Every Friday: 
Aloha Fridays at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.  A free hands-on demonstration lesson is given in a cultural craft that will vary from week to week. Held at VAC Gallery porch in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.  All events are free (donations welcome); park entrance fees apply. For information call (808) 967-8222 or visit www.volcanoartcenter.org.

Friday & Saturday, December 6 & 7: 
Na Makua Invitational Christmas Gift Fair.  Enjoy the company of some of Hawai`i’s best artists and producers of fine handmade crafts and gifts. Enjoy live entertainment along with delicious food, refreshments and prize drawings. Free Admission.  Ah Fook Chinen Civic Auditorium, Manono St., Hilo, Friday 4 to 9 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  For information call (808) 966-4647 or visit www.namakua.com.

Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, December 6 – 22:
Aloha Theater: “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”.  Barbara Robinson’s 1982 feel-good comedy about six juvenile delinquents who come to church for the free food—and end up in a Christmas pageant–with starring roles!  Fridays and Saturdays 7:30 p.m., Sundays 2:30 p.m. at Aloha Theater in Kainaliu, 8 miles south of Kailua-Kona. Reserved seats call (808) 322-9924 or online www.alohatheater.com, or tickets at the door one hour before showtime. Advance ticketing is recommended…these shows often sell out.

Every Wednesday: 
Hawai`iana Live.  A 45-minute cultural tourism program hosted by Leilehua Yuen. It features live on stage presentations that share the history and traditions of the Hawaiian culture through storytelling, film, music, oli (chant) and hula. Palace Theater, 38 Haili Street, Hilo.  11 a.m. Admission is $5, Keiki 12 & under, free.  For information call (808) 934-7010 or visit www.hilopalace.com.

Every Tuesday Morning: 
BikeWorks Beach & Sport – Queens Marketplace. Free fun road ride for cyclists of all levels at 8:30 a.m. Rental bikes available. Get updates on all their activities on the Emily T Gail Show at www.espnhawaii.com or visit www.bikeworkshawaii.com.

Every Tuesday
features the new Emily T Gail Show.  Emily’s show can be found online at www.espnhawaii.com under “Lineup” on the homepage.  Sponsored by Aloha – Big Island Visitor Guide, Emily “talks story” with recreational, high school and professional athletes, along with coaches, parents, organizers, and members of print and broadcast media. She talks about golf, running, swimming, biking, tennis, paddling, diving, skateboarding, as well as major league sports, high school sports, and college sports. For information, call Emily at (808) 896-6780, visit www.emilys.org, or email Emily at emilytgail@emilys.org.

First Friday:
Bike Ride (Dec. 6 & Jan. 3) in Waikoloa Village. “First Friday” is a chill night ride through Waikoloa Village which takes place the First Friday of EVERY month. It will start at Waikoloa Village Lava Java at 8:30pm. All bikes are welcome, but beach cruiser/hybrid/single speed bikes will be most comfortable on this slow paced ~10mile/1hr ride. Please bring your non-cyclist friends and significant others! Please bring lights, blinkies, bells and horns! Contact Rich Bell for more information at bellrichardj@gmail.com or visit www.bikeworkshawaii.com.

Saturday, November 30: 
Holiday Affair:  Holiday Concert and Silent Auction.  Celebrate the magic of the Holidays with the Donkey Mill Art Center. Enjoy a benefit concert and silent auction at the beautiful Holualoa Inn, 76-5932 Mamalahoa Hwy., Holualoa with Hawaiian swing band Kahula Nui.  4:30 – 7:30 p.m.  Admission: Adults $25, Children $12.  For tickets and information call (808) 322-3362.

Friday, November 15:
Na Mele Makana benefit for the Hale Ho`ola Hamakua Foundation. Slack Key Guitar Concert.  Host and slack key guitar master George Kahumoku, Jr. is joined by Martin Pahinui, Brad Bordessa and Anuhea Lim, for an evening of traditional Hawaiian songs and authentic “talk-story”.  Honoka`a Peoples Theatre, 45-3574 Mamane St., Honoka`a.  Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m.  For information and tickets visit www.slackkeyshow.com or call (808) 775-0000.

Every Tuesday features the new Emily T Gail Show.  Emily’s show can be found online at www.espnhawaii.com under “Lineup” on the homepage.  Sponsored by Aloha – Big Island Visitor Guide, Emily “talks story” with recreational, high school and professional athletes, along with coaches, parents, organizers, and members of print and broadcast media. She talks about golf, running, swimming, biking, tennis, paddling, diving, skateboarding, as well as major league sports, high school sports, and college sports. For information, call Emily at (808) 896-6780, visit www.emilys.org, or email Emily at emilytgail@emilys.org.