Top 5 things to do this weekend (March 29-31) in Honolulu, Hawaii

March 27, 2013

Diane Lee,

Yellow bathtub cuties will float along the Ala Wai Canal for the 26th Annual Great Hawaiian Rubber Duckie Race.

Photo: karen march

NIGHTLIFE

Art After Dark Secret Sounds Showcase

Friday, March 29

Don’t miss this month’s Art After Dark Secret Sounds showcase featuring beatboxer Jason Tom, indie band Animal Mother and hip-hop, jazz and Hawaiian music fusion group TRE3ES.
6-9 p.m., $10 general admission, free for museum members, Honolulu Museum of Art Doris Duke Theatre, honolulumuseum.org/13577-secret_sound_showcase.

THEATRE

9 to 5 musical

Friday, March 29 – Sunday, April 14

This musical is about unlikely friendship and revenge in the corporate world. Watch three co-workers Violet, Doralee and Judy, scheme up imaginary plans to get even with their sexist boss in this production based on the 1980 movie.
Times vary, $15-$50, Diamond Head Theatre, 520 Makapuu Ave., 733-0274, diamondheadtheatre.com.

ENTERTAINMENT

Bill Cosby Concert

Saturday, March 30

Hey! Hey! Hey! Beloved comedian Bill Cosby is coming to town for one night only. Wear a sweater to his show and be prepared to laugh at the jokes from The King of Comedy. Don't forget to read our exclusive interview with the comedy legend before you go.
8 p.m., $45-$85, Neal Blaisdell Concert Hall, 777 Ward Ave., blaisdellcenter.com.

FUNDRAISER

26th Annual Great Hawaiian Rubber Duckie Race

Saturday, March 30

Rub-a-dub-dub! Instead of playing with a lone rubber duckie in a tub, adopt one and watch it float with 20,000 others along the Ala Wai Canal. The owners of the top 50 finishers will win prizes, such as a trip for two to Las Vegas, an Apple iPad mini and a spa package. It’s a fundraiser for United Cerebral Palsy Association of Hawaii.
1:16 p.m. race time, $5 donation, Kalakaua Avenue Bridge, Ala Wai Canal, 532-6744, ucpahi.org.

DINING

Miyazaki Feast by The Pig and the Lady

Saturday, March 30 and Sunday, March 31

The Pig and the Lady’s founder and chef Andrew Le recreates his Austin pop-up dinner inspired by Hayao Miyazaki’s animated film Spirited Away. Just like the characters in the film, you’ll get to pig out on oden, noodles, short rib, soup and sweets.
8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, $69, R&D, 691 Auahi St., eventbrite.com/event/5998464569/eorg.

This article appears in the March 2013 issue of HONOLULU Magazine.