SEE ART, AVIATION, ROYALTY, THEATER AS PART OF SATURDAY'S FREE PASS

If you've not yet had a chance to view Michael Arcega's "Overlook" installation in the monkeypod trees at The Contemporary Museum (through Oct. 25), or the Faculty Art Exhibition at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa's Art Gallery (through Oct. 2), here's your chance to wander around free. Several Honolulu venues are participating in Smithsonian magazine's nationwide Fifth Annual Museum Day on Sept. 26. Print your free admission slip, good for two people, at http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/admission.html: The slip covers entry to the Hawai'i State Art Museum, Hawai'i Theatre Center, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Mission Houses Museum, Pacific Aviation Museum, Queen Emma Summer Palace, The Contemporary Museum and UH-Manoa's Art Gallery.

'ULTIMATE WAVE TAHITI'

EXTREME SURFERS JUST EXTRAS IN IMAX 3-D FILM STARRING BIG WAVES

Teahupo'o, the big wave environment in Tahiti, has challenged surfers for years. Deep, heavy waves, a shallow shoreline, the sting of sand vacuumed from the sea floor, a deafening noise and enough energy to propel a surfer 20 feet out of the wave trough produce an awesome ride.

A new 3-D IMAX movie, "Ultimate Wave Tahiti" featuring world champ surfer Kelly Slater (pictured at right, in the film) and his big-wave companion Raimana Van Bastolaer, uses extreme surfing to showcase the science of waves. The wave is the star of this show.

"Where waves come from and what causes their occurrence — the ocean science of waves — is the foundation for our film," said director Stephen Low, whose team of in-water and airborne cameramen use IMAX technology to take viewers inside these giant waves.

"Ultimate Wave Tahiti" is scheduled for release in February. See a trailer at www.ultimatewavetahiti.com.

TOURVIDEOS.COM

VIDEO TOURS OF TRAVEL DESTINATIONS GUIDE YOU TO BEST STUFF TO SEE

Two days in Athens ... how do you choose what to do? A short travel video focusing on highlights of your destination could be useful. Answering the call is www.tourvideos.com, a new Web site with more than 400 videos about Europe and the Americas offering practical guides to a trunk full of destinations.

The videos are shortened versions of TV episodes from the "World Traveler" series on 'Olelo, produced by Hawaii Geographic Society president Dennis Callan. The videos focus on how to get the best out of a visit in the time you have.

The video quality is high and the site is easy to navigate; the videos are free and there is no advertising.

Callan has been leading tours for more than 20 years; he shoots the videos on the go, capturing both the highlights and the unusual.