TODAY, May 19
Step Inside the Music
Where: GPAC Theatre, HPA
When: 7 p.m. May 19
Details: Prince Dance Institute presents 65 performers and live music — contemporary to hip hop, jazz to swing. Second performance May 20 at 2 p.m. Admission $20/$10/$5. Visit www.princedance.com.
Contact: 808-217-3008, ingo@princedance.org
‘THE ISLAND PRESIDENT’
Where: The Palace Theater
When: 7 p.m. May 19, 21,22; 2:30 p.m. May 20.
Details: Jon Shenk tells the story of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, a man confronting a problem greater than any other world leader has ever faced — the literal survival of his country, as a rise of 3 feet in sea level would submerge its 1,200 islands.Tickets $5-7.
Contact: info@hilopalace.com, 934-7010, info@hilopalace.com
Steel Magnolias
Where: East Hawaii Cultural Center, 141 Kalakaua St., Hilo
When: 7:30 p.m. May 19, 25, 26, and 2 p.m. May 20, 27
Details: Story of six strong southern women, set in a garage beauty parlor in 1989, where characters meet to prime battle wits and form lasting bonds of friendship.
Contact: Tasha, 961-5711, info@ehcc.org
JOHN KEAWE IN HILO
Where: Basically Books
When: 1 p.m. May 19
Details: Multiple Hoku Award winner from North Kohala performs in honor of the Na Hoku Hanohano Hawaiian music awards. Free.
Contact: Christine Reed, 961-0144, bbinfo@hawaiiantel.net
Pacific Academy
Recital
Where: United Community Church, Hilo
When: 3 p.m. May 19
Details: Intermediate and advanced students of the Pacific Academy of Music will perform on piano. Free.
Contact: Gerdine Markus, 935-5855, gerdine@pacificacademyofmusic.com
MONDAY, May 21
Cinderella
AUDITIONS
Where: KMC Kilauea Theater
When: 6:30 p.m. May 21-22
Details: Kilauea Drama & Entertainment Network holds auditions for annual summer musical, “Cinderella.”
Contact: Suzi Bond, 982-7344, kden73@aol.com
FRIDAY, May 25
KALEIDOSCOPE OF DANCE
Where: Hilo High School Auditorium, 556 Waianuenue Ave.
When: 7 p.m. May 25, 2 p.m. May 26
Details: Island Dance Academy’s biennial variety show features 137 students, ages 4-18 performing 26 original and traditional ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop and modern pieces. Tickets at The Most Irresistible Shop: $12/$10/$8.
Contact: Suen Hughes, 961-3622, islanddanceacademy@yahoo.com
KUANA TORRES KAHELE
Where: The Palace Theater
When: 8 p.m. May 25
Details: Kuana Torres Kahele and Nani Lim Yap. Kahele’s first solo CD was awarded Hawaiian Album of the Year from Big Island Music Awards and is top-nominated contender in this year’s Na Hoku Hanohano awards. Tickets: $25 in advance, $30 at the door; buy at box office 10 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays. Visit www.brownpapertickets.com.
Contact: info@hilopalace.com, 934-7010, info@hilopalace.com
COMING
Love Machine Live
Where: Uncle’s Kava Bar, end of the Red Road, Kalapana,
When: 7:30 p.m. May 26
Details: Love Machine (Erik Avery/bass, Kristin Johnson/drums, Tony Baugh/guitar & vocals) performs lush ballads to face-melting space rock. Free for all ages.
Contact: Love Machine, 936-1229, pinkjimi23@yahoo.com
ALTERNATIVE CABARET
Where: The Palace Theater
When: 3 and 7 p.m. May 26
Details: The Hawaiian Civic Club presents a Masquerade Female Impersonation Revue starring Diva Brandi Lee from Le Bizarre & Friends. Silent auction//masquerade masks/mardi gras beads/ lots of fun; dress in your masquerade. $30 in advance; $35 at the door.
Contact: info@hilopalace.com, 934-7010
THE GONE COUNTRY
BAND AT HONOKAA
Where: Honokaa Western Week celebration, Honokaa
When: 7 p.m. May 26
Details: The Gone Country Band plays country and western swing for the Honokaa Western Week celebration. Free.
Contact: Michael Golden, 982-9360
Big Island Hawaiian Music Festival
Where: Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium, Hilo
When: 12 p.m. July 14
Details: Vendors wanted for East Hawaii Cultural Center’s Big Island Hawaiian Music Festival on July 14-15 from noon to 5 p.m. Stop by EHCC at 141 Kalakaua St. or email: admin@ehcc.org.
Contact: Claudine, 961-5711
Broken Trust
Where: Lyman Museum, 276 Haili St., Hilo
When: 2 p.m. June 2
Details: Randall Roth will discuss his book, Broken Trust, in its historical, cultural and political contexts. In 1997, four elders in the Native Hawaiian community and UH law Professor Roth alleged Bishop Estate trust abuse by some of the state’s most powerful people. $3; Members free.
Contact: Lyman Museum, 935-5021, info@lymanmuseum.org
‘Pelagic Magic’ Film Screening
Where: Lyman Museum, 276 Haili St., Hilo
When: 7 p.m. June 4
Details: Filmed entirely off the Kona coast by local underwater cameraman Matthew D’Avella, “Pelagic Magic” is about deepwater gelatinous animals and includes footage taken 30 feet below the ocean surface, in water more than a mile deep. $3; Members free.
Contact: 935-5021, info@lymanmuseum.org
‘Images’ Opening
Reception
Where: Volcano Art Center Gallery, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
When: 5 p.m. June 8
Details: Meet the photographers and see the judges’ favorite photos from the recent “Images from the Edge” photo contest. Awards, wine and refreshments.
Contact: Emily, 967-7565, gallery@volcanoartcenter.org
‘Images from the Edge’ Exhibit
Where: Volcano Art Center Gallery, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Volcano
When: 9 a.m. June 9
Details: June 9-17, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. View award-winning contest photographs taken in the Volcano park.
Contact: Emily, 967-7565, gallery@volcanoartcenter.org
‘SURVIVING PROGRESS’
Where: The Palace Theater
When: 7 p.m. June 1
Details: June 1, 2, 4, 5 at 7 p.m.; June 3, 2:30 p.m. Documentary stars Stephen Hawking, Jane Goodall and David Suzuki. Humanity’s ascent is often measured by the speed of progress. But what if progress is actually spiraling us downwards, towards collapse? Ronald Wright, whose bestseller, “A Short History Of Progress,” inspired the film, shows how past civilizations were destroyed by “progress traps.” Tickets: $5-7.
Contact: info@hilopalace.com, 934-7010
