May 18
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Friday May 18
MUSIC
Concerts On The Lawn
Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort’s Great Lawn, 6 p.m., $20/general, $50/VIP, $600/VIP table of six. Maunalua, Cyril Pahinui and John Cruz perform. (hiltonhawaiianvillage.com/mele)
Jazz Showcase
3rd Cup Cafe, 7:30-9:30 p.m., free. Tony Kato and Ken Leong perform. (3rdcupcafe.com)
Tony Kato and Ken Leong Live
3rd Cup Café & Venue, second floor of the Times building in Royal Kunia, 7:30-9:30 p.m., free. (3rdcupcafe.com)
NIGHTLIFE
Breath of Fire
Shack Mililani, 9:30 p.m. to close, call for cover. Performing live at the Shack Mililani is Breath of Fire. (258-2205)
RUBY SOHO: featuring JD SAMSON (of Le Tigre) + MEN
SoHo Mixed Media Bar, 80 S. Pauahi St., Honolulu, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., free for 21 and older if dressed in vintage threads, $5/18-20 year olds. Get your vintage/retro threads ready & prepare to dance your heart out. (sohohi.com)
The Clampdown
Anna O’Briens, 2440 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, 9 p.m., $5/cover, 21 and older. The Virtue, Vdara Death Ray, Sex Puppet, DFS Experiment perform. DJ Jet Boy. (josheightysix@gmail.com)
SPECIAL EVENTS
Annual Quilt Show
Academy Art Center at Linekona, 1111 Victoria St., Honolulu, May 11-20, Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sundays 1-5 p.m., free. Hawaii Quilt Guild’s Annual Show 2012. (782-1297, johnsusanhawaii@gmail.com)
Armed Forces Day
428 Kawaihae St., Hawaii Kai, May 18 at 10 a.m., May 19 at 10:30 a.m., May 20 at 10 a.m., free. Call to RSVP. Hawaii Kai, an independent and assisted living community, invites the public to Armed Forces Day events in honor of area veterans. (395-9599)
Beachside Barbeque & Fashion Fusion
Paradise Cove, 6 p.m., $100/person. Chat one-on-one with chefs, winery owners and winemakers. Enjoy a fashion show. (tix.com, hawaiiwineandfood.com)
Craft Beer Week
Pagoda Floating Restaurant, 5:30-8:30 p.m., $25/presale, $30/door. The event will include a sampling of unique American craft beers, plus heavy appetizers (the “grinds”) by Pagoda Floating Restaurant’s Executive Chef Jason Takemura. Door prizes are also part of the festivities. (948-8370, rampgroup@hawaiiantel.net)
Mystery Dinner Theatre
Dave & Buster’s, 1030 Auahi St., Honolulu, May 18, Aug. 10, Sept. 14, Oct. 12 and Nov. 9, doors open at 6:30 p.m., $38.95/person. Watch as the crime occurs right in front of your eyes and work with your table to solve who dun it? Call for reservations. (589-2215)
Royal Hawaiian Center’s Fashion Friday
Royal Hawaiian Center’s Royal Grove, 5-7 p.m., free. Inaugural Fashion Friday event, exciting looks of summer are flaunted by runway models. (922-2299)
Summer Day Camp Program
Programs take place May 29 to July 20 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Register by May 18, $750. Visit website for more information. (spaldingbgch.com, 949-4743)
THE ARTS
“Hezekiah’s Wives or She’d Rather Be Dead Than Wed”
Shreve Theater Lanikai pavilion, May 18-20 and 25-27, 8 p.m., $7. An all-star cast of over-actors is set to portray a tale of greed, intrigue, and polygamy set in the Wild West in the late 1800s. (262-5482)
Ike Homaopopo
Island Art Galleries at The Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, 5:30-8:30 p.m., free. Fine Art Show featuring Hawaii’s own Leohone. She will be unveiling her 16th masterpiece in her series honoring the Hawaiian culture. (kristin@iaghawaii.com)
