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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, June 22, 2007

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. Call venue for details.

STAGE

"Antigone," The Actors Group presents the Greek tragic myth retold from a modern perspective; premiering 7:30 p.m. today, The Yellow Brick Studio; repeats 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays through July 15; $15*; 550-8457, www.honoluluboxoffice.com.

"The Wild Tree or East o' the Sun, West o' the Goodnight Moon," presented by The Lizard Loft, a mash-up of various children's stories containing adult situations, for mature audiences, premiering 10:30 p.m. today, The ARTS at Marks Garage; repeats 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Thursday and June 30, 8 p.m. Sunday and July 1; free, $10 donation suggested; 521-2903.

"Working," musical revue celebrating the average American worker, premiering 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Manoa Valley Theatre; repeats 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays through July 12; $30*; 988-6131, www.manoavalleytheatre.com.

"The Lieutenant of Inishmore," a dark (and bloody) comedy about terrorism, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, through June 30, The Actors Ohana at The Academy of Film and Television, 1174 Waimanu St., No. A; $15*; 550-8457, www.honoluluboxoffice .com.

COMEDY

"Comedy Near the Moon," with Augie T, dinner at 7 p.m., show at 9 Fridays, Aaron's, Ala Moana Hotel; $75 with dinner, $30 show only; 955-4466.

Andy Bumatai, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Fridays, Sheraton Waikiki hotel, Esprit Nightclub; $10. 922-4422.

Sharkey's Comedy Club: "Open Mike Comedy Competition," doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Thursdays; "Comedy Crusaders Improv Troupe," doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Fridays; "Stand Up Comedy," doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Saturdays; $8* Thursdays, $15* Fridays-Saturdays. 531-4242.

The Comedy of Shawn Felipe, "Smell My Finger," 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Cheerleaders Sports Bar; $10. (877) 422-3327.

AT THE MALLS

Ala Moana Center: Halau 'Olapakuikala'i 'O Hokuaulani, 4-4:45 p.m. Saturday; Hula Halau Kahula O Hawai'i, 12-12:45 p.m. and 2-2:45 p.m. Monday; Keiki Hula Show, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; Polynesian Cultural Center, 6-6:45 p.m. Tuesdays; free. 955-9517.

Pearlridge Center: Uptown: "Robots: The Interactive Exhibition," during mall hours, today-Aug. 5; Mokichi Okada Association (MOA) Hawaii health activities, 7:30-9:30 a.m. Monday; Baba Alimoot and friends, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Fridays; Keiki Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Tuesdays; Junior Keiki Tuesday and chess lessons, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays; free. 488-0981.

Native Books/Na Mea Hawai'i, Ward Warehouse: 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, 9:30 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 and Fridays; hula lessons with Kahea, 12:30-1 p.m. Thursdays; free. 566-2337.

Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center: 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.

Waikiki Shopping Plaza: hula lessons, 10-11 a.m. daily; Tahitian dance lessons, noon-1 p.m. daily; 'ukulele lessons, 5-6 p.m. daily; yoga lessons, 2-3 p.m. Mondays-Fridays; Hawaiian quilting class, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays; free. 923-1191.

MUSIC & DANCE

Summer Recital Series: with organist John Renke, 12:05 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 29; St. Andrew's Cathedral; free; 524-2822.

Mana Hawai'i, Waikiki Beach Walk: hula workshop, Sundays; Finding the Balance: A Conversation on Hawaiian Spirituality, Mondays; 'Olelo Hawai'i Kakou: Let's Learn Some Hawaiian, Tuesdays; Hula for Keiki: and Mom and Dad, too!, Wednesdays; 'Ukulele Class, Thursdays; Hula lessons by Germaine Haili, Fridays; Special Guest Day, Saturdays; 10-11 a.m.; free; 923-2220.

Hawaii Ballroom Dance Association: Saturday Ball Dance, 6:30-9:45 p.m. July 7, Ala Wai Golf Course clubhouse, $5; Friday Ohana Night General Dance, 6:30-9:45 p.m. July 20, Ala Wai Golf Course clubhouse, $3; Saturday Social Dance, 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Moanalua Elementary School, donations accepted; 222-7851, 848-7789.

Royal Hawaiian Band, 12 p.m. Saturday, Mililani Town Center; noon-1 p.m. Fridays, 'Iolani Palace grounds; 2 p.m. Sundays, Kapi'olani Park bandstand; free. 922-5331.

Hula Show, Hawaiian music and hula show at Kapi'olani Park bandstand, 6:30-7:30 p.m. daily; free. 843-8002.

FAMILY TIES

Planet Fun's "Catch A Rising Star": kids-only singing competition, 7 p.m. Fridays, Planet Fun, The Kunia Shopping Center; free, www.planet funusa.com.

Kaimuki Public Library: storytime with crafts, 10:30-11 a.m. Thursdays through December; free. 733-8422.

ETC.

Gokurosama: Contemporary Photographs of the Nisei in Hawai'i, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays through Aug. 3; Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i; $5*; 945-7633, www.jcch.com.

Box Car Racing, for adults and children, 12-6 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays, 2-6 p.m. Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays, plus major school holidays, American Box Car Racing International, Kunia; $7*. 947-3393, www.boxcarracing.org.

Polo in Paradise, Hawaii Polo Club meets various competitors, with food and entertainment, gates open 11 a.m., game at 2 p.m. Sundays through September, Mokule'ia Polo Fields; $8*. 637-8401.

Native American Indian Drum Circle, with singing, drumming and dancing; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays; Kapi'olani Park (look for the tepee); free; 677-1729.

Moonlight Mondays, for nightlife industry workers, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Mondays, Aiea Bowling Complex; $25. 778-8888.

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

Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens: keiki-focused guided walking tour, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily (1 p.m. Sundays only); $14.50*. 239-6775, www.fonggarden.com.

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.

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, 10:30 a.m.-noon Mondays-Saturdays, Hawaiian Chinese Multicultural Museum and Archives, Maunakea Marketplace; $10. Reservations: 595-3358.

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 theater organ, 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Hawai'i Theatre; $5. 528-0506.

'Iolani Palace Grand Tours, 1 1/2-hour tour of 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.

Mission Houses Museum Walking Tours, with Nanette N. Napoleon 10 a.m. and 12 p.m., every secondSaturday of the month; $15* ($10* kama'aina). 531-0481, ext. 707.

Ghosts of the Old Plantation, ghost stories with tour, 6:30-8 p.m., Hawaii's Plantation Village; $40, $50 Saturdays. 386-3704.

GSI, Hawaii, ghost-scene investigations walking tour, 9 p.m. Fridays, Hawai'i State Library; $45*. Reservations: 699-4940.

"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.

Sing-along, Hawaiian music, hymns and oldies, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Continental Surf Hotel; free; 947-9993, 554-3738.