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
"Kyogen," four short plays in the Japanese comedic tradition, premiering 8 p.m. today, UH-Manoa, Kennedy Theatre; repeats 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 4; $16*. 483-7123, www.etickethawaii.com.
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" drama about a couple's cruel love, 8 p.m. today-Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday, Manoa Valley Theatre; $25*. 988-6131, www.manoavalleytheatre.com.
"Haditha Walmartt Killing Machine," play set in Iraq involving two soldiers, 11 p.m. today-Saturday, Kumu Kahua Theatre; $15*. 536-4441.
"A Thousand Cranes," Honolulu Theatre for Youth presents a story about a young girl in post-World War II Hiroshima, based on a true story, 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Saturdays through Feb. 10, Tenney Theatre, St. Andrew's Cathedral; suggested for 7 and older; $16*. 839-9885.
"Jitney," set in 1970s Pittsburgh Hill District about a cab company's struggles, presented in honor of Black History Month, premiering 7:30 p.m. Thursday, The Yellow Brick Studio; repeats 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through March 4; $15*. 550-8457, www.honoluluboxoffice.com.
"Living Pidgin," short plays and monologues, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 11, Kumu Kahua Theatre; $16*. 536-4441, www.kumukahua.org.
SHOWROOMS
"Blue Hawai'i," featuring Elvis impressionist Jonathon Von Brana, 6:15 p.m. daily except Wednesdays; dinner seating 5 p.m., cocktail seating 5:45 p.m.; $69* for dinner (deluxe dinner, $89*); cocktail show, $42* (kama'aina dinner $51.31*; cocktails only $30.37*), Blue Hawai'i Theatre, Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber hotel. 923-1245.
"Cirque Hawaii," exotic new-age circus of acrobats, jugglers, bungee jumpers and contortionists, 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. daily except Wednesdays; $75*, $55* (kama'aina $44.55*, $52.92*, $66.33*); dinner packages available; Cirque Hawaii Theatre, 325 Seaside Ave. 922-0017.
"Creation — A Polynesian Journey," a mythical journey through song and dance, about the creation of man and woman in a South Seas context, 5:45 p.m. buffet seating, 6 p.m. cocktail seating daily except Mondays and Wednesdays; $115 deluxe dinner, $69.50* standard dinner, $38* cocktails only (kama'aina $63*, $68*, $105*); Ainahau Showroom, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel. 922-5811.
Don Ho, Mr. Waikiki in his longrunning revue, 8 p.m. Sundays and Thursdays; $65 for dinner (6:30 p.m. seating), $40 for cocktails only (7:15 p.m. seating), kama'aina dinner $50*, kama'aina show $30*; Hoku Hale Showroom, Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber hotel. 923-3981.
"Magic of Polynesia," illusionist John Hirokawa puts an Island spin on his wizardry, 8:20 p.m. daily (seating at 7 p.m.); deluxe dinner, $136.13*; regular dinner $79.58*; cocktails only $50.26* (kama'aina $37*, $55*); Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber hotel. 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.; $72*; cocktails only, $47*, plus drinks (kama'aina $51.25*, $29.50*); Main Showroom, Outrigger Waikiki Hotel on the Beach. 923-7469.
MUSIC & DANCE
√ Ala Moana Center entertainment: Hawaii State Ballet, 7-7:45 p.m. today; "Survivor" casting call, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday; Polynesian Cultural Center, noon-12:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; free. 955-9517.
√ Pearlridge Center entertainment: Uptown: Leeward Catholic School performance, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; 'Ike Pono and Halau Hula O Nawahine, 1 p.m. Sunday; free. 488-0981.
√ 'Ohana Concerts: Strolling musicians, Keith and Carmen Haugen, today; Lukini Duo, Saturday; Joe Wilcox Duo, Sunday; Lukini Duo, Monday; Ualei Duo, Tuesday; Elena Martinez Duo, Wednesday; Nihoa Duo, Thursday; 5-7 p.m., Waikiki Beach Walk, along Lewers Street; free. www.waikikibeachwalk.com.
