November 9
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Friday November 9
MUSIC
Joyce Yang Solo Piano Recital
UH Music Department, Orvis Auditorium, 7:30 p.m., $35/geneal, $15/students. Presented by the Hawaii Music Teachers Association during their 45th Annual Convention. (hmta.org)
NIGHTLIFE
Oil In The Alley
The Dragon Upstairs, 10:20 p.m. to midnight, $5/cover. Full electric band sound, and stick around afterwards for 80s tunes by Pete’n’Kelly “Stuck in the ‘80s.” (stcomalley@gmail.com)
Cigar & Sake Social
Rakuen, 6:30-10 pm., $50. Sushi dinner and desserts by cake envy, $10 off ticket for cut & shave. (aloha@mojobarbershop.com, 888-2068)
SPECIAL EVENTS
Fun Fair
Kaneohe Elementary School, 1-5 p.m., free. Rides, games, food and drinks, country store and silent auction. (233-5633)
Holmescoming
Holmes Hall, UH Manoa, 4:30-8:30 p.m., $75/individual, $1,200/corporate sponsorships. Tickets online. Enjoy an unforgettable evening of great food by two of Hawaii’s premier restaurants, entertainent, fun and fellowship. (UHalumni.orhg/holmescoming, 956-5112)
”Journey Into Dyslexia” Showing
Event Nov. 15 at Hawaii USA Federal Credit Union Community Room; Mauka Bldg., 1259 Aala St., Honolulu, 6:30-8:30 p.m., free. HBO and Oscar-winning filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond, in partnership with the International Dyslexia Association, produced “Journey into Dyslexia”, which debuted on HBO in May 2011. RSVP by Nov. 9. (538-7007)
Mystery Dinner Theatre
Dave & Buster’s, 1030 Auahi St., Honolulu, 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)
Rainbow Invitational
Aloha Stadium, 5:30 p.m., $9/adults, $6/students. 33rd Annual Meadow Gold Rainbow Invitational Marching Band Festival. (956-7657)
THE ARTS
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Shreve Theatre, Lanikai Park Pavilion, Nov. 9-11, 8 p.m., $7. Call for tickets. The Spring 2012 Melodrama for the Lanikai Mortgage Players, “1600 Pennsylvania Avenue or How John Barleycorn Lost His Grip On The White House.” (262-5482)
A Christmas Carol
Loo Theatre in Clarence TC Ching Hall, Nov. 9-18, call for schedule, $5. The Chaminade University Performing Arts Department will present “A Christmas Carol,” a play based on Charles Dickens’ timeless classic. (735-4827)
HI Fashion: The Legacy of Alfred Shaheen
Bishop Museum, Nov. 9 to Feb. 4, visit website or call for admission. The ground-breaking aloha wear designs of Alfred Shaheen are returning to their birthplace of Honolulu for an exhibit at Bishop Museum. (bishopmuseum.org, 847-3511)
Raku-Come, RAKUGO!
Earle Ernst Lab Theatre, 11 p.m., Nov. 9-10 and 16-17, $10. Showcases comic monologues, Japanese music, and a traditional Japanese variety act. All performances will be presented in English. (956-7655)
The Good Doctor
HPU’s Paul and Vi Loo Theatre, until Dec. 2, call for schedule, $20/general, $15/seniors, military, students, HPU faculty and staff, $5/HPU students. Heartwarming and infectiously humorous, these stories range from seduction to dentistry, from prostitution to auditions and everything in between. (375-1282)
The Little Mermaid Jr.
Richard T. Mamiya Theatre, St. Louis School, Nov. 9-11, email or call for tickets, $15, $20/adults. The Sacred Hearts Academy Parent Board will be hosting a pre-show reception. Students are invited to wear costumes. (specialevents@sacredhearts.org, 734-5058 ext. 261)
The Raku-come, RAKUGO! Show
Earle Ernst Lab Theatre, Nov. 9-10 and 16-17 at 11 p.m., $8-$10, $5/UHM students. Rakugo is a traditional style of Japanese storytelling where the performer sits throughout the entire performance. (etickethawaii.com, 944-2697, hawaii.edu/kennedy)
Uncle Vanya And Zombies
Kennedy Theatre, Nov. 9-10 and 16-17, 8 p.m., Nov. 18, 2 p.m., $13-$24, $5/UHM students. Society has collapsed, the University of Hawai‘i is a wasteland, and zombies are roaming the island of Oahu after a recent accident on one of the nuclear submarines off Pearl Harbor. (etickethawaii.com, 944-2697, hawaii.edu/kennedy)
Who The Bleep Am I?
The ARTS at Marks Garage, 9 p.m., $10. A personal, poetic, musical, humorous AND serious exploration of identity. (hawaiitheatre.com)
