The seventh annual Native Hawaiian Arts Market will be held this weekend, May 19-20, at the Bishop Museum, about 30 minutes from Ko Olina. The market is a feature of this month’s recognition of Maoli Arts and will feature visual arts from over 40 native Hawaiian artists. Their work will range from jewelry to leatherwork to gourd carvings.
Admission costs $5 for kamaaina and military. For everyone else, standard admission rates will apply. For more information, check out www.bishopmuseum.com.
The Plaza Club at Fort Street Mall, about 30 minutes from Ko Olina, will host a live jazz music concert this Thursday, May 17. In addition to a New York-based jazz quartet, several local groups will perform throughout the evening. A special happy hour menu will be available from 2 to 7 pm before the performances.
The event will officially begin at 6 pm and last until 9 pm. Tickets cost $10 each for non-members of the Plaza Club. For more information, call (808) 521-8905.
The Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC), located about 30 minutes from Ko Olina, will host the 20th Annual World Fireknife Competition from now through May 12. Dancers from around the world will converge in Hawaii to compete in the dangerous and beautiful art of fireknife.
Admission to preliminary events is $10 for adults and $6 for kids. Tickets for the finals (May 11 and 12) start at $45. Advanced purchase of tickets is recommended for interested visitors. For more information or to reserve your seats, check out worldfireknife.com.
The Garden Club of Hawaii will host their major, annual horticulture show, “Echoes of Rainbows”,next weekend at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, about 30 minutes from Ko Olina. In addition to sharing the intricate flower arrangements and exotic horticulture species they have grown, they’ll hold seminars on flower arranging, sell botanical jewelry, and showcase a series of flora-inspired photographs.
Admission costs $10 for adults and $5 for children. For more information, visit www.honoluluacademy.org.
The Seventh Annual Hawaii Book and Music Festival will take place this weekend, May 5 and 6, at the Honolulu Hale Civic Center, about 30 minutes from Ko Olina. Local, domestic, and international authors will gather for panel discussions, excerpt readings, and Hawaiian music performances.
Attendance is free and open to the public, but all proceeds will benefit the Hawaii Literacy and Read to Me International foundations. The event will last from 10 am to 5 pm both days. For more information or to review a complete schedule, check out www.hawaiibookandmusicfestival.org.
The film Vincent who? will be shown on the University of Hawaii – Manoa campus, about 30 minutes from Ko Olina, tomorrow afternoon, April 30. The film retells the story of Vincent Chin, a Chinese-American from Detroit, Michigan who was murdered in the 1980s due to rampant anti-Japanese sentiment. His killers received a $3000 fine and 3 years of probation but never served time behind bars.
Admission is free and open to the public, and the film showing will begin at 3:30 pm. For more information, check out http://www.hawaii.edu/calendar/manoa/2012/04/30/18404.html.
The Hawaii Youth Symphony Association will present their spring concert on Saturday, April 28 at the Kaimuki High School Auditorium, about 30 minutes from Ko Olina. One of the largest youth symphony orchestras in the country, the concert will feature classical pieces with Hawaiian notes.
In lieu of tickets, the Hawaii Youth Symphony will accept canned goods to benefit their ongoing Orchestras Feeding America campaign. The concert will begin at 1 pm.
Fresh Cafe on Queen Street, about 30 minutes from Ko Olina, will host the Found Footage Festival on Friday, April 27. This event will showcase hilarious film footage accumulated, compiled, and hosted by Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett. Previously, clips have been posted on shows such as the Late Show with David Letterman.
Tickets to the comedic event cost $10 each and can be purchased at foundfootagefest.com. The show will begin at 9 pm.
Ocean’s Motion, a series of sea-inspired dance performances, will take place from now until April 29 at the Kennedy Theatre at the University of Hawaii-Manoa, about 30 minutes from Ko Olina. In addition to elaborate dance choreography, the show will feature family-friendly puppetry drama.
Performances will begin at 7:30 pm except on April 29, when the show will start at 2 pm. Tickets cost $18 for adults, $12 for students, and $10 for youth and can be purchased in person at the Kennedy Theatre or by phone at (808) 944-2697. For more information, check out www.hawaii.edu/kennedy.
The Colby Benson Band will perform at Kolekole Bar and Grill, about 30 minutes from Ko Olina, on Friday, April 20. As part of the Friday Night Entertainment Series, the Colby Benson band will perform a selection of their favorite songs.
