Guest performer Shahrzad. The 11th annual Hawaii Belly Dance Convention kicked off Friday night at the Honolulu Museum of Art’s Doris Duke Theatre with a back-to-back showcase of belly dance performers from around the world. The first show featured a…
Fall was in the air for October’s First Friday Art Walk, with autumn and Halloween themes all around town. At The ARTS at Marks Garage, the Āina Aloha art show teamed up with Hallowbaloo for a brightly colored, but also…
Photo by Tracy Chan “The Story of Everything” took root in Kealoha Wong’s mind four years ago, when his then-girlfriend told him he was going to be a new father. Sent into “future father freakout mode,” the internationally acclaimed poet…
Beer and bratwurst (and some seriously delicious pineapple fried rice from Mega-load Burgers) were the highlight of this month’s Eat the Street, held at Streetgrindz’ new Makers and Tasters location at the former Fisherman’s Wharf. Many of the vendors got…
The 10th Annual Improvaganza: Hawaii Festival of Improv kicked off Thursday at The ARTS at Marks Garage with a sold-out showcase, featuring four performers and troupes who had the audience laughing til their faces hurt. Like last year, this year’s…
Michael Gray, Mark Becker and owner Daniel Gray. Chinatown cornerstone club NextDoor celebrated a decade of art, fashion, music, and debauchery with a Gold, Glitz & Glam-themed party on Wednesday night. The party also doubled as a belated birthday party…
It’s evening, you’re totally not feeling the heat in your muggy apartment or you’re getting too distracted at home, and you’ve got a big assignment due tomorrow. You want to go somewhere and work, but everywhere is closed … or…
The grand finale to this year’s Hawaii Food and Wine Festival, Beauty and the Feast, got under way Sunday as the sun was setting over Ko Olina’s beautiful lagoons. The sold-out event featured 12 master chefs from all over the…
This year’s Chefs’ Private After Party, part of the Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival, took place at Japengo & SWIM at Hyatt Regency Waikiki, with amazing craft cocktails, spirits, late-night snacks, music and dancing. The five midnight snack stations featured…
Despite predictions of rain, the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival’s Chopstix & Cocktails at The Modern Honolulu unfolded under clear skies, with a lively crowd enjoying gourmet dishes, specialty cocktails and wine in the hotel’s chic, poolside setting. Thirteen renowned…
The Hawaii Burlesque Festival, produced and directed by local burlesque performer Violetta Beretta and Cherry Blossom Cabaret, concluded Saturday evening at Doris Duke Theater with a wild and wacky “Hot Lava Hukilau,” starring local performers, as well as performers from…
Odin Works, headed up by former Honolulu resident Cameron Peppers, returned home for its 6th anniversary Saturday night, bringing renowned house music DJs Colette of LA/Chicago and Heather of Chicago in for a night of catchy, soulful beats at NextDoor.…
The 6th Annual Rice Fest took over the Office Depot parking lot in the Ward area Saturday, for a free one-day event exploring the many different uses of rice and the cultures that use it. The fest included food vendors,…
September was the first First Friday after college started up again, so no surprise that it got packed later on in the night, with lines down the block at Bar 35 and Manifest. The earlier Art Walk was also a…
SKY Waikiki held its official grand opening Saturday after a VIP/media preview the previous night, featuring guest DJs Brody Jenner and Devin Lucien. The much anticipated opening of the new Vegas-style club had people lined up all the way down…
Happy birthday, Manifest! Hard to believe that it’s been six years since the Chinatown club, headed up by young entrepreneur Brandon Reid, opened its doors on Hotel Street, promising a haven for the eclectic, artistic and intelligent. Over time, it’s…
It’s been a long time coming, and it’s finally here. SKY Waikiki, which originally was set to open September of last year, finally opened its doors on Friday. And like that girlfriend who’s late to the party because she spent…
The inaugural Great Waikiki Beer Festival happens at the Hilton Hawaiian Village this weekend, with a paired Brewer’s Dinner on Friday, the big beer event with 100 brews on Saturday and a “recovery day” Brewer’s Brunch on Sunday. Without further…
Berlin met Honolulu in Friday night’s Isle9 block party, which encompassed eight bars in Chinatown with guest house and electro DJs from Germany; fire spinners; live music and more. A portion of the proceeds from the event will go toward…
Disclaimer: From a young age, I have had a great affection for Shakespeare. From grade school trips to Ashland, Oregon’s fantastic annual Shakespeare Festival to reading the Bard’s works out loud in AP English, I’ve always enjoyed losing myself in…
