Ongoing events
Advertiser Staff
The √ indicates admission is $5 or less, or free. Full-price admission is listed; * denotes discounts (or free) for students, seniors, military, members, children and/or advance purchase. Call venue for details.
STAGE
"Snow White," by Hester Kamin, with comic turns, music and dancing, 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Tenney Theatre, St. Andrew's Cathedral; repeats 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, through Sept. 23; $16*. 839-9885.
"Our Town," classic American play by Thornton Wilder, premieres 7:30 p.m. Thursday, The Yellow Brick Studio; repeats 4 p.m. Sundays and 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, through Oct. 15; $15*. 550-8457.
"Sweeney Todd," dark comedy of murderous barbarism and culinary crime, 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter; repeats 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15-16, 22-23; $20*. 438-4480.
"Aloha Las Vegas," by Edward Sakamoto, 8 p.m. today, Kumu Kahua Theatre; repeats 2 p.m. Saturdays and 8 p.m. Fridays, through Sept. 23 (no show Sept. 15); $16*. 536-4441.
"Mahalo Las Vegas," by Edward Sakamoto, 8 p.m. Saturday, Kumu Kahua Theatre; repeats 2 p.m. Sundays and 8 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays, through Sept. 24; $16*. 536-4441.
"Urinetown," musical satire about pay toilets in a drought, 8 p.m. today, Manoa Valley Theatre; repeats 8 p.m. Saturdays, 4 p.m. Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays and 8 p.m. Fridays through Sept. 24; $30*. 988-6131.
SHOWROOMS
Royal Lu'au, with hula, Samoan fire and knife dances, and Tahitian hula and drum dances, 6 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, The Royal Hawaiian hotel; $97*. 921-4600.
Cirque Hawaii, acrobats, clowns, contortionists and aerialists, 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. nightly except Wednesdays, Cirque Hawaii Theatre, Waikiki; $55-$75* (dinner packages available). 922-0017.
"Magic of Polynesia," with John Hirokawa, dinner seating 7 p.m., show seating 8 p.m., show at 8:20 nightly (John Hirokawa does not perform on Sundays and Mondays), Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber hotel. 971-4321.
"Creation — A Polynesian Journey" show, 5:15 p.m. buffet seating or 6 p.m. cocktail seating, nightly except Mondays and Wednesdays, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani, Ainahau Showroom. 922-5811.
"Fia Fia — An Evening in Samoa," music, dance and culture of Samoa with Hawaiian buffet, 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Marriott's Ko Olina Beach Club; $54.95*. 679-4700.
Magic in Paradise, with Mark Allen Mauricio, 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Hale Koa Hotel, Banyan Tree Showroom; $24.95*, includes buffet. 955-0555.
Society of Seven Las Vegas, variety show, 6:30 (dinner show) and 8:30 nightly except Mondays, Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach, Main Showroom. 923-7469.
Dolphin Lu'au, with exhibits, tour, dolphin show and Polynesian revue, 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, Sea Life Park; $80*. 259-7933.
"Legends of the North Shore Lu'au," 6 p.m. Fridays, Turtle Bay Resort; $75* dinner show, $50* show only. 293-6000.
Perry and Price Saturday Morning Show, with celebrity guests, 8-11 a.m. Saturdays, John Dominis; $24.95*. Reservations: 523-0955.
Don Ho Show, 7:30 p.m. Sundays and Thursdays, Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber hotel, Hoku Hale Showroom; $32-$52*. 923-3981.
√ South Pacific Cultural Center, Polynesian revue and crafts village, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. daily, old Kodak Hula Show location, next to Waikiki Shell; free admission ($36-$100* for 6 p.m. dinner show). 922-3705.
"Blue Hawaii: The Show," Jonathon Von Brana sings Elvis tunes, 5 p.m. dinner, 5:45 p.m. cocktail seating, 6:15-7:30 p.m. show nightly, Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber. 923-1245.
Kalo's South Seas Revue, dinner show with Polynesian dances, 5:30 p.m. seating, show 6:30 nightly, Hawaiian Hut. 373-3963, 735-9090.
"The Legends of Doo Wop," with the Love Notes, doors open 8:15 p.m., show at 8:30 nightly, Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber hotel; $25*. 922-7868.
COMEDY
Hawaiian Style Comedy Show, with Augie T, 7:30-9 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays, Sheraton Waikiki hotel, Esprit Lounge; $10. 921-4600.
Sharkey's Comedy Club, Bo Irvine's comedy competition, 7 p.m. sign-up, show at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Panama Hattie's, 'Aiea ; $5. Also: the Best of Honolulu's Stand-Up comics and Mainland guests, doors open 7:15 p.m., show at 8 Saturdays. $15*. 531-4242.
