.m. April 13; Diamond Head Theatre; $12-$42; 733-0274, www.diamondheadtheatre.com.

"THE POWER OF DESIRE: A MIDSUMMER NIGHTMARE," updated re-write of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," translated into modern English, presented by Leeward Community College drama students; 8 p.m., April 4; Leeward Community College Lab Theatre; repeats 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through April 12 (matinee: 4 p.m. April 12); $10; 455-0549.

"CABARET," presented by Castle Performing Arts Center, musical drama follows two women in pre-war Germany; premieres at 7:30 p.m., April 4; Ronald E. Bright Theatre; repeats 7:30 p.m. April 5, 11-12, 18-19 and 2 p.m. April 6, 13, 20; for mature audiences; $15*; 233-5626, www.showTix4U.com.

"FERDINAND THE BULL," Hawaii Theatre for Youth's season finale, based on the children's classic by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson; premieres at 7:30 p.m., April 4; Tenney Theatre; repeats 1:30 and 4:30 p.m., Saturdays through May 10; 4 and older; $16*; 839-9885.

"FLOWER DRUM SONG," the 2001 Broadway revival, presented by Performing Arts Center of Kapolei; premieres at 7 p.m., April 4; Kapolei High School; repeats 7 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays through April 19 (matinees 1 p.m. April 12 and 19); $8*; 692-8255.

"MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL," a salute to women who are experiencing the change; premieres at 7:30 p.m., April 4; Hawai'i Theatre; repeats 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 7 p.m. Sundays (matinees: 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday), through April 20; $30 opening night, $45* Friday-Saturday evenings, matinees, $40* all other performances; 528-0506, www.newspaceentertainment.com.

"THE CONSTANT WIFE," basic human needs collide with social convention in W. Somerset Maugham's witty 1926 comedy; premieres at 8 p.m., April 4; Paul and Vi Loo Theatre, Hawai'i Pacific University; repeats 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through May 4; $20*; 375-1282.

"WEST SIDE STORY," modern adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, presented by Punahou School Theatre department; premieres at 7:30 p.m. April 10; Dillingham Hall, Punahou School; repeats 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Sundays, through April 20; for older students and adult audiences; $10*; 944-5829.

COMEDY

HAWAII COMEDY THEATER, Comedy Polynesia, 7:30 p.m., $25*; Sharkey's Comedy Club, 9 p.m., $15*; nightly except Tuesdays; Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel, Kapuni Room; 531-4242.

OPEN-MIKE COMEDY COMPETITION, doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Thursdays; Sharkey's Comedy Club; $8*; 531-4242.

SHOWROOMS

"CREATION — A POLYNESIAN JOURNEY," a mythical journey through song and dance, about the creation of man and woman in a South Seas context, dinner check-in 5:30 p.m., seating at 6 p.m., cocktail check-in 6:45 p.m., seating at 7 p.m., daily except Mondays and Wednesdays; Ainahau Showroom, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel; $115 deluxe dinner, $69.50* standard dinner, $38* cocktails only (kama'aina $63*, $68*, $105*); 922-5811.

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

DANNY COUCH — THE VOICE OF THESE ISLANDS, with hula, dinner at 5:15 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays; Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel, Ainahau Showroom; $80 for dinner, $39.50 cocktails; 931-4660, www.dannycouch.com.

"STARS IN CONCERT HAWAII," Elvis Presley, Elton John, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston and The Blues Brothers impersonators, dinner seating 6:45 p.m., cocktail seating 8:45 p.m., show at 9 p.m. daily except Wednesdays; Sheraton Princess Kaiulani, Ainahau Showroom; deluxe dinner $99, standard $75 adult and $56 children 3-11, show only, $45 adults, $30 children; 923-1245.

"MAGIC OF POLYNESIA," featuring illusionist John Hirokawa, 8:20 p.m. daily (seating at 7 p.m.); Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber hotel; deluxe dinner, $136.13*, regular dinner $79.58*, cocktails only $50.26* (kama'aina $37*, $55*); 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.; Main Showroom, Outrigger Waikiki Hotel on the Beach; $72*, cocktails only, $47*, plus drinks (kama'aina $51.25*, $29.50*); 923-7469.

AT THE MALLS

ALA MOANA CENTER: Pasco High School, "Tenth Avenue Singers," 12-12:45 p.m., April 4; Eagle River High School jazz performance, 12-12:30 p.m., April 5; 'Iolani School Dance performance, 2-2:45 p.m., April 5; Oahu Jazz Festival, 12-4:30 p.m., April 6; Royal Hawaiian Band, 2-2:45 p.m., April 9; UH-Manoa concert band, 6-6:45 p.m., April 10. Ongoing: keiki hula show, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; free; 955-9517.

