C A L E N D A R S

Weekend

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Friday

Angry & artsy

Angry Woebots, 2H and Phoneticontrol of the Pocket Full of Monsters art collective will be unveiling their new art pieces at the "Daggers, Bolts & Fur" show. Kaneohe's Aaron Martin took on the Angry moniker about six years ago since relocating back to his island home from Seattle, and he and 2H from Seattle will be doing live painting at the show.

Phoneticontrol (Eric Broers) is a San Francisco-based artist, curator, muralist and clothing designer, and his creations are often composed of found objects or other items brought home after a trip to the local Salvation Army.

» Place: Exclusive, 1311 Kapiolani Blvd., #104
» Time: 5 to 9 p.m.
» Admission: Free
» Call: 593-9699 or visit exclusive-hawaii.com

Eat fried fish and roast Nainoa

It's not often famed Hokule'a navigator Nainoa Thompson is the target of jokes, but he will be, at a roast staged as part of a fish-fry fundraiser for the Hawaii Maritime Center and Polynesian Voyaging Society.

Silent auction items up for bid include canoe rides aboard the Hokule'a, a signed navigational chart used by Thompson on a recent voyage, a one-night stay at Wyland Waikiki, a behind-the-scenes tour of Bishop Museum with Director Tim Johns and other Hokule'a memorabilia. Entertainment will be provided by the Hokule'a crew and other surprise special guests, and the Long Liners will provide fresh fish for the fryers -- say that five times fast.

» Place: Pier 7, on the front lawn of the Hawaii Maritime Center
» Time: 6 to 9 p.m.
» Tickets: $100
» Call: 848-4170

Saturday

Filipino culture on display during fiesta and parade

The Filipino Community Center's 16th Annual Filipino Fiesta and Parade promises to be a colorful all-day affair.

First, there's the historical cultural parade in the morning down Kalakaua Avenue, from Fort DeRussy to Kapiolani Park. It will include several floats depicting important events in Philippines history and will include street dancers (Ati-Atihan and Sinulog), marching bands, and cultural, community, professional, civic and student marching groups.

The fiesta, to be held in the park, will showcase various aspects of Filipino culture, with a regional cultural village, a keiki village, food booths and daylong entertainment at the bandstand featuring local and Philippine-based artists.

And then, for the first time, a Santacruzan festival will be held in the evening. This popular religious May festival showcases Filipino beauties representing various historical and religious figures. Clad in their gowns, the queens will march in a candle-lit procession with their Barong-clad escorts under flower-bedecked arches, accompanied by children dressed as angels and followed by singers and musicians doing religious hymns.

» Place: Kapiolani Park Bandstand
» Time: 9 to 10:30 a.m. for the parade, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the park
» Admission: Free
» Call: 349-9319 or 520-1450

Documentary features thinkers meeting with the Dalai Lama

A feature documentary about the Dalai Lama, "Dalai Lama Renaissance," will get a special screening at the Unity Church of Hawaii.

Narrated by Harrison Ford, the 80-minute documentary tells the story of 40 of the world's most innovative Western thinkers who travel to India in the Himalayan mountains to meet with the Dalai Lama to try and solve many of the world's problems. What happened was surprising and unexpected, as an 18-person, five-camera crew documented much of the weeklong meeting and exploration of the future of mankind.

In the midst of the heated discussions, there is a historic moment in the film where the Dalai Lama considers and discusses the idea of economic sanctions against China for the first time on camera. And yet, he emphasizes that he would not support economic action that would hurt the ordinary Chinese citizen.

» Place: Unity Church of Hawaii, 3608 Diamond Head Circle
» Time: 7 p.m.
» Admission: $10
» Call: 735-4436

Saturday & Sunday

WCC students duel, dance in special performance

Windward Community College drama students will show off their stuff in a special revue directed by Stan Egi and Tom Holowach.

"Dueling, Dancing and Romancing" will feature the students fencing, dancing, and doing monologues and scenes from such plays as "Biloxi Blues," "The Glass Menagerie," "Cyrano De Bergerac" and "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown."

» Place: Paliku Theatre, Windward Community College, 45-720 Keaahala Road
» Time: 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday
» Admission: Free
» Call: 236-9138

Hawaii Pet Expo barks into the Blaisdell

Animal lovers can congregate at the annual event tailor-made just for them: the Hawaii Pet Expo 2008. While dogs and their owners dominate the crowd, the expo doesn't discriminate. Cat, bird and fish clubs will be in attendance, along with live animal demonstrations, the latest in pet products, free pet care advice, crafters, games and even prizes.

Highlights include the West Oahu Kennel Club Parade of Breeds at 1:45 p.m. Saturday, the Hawaiian Kennel Club Puppy Match at noon and a petting zoo on Sunday.

And if you can spare an extra can or two of food (of the nonpet type, of course), drop it off at the expo, where they're collecting donations for the Hawaii Foodbank.

» Place: Blaisdell Exhibition Hall
» Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
» Admission: Free
» Call: 845-1762

Sunday

Shore Bird restaurant hosts steel-guitar gigs

The smooth sounds of the steel guitar can still be found in Waikiki, particularly at a feature showcase at Steel Guitar Sundays at the Shore Bird Restaurant and Beach Bar at the Outrigger Reef on the Beach hotel.

Held on the second Sunday of each month, this weekend's gig includes members of the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association. With more than 600 members worldwide, including the mainland, Canada, Europe and the Pacific Rim, membership is open to all players who support the perpetuation of Hawaiian steel-guitar music.

Expected to join regular Alan Akaka will be association President G. "Kamaka" Tom, Vice President Tom Ikehata Tohma and member Isaac Akuna, plus probably anyone else from the group that want to help put out on an afternoon's worth of nahenahe music.

» Place: Shore Bird Restaurant and Beach Bar, Outrigger Reef on the Beach, 2169 Kalia Road
» Time: 2 to 4 p.m.
» Admission: Free
» Call: 922-2887

May 15 & 18

Guest conductor Naoto Otomo closes symp

The Honolulu Symphony's current season comes to an end starting next Thursday with what promises to be an uplifting program featuring guest conductor Naoto Otomo, organist Mark Wong and first violinist Ignace Jang.

Jang will be featured in Mozart's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 3. "I chose this (piece) for its beauty and highly sensitive second movement," Jang said. "This is a rediscovery of a work written by a youthful Mozart, and often performed by very young violinists, which blends both maturity and innocence."

Wong will play with the orchestra Saint-Saëns' Symphony No. 3, in C minor. Commonly known as the "Organ Symphony," it was the composer's final symphony. Following its Paris premiere, French composer Charles Gounod called Saint-Saëns "the French Beethoven."

The program will be rounded out by the overture to the Romantic opera "Der Freischütz," by Von Weber. Weber's score laid the foundation for the German school of Romanticism, which culminated in the music-drama of Richard Wagner.

» Place: Blaisdell Concert Hall
» Time: 8 p.m. May 15 and 4 p.m. May 18
» Tickets: $21 to $74, with a 20 percent discount for students, military and seniors
» Call: 792-2000 or visit ticketmaster.com

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