Entertainment
Pet Events in Hilo and Kona This Weekend
A dog wash in Keaau and a St. Pet-Trick’s Day event in Kona are happening around the island this weekend.
Irish Dancing in Volcano on St. Patrick’s Day
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with traditional Irish dance when the Whirlijigs perform their annual show in Volcano this Sunday from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
“Magician McMaster” Mixes Comedy with Illusion
Keep those eyes active and engaged with the sleight of hand onstage this Saturday, March 16, at the Aloha Theatre in Kona.
Cruz Helps the Kids With Benefit Concert
Oahu born crooner, John Cruz helps send the soccer kids from Kona Crush to the state playoffs with a benefit concert Sunday March 10.
There Are Still Tickets: Brewers’ Pa’ina
There’s no need to be sour about the sold out brew fest this weekend, especially when tickets are still available for Thursday night’s Brewers’ Pa’ina at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort.
Want A Little Variety?
The Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus dispels the gray and welcomes all to spring into a day of family fun with their variety show’s matinee performance at 2 p.m., Sunday.
Puna ‘Ulu Festival Saturday at Pu`ala`a
The event to be held near Alalanui Beach Park, also known as “Hot Pond,” will include music, demonstrations and all things breadfruit.
In Concert: Prize Winning String Quartet
Leave the dark and dreary cold of Hilo rain at the UHH Pacific Arts Center doors, and enter into a theater that brings the warmth of old world musical intimacy to light, with the Afiara String Quartet.
It’s Good to Be A Girl
Traditions and cultural practices are made into a day of fun on March 3 for Hinamatsuri or Girls’ Day at the University of Hawai`i at Hilo.
Braddah Smitty’s Laupahoehoe Music Festival
This short month is jam-packed with festive fun. Saturday, February 23, proves no different with Braddah Smitty’s 8th Annual Laupahoehoe Music Festival.
Go International: Student Showcase to Sell Out
Dance, exhibitions, music, martial arts, storytelling and more are featured from lands far away on the UH-Hilo Performing Arts Center stage Feb. 22-23.
Love on Da Rock
It’s V-Day. The commercial day of pink hearts, sparkly things, flowers, and toothache inducing sweetness. Or, not. Either way, here are a few activities for those that are in love/lust, the friend zone, or say “it’s complicated,” on their relationship status.
Big Island’s Lesbian Sci-Fi Film Gets Acclaim
Hajim hopes to provide some heroic models with his science-fiction animated film, Strange Frame: Love and Sax, which screens at the Palace Theater on February 15, at 7 p.m.
Dance From the City, Not the Musical
Sunday evening, Jazz dance will command audience attention at the University of Hawai’i at Hilo’s Performing Arts Center from 7:30 p.m.
A Chinese Festival of Films
Heritage, culture, identity, activism and more will be onscreen at the Palace Theater on February 8 and February 10, for the 6th Annual Chinese Film Fest.
Ah, L’amour
Lock lips on sumptuous chocolates, desserts and more for a pre-Valentine’s Day benefit for keiki nutrition at the Hilton Waikoloa Village.
The Mystical Snake – Hilo’s Chinese New Year
Whether or not you believe in astrological forecasting and animals of the Chinese Zodiac, have a little fun with the mystical February 9, in downtown Hilo.
Church Row Awash with Blooms
After 20 years, Waimea is still pretty in pink…blossoms. Saturday February 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Church Row will be awash with buds and blooms, entertainment, crafts, art, culture, food and more.
Brews For the Big Rock
On January 31, this massively popular, sellout event will begin selling passes for the brewfest on March 9, the golf tournament on the March 8, and Brewers Pa’ina on March 7.
If it Ain’t Baroque, But It Is
Be transported Wednesday to Spain and Latin America, when music was as opulent as the commissioned paintings and sculptures of the Old World.