MUSIC & DANCE
√ Na Leo Lani Sweet Adelines Chorus, weekly rehearsals, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Saint Francis School; free. 944-3373.
√ Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center entertainment: Josiah Kekoa Trio, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays; Soundettes of Hawaii, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays; Pu'uhonua, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays; Ku'uipo Kumukahi, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Fridays; free. 922-2299.
√ Ala Moana Center entertainment: Wasabi, with host Tom Moffatt, 6-6:45 p.m. today; Ipolei Mariko Hula Halau, noon-12:45 p.m. Sunday; The Steptaculars, noon-12:45 p.m. Monday; Royal Hawaiian Band, 2-2:45 p.m. Wednesday; Keiki Hula Show, with Halau Na Mamo O Ka'ala and Kanilau, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; Polynesian Cultural Center, noon-12:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; free. 955-9517.
√ Pearlridge Center entertainment: Uptown — Halau Hula Olana, 7-8 p.m. today; Hawaii health activities flower aranging and Japanese tea ceremony, 7:30-9:30 a.m. Monday; Downtown — Bill Burgher and Frame of Mind, 6-8 p.m. Saturday; From Keiki to Kupuna, 10:30 a.m.-noon Tuesdays; Uptown and Downtown — Baba Alimoot and Friends, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Fridays; free. 488-0981.
√ International Market Place entertainment: no entertainment scheduled at the Market Place today because of the Aloha Festivals Waikiki ho'olaule'a; Halau Hula O Ku'u Wahine, 7-9 p.m. Saturday; Greg and Junko, 7-9 p.m. Sundays and Tuesdays; Voyage Through Polynesia, 8:30-9:15 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays; free. 971-2080.
√ Royal Hawaiian Band: 5-5:45 p.m. Saturday, Waimanalo Sunset in the Park; 2-3 p.m. Sunday, Kapi'olani bandstand; 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, Ala Moana Centerstage; noon-1 p.m. Fridays, 'Iolani Palace grounds; free. 922-5331.
√ Aloha Tower Marketplace entertainment: Project Focus Hawaii: My Voice Exhibit, 10 a.m.6 p.m. today and Saturday; Star of Honolulu Welcome Hula Show, 4:30-5:30 p.m. daily; free 'ukulele lessons, 2:30-3 p.m. Tuesdays; free. 566-2337.
√ Kuhio Beach torch-lighting and hula show, 6:30-7:30 nightly, Kuhio Beach stage, near Duke Kahanamoku statue; free. 843-8002.
√ Salsa Saturday, party, lesson and entertainment by DJ Rod el Moreno, 9 p.m.-midnight Saturdays, Dream to Dance; $5. 734-0264.
FAMILY TIES
√ Toddler Storytimes, for ages 2-3, 10 a.m. Mondays, Kapolei Public Library; free. 693-7050.
√ Preschool Storytime, for ages 3-5, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Wahiawa Public Library; free. 622-6345.
√ Chess lessons and practice competition, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Pearlridge Center Downtown (488-0981); and 6-9 p.m. Wednesdays (lessons 7-8 p.m.), Windward Mall (235-1567); free.
Explore!, quilt-making, tours and living-history stations, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays, Mission Houses Museum; free with museum admission ($10* general, $8* kama'aina). 531-0481.
Twilight Tours, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturdays, Honolulu Zoo; 5 and older; $12*. Reservations: 971-7195.
ETC.
√ Windward Mall events: Blood Drive, 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday; free. 235-1143.
√ R/C Drift Practice Nights, electric drift cars welcome, 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Costco Iwilei parking lot (rain location: Ala Moana Center lot, near Sears and Zippy's); free. www.driftsession.com.
√ Introduction to the Hawaiian Language, with Germaine Kaleolani Haili, 8:30-9 a.m. Wednesdays, Native Books/Na Mea Hawai'i; free. 783-2612.
√ "Japanese Design Today 100," exhibit featuring everyday objects of Japanese lifestyle, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. today, Saturday, Tuesday-Wednesday, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i; free. 945-7633.
Hockey on Horseback, with intersquad games and entertainment, gates open at 11 a.m., game at 2 p.m. Sundays, Mokuleia Polo Fields; $7*. 637-8401.
√ Brown-Bagging to Hawaiian, learn conversational basics, beginners 11 a.m.-noon Wednesdays and advanced 11 a.m.-noon Mondays, 'Iolani Palace, Old Archives Building; $5*. Register: 522-0824.
Tour and Tea, explore the galleries, learn about art and culture and socialize over a glass of tea, 2:304 p.m. Tuesdays and Sundays, Honolulu Academy of Arts; $7*. Reservations: 532-8700.