Eleven44’s abrupt announcement that it was closing for good, citing insufficient numbers, took a lot of people by surprise. Saturday night, the Bethel Street club, barely a year and a half old in its current incarnation, threw a farewell party…
Eat the Street brought a taste of the Middle East to Kakaako Friday evening under a beautiful full moon, with at least a few vendors serving up dishes like Aloha Pops’ Moroccan Mint and Hibiscus Flower Pop, Hawaiian Waffledog’s Tandoori…
Bread + Butter, the new cafe/restaurant/pinot bar next door to Shokudo, held its official grand opening Thursday evening, with a crowd of about 300 turning out to enjoy musical entertainment by acoustic artist Chris Salvador and DJ Jem, along with…
Actor, producer and director Edward James Olmos has probably been in the game longer than many of his fans have been alive. While most fans know him as Admiral Adama from “Battlestar Galactica,” the experience behind his quiet assurance reaches…
Photo by Eric Baranda Anime, video game and comic cosplayers were joined by fans and celebrity guests from science fiction TV and movie franchises like “Star Wars,” “Star Trek,” “Firefly,” “Jurassic Park,” “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” and “Doctor Who” at the…
Hawaii’s first Comic Con Honolulu, brought to you by the folks behind Kawaii Kon, is in full swing this weekend at the Hawaii Convention Center, featuring comics, video games, table top games, cosplay and celebrity guests from the biggest sci-fi,…
“The Winter’s Tale,” now playing at The ARTS at Marks Garage, is directed by longtime theater buff and first-time director Eleanor Svaton. It’s one of William Shakespeare’s lesser-known, but no less complex, plays with all the classic Bard themes —…
Some 50,000 people turned out for the 24th Annual Fourth of July fireworks spectacular at Ala Moana and Magic Island, launched from three separate platforms at Ala Moana Beach Park and sponsored by Ala Moana Center with a soundtrack by…
Comfort food, soul food and quintessentially American dishes like burgers and ribs ruled at Friday’s Eat the Street, held at Kakaako Waterfront Park. It was the debut of the red Toko Express truck, serving up an extremely popular mac and…
Local DJs Super CW, Ramyt and duo Voltaic performed opening sets for Australian electro wizard Thomas Jack Saturday night at Republik. Super CW’s soulful set was one of the last before she begins undergoing cancer treatments, and several concert-goers bought…
The inaugural Sailor Jerry Festival, brainchild of Jason Miller from 808shows.com and Josh 86 from Downbeat, took over six Chinatown venues on the anniversary of the legendary tattoo artist’s death: Old Ironside Tattoo (Sailor Jerry’s old tattoo shop location), Bar…
Erin Smith and her band celebrated the release of their much anticipated new album “American Boy” with an all-ages party at Republik, sponsored by BAMP Project and STAR 101.9. Opening were talented young local musicians Crimson Apple, Random Weirdos and…
Colorful, crazy vintage fashion was the name of the game at the much buzzed-about Barrio Vintage fashion show Thursday night. A long, circuitous runway at Chinatown’s Manifest took models inside and outside through the club. The show and reception brought…
She’s been called a “vocal powerhouse,” a “fashion ambassador of rock & roll” and compared to Gwen Stefani more times than she can count. Now Erin Smith, former frontwoman of Maui band The Throwdowns, is making a splash with her…
June’s First Friday saw the grand opening of the newest branch of dark alternative store Millennium Hawaii/Chaos Incorporated in Marin Tower on Smith Street. We stopped by, before hitting NextDoor, where live art, music and local craft vendors added to…
Eat the Street once again switched locations this month, settling at the Kakaako Waterfront Park parking lot at the end of Cooke Street. With the theme of Hawaii, May’s Eat the Street celebrated the unique and wonderful foods we know…
The annual Jameson Bartenders Ball, sponsored by Jameson Irish Whiskey, is known as one of the best “bartender appreciation” events of the year, and for good reason. The invitation-only event, open to bartenders and bar/club management only, is a crazy…
In what has become a Memorial Day tradition, the Bacardi Pool Party raged on the seventh-floor pool deck of the Hawaiian Monarch Hotel Monday afternoon, with Bacardi Limon, Kaimana bikinis, food, floaty toys, and all kinds of madness to be…
Photo by Trenton Kakazu An estimated 50,000 people from around the globe came to Magic Island to remember their loved ones at the 17th Annual Lantern Floating Hawaii ceremony, a beautiful, emotional event made possible by the Shinnyo-en Buddhist Temple…
Five weeks after Element Group’s newest club opened its doors to the public, the new nightlife hot spot in what was formerly Bar Seven celebrated its official grand opening with former Las Vegas resident and Hawaii Veteran DJ TOMA, backed…
