August 10
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Wednesday August 10
Basic Computer Class for Senior Citizens
Carole Kai Charities, Inc. Office, 418 Kuwili St. #102, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays through August, 9-11 a.m. or noon-2 p.m., free. Senior citizens are invited to learn more about basic computer concepts including email, the internet and more. Pre-registration required. (291-6151, renemansho@hawaii.rr.com)
Historic Preservation Summer Series
Lyon Associates, 45 N. King St., noon-1 p.m., free. Historic Hawaii Foundation and Chinatown Improvement District host a seminar on “Zoning and Special District Design Guidelines in Chinatown.” Pre-registration recommended. (historichawaii.org)
Nick Kuchar Totes
Kahala Mall, July 15-Aug. 31, weekdays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., free. Bring $350 in receipts from mall vendors and receive a special tote bag from Nick Kuchar at the mall management office. (kahalamallcenter.com)
Charlie Chan Mystery Tour
Call for meeting location for Chinatown tour, daily in August, 3 p.m., $40. Historian Steven Fredrick hosts a tour of Chinatown sites related to Honolulu police detective Chang Apana, inspiration for fictional detective Charlie Chang. (filmguy54@hotmail.com, 395-0674)
Grouplove
The Republik, 8 p.m., $35. (jointherepublik.com)
Hawaii International Music Festival
Blaisdell Concert Hall, 7 p.m., $30. Metropolitan Opera soprano Amy Shoremount-Obra performs alongside Eric Silberger, Daniel Lelchuk, Mikayla Sager and many more. (ticketmaster.com/venue/82460)
Mango Season Duo
Lulu’s Surf Club, 6-9 p.m., free. (383-3103)
Saloon Pilots
Hard Rock Cafe, 280 Beachwalk, 9-11 p.m., free. (955-7383)
Wildest Show in Town: Jake Shimabukuro
Honolulu Zoo, 6-7 p.m., $3. The zoo hosts its annual concert series. (honoluluzoo.org/wild, 926-3191)
‘China Through the Lens of John Thomson’
UH-Manoa’s East-West Center Gallery, June 5-Sept. 11, weekdays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sundays from noon-4 p.m., free. Scottish photographer John Thomson’s work in Hong Kong and China in the 1800s will be on display. (944-7177, arts.eastwestcenter.org)
Foreign and Familiar: CONTACT 2016
The ARTS at Marks Garage, Aug. 2-27, Tuesdays-Saturdays, noon-5 p.m., free. This art exhibit explores the idea of “contact” as it relates to the Hawaiian Islands and its people. Artists featured include Bernice Akamine, Joshua Lake, Jan Backet, Monica Woolsey and more. (contacthawaii.com)
Janet Tran
Waikiki Parc Hotel, Parc Promenade Gallery, June 30-Sept. 9, hotel hours, free. Janet Tran displays her fiber sculptures. Reception is June 30 from 6-8 p.m., with a performance from guitarist Aaron Cardenas. (956-8364, gallery@hawaii.edu)
Na Hulu Makamae o Hawaii: The Cherished Feathers of Hawaii
Queen Emma Summer Palace, March 19-Sept. 16, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., free. See examples of traditional and contemporary feather lei hulu, kahili pa‘a lima, kahili and ‘ahu ‘ula. (595-3167, daughtersofhawaii.org)
Planet Shark: Predator or Prey
Bishop Museum, June 11-Sept. 5, daily from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., $22.95-$10.95. Learn more about the incredible underwater world of sharks with models, cinematic galleries, fossil collections and more. (bishopmuseum.org)
‘Stargazing’
Windward Community College’s Hokulani Imaginarium, 7 p.m., $7-$5. Watch a special show in the planetarium. (235-7433, aerospace.wcc.hawaii.edu/imaginarium.html)
‘Suicide Prints’
Brue Bar, 119 Merchant St., business hours through September, free. Brue Bar hosts art from printmaker John McCaskill. An artist reception is Aug. 5 from 5-7:30 p.m. (441-4470)
‘Temporal Convergence’
Louis Pohl Gallery, 1142 Bethel St., Aug. 1-26, Tuesdays-Fridays from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., free. Bob Freitas presents his work. An artist reception is Aug. 5 from 6-9 p.m. (521-1812)
‘The Eddie’
T Galleria by DFS, Hawaii, May 7-Aug. 31, business hours, free. See Zak Noyle’s exclusive photography from the recent Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational. (931-2700, dfs.com/en/tgalleria-hawaii)
