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.
STAGE
"THE PRODUCERS," based on Mel Brooks' classic cult comedy; 8 p.m. today, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday; also, extended run 8 p.m. June 7 and 4 p.m. June 8; Diamond Head Theatre; $12*-$42*; 733-0274, www.diamondheadtheatre.com.
"HOSTAGE WIFE," about a woman whose husband is held hostage in Iraq, and the complications at home; 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, through June 15; Kumu Kahua Theatre; $5-$16; 536-4441, www.KumuKahua.org.
COMEDY
HAWAII COMEDY THEATER, Comedy Polynesia, 7:30 p.m., $25*; Sharkey's Comedy Club, 9 p.m., $15*; Fridays-Saturdays; Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel, Kapuni Room; 531-4242.
"3 MEN AND A MAHU," with Shawn Felipe, Lanai, Champ Kaneshiro and the Mento Mahu; 8 p.m. Thursdays; Brew Moon; 18 and older; $10; 589-2215, www.IslandTix.com.
AT THE MALLS
√ ALA MOANA CENTER: Highlands Intermediate School jazz band, 6-6:45 p.m. today; Safford Dance Academy, 12-12:45 p.m. Saturday; The Tap Co., 2-2:30 p.m. Saturday. Ongoing: keiki hula show, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; free; 955-9517.
√ WARD WAREHOUSE: Na Mele Nei First Sunday Concert with Hula Halau O Pua Loke and Na Mele Nei Backyard Gang, 1 p.m. Sunday. Ongoing: line dance classes, 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays; lauhala weaving demonstration, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays; free; www.wardcentre.com.
√ PEARLRIDGE CENTER, UPTOWN: Hawaii Blood Bank Blood Mobile, 7:30 a.m. Saturday; Ho'okahi Sunday Afternoons with Harmony, 1-2 p.m. Sunday, also Halau Hula O Mai Ka Puiwaiwai O Ka Mana'o, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday; Island Pacific Academy, 4:30 p.m. Sunday; Healthy Monday with Pali Momi, 7:45 a.m. Monday; Walk in the Mall with St. Francis Hospice, 8 a.m. Wednesday. Ongoing: Keiki Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Tuesdays; Junior Keiki Tuesday and chess lessons, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays free; 488-0981.
√ 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.
√ 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.
√ WINDWARD MALL: Lion's Club Health Fair, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday; www.windwardmall.com.
MUSIC & DANCE
√ ROYAL HAWAIIAN BAND: Waikiki Community Center, 10-10:45 a.m. Wednesday; Royal Hawaiian Center, 1-1:45 p.m. Wednesday; Foster Botanical Gardens Twilight Concert Series, 5:45-6:30 p.m. Thursday. Ongoing: 12-1 p.m. today, 'Iolani Palace; 2 p.m. Sunday, Kapi'olani Park Bandstand; free; 922-5331.
√ INTERNATIONAL MARKET PLACE FOOD COURT: Nihoa, 7-9 p.m. today; Keali'ika'apunihonua Ke Ena A'o Hula, 7-9 p.m. Saturday; Greg and Junko MacDonald, 7-9 p.m. Sundays and Tuesdays; Voyage Through Polynesia, 8:30-9:15 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; free; 971-2080.
√ RECREATIONAL INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING, 7-9 p.m. Sundays; Moiliili Community Center; $3; 941-6453.
√ ART IS MUSIC FESTIVAL, with the Ron Artis family, 1-5 p.m. Sundays, Hale'iwa Food Court, across from McDonald's; free; 637-1211.
√ HAWAII BALLROOM DANCE ASSOCIATION: Saturday Ball Dance, 6:30-9:45 p.m. June 7, Ala Wai Golf Course clubhouse, $5; Friday Ohana Night General Dance, 6:30-9:45 p.m. June 20, Ala Wai Golf Course clubhouse, $3; Saturday Social Dance, 7-10 p.m. June 14, Aliamanu Middle School cafeteria, donations accepted; 222-7851, 848-7789.
√ KUHIO BEACH TORCHLIGHTING AND HULA SHOW, 6:30-7:30 p.m. daily except Mondays, Kuhio Beach hula mound; free; 843-8002.
