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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Saturday, February 17, 2007

Academy of Arts' Free Sunday tips hat to Black History Month

Advertiser Staff

From left, Kesha Diodato, Gregory Scott Harris, Christopher B. Smith, Jim Andrews and Billy Hall in "Jitney," playing at the Yellow Brick Studio.

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Tomorrow's family-friendly Bank of Hawaii Free Sunday at the Honolulu Academy of Arts is themed African Cultural Safari in honor of Black History Month. There'll be crafts, games and prizes, and Sahra Indio and Isouljahs are scheduled to perform. And, of course, the museum's galleries will be open for viewing.

Hours are from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. 532-8700.

Also in honor of Black History Month, The Actors' Group production "Jitney" is continuing at the Yellow Brick Studio in Kaka'ako. Playwright August Wilson's drama tells of crises for a African-American cab company in Pittsburgh.

Showtimes are at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays to Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through March 4. Admission is $15 general, $13 seniors, $12 students and groups of 10 or more. The theater is at 625 Keawe St. 550-8457, www.honoluluboxoffice.com.