Ongoing events
Advertiser Staff
The 4 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
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" drama about a couple's cruel love, 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 Jan. 28; $25*. 988-6131, www.manoavalleytheatre.com.
"Living Pidgin," short plays and monologues poking fun at local life, premiering 8 p.m. Thursday, Kumu Kahua Theatre; repeats 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 11; $16*. 536-4441, www.kumukahua.org.
MUSIC & DANCE
√ Ala Moana Center entertainment: ongoing — College Awareness Event, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday; Town & Country Surf pro autographing session, noon-2 p.m. Sunday; The Steptaculars, noon-12:45 p.m. Monday; 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 — Blood Bank of Hawaii blood drive, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday; Hema Pa'a, 1-2 p.m. and Holunape, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday; Mokichi Okada Association health activities, 7:30-9:30 a.m. Monday; Downtown — Chess lessons, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays; Uptown and Downtown — Baba Alimoot and Friends, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Fridays; Keiki Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.-noon Tuesdays; Junior Keiki Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays; free. 488-0981.
√ 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. Saturday, Mililani Town Center; 4-5 p.m. Sunday, Waialua Bandstand; 2-2:45 p.m. Wednesday, Ala Moana Centerstage; noon-1 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.
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. Thursdays though Feb. 1, 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, 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.
√ Historical Walking Tour, 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Sheraton Moana Surfrider; free. www.starwood.com/hawaii.
√ Princess Ka'iulani Historical Tour, 4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 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.
'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. Tuesdays-Saturdays; $10* ($8* kama'aina). 531-0481.
√ Historical Walking Tour, with Honolulu TimeWalks, 9 a.m. Wednesdays, Sheraton Waikiki hotel; free. www.starwood.com/hawaii.
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, $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. daily through Jan. 26, 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.