November 29

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Friday November 29
CLASSES
Brazilian Dancing
The University of Hawaii at Manoa, Sports Complex – Dance Studio #3, Fridays through Dec. 6, 7 p.m., $99/10 sessions. Learn Samba, Afro-Brazilian dance and other forms from Brazil. (outreach.hawaii.edu/noncreditcourses, 956-8244)

COMEDY
Augie T
Pagoda Hotel – La Salle Room, Fridays through November, 8:30 p.m., $22/general admission, $42.50/dinner package. Augie T performs with special guests weekly. General admission includes two free drinks. The dinner package includes a prime rib/crab legs dinner buffet and one free drink. Contact for reservations. (479-0576)

SPECIAL EVENTS
AARP Chapter 60 Waikiki
Waikiki Ballroom – Hale Koa Hotel, deadline to receive payment is Nov. 29, meeting takes place Dec. 4, 11:30 a.m. luncheon, 12:15 p.m. meeting, 12:30-1 p.m. speaker, $25-$26 plus $3 validated parking. The program includes entertainment by Mel Cabang and Chuck Davis, musicians and comedians. Vegetarian meals must be noted on check payment. Mail checks to: AARP Chapter 60, P.O. Box 3227, Honolulu HI 96823-3227. (593-1026, tjdavies@juno.com)

Halau O Hanauna Kuu Aloha
Town Center of Mililani, 8 p.m., free. (towncenterofmililani.com)

Hungry Ear Records Black Friday
Hungry Ear Records (418 Kuulei Rd.), 9 a.m. Hungry Ear Records celebrates Record Store Day’s Black Friday by ordering copies of exclusive, indie-only releases for the day. Releases include albums and EPs by Jack Johnson, Metallica, U2, Bob Dylan, Flaming Lips and more. A complete list is available online. (recordstoreday.com, 262-2175)

Nothing is the Same
Tenney Theatre, The Cathedral of St. Andrew, opens Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays, Nov. 30 at 4:30 p.m.; Dec. 7 at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 14 at 4:30 p.m.; ASL performance Dec. 14 at 4:30 p.m., season tickets/$60-$125, single tickets/$15-$20. Playwright Y.York explores the meaning of friendship when everyone’s world is turned upside in this story of four 11-year-olds living on Oahu when Japanese planes, on their way to Oahu, bomb their small town. Kupuna ages 73 or older may see the7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 showing for only 5 cents. (htyweb.org)

Photos with Santa
Pearlidge Downtown Center Court, Nov. 29-Dec. 24, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Nov. 29, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Nov. 30-Dec. 15, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 16-Dec. 23, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 24, starting at $25. Santa takes a break from 2 to 3 p.m. (pearlridgeonline.com)

Senior Safari Walkabout
Honolulu Zoo, Fridays through December, 9-10 a.m., $5 donations, ages 50 and older. Get some exercise while enjoying the beautiful sites and sounds of the Honolulu Zoo. Staff make the time fly with fun wildlife facts and animal stories. (honoluluzoo.org, 971-7195)

27th Annual Celebration of Youth
Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, 4:30 p.m. contact for cost. Adult Friend for Youth hold its 27th annual Celebration of Youth fundraiser auction and dinner. For 27 years, AFY has worked with Hawaii’s high-risk youth/gang members, redirection them from destructive to constructive behavior. The night honors Margie O’Neill with AFY’s 2013 Service to Hawaii’s Youth Award and Ryan Beuchan with AFY’s 2013 Young Person of the Year Award. (afyhawaii.com)

Eden in Love Black Friday Sale
Eden in Love, 6 a.m. Eden in Love holds its Black Friday sale featuring 50 percent off everything in-store. From 6 to 8 a.m. receive 50 percent off, from 8 to 10 a.m. receive 40 percent off, from 10 a.m. to noon receive 30 percent off, and from noon to 9 p.m. receive 20 percent off. (edeninlove.com)

THE ARTS
Deciphering the Creative Act
Louis Pohl Gallery (1142 Bethel St.), Nov. 1-Dec. 24, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat., contact for cost. Featuring art that pushes the boundaries of contemporary fine art by Charlie Dickson and Bob Freitas. A reception takes place Nov. 1 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. (louispohlgallery.com, 521-1812)

Hansel and Gretel – Auditions
The Annex (1121 Nuuanu Ave.), Nov. 29 at 6 p.m., Nov. 30 at 2 p.m., callbacks begin Dec. 1 at 2 p.m., contact for more information. Hawaii Theatre Center holds auditions for its March 2014 production of “Hansel and Gretel – the Real Story.” Auditions consist of reading from the script. (eden-leemurray@hawaiitheatre.com, 791-1397)

Rope
Ong King Art Center, Nov. 15-Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat. and 2 p.m. Sun., $15/general admission, $10/person for groups of two or more. The events depicted were inspired by a real murder in 1924 of a 14-year-old boy by two wealthy teenagers. (facebook.com/rope.oahu)