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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, July 24, 2009

Ongoing events

Advertiser Staff

The 4 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.

COMEDY

HAWAII COMEDY THEATER, Comedy Polynesia, featuring Bo Irvine, Kento-San, Michael Staats and Chief Sielu, 8 p.m., $25*; Sharkey's Comedy Club, featuring Michael Vasquez, Shawn Felipe, Arthur Wayne and Kenny Johnson, 9:30 p.m., $15*; Wednesdays and Saturdays; Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel; 531-4242.

IMPROV COMEDY, presented by Laughtrack Theater Company; 8 and 10 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; Laughtrack Theater, 1123 Bethel St.; 21 and older; $5*; 384-3362.

FAMILY

"BACKYARD MONSTERS: THE WORLD OF INSECTS," traveling exhibit featuring six robotic insects, 12-foot tarantula, giant paper wasp, monarch butterfly, fighting ants, scorpion, fighting beetles and a tomato caterpillar; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Bishop Museum, Castle Memorial Building; repeats 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, except Tuesdays, through Sept. 7; $15*; 847-3511.

SHOWROOMS

"CREATION — A POLYNESIAN JOURNEY," a mythical journey through song and dance, about the creation of man and woman in a South Seas context; dinner check-in 5:30 p.m., seating at 6 p.m., cocktail check-in 6:45 p.m., seating at 7 p.m., daily except Mondays and Wednesdays; Ainahau Showroom, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel; $124 premium dinner, $78* standard dinner, $45* cocktails only (kama'aina $93*, $58.50*, $36*); 922-5811.

HEARTBEAT HAWAII, action musical celebrating Hawai'i's fusion of cultures; 7 p.m.; Level 4, Royal Hawaiian Center; repeats 7 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays; $69 gold seat, $49* silver seat (kama'aina $45 gold, $35 silver; 931-6100, www.heartbeathawaii.com.

"MAGIC OF POLYNESIA," featuring illusionist John Hirokawa; 8 p.m. daily (seating at 7:30 p.m.); Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber hotel; deluxe dinner, $139, regular dinner $85, show only $52.50* (kama'aina $42*, $67*, $110*); 971-4321.

SOCIETY OF SEVEN LAS VEGAS, Society of Seven spinoff group; 6 p.m. dinner, 8:30 p.m. show Wednesdays-Saturdays; Main Showroom, Outrigger Waikiki Hotel on the Beach; $43* (drinks not included); 923-7469.

AT THE MALLS

4 ALA MOANA CENTER: keiki hula show; 10-11 a.m. Sundays; free; 955-9517.

4 ALOHA TOWER MARKETPLACE: 'ukulele lessons with Shane Konno, 2:30-3 p.m. Saturdays; Star of Honolulu welcome hula show, 4:30-5:30 p.m. daily; free; 566-2337.

4 HAWAII KAI TOWNE CENTER: farmers market, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays; Luk Tung Kuen movement class, 8-9 a.m. Wednesdays; free; 396-0766.

4 KAHALA MALL, Center Court: Ka Hale I o Kahala Halau Hula, 12-1 p.m. Saturday; Mailani Makainai, 2-3 p.m. Sunday, also, Blood Bank of Hawaii Community Blood Drive, 7 a.m.-1 p.m.; free; www.kahalamallcenter.com.

4 PEARLRIDGE CENTER, UPTOWN (free events unless noted): Ho'okahi Sunday Afternoons with Po'okela, 1-2 p.m., also, Halau O Hanauna Ku'u Aloha, 2:30-3:30 p.m.; Mokichi Okada Association Hawaii Healthy Wellness Activities, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Monday. Ongoing: Junior Keiki Tuesday and chess lessons, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays; free; 488-0981.

4 WARD WAREHOUSE: lauhala weaving demonstration, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays; line dance classes, 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays; free; www.wardcentre.com.

4 WINDWARD MALL: (free events unless noted) Regal Cinema's G-Force Premiere Party, 5-8 p.m. Friday; Summer DisFUNKshion with Dis-N-Dat, 4-5:30 p.m. Saturday, also, Blood Bank of Hawaii Blood Drive, 7 a.m.-1 p.m.; free; 235-1143, www.windwardmall.com.