October 12

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Friday October 12
Verge & Paula CD Release Party
Windward Mall Center Court, 6:30 p.m., free. Join Mountain Apple Company’s newest artists, Verge & Paula as they celebrate the launch of their new CD. Enjoy live music and get first dibs on Verge & Paula’s first CD. (windwardmall.com)

Live Music
Kailua Town Pub and Grill, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., $5/cover. GTA performs. (230-8444)

Capoeira
UHM physical education complex 245, studio 3, Sept. 28 to Dec. 7, Fridays, 6-7:30 p.m., $99. Capoeira is a combination of martial arts movements, dance, gymnastics, music and song. (outreach.hawaii.edu/noncredit/courses)

Charity Golf Tourney
Klipper Golf course, 10 a.m. registration, noon scramble start, $95/person, $380/team of four. Many great prizes and awards to include a hole in one contest with a chance to win a Harley Davidson or Chevy Camaro. (216-6244, william.otto@usmc.mil)

Hawaii Belly Dance Convention
Doris Duke Theatre, tickets online, $25/adults, $20/students and members, $15/military, $12/children. Escape to place where East meets West, and join us for an intimate night of Middle Eastern culture and dance. Featuring special guest performers, from across North America, in dance, music, and song. (hawaiibellydanceconvention.com)

Miss Vamp Hawaii
Hawaiii Theater, 7-11 p.m., tickets online. Presented by Camera Obscura and DJNocturnaandlana.com. (hawaiitheatre.com, 528-0506)

Mystery Dinner Theatre
Dave & Buster’s, 1030 Auahi St., Honolulu, 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)

Open Mic Night
3rd Cup Cafe and Venue, 7:30 p.m., free. Open mic night. (3rdcupcafe.com)

Sushi, Sake & Obake
Bishop Museum, 5:30-9 p.m., $55/general, $50/members. Tickets online. Enjoy an evening of sushi and sake bars, then settle in to watch three stories from the award-winning 1964 obake film, Kwaidan. (bishopmuseum.org/obake)

The 3rd Annual Signature Chefs Food Festival
HFD Headquarters Complex, 636 South Street, Honolulu, 5:30-9 p.m., tickets online. featuring creations by premier chefs from 12th Avenue Grill, beachhouse at the moana, Chai’s Island Bistro, Mariposa and more. (regonline.com/HFF2012, 864-9812)

Cemeteru Pupu Theatre
Mission Cemetery, assemble at the Mission Houses, 553 S. King St., Oct. 12-13, visit website to reserve seats. The play features the following five prominent Hawai’i figures and will be played by actors dressed in period clothing. (missionhouses.org, 447-3926)

Funny Girl
Diamond Head Theatre, until Oct. 14, call for schedule and tickets, $15-$50. The semi-biographical story, which launched Barbra Streisand’s career, chronicles vaudeville star Fanny Brice’s rise from humble Lower East beginnings to the heights of stardom. (diamondheadtheatre.com, 733-0274)

RAW Artists Showcase
Vice Nightclub, 7-11 p.m., $15/door, $10/online. Showcase of artists of many genres. Check out performing and visual arts, dancing, musicians, filphotographers, Make up artists and fashion designers all in one event. (RAWartists.org/honolulu/ensemble)

Spooky
Tenney Theatre, St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Oct. 13 and 20 at 4:30 p.m., Oct. 27 4:30 and 7:30 p.m., workshop at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 27, $20/general, $15/senior, $10/kids. Haunting Tales (some done in Shadow Puppets) from Samoa, Maine, Japan, Persia, Italy, Hawaii with storyteller Jeff Gere. (839-9885, htyweb.org/plays/spooky)

Spooky: Haunted Stories From Around The World
Honolulu Theatre for Youth, Oct. 12-27, visit website for schedule, $10, $15, $20. Starting in Hawaii and traveling the globe, master storyteller Jeff Gere takes the stage right in time for Halloween. (htyweb.org)

Spooky: Haunted Stories from around the World
Tenney Theatre, until Oct. 30, visit website for schedule and tickets. Workshop Oct. 27 at 2:30 p.m., $20, $10/youth, $15/seniors. Starting in Hawaii and traveling the globe, master storyteller Jeff Gere takes the Honolulu Theatre for Youth stage right in time for Halloween with Spooky: Haunted Stories from around the World. (htyweb.org)

Willy Wonka Jr.
Performing Arts Center of Kapolei, Oct. 12-13 and 19-20, 7 p.m., Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m., call for tickets and cost. his colorful and exciting performance includes 21 musical dance numbers performed on stage featuring over 32 young island performers’ ages 5-17 years. (224-5314, smcht@mac.com)