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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, May 12, 2006

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 purchases. Call venue for details.

STAGE

"Damn Yankees," Army Community Theatre musical about a baseball fan who sells his soul to the devil, 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through May 27, Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter; $15-$20*. 438-4480.

"Tales of Old Hawai'i," Honolulu Theatre for Youth interactive play about a young girl who learns about her Native Hawaiian heritage, 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Tenney Theatre; $16*. 839-9885.

"Go, Dog. Go!," Honolulu Theatre for Youth brings this children's picture book to life, 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Saturdays through May 20, Tenney Theatre; $16*. 839-9885.

"An Act of Murder," interactive mystery dinner theater, 7 p.m. Saturdays through May 27, Dave & Buster's; $34.95. Reservations: 589-2215.

"Sight Unseen," comedy-drama presented by Army Community Theatre's Readers Theatre, premiering 2 p.m. Sunday, Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter; repeats 2 p.m. May 21 and 28; $6*. 438-4480.

"The Foreigner," comedy about a stranger who pretends not to know any English, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through May 21, Manoa Valley Theatre; $25*. 988-6131.

"Another Heaven," based on a true story about violence on a Honoka'a sugar plantation in 1890, premiering 8 p.m. Thursday, Kumu Kahua Theatre; repeats 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through June 18; $5-$16. 536-4441.

MUSIC & DANCE

Royal Hawaiian Band, noon-12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Kapolei Hale; noon-1 p.m. Fridays, 'Iolani Palace grounds; 2-3 p.m. Sundays, Kapi'olani Park bandstand; free. 922-5331.

Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center entertainment: 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; free. 922-2299.

Aloha Tower Marketplace entertainment: 'Aiea Intermediate Band, 2:30-3:10 p.m. today; Kaua'i High School Wind Ensemble, 3:30-4:15 p.m. Saturday; Here Tama Nui, noon-12:45 p.m. Sunday; free. 566-2337.

Windward Mall entertainment: Na Palapalai, 6:30-7:30 p.m. today; Hawai'i Youth Chorus, 3-4 p.m. Saturday; free. 235-1143.

Pearlridge Center entertainment: Uptown — Halau Hula Olana, 7-8 p.m. today; Downtown — Bill Burgher and Frame of Mind, 6-8 p.m. Saturday; Uptown and Downtown — Baba Alimoot and Friends, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Fridays; free. 488-0981.

International Market Place entertainment: Simplisity, 7-9 p.m. today; Ka Liko O Ka Palai, 7-9 p.m. Saturday; Greg and Junko, 7-9 p.m. Sundays and Tuesdays; Islands of Aloha, 8:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays; free. 971-2080.

Ala Moana Center entertainment: Kaua'i High School Wind Ensemble, noon-12:45 p.m., and Iwalani School of Dance, 2-2:45 p.m. Saturday; Kaimuki High School, 6-6:45 p.m. Wednesday; 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.

"Broadway at the Shanghai Bistro," with Don Conover and Rex Nockengust, 7:30 p.m. Sundays, Shanghai Bistro; $20*. 955-8668.

Kuhio Beach torch-lighting and hula show, 6:30-7:30 nightly, Kuhio Beach stage, near Duke Kahanamoku statue; free. 843-8002.

FAMILY TIES

Keiki Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. Saturdays, Borders Waikele; free. 676-6699.

Keiki Tuesdays, with entertainment, 10:30 a.m.-noon Tuesdays, Pearlridge Center Downtown; free. 488-0981.

Junior Keiki Tuesdays, edutaining adventures, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Pearlridge Center Downtown; free. 488-0981.

Preschool Storytimes, stories, songs and crafts, 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Pearl City Public Library; 2 and older; free. 453-6566.

Keiki Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Borders, Ward Centre; free. 591-8995.

Toddler Time, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Kahala Mall; free. 732-7736.

Family Night Wednesdays, with clown/puppet show, balloons and bingo, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Windward Mall; free. 235-1143.

Puzzletimes, stories and puzzles, 9:30 a.m. Thursdays, Pearl City Public Library; free. 453-6566.

Play Mornings, educational toys for 2 and older, 10 a.m. Thursdays, Kapolei Public Library; free. 693-7050.

Twilight Tours, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturdays, Honolulu Zoo; 5 and older; $12*. Reservations: 971-7195.

ETC.

R/C Drift Practice Nights, electric drift cars welcome, 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Costco Iwilei parking lot (rain location: Ala Moana Center parking lot near Sears and Zippy's); free. www.driftsession.com.

Youth Speaks Hawai'i, slam poetry workshops for teens, run by members of HawaiiSlam, 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, The ARTS at Marks Garage; free for ages 13-19. 387-9664.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS

Craft Fair, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays, Waikiki Beach Marriott, Paoakalani Lobby; free. 922-6611.

Sunset Country Market, sponsored by the North Shore Country Market, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, Sunset Beach Elementary School; free. 237-8248.

Artfest, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, Queen's Surf Beach, Waikiki; free. 696-6717.

Waimanalo Country Market and Crafts Fair, produce, arts and crafts, clothes, jewelry, plants, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays, Waimanalo Homestead Community Center property; free. 259-5349.

TOURS & ATTRACTIONS

Native Hawaiian Crafts Workshops, workshops with Native Hawaiian artisans, including lei making, stone carving and Hawaiian quilting, 10 and 11:30 a.m. Mondays-Saturdays, Bishop Museum; free. 847-3511.

"Produce for Victory: Posters on the American Home Front, 1941-1945," Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit on posters circulated in the U.S. during World War II, 10 a.m.5 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays-Saturdays and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesdays-Wednesdays, through June 17, Kapolei Public Library; 12 and older; free. 693-7050.

"Japan & Nature: Spirits of the Seasons," traveling exhibit with hands-on activities, dramatic play and multimedia experiences, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, through June 4, Hawaii Children's Discovery Center; $8*. 524-5437.

Mission Houses Museum Tours, 11 a.m. and 1, 2:45 and 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; $10* ($8* kama'aina). 531-0481.

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, a tribute to King David Kalakaua, with flag ceremony, precision rifle drill and musical revue, followed by fireworks, 7 p.m. Fridays, Hilton Hawaiian Village; free. 949-4321, ext. 77881.

Komo Mai to the Courtyard, with keiki hula and Tahitian fire-knife dancer, 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Sheraton Moana Surfrider; free. 931-8383.

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 round trip to Kahe Point; $10*. 681-5461.

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; $14.95*. 847-3511.

Chinatown Museum Walking Tours, Chinatown and Honolulu Harbor or downtown/Capitol district, 10 a.m.-noon daily, Hawaiian Chinese Multicultural Museum and Archives, Maunakea Marketplace; $10. Reservations: 595-3358, 374-3094.

Changing of the King's Guard, snap and precision rifle drill exhibition, 6:15 nightly, King's Village Shopping Center; free. 926-7890.