The performance will begin at 8 pm. For more information, call (808) 655-4466 or (808) 655-0660.
The Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF), which will last until April 19, features films from the US, the Pacific Islands, and Asia, including top Bollywood and Chinese favorites. Films will be shown at the Regal Dole Cannery Stadium.
General admission is $12, and military, student, and senior tickets cost $10 each. For more information about showtimes or to purchase tickets online, check out hiff.org or call (808) 447-0577.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Hawaii will host their annual April Foolish fundraising party on Friday, April 13 at the Standard on Ala Moana Boulevard, about 30 minutes from Ko Olina. The event will include live, outdoor music and food provided by several premiere area restaurants.
Tickets cost $30 in advance or $35 at the door, and the event will last from 5 pm until midnight. All proceeds benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. For more information, check out aprilfoolish.eventbrite.com/.
The Importance of Being Earnest, written by Oscar Wilde, will be performed at Hawaii Pacific University’s Paul and Vi Loo Theatre, about 30 minutes from Ko Olina, from now until May 6. The play, known for its witty dialogue, is a sharp criticism of the Victorian era.
For more information about show times, or to purchase tickets, check out http://www.hpu.edu/CHSS/Arts_Humanities/Arts_at_HPU/TheatreProgram/TheatreAuditions/TheatreAudition.html or call (808) 375-8212.
A kid-friendly “Fun Fest and Earth Day” festival will be held on Saturday, April 7 at Weyand Field, about 30 minutes from Ko Olina. The event will begin with an enchanted character breakfast, and competitions, games, rides, and other entertainment will occur throughout the day.
The breakfast costs $8 and can be reserved in advance by phone at (808) 655-9971. All festival events are open to the public and will last from 8:30 am to 2 pm.
DFS Galleria Waikiki and students from the University of Hawaii program of Apparel Design and Merchandising have collaborated together to present an “Inspired by Nature” fashion show this Saturday, April 7 at DFS Galleria, about 30 minutes from Ko Olina. In addition to a fashion show, the event will include a floral styling exhibition and fashion and beauty styling exhibition.
The event is free and will last from 2 pm to 10 pm. For more information, check out www.dfsgalleria.com/en/hawaii/.
HawaiiSlam, the monthly poetry slam event first organized by slam poet Keoloha, will take place this Thursday, April 5 at Fresh Cafe in Honolulu, about 30 minutes from Ko Olina. This event will feature twelve Hawaiian poets as they compete for their slot in the 2012 HawaiiSlam team. The team will compete in the National Poetry Slam competition in Charlotte, NC.
Admission costs $15. For more information, check out hawaiislam.com.
For the first time ever, Hawaiian comedy names like Frank De Lima, Mel Cabang, Andy Bumatai, Ed Kaahea and Augie T are joining together for a ‘legends of comedy’ tour. Their first performance is March 31 at the Neil Blaisdell Center, about 30 minutes from Ko Olina.
The performance will last from 7 to 10 pm. For more information or to purchase tickets, check out www.augiet.com. Tickets can also be purchased at any ticketmaster outlet.
French music phenomenon Francois Rabbath will be performing at the Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Museum of Art, about 30 minutes from Ko Olina, on Friday, March 30. He will be accompanied by his son, Sylvain, on piano. Known as the “Paganini of the contrabass”, Rabbath’s performance is co-sponsored by Shangri La.
Tickets cost $30 for museum members and $35 for non-members. For more information or to purchase tickets online, visit www.honolulumuseum.org or call (808) 532-8700.
Ziggy Marley, five time Grammy Award winner, will be performing tonight, March 24, at the Aloha Stadium Lower Halawa Lot in Honolulu, about 30 minutes from Ko Olina. He will be joined by the group Inner Circle in a performance designed to raise money and awareness for Oahu’s growing homelessness problem.
Tickets are available online at ticketmaster.com and at various Tickemaster outlets around Honolulu. Prices range from $45 to $65, and the concert begins at 6:30 pm.
The Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Museum of Art, about 30 minutes from Ko Olina, will host a Jewish film festival beginning tonight, March 17, until March 29. The festival will celebrate seven highly acclaimed films, including award winners from the Sundance film festival.
Admission costs $8 for museum members or $10 for non-members. For more information about show times, check out honolulumuseum.org.
