April 20
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Friday April 20
MUSIC
Friendship Tour Concert
Windward Mall, 1:30-2:30 p.m., center court, free. Four middle school bands and orchestras from across the island will band together to perform. (windwardmall.com)
Great Singers, Great Songs
Hawaii Opera Theatre Opera Studio Space, 780 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, April 20-21, 7 p.m., $15/general, $10/students. Select members of the Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio will present an evening of operatic arias and ensembles. (596-7858)
HPU Wind Ensemble
Hawaii Theatre, 1130 Bishop St., Honolulu, 7 p.m., $5/general. (544-0891)
Saloon Pilots
Big City Diner, 108 Hekii St., Kailua, 8:30-11 p.m., free. (263-8880)
NIGHTLIFE
Reggae Beach Party
Indigo, live music starting at 5 p.m., cover. DJ Lava, eyesonmic, PUSHOVERSE, Hiya Fire and Positive Regime perform. (521-2900)
The Clampdown
Anna O’Brien’s, 2440 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, 9 p.m., $5, ages 21 and up. Hell Caminos, Never Enough, Blue Ribbons, Creatures of the Sea and DJ Jet Boy perform. (946-5190)
SPECIAL EVENTS
Award And Scholarship Dinner
Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, 2255 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu, 5:30 p.m., $2,500 to $25,000 for tables of 10, individual seats $200. Maryknoll School’s 14th annual Monsignor Charles A. Kekumano Award and Scholarship Dinner. (maryknollschool.org, 952-7310)
Engineers Without Borders
Pagoda Floating Restaurant’s C’est Si Bon Ballroom, 5:30-9 p.m., $90/door, $80/presale. The event will feature 50 wines from Fujioka’s Wine Times, along with hors d’oeuvres by Pagoda’s Chef Jason Takemura and live entertainment by The Patrick Koh Jazz Ensemble. (honoluluboxoffice.com)
Fun For Special Olympics
Trump International Hotel, 235 Saratoga Road, Honolulu, 6:30-11:30 p.m., visit website for cost. LUX at The TRUMP +Iona Dance + Fireworks Fashion & Fun for Special Olympics. (luxatthetrump.eventbrite.com)
THE ARTS
Auditions for “Xanadu”
Diamond Head Theatre, 7 p.m. April 20, 2 p.m. April 21-22, free. Perusal scripts are available at the DHT Box Office, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Scripts must be read on-site. (diamondheadtheatre.com/season/auditions.html)
”Conjoined”
Gallery at Iolani at WCC, April 20 to May 12, artist reception April 20 from 4-7 p.m., free. Gallery ‘Iolani presents the third part of a Photo Trilogy. (gallery.wcc.hawaii.edu)
”Connections”
Morning Brew in Times Shopping Center, Kailua, until May 6, reception April 20 from 6-7:30 p.m., free. In honor of the 14th Dalai Lama’s visit to Hawaii. (266-7900)
”Into The Woods”
Punahou School’s Dillingham Hall, April 20-21, 7:30 p.m., $15/adults, $8/students. Tickets can be purchased at the box office or an hour before each performance. “Into the Woods” gives beloved fairy tales a modern twist, exploring the consequences as Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and other familiar characters embark on their fateful quests. (943-3295)
Invasion Of The Monk Seals
Waikiki Aquarium, 2777 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., $6/adult, $4/youth. In celebration of Monk Seal day, come see 3D paper mache sculptures by Niu Valley Middle School students. (377-2440 ext. 308)
Ocean’s Motion
UHM’s Kennedy Theatre maintsage, April 20, 21, 27 and 28 at 7:30 p.m., April 29 at 2 p.m., $18/regular, $16/seniors, military, UH faculty/staff, $12/students, $10/children 2-17. The motion of the ocean inspires movement, music, puppets, and fantastical dancing sea creatures in this family friendly production. (etickethawaii.com, 944-2697)
”Ocean’s Motion”
Kennedy Theatre, 1770 East-West Road, Honolulu, April 20, 21, 27 and 28 at 7:30 p.m., April 29 at 2 p.m., $18/general, $16/seniors, military, UH faculty/staff, $12/students, $10/youth ages 2-7, $5/UHM students. “The Leafy Weedy Sea Dragon” features drama, dance, and puppets in an underwater world of color, movement and fantastical creatures such as Sea Bird, Sea Foam, and Seaweed. (944-2697, 956-2591)
Ubu Cocu
Earle Ernst Lab Theatre, 1770 East-West Road, Honolulu, April 20, 21, 27 and 28 at 11 p.m., $10/regular, $8/seniors, military, UH faculty/staff, students, $5/UHM students. Don’t miss this opportunity to see a piece from the Theatre of the Absurd and be prepared to get a taste of génie français! (944-2697)
”You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown”
St. Andrew’s Priory Tenney Theatre, 7 p.m. April 20, 7:30 p.m. April 21, 4 p.m. April 22, free. (536-6102)