September 19
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Friday September 19
Let’s Go Nihongo
Calvary Chapel Windward in Aikahi Shopping Center, Fridays until Nov. 21, 9-10:30 a.m., $60/child. Parent and tot Japanese class. (letsgonihongo@gmail.com)
Microsoft Excel 2010, Level 2
Windward Community College, Hale Kuhina 114, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., $210. Level 2 covers intermediate Mirosoft Excel skills. Intermediate topics include formatting worksheets, importing web data, sorting worksheet rows and more. Advanced registration is required. (235-7433)
Tai Chi
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Honolulu Medical Office, Fridays through Dec. 5 (no class Nob. 28), 5:30-7 p.m., contact for cost. A blend of medical qi gong and martial art gi gong, tai chi is a mind-body-spirit exercise. Advanced registration is required. (432-2260)
Jose Dynamite and Friends
O’Toole’s Celtic Room, 6:30 p.m. doors, 7:30 p.m. show, $10, ages 21 and older. Jeremy Castillo hosts the evening, which features Erika Swartzkopf and headliner Patrick Tyrrell. (391-5673)
Bowl for Kids’ Sake
Aiea Bowl, 99-115 Aiea Heights Drive #310, event takes place Sept. 20, see website for times and cost. Deadline to register is today for participants in Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii’s Wild West Bowl for Kids’ Sake to raise funds for keiki facing adversity. (bbbshawaii.org/wildwestbowl)
Girls’ Night In: All in Love
Inspire Waikele, 6:30 p.m., free. Arise, the women’s ministry of Inspire Church, hosts a Girls’ Night featuring Zumba and empowering messages about love, led by senior pastor Lisa Kai. (arise@inspirechurch.tv)
Keiki Passenger Safety
Alphabetland Pearl City Preschool, 3:30-6 p.m., free. Find out if your child’s car seat or booster seat is installed properly by getting it checked by a child passenger safety technician certified by the National Hawaii Traffic Safety Administration. Advanced registration is required. (432-2260)
LaborFest Hawaii
The ARTS at Marks Garage, 6-9 p.m., free. Speakers include Gerald Horne and Steve Early. A panel of students, professors, adjunct faculty, teacher and others will respond with audience discussion on current labor issues in Hawaii. (laborfesthawaii.org)
Roller Derby Open Try
95-1000 Makaunulau Street, Mililani, 5:30-7 p.m., mouth guards available for purchase for $2. Train to play or referee roller derby. No prior roller skating or roller derby experience is required. Receive introductory skate training, learn more about roller derby and meet league members. Wear comfortable clothes and bring water or sports drinks. (info@808derby.com, 454-3847)
The Flipside of the Sixties
Pacific Dharma & Devi Fashions (926 Maunakea Street), 7-9 p.m., contact for cost. Roger Siegel speaks about his firsthand experiences with John Lennon, George Harrison, Timothy Leary and more, as one of the western world’s earliest students and practitioners of yoga and mantra meditation, as told in his new book “Love Medicine and Music — The Flipside of the Sixties.” (521-3003, brannonparker.vi@gmail.com)
YMCA Activities
Town Center of Mililani, 6-8 p.m., free. (towncenterofmililani.com)
Benji Fair
Ben Parker Elementary School, 2-6 p.m., free. Featuring rides, food and more. (286-4130)
Imua Garza Duo
Duke’s Waikiki, 9:30 p.m.-midnight, contact for cost. Imua Garza Duo offers up late-night entertainment. (922-2268)
Mango Season Trio
53 By The Sea, 9-11:30 p.m., free. Mango Season Trio performs its sun-kissed island soul jazz. (mangoseasonmusic.com)
Rusko Live
The Republik, 9 p.m. show, $20/early bird, $25/general, in advance, plus applicable fees, 18 and older. Veering away from the dark, serious side of the sound Rusko bought a highly driven energy and fun approach to the dubstep massive and quickly coined his own take on the genre and turned the scene upside down. (bampproject.com)
Saloon Pilots Live
Big City Diner Kailua, 108 Hekili St., 8:30-11 p.m., free. A “secret” birthday celebration for one of the Saloon Pilots, highlighting the fiddle. (263-8880)
Spirits Debut Fall Concert
First Unitarian Church of Honolulu, 6-9:45 p.m., $15. The church’s own Spirits perform eclectic sounds for all ages with special guest Bobby King on bass, admission includes drink and cover, with proceeds going to the church and its music program. (595-4047)
5th Annual Signature Chefs Food Festival
The Royal Hawaiian’s Monarch Lawn, 2559 Kalakaua Ave., 5:30-9 p.m., $150/grazing ticket. Premier chefs team up with firefighters to provide delectable dishes in support of Hawaii’s firefighters and the Burn Center at Straub Clinic & Hospital. Tickets must be bought in advance. (723-7102)
Fundraiser
The Plaza Club, Pioneer Plaza, 5-9 p.m., contact for cost. The Plaza Club hosts a fundraiser for The Hawaiian Humane Society. (chips4charity.eventbrite.com)
Ilikai 50th Anniversary
Ilikai Hotel courtyard, 6:30-9 p.m., $20. Enjoy food from Cinnamon’s Restaurant and entertainment from Kawika Trask trio, as well as hula and fireworks. (781-7733)
Taste of OLGC
Our Lady of Good Counsel School, 5:30-8:30 p.m., free admission. Taste of OGLC celebrates its school’s 50th anniversary with food trucks like Laverne’s, Local Stop, MunchieZ by Sweet Pea Cafe and more. (gkamisugiolgc@yahoo.com, 342-9667)
Artist Reception for Noni Floyd
Happiness Hawaii, 315 Uluniu St., 5:30-8 p.m., call for cost. Kailua Arts Alive & Friends host a reception for artist Noni Floyd, featuring Pacific island-themed tropical art, live music, plein air painting and more. (343-1215)
Eddie Wen’ Go
Hawaii Theatre, 7 p.m. Sept. 19 and 2 p.m. Sept. 20, $5-$10, children under 4 are free. The story of Eddie Aikau’s legendary heroism comes to life for young audiences and families. (528-0506, hawaiitheatre.com)
Hairspray
Windward Community College, Paliku Theatre, Sept. 19-Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 4 p.m. Sundays, $22-$29. Rob Right directs the Broadway hit, which won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical. (235-7310, etickethawaii.com)
The WonderShow
Mercury Bar, 9 p.m. doors, $10/advance, $15/door. Sets at 10:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Be prepared to be dazzled by Honolulu’s most talented contortionists, jugglers, fire dancers, burlesque artists, pole dancers, comedians and more. (prettypeacockproductions.eventbrite.com)
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
The Brad Powell Theatre, Dole Cannery Square, Sept. 12-Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, $14-$25. Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, Penn., where they bicker and complain about their lives before their movie-star sister Masha comes into town with new boy toy Spike. (taghawaii.net, 722-6941)