Entertainment

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.

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.

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.

Lock lips on sumptuous chocolates, desserts and more for a pre-Valentine’s Day benefit for keiki nutrition at the Hilton Waikoloa Village.

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.

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.

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.

Be transported Wednesday to Spain and Latin America, when music was as opulent as the commissioned paintings and sculptures of the Old World.

Filling the hours with work is easy. Take the weekend to challenge the status quo and try something new. Whatever it is, make Monday your respite from a weekend of hard play.

Back in the day, telling someone they were the “bee’s knees,” was akin to saying they were super awesome. On January 25, at 6 p.m., join other super awesome folk as they learn about the amazing honey bee and their plight.

This year, the 11th Annual ‘Iolani Luahine Hula Festival takes place on January 24, 25, and 26, at the Hulihe’e Palace grounds and at the King Kamehameha Hotel’s courtyard.

If you’re feeling like this week might have kicked your rear a little too hard, it’s time to turn things around and kick back. Play hard people.

The Keigwin + Company will stop by the University of Hawai’i at Hilo’s Performing Arts Center on January 21, for a night of highly stylized movement and music.

Go out. Have fun, and spend time laughing with those you want to hug tight, share a basket of fries with, or get to know better. Just do.

For those that bought their tickets early, you can relax, gloat a bit, and quietly pity the rest of the folk who are condemned to general seating for the Chicago concert on Saturday.

Support the arts and enjoy an evening of Broadway musical pieces at the 5th Annual Gala event at the Aloha Theatre on January 12.

Bigislandnow.com brings the entertainment options to you. It’s like having your very own concierge service or smiling errand girl at your fingertips. Sit back, take a peek below, and enjoy the island’s offerings.

Be immersed in the cosmos and travel 3D style at the ‘Imiloa’s presentation of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe on January 4.

In 2012 there were highlights and lows. But like any great picture, contrast and shadow create distinction in what would otherwise be a year forgotten. Celebrate surviving or thriving in your 2012.

Enjoy these last days and nights of 2012 with some wicked aural pleasures and a delightfully sticky sweet cultural exchange.