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Party pics: TEDx Honolulu After-party

The TEDx Honolulu official after-party at Eleven44, (formerly The Venue & BambuTwo) brought TEDx Honolulu speakers, volunteers and attendees together for an early evening party with drinks, pupu, social media, an XBox gaming station, Instabooth photos and more. For many,…

Party pics: First Friday September 2013

We hit some of the most happening spots on First Friday, including The Venue for a fundraiser for K-9 Kokua, a nonprofit that rescues and finds homes for dogs in need; The ARTS at Marks Garage for an art exhibition…

Party pics: Gypsy Frequencies

Gypsy Frequencies at The Venue on Saturday was a special one-off night of bellydance, tribal electro and exotic neo-world-beats on the Void Acoustics sound system, with  DJs Rhythmstar, Emuin and Sean til Dawn and performances by dancers including Shakti Dance Movement, Uemai,…

Party pics: First Friday December 2012

We hit some of the most happening spots during December’s First Friday art walk, including the crowded Anti-Canvas art show fundraiser at SoHo, with dozens of boardshorts featuring spectacular work by local artists, plus the grand opening of Article 15…

Party pics: Camera Obscura: The Ritual

Camera Obscura held a night of dark, exotic fashion, music and dance on Friday at The Venue, with a fashion show by Hunter Vain, Nelli and Kisa Kosmos, Badra Belly and fire dancers, and DJs Dark Cloud, Dymentia and Nocturna…

Party pics: First Friday August 2012

We hit the happening spots for First Friday’s art walk and the club craziness afterward, including The Loading Zone for its grand opening party, NextDoor, Bar 35, The Venue, Cafe Sarang, The ARTS at Marks Garage for an art show…

Party pics: Sabrina Fox @ The Venue

Sexy bellydance superstar Sabrina Fox from LA returned to Honolulu for a special show with local tribal bellydance troupe Shakti Dance Movement and DJs Dymentia and Nocturna at July’s Camera Obscura. Sabrina Fox @ The Venue ◄ Back Next ►…

Hawaii: In Real Life ~ Jive Nene

So I’m working with one of my new clients, Bambu Two (@Bambutwo) and they tell me they have this concert coming up. Big deal, right? They always have concerts. Well, it turns out the soul band, Jive Nene (@JiveNene) is…

Pics: Charmed & Dangerous: Rachel Brice

The Venue was packed, with barely room to stand, on Sunday night for a night of bellydance starring special guest Rachel Brice, a Portland-based belly dance and yoga instructor and founder of The Indigo Belly Dance Company. The sexy, exotic…

Party pics: Freeradicals Projekt & KoS

Freeradicals Projekt, a seven-piece funk-jazz-hip-hop band visiting from Maui, plus local bands Yoza and Kings of Spade and tribal bellydancers Shakti Dance Movement headlined a show at The Venue Friday night, with a sexy night of rock, blues, hip-hop and…

Party pics: Dark Alice In Wonderland Ball

Camera Obscura and Portland’s Decadent Events collaborated for a gothic Alice in Wonderland-themed party at The Venue on Friday night. With performers from Cherry Blossom Cabaret, a fashion show by local designer Lady Jane Metcalf, a costume contest, and DJs…

Party pics: Ill Hill Society EP Release

Local hip-hop trio Ill Hill Society released their “RAP BETTER” EP with performances by Broke Mokes, The Nightmarchers, Pro, and Prie at The Venue on Friday night. Special guest photographer Riana Stellburg of Rudified Media captured shots of the crowded…

Honolulu Twestival

Once again, the Twitter community rallied for a cause — this time, for the Blood Bank of Hawaii. Attendees enjoyed food, drinks, prizes, and live entertainment by Jason Tom, Emi Hart, Kamuela Kahoano and Willow Chang … and of course…

Party pics: Cary Tagawa tweetup

Once he was introduced to Twitter, actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, best known for his role as soul sucker Shang Tsung in the “Mortal Kombat” film and recently “Hawaii Five-0,” enthusiastically embraced the world of social media. After spending the past few…

Night Lights: Weekend Wrapup Sept. 10-12

I think my weekend started with Twitter being over capacity… again.(.__)<{(My ASCII version of the Twitter Fail Whale)Looks like I have to rely on my faulty human memory for everything that happened… but that’s all right. Lots of memorable things…