√ 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.
√ Strolling Tableside Magic, with Alan Arita, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, and with Glen Bailey, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Fridays, Makino Chaya, Westridge; free. 486-5100.
Aloha State Backgammon Club, weekly tournament, 6:30 p.m. Fridays, Coffee Talk; $10 entry donation. 294-7475, 922-2674.
FAIRS & FESTIVALS
√ Craft Fair, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays, Waikiki Beach Marriott, Paoakalani Lobby; free. 922-6611.
√ Sunset Country Market, sponsored by North Shore Country Market, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, Sunset Beach Elementary School; free. 237-8248.
√ Artfest, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, Queen's Surf Beach, Waikiki; free. 696-6717.
√ Waimanalo Country Market and Crafts Fair, produce, arts and crafts, clothes, jewelry, plants, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays, Waimanalo Homestead Community Center; free. 259-5349.
NATURE
Foster Botanical Garden guided tours, 1 p.m. weekdays. Reservations: 522-7060.
√ Tropical Plant Walk, 10 a.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays, Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden; bring walking shoes, insect repellent and rain gear; free. Reservations: 233-7323.
√ Weekend Fishing, catch and release, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. SaturdaysSundays, Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden; bring poles, small barbless hooks, nonlive bait, insect repellent, walking shoes, rain gear, water and picnic lunch; free. 233-7323.
Petroglyphs, Waterfalls and Rainforest Trek, walking tour in Nu'uanu Valley to Kapena Falls and other sites, Saturdays-Sundays; presented by Hawai'i Geographic Society; $15. Reservations: 538-3952.
Garden Walking Tour, 1-hour guided 1-mile walk through a botanical garden, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily, Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens, 47-285 Pulama Road, Kahalu'u; $14.50*. 239-6775.
TOURS & ATTRACTIONS
√ Native Hawaiian Crafts Workshops, including lei making, stone carving and quilting, 10 and 11:30 a.m. Mondays-Saturdays, Bishop Museum; free. 847-3511.
Ola Na Mo'olelo series, Hawaiian history storytelling, 1:30 p.m. weekdays, Bishop Museum; free with museum admission of $14.95*, or kama'aina $7.95*. 847-3511.
'Iolani Palace Grand Tours, 1 1/2-hour tour of the 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.
√ Hawai'i Theatre docent tours, includes performance on a 1922 organ, 11 a.m. Tuesdays; $5. 528-0506.
Mission Houses Museum Tours, 11 a.m. and 1 and 2:45 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; $10* ($8* kama'aina). 531-0481.
Chinatown Historic and Cultural Walking Tour, presented by Hawai'i Heritage Center, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays; meet at 1040 Smith St.; $10*. 521-2749.
Hawaiian Quilting Classes, 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays with Mary Cesar, Mission Houses Museum; also, 10 a.m.-noon Saturdays with Wilma Connell; $7*. Reservations: 531-0481.
Ghosts of the Old Plantation, ghost stories with tour, 6:30-8 p.m., Hawaii's Plantation Village; $40. 306-7631.
√ Aloha Friday King's Jubilee, with flag ceremony, precision rifle drill and musical revue, followed by fireworks, 7 p.m. Fridays, Hilton Hawaiian Village; free. 949-4321, ext. 77881.
√ Komo Mai to the Courtyard, with keiki hula and Tahitian fire-knife dancer, 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Sheraton Moana Surfrider; free. 931-8383.
√ Na Ali'i, 2-hour cultural walking tour of Waikiki with Hawaiian storyteller Woody Fern, 9-11 a.m. Saturdays, Outrigger Reef on the Beach, Hoaloha canoe; free. 924-6007.
Poakalani Hawaiian quilt classes, 9:30 a.m.-noon Saturdays, 'Iolani Palace, Old Archives Building; $5 plus materials. 524-0394.
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.
"Navigating Change: The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands" exhibit, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, Hawai'i Maritime Center; $7.50*. 536-6373.
Ocean Drifters, seasonally rotating exhibit of jellyfish, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily, Waikiki Aquarium; $9* general, $6 kama'aina. 923-9741.
"Journey With a King," exhibit exploring the cultural and historical ties between Hawai'i and Japan, 9 a.m.5 p.m. daily, Bishop Museum; $14.95*. 847-3511.
Pineapple Express Train Tour, 20-minute tour, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, Dole Plantation; $7.50*. 621-8408.
√ Changing of the King's Guard, snap and precision rifle drill exhibition, 6:15 nightly, King's Village Shopping Center; free. 926-7890.
Summer Moonlight Cruise, with Island music and pupu, 8:30-10 p.m. nightly, Navatek 1; $35-$58*. 973-1311.