√ Native Books/Na Mea Hawai'i: Hula classes with Germaine Kaleolani Haili, 8:30-9 a.m. Tuesdays and 5-7 p.m. Thursdays; introduction to Hawaiian language, 8:30 a.m. Wednesdays; beginning adult 'ukulele classes, 9 a.m. Saturdays; free. 597-8971.
√ Aloha Tower Marketplace: Star of Honolulu welcome hula show, 4:30-5:30 p.m. daily; 'ukulele lessons, 2:30-3 p.m. Tuesdays; free. 566-2337.
√ Royal Hawaiian Band, noon1 p.m. Fridays, 'Iolani Palace grounds; free. 922-5331.
√ Kuhio Beach torch-lighting and hula show, 6 p.m. daily, Kuhio Beach hula mound; free. 843-8002.
√ Square dance, mainstream and plus with rounds, 7-9:30 p.m. Sundays, Ala Wai Golf Course ballroom; $4. 456-8465.
√ Na Leo Lani Sweet Adelines Chorus 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; Hawaiian quilting classes, 4:15-6:15 p.m. Wednesdays; 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; lei-making classes, 4:15-5:15 p.m. Mondays; hula and 'ukulele lessons, 4:15-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; free. 922-2299.
√ Beginner Line Dance Class, 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays, Ward Warehouse amphitheatre; free. 591-8411.
FAIRS AND FESTIVALS
√ Craft Fair, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays, Waikiki Beach Marriott hotel, 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.
√ Waimanalo Country Market and Crafts Fair, plus clothes, jewelry and plants, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays, Waimanalo Homestead Community Center; free. 259-5349.
√ Artfest, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, Queen's Surf Beach, Waikiki; free. 696-6717.
ETC.
√ Play Mornings, play time with educational toys for children, 10 a.m. Thursday, Kapolei Public Library; free. 693-7050.
√ Quilt Show, patchworks of the early missionary era, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, through Feb. 17, Mission Houses Museum; $5. 531-0481.
√ 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.
Tour and Tea, explore the galleries, learn about art and culture, and socialize over tea, 2:30-4 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.
TOURS & ATTRACTIONS
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.
√ Aloha Friday King's Jubilee, with flag ceremony, precision rifle drill and musical revue, followed by fireworks display, 7 p.m. Fridays, Hilton Hawaiian Village; free. 949-4321, ext. 77881.
√ 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.
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.
Chinatown Museum Walking Tours, Chinatown and harbor or Capital District, 10 a.m.-noon daily, Hawaiian Chinese Multicultural Museum and Archives, Maunakea Marketplace; $10. Reservations: 595-3358, 374-3094.
Ola Na Mo'olelo series, Hawaiian history storytelling, 1 p.m. weekdays, Bishop Museum; free with museum admission of $15.95*, or kama'aina $7.95*. 847-3511.
√ Princess Ka'iulani Historical Tour, 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel; learn about Princess Victoria Ka'iulani and her 'Ainahau mansion; free. 922-5811.
√ Tour of the history, architecture and social events at The Royal Hawaiian hotel, 2-2:45 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; free. www.starwood.com/hawaii.
√ Hawai'i Theatre Docent Tours, includes a mini performance on the 1922 Robert Morton Theatre Organ, 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Hawai'i Theatre; $5. 528-0506.
'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.
Mission Houses Museum Tours, 11 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. TuesdaysSaturdays; $10* ($8* kama'aina). 531-0481.
√ Historical Walking Tour, 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Sheraton Moana Surfrider; free. www.starwood.com/hawaii.
Ghosts of the Old Plantation, ghost stories with tour, 6:30-8 p.m., Hawaii's Plantation Village; $40, $50 Saturdays. 282-3008.
GSI, Hawaii, ghost-scene investigations walking tour, 9 p.m. Fridays, Hawai'i State Library; $45*. Reservations: 282-3008.
Poakalani Hawaiian quilt classes, 9:30 a.m.-noon Saturdays, 'Iolani Palace, Old Archives Building; $5 plus materials. 524-0394.
"Dinosaurs Alive!" traveling interactive exhibit, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. todaySunday, Bishop Museum; $15.95*. 847-3511.
"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; $15.95*. 847-3511.
Pineapple Express Train Tour, 20-minute tour, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, Dole Plantation; $7.50*. 621-8408.