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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, February 13, 2009

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

"SOUVENIR," a fantasia on the life of Florence Foster Jenkins by Stephen Temperley, directed by John Rampage; 8 p.m.; Diamond Head Theatre; repeats 3 p.m. (matinee) and 8 p.m. Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday; $12*-$42*; 733-0274, www.diamondheadtheatre.com.

"INSIDE OUT," a world premiere comedy by Hawai'i writer Richard Tillotson that was a national finalist for the Christopher Brian Wolk Playwriting Award in New York, directed by Eden Lee Murray; 7:30 p.m.; The Actors Group; repeats 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 and 5:30 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 22; $16*; 722-6941, www.taghawaii.net.

"THE MUSIC OF DOLPHINS," a play by Tanya Palmer, based on the Karen Hesse book, about a girl who is raised by dolphins and must adjust to human society; 4:30 p.m.; Tenney Theatre; repeats 4:30 p.m., Saturdays through Feb. 28; $16*; 839-9885, www.htyweb.org.

COMEDY

HAWAII COMEDY THEATER, Comedy Polynesia, featuring Bo Irvine, Kento-San, Michael Staats and Chief Sielu, 8 p.m., $25*; Sharkey's Comedy Club, featuring Michael Vasquez, Shawn Felipe, Arthur Wayne and Kenny Johnson, 9:30 p.m., $15*; Wednesdays and Saturdays; Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel; 531-4242.

COMEDY ON THE MOON, with Shawn Felipe, Lanai, Champ Kaneshiro; 8 p.m. Thursdays; Brew Moon; 18 and older; $10; 593-0088.

IMPROV COMEDY, presented by Laughtrack Theater Company; 8 and 10 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; Laughtrack Theater, 1123 Bethel St.; 21 and older; $5*; 384-3362.

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; $124 premium dinner, $78* standard dinner, $45* cocktails only (kama'aina $93*, $58.50*, $36*); 922-5811.

"MAGIC OF POLYNESIA," featuring illusionist John Hirokawa; 8:20 p.m. daily (seating at 7 p.m.); Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber hotel; deluxe dinner, $137*, regular dinner $83*, cocktails only $52.50* (kama'aina $42*, $67*, $110*); 971-4321.

SOCIETY OF SEVEN LAS VEGAS, Society of Seven spinoff group; 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; Main Showroom, Outrigger Waikiki Hotel on the Beach; $43* (drinks not included); 923-7469.

AT THE MALLS

ALA MOANA CENTER: Moanalua High School ninth-grade concert band, 12-12:45 p.m., Hawai'i's Premier Belly Dancers, 6-6:30 p.m. Friday; L'Anse Creuse High School concert band from Detroit, 4-4:45 p.m. Saturday; West Hills High School concert band from Santee, Calif., 4-4:30 p.m. Monday; Seaford High School jazz band from New York, 4-4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Ongoing: keiki hula show; 10-11 a.m. Sundays; free; 955-9517.

WARD WAREHOUSE: Ongoing: line dance classes, 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays; lauhala weaving demonstration, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays; free; www.wardcentre.com.

PEARLRIDGE CENTER, UPTOWN (free events unless noted): Ho'okahi Sunday Afternoons with Harmony, 1-2 p.m., also, Ka Hula O Ululani, 2:30-3:30 p.m. (Downtown Center Court); Pali Momi Healthy Monday Screenings, 7:45-9:30 a.m. Monday; Senior Citizens Information Display, 9-11 a.m. Thursday. 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.

WINDWARD MALL: Valentine's Day Concert featuring Ilona Irvine, 6-8 p.m. today; Blood Bank of Hawai'i Blood Drive, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday; free; 235-1143.

MUSIC & DANCE

ROYAL HAWAIIAN BAND: 12-1 p.m. today, 'Iolani Palace; 2-3 p.m. Sunday, Kapi'olani Bandstand; 12 p.m Wednesday, Kapolei Hale; free; 922-5331.

INTERNATIONAL MARKET PLACE FOOD COURT: Simplisity, 7-9 p.m. today; Hekili, 7-9 p.m. Saturday; 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; $4; 941-6453.

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: Inaugural Ball, 6:30-9:45 p.m. March 7, Ala Wai Golf Course clubhouse, $10; Friday Ohana Night General Dance, 6:30-9:45 p.m. Feb. 20, Ala Wai Golf Course clubhouse, $3; Saturday Social Dance, 7-10 p.m. Feb. 14, Aliamanu Middle School cafeteria, donations accepted; 222-7851, 848-7789.

K†HIO BEACH TORCH- LIGHTING AND HULA SHOW, 6-7 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.

SWING ONG KING, lindy, balboa, and charleston all night long, presented by Hawaii Jitterbugs; 8-11 p.m. Thursdays, Ong King Arts Center; $5; 282-0053, www.pecking.org.

DEREK DANIELS' ISLANDS OF ALOHA, hula show; 7-7:45 p.m.; Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays; Waikiki Town Center; free; 922-2724.

SWING DANCE CLUB OF HAWAII, swing, two-step, hustle, fox trot, country and more; 8:30-10:30 p.m. Wednesdays; Dream to Dance Studio; $5; 255-6095.

HOT SALSA SOCIAL, Latin music, dance till you drop with light pupu and no alcohol; 8:30 p.m. Fridays; The Dance Space; $5*; 256-7556, www.hawaiisalsa.com.

FAMILY TIES

STORYTIME & CRAFT; 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays through Feb. 25; Pearl City Public Library; 3 and older with parent; free; 453-6566.

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

KEIKI STORYTIME, with stories, fingerplays and crafts; 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays through Apr. 8; Kailua Public Library; ages 2-5, with parent; free; 266-9911.

PRESCHOOL STORYTIME; 10:30-11:15 a.m. Wednesdays through May 6; 'Aiea Public Library; ages 2 1/2 and older, with parent; free; 483-7333.