WARD WAREHOUSE: Na Mele Nei First Sunday Concert, with Derrick Mau, presented by Native Books/Na Mea Hawaii, 1 p.m., April 6. Ongoing: line dance classes, 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays; lauhala weaving demonstration, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays; free; www.wardcentre.com.

WINDWARD MALL: Oahu Civic Orchestra, 6-7 p.m., April 4; Windward District Parent & Child fair, with activities and more, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., April 5; www.windwardmall.com.

PEARLRIDGE CENTER, UPTOWN: Blood Bank of Hawaii Blood Drive, 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m., April 6; Project Vision Retina Screening, 8 a.m.2 p.m., April 5; Ho'okahi Sunday Afternoon with Harmony, 1-2 p.m., also Halau Hula O Mai Ka Pu'uwai O Ka Mana'o, 2:30-3:30 p.m., April 6; Free Pali Momi Health Screening, blood pressure and blood sugar level testing, 7:45-9:30 a.m., April 7; DOE Leeward District Community Resource Fair, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., April 8. Ongoing: Keiki Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Tuesdays; Junior Keiki Tuesday and chess lessons, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays; free; 488-0981.

ALOHA TOWER MARKETPLACE: 'ukulele lessons with Shane Konno, 2:30-3 p.m. Saturdays; Star of Honolulu welcome hula show, 4:30-5:30 p.m. daily; free; 566-2337.

HAWAII KAI TOWNE CENTER: farmers market, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays; Luk Tung Kuen movement class, 8-9 a.m. Wednesdays; free; 396-0766.

MUSIC & DANCE

ROYAL HAWAIIAN BAND: 2-2:45 p.m., Ala Moana Centerstage, April 9. Ongoing: 12-1 p.m., April 4, 'Iolani Palace; 2 p.m., April 6, Kapi'olani Park Bandstand; free; 922-5331.

INTERNATIONAL MARKET PLACE FOOD COURT: Halau o Keaunui, 7-9 p.m. April 4; Keith and Carmen Haugen, 7-9 p.m. April 5; Greg and Junko MacDonald, 7-9 p.m. Sundays and Tuesdays; Voyage Through Polynesia, 8:30-9:15 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; free; 971-2080.

RECREATIONAL INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING, 7-9 p.m. Sundays; Moiliili Community Center; $3; 941-6453.

NA LEO LANI CHORUS, Hawai'i chapter of Sweet Adelines International, invites the public and prospective members — women, 16 and older — to its rehearsals; 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays; Saint Francis School auditorium, Manoa; free; 440-4607, www.sweetadelineshawaii.org.

ART IS MUSIC FESTIVAL, with the Ron Artis family, 1-5 p.m. Sundays, Hale'iwa Food Court, across from McDonald's; free; 637-1211.

HAWAII BALLROOM DANCE ASSOCIATION: Saturday Ball Dance, 6:30-9:45 p.m., April 5, Ala Wai Golf Course clubhouse, $5; Friday 'Ohana Night General Dance, 6:30-9:45 p.m. April 18, Ala Wai Golf Course clubhouse, $3; Saturday Social Dance, 7-10 p.m. April 12, Aliamanu Middle School cafeteria, donations accepted; 222-7851, 848-7789.

KUHIO BEACH TORCH LIGHTING AND HULA SHOW, 6:30-7:30 p.m. daily except Mondays, Kuhio Beach hula mound; free; 843-8002.

NATIVE BOOKS/NA MEA HAWAI'I, WARD WAREHOUSE: hula classes with Germaine Kaleolani Haili, 8:15-9 a.m. Tuesdays and 5-7 p.m. Thursdays; introduction to Hawaiian language, 8:15-9 a.m. Wednesdays; beginning adult 'ukulele classes, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturdays; Aupuni Art Place: make-and-take workshops with Michiko West, 12-4 p.m. Saturdays; feather workshops, 5:30-9 p.m. Mondays; nominal fee for materials; 597-8971.

FAMILY TIES

HAWAI'I STATE LIBRARY: Toddler Time Storytime with rhymes and songs; 10-10:30 a.m. Mondays through April; free; 586-3510.

KAILUA PUBLIC LIBRARY: keiki storytime; 11 a.m. Wednesdays through April 23; free; 266-9911.

KAPOLEI PUBLIC LIBRARY: keiki storytime; 10-10:45 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays through April 24; free; 693-7050.