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
"Kamau," explores the complex interrelationships, moral ambiguities and harsh realities of life in contemporary Hawai'i, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, through July 15, Kumu Kahua Theatre; $16*; 536-4441.
"Antigone," The Actors Group presents the Greek tragic myth retold from a modern perspective; 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through July 15, The Yellow Brick Studio; $15*; 550-8457, www.honoluluboxoffice.com.
"Working," musical revue celebrating the average American worker, 8 p.m. today-Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, Manoa Valley Theatre; $30*; 988-6131, www.manoavalleytheatre.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; "Improv Comedy With The Comedy Crusaders," doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Fridays; "Stand Up Comedy with Bo Irvine and friends," 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: Ta-Da Dance Company, 6-6:30 p.m. today; Hula Ho'olauna Aloha Ho'ike, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday; Royal Hawaiian Band, 2-2:45 p.m. Wednesday; Keiki Hula Show, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; Polynesian Cultural Center, 12-12:45 p.m. Tuesdays; free. 955-9517.
√ Pearlridge Center: Uptown: "Robots: The Interactive Exhibition," during mall hours, today-Aug. 5; Blood Bank of Hawai'i blood drive, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday; Mokichi Okada Association 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.
√ Windward Mall schedule: Wind Wind Orchids, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., "Congress on the Corner" program, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday; free. 235-1143, www.windwardmall.com.
√ Aloha Tower Marketplace: First Fashion Friday, 12 p.m. today; 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.
MUSIC & DANCE
√ Hawaii Ballroom Dance Association: Saturday Ball Dance, 6:30-9:45 p.m. Saturday, Ala Wai Golf Course palladium, $5; Friday Ohana Night General Dance, 6:30-9:45 p.m. July 20, Ala Wai Golf Course palladium, $3; Saturday Social Dance, 7-10 p.m. July 14 and 28, Moanalua Elementary School, donations accepted; 222-7851, 848-7789.
√ Royal Hawaiian Band, 12-1 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.planetfunusa.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.
√ Go (Asian board game) lessons, 1-4 p.m. Sundays, Palolo Hongwanji Buddhist Temple; free. 596-8590, 833-5554.
Ravenchase Adventures: "The Great Waikiki Treasure Hunt," scavenger hunt, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily, International Market Place, second floor; $25 kama'aina, $35 general; 203-8963, (888) 588-8862.
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/Capitol 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. Tuesdays - Saturdays; $10* ($8* kama'aina). 531-0481.
Mission Houses Museum Walking Tours, with Nanette N. Napoleon 10 a.m. and 12 p.m., every second Saturday 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.
√ "Produce For Victory" exhibit, posters from the 1941-1945 American home front, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through July 14, The Battleship Missouri Memorial; $3 shuttle fee, $16* general admission to memorial; (877) 644-4896, www.ussmissouri.org.
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.