√ NATIVE BOOKS/NA MEA HAWAI'I, WARD WAREHOUSE: hula classes with Germaine Kaleolani Haili, 8:15-9 a.m. Tuesdays and 5-7 p.m. Thursdays; introduction to Hawaiian language, 8:15-9 a.m. Wednesdays; beginning adult 'ukulele classes, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturdays; Aupuni Art Place: make-and-take workshops with Michiko West, 12-4 p.m. Saturdays; feather workshops, 5:30-9 p.m. Mondays; nominal fee for materials; 597-8971.
√ SWING ONG KING, swing dance lessons, 8-11 p.m. Thursdays, Ong King Arts Center; $5; 282-0053, www.hawaiijitterbugs.org.
FAMILY TIES
√ KEIKI STORYTIME, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays; Borders, Ward Centre; free; 591-8995.
√ KAPOLEI PUBLIC LIBRARY: 45-minute independent play times with educational toys; 10 a.m. Thursdays; free; 693-7050.
ETC.
BOX CAR RACING, FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN, 2-6 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and most holidays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays, plus major school holidays; American Box Car Racing International, Kunia; 94-640 Kupuohi St., Waipahu; $7*; 947-3393, www.boxcarracing.org.
NA HANA NO'EAU arts and crafts demonstration, 11:30 a.m. Saturdays-Sundays and holidays, Bishop Museum, Hawaiian Hall, Atrium Lobby; $15.95* general, $7.50* kama'aina; 847-3511.
√ YOUTH SPEAKS HAWAII, slam poetry workshops for ages 13-19, 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, The ARTS at Marks Garage, Chinatown; free; 387-9664.
√ CRIBBAGE LESSONS, with Fred White; 6-7 p.m. Wednesdays; Honolulu Design Center, Ice Bar; free; 956-1250.
√ "THE SKY TONIGHT," lecture presented by the Bishop Museum, exploring the seasonal Hawaiian skies and viewing session on the planetarium's rooftop deck through the observatory's telescope; 8 p.m. every first Friday of the month; Bishop Museum, J. Watumull Planetarium; $4*; reservations 848-4168.
HAWAII POLO CLUB, matches between various competitors, with food and entertainment; 1:30 p.m. Sundays through September; Mokuleia Polo Fields; $8*; 944-1058.
"WHALES: WONDERS OF THE OCEAN," interactive exhibit presents the 54 million-year-old story of whales; through Sept. 21; Bishop Museum; $15.95* general, $7.50* kama'aina; 847-3511.
√ LAUHALA WEAVING DEMONSTRATION; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. every first and third Saturday of the month, Mission Houses Museum; free; 531-0481, ext. 714.
FAIRS & FESTIVALS
√ 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.
TOURS & ATTRACTIONS
ALOHA FRIDAY KING'S JUBILEE, with flag ceremony, precision rifle drill and musical revue ($25, poolside seating), followed by fireworks display (free), 7 p.m. Fridays, Hilton Hawaiian Village; free; 949-4321, ext. 77881.
√ 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.
CHINATOWN MUSEUM WALKING TOURS, Chinatown and harbor/Capital District, 10:30 a.m. Mondays-Saturdays, Hawaiian Chinese Multicultural Museum and Archives, Maunakea Marketplace; $10; reservations, 595-3358.
MARINE MUNCHIES, animal feeding, 4:15-6 p.m. Mondays, Waikiki Aquarium; $20*; 923-9741.
√ HAWAI'I THEATRE DOCENT TOURS, one-hour guided tour, every Tuesday, 11 a.m.; Hawai'i Theatre; $5; 528-0506.
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.
HAWAIIAN QUILTING BEE, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. every second and fourth Saturday of the month, Mission Houses Museum; $20*; reservations, 531-0481, ext. 714.
'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., 1 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; $10* ($8* kama'aina); 531-0481.
PINEAPPLE EXPRESS TRAIN TOUR, 20-minute tour, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, Dole Plantation; 64-1550 Kamehameha Highway, Wahiawa; $7.50*; 621-8408.
SENATOR FONG'S PLANTATION AND GARDENS TOUR, 10 a.m.2 p.m. daily, tours at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily; Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens, 47-285 Pulama Road; $14.50*; 239-6775.
OLA NA MO'OLELO SERIES, Hawaiian history storytelling, 1 p.m. daily, Bishop Museum; free with museum admission of $15.95* general, $7.50* kama'aina; 847-3511.
√ BUS TOUR OF WAHIAWA, presented by Wahiawa Community and Business Association's Community Strengthening Program; 10 a.m. every third Saturday; begins and ends at Center Street; free, reservations; 621-6531.