Jazz Minds
Every Monday through Saturday Night:
Jazz Minds. A fun, eclectic café, featuring live Jazz music, cocktails and pupus, served in an ultra comfy, hip setting. Different bands perform nightly. 1661 Kapiolani Blvd., near the Ala Moana Shopping Center. 6:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. nightly. For information call (808) 945-0800 or visit www.honolulujazzclub.com.
Discover Your Future in Aviation
Saturday, March 29:
Discover Your Future in Aviation. Young people interested in aviation as a career or hobby will want to attend this event which will be filled with hands-on workshops, a career fair, flight lab, and interactive science exhibits. Honoring Captain Sharyn Emminger-Dey, the first female pilot to fly for Hawaiian Airlines and captained the highly publicized flight of the first all-female flight crew. Participants can enter to win aviation prizes and take photos with historical aviation re-enactors. The event is free with Museum admission and is free to Museum Members. Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor, 319 Lexington Blvd., Honolulu. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information call (808) 441-1000 or visit www.pacificaviationmuseum.org.
Waikiki Artfest
Saturday & Sunday, March 29 & 30:
Waikiki Artfest. Featuring the work of approximately 75 of Hawai`i’s finest artists and handcraft artisans who display their work for sale. Products include all types of jewelry, clothing, ceramics, stained glass, and woodwork. Enjoy live contemporary and Hawaiian music, great food, shave ice, and drinks. Kapiolani Park, 2801 Monsarrat Ave., Honolulu. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information call (808) 696-6717.
Heiva I Honolulu 2014
Friday & Saturday, March 21 & 22:
Heiva I Honolulu 2014. Hawai`i’s biggest and best Tahitian dance competition. The Waikiki Shell stage will be full of hundreds of soloists and premier Tahitian performance groups representing Hawai`i, North America and Asia. Tickets available at the Blaisdell Ticket Box Office, or each day two hours prior to the event start time at the Waikiki Shell Box Office. General Admission: Adult (11yrs+) $15 Child $10 (4-10yrs). Ticket prices noted are per day. The celebration is open to visitors and locals alike. Waikiki Shell. 2805 Monsarrat Ave. Honolulu. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. For information call (808) 397-4880 or visit www.tahitinuiinternational.com.
Wiki Wiki One Day Vintage Collectibles & Hawaiiana Show
Sunday, March 16:
Wiki Wiki One Day Vintage Collectibles & Hawaiiana Show. An all vintage (20 yrs & older) collectibles and antiques show and sale. Shop tables with vendors from O`ahu, Outer Islands, and Mainland U.S. This is Hawai`i’s only strictly vintage show with no pre-sales to vendors. Great buys in antiques, Hawaiiana, art, estate jewelry, vintage fashion, dolls, tribal art, beads, tiki, gold & silver, koa, furniture, kimono, kitchenware, ukuleles, toys, kokeshi, Mid-Century décor, ivory, Chinese & Japanese antiques, Mings jewelry, Niihau shell leis, lauhala hats, stamps, coins, shabby chic, Victorian, sports cards, Hawaiian Monarchy items, prints, textiles, postcards, aloha shirts, lighters and more! Blaisdell Hawai`i Suites 777 Ward Ave., Honolulu. 10:30 am to 4:30 pm, Early entry at 9 a.m. General Admission $4.50 Early entry $15. For information call (808) 941-9754.
Hawai`i Pops Presents Driven to Dance: Dinner, Dance & Concert
Saturday, March 15:
Hawai`i Pops Presents Driven to Dance: Dinner, Dance & Concert. The Orchestra Series offers theatre-style seating, seating at tables of 10, and seating at cocktail tables of six. Individual tickets are $35 for theatre style, $60 at a cocktail table and $75 at a table of 10. Table purchases are $360 for a cocktail table of six and $750 for a table of 10. Hawai`i Convention Center Ballroom, 1801 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu. 8 p.m. For tickets and information call (808) 550-8457 or visit www.hawaiipops.com or www.honoluluboxoffice.tix.com.
Discover Kualoa
Saturday, March 15:
Discover Kualoa. Kualoa Ranch presents a unique farm-to-table culinary experience. This event showcases culinary creations, prepared by the hands of local farmers and chefs using fresh products and produce. Featuring a farmers’ market, with countless ready-to-eat creations and a showcase of produce and products straight from the various farms. Participate in do-it-yourself Hawaiian crafts such as lauhala weaving, lei making, surfboard shaping and poi pounding. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kualoa Ranch. 49-560 Kamehameha Hwy., Kaneohe. For information call (808) 391-7441 or visit www.discover.kualoa.com.
Very Still & Hard to See
Wednesday – Sunday, March 12 – 16:
Very Still & Hard to See. An architect encounters an obake, a Japanese shape-shifting demon, while building a hotel over her lair, and makes a deal that will shape the hotel and the people who stay there. Over the course of seven short plays, follow the history of the hotel and the influence the obake has over its guests. Kennedy Theatre, University of Hawai`i, 1770 East-West Road, Honolulu. Wednesday thru Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m. Ticket prices range from $5 to $18 and are available at the door only, beginning one hour before the show begins. For information call (808) 956-7655 or visit www.hawaii.edu/kennedy.
Hangar Talk & Book Signing with Donna Knaff
Saturday, March 8:
Hangar Talk & Book Signing with Donna Knaff. Donna Knaff is the author of “Beyond Rosie the Riviter: Women of World War II in American Popular Graphic Art.” Commemorating Women’s History Month, the Museum’s Hangar Talk is at 2 p.m. followed by a book signing and meet the author at 3 p.m. Donna Knaff will examine the role of women during World War II including a discussion of the Women Air force Service Pilots (WASP). Free with Museum admission and free to Museum Members. Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor, 319 Lexington Blvd., Honolulu. 2-4 p.m. For more information call (808) 441-1000 or visit www.pacificaviationmuseum.org.
Honolulu Festival
Friday – Sunday, March 7 – 9:
Honolulu Festival. This three-day festival celebrates cultures from across the Pacific with art, music, dance, and crafts, filled with spectacular sights and sounds, including aboriginal dance performances, cultural demonstrations and a vibrant parade through Waikiki. Most events held at the Hawai`i Convention Center, 1801 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu, and other various locations. For information and schedule of events, call (808) 926-2424 or visit www.honolulufestival.com.