Shows &events
Honokaa hosts International Day of Peace Parade, Festival
The 11th annual International Day of Peace Parade and Festival is Saturday in Honokaa.
Celebrating the annual United Nations International Day of Peace, the town will host the parade, which runs down Mamane Street and includes bands, dancers, drummers and entertainers. A Peace Day Festival follows. Festivities get underway at 11 a.m.
Info: Visit www.peacedayparade.org.
Hispanic Cultural Festival Sunday
The third annual Hispanic Cultural Festival will be held from 4-9 p.m. on Sunday at Old Kona Airport’s Makaeo Events Pavilion.
Hispanic Heritage Month is a national celebration and was created to acknowledge the many contributions to American culture by Latino citizens of the U.S. or those with ancestors in Spain, Mexico, and Central or South America and runs from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. Annually, nonprofit Comunidad Latina de Hawaii holds the Hispanic Cultural Festival to celebrate culture, diversity and the integration of Hawaii communities.
All are invited to come and celebrate, as well as to perpetuate the Latino culture through music, dance, food and art.
Info: Contact Angela at adean@comunidadlatinadehawaii.com.
Baroque music concerts slated
Ohrlando’s Chamber Ensemble commences its 2017-18 Concert Series with a program dedicated to the Baroque period, which the ensemble said concertgoers enjoyed most during previous series.
Ursula Hesse will perform a solo piece for the harpsichord to enrich the program. She will also be joined by Roland Mauer, on oboe, oboe d’amore and bassoon, and Mary Collier on violin and Kathy Fraser, violoncello. Collier and Fraser helped Ohrlando start the series four years ago.
In addition to composers like Georg Friedrich Handel and Antonio Vivaldi, lesser-known names like Christoph Schaffrath and Johann Adam Birckenstock will be part of the program.
Concerts are slated at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 1 at Holo Holo Ku Gatehouse, 67-500 Holo Holo Ku Way, in Waimea, and at 4 p.m. on Oct. 8 at a private residence in Kailua-Kona. Admission is free, however, a $15 donation is suggested.
Info/reservations: Email roland.maurer@gmx.ch or call 315-7666.
Film screenings
Movies Under the Stars featuring ‘Pete’s Dragon’
Queens’ MarketPlace will host its monthly Movies Under the Stars event on Saturday with a showing of “Pete’s Dragon.”
Attendees should bring a beach chair or blanket for the free outdoor movie that gets underway at dusk, about 6:20 p.m., at the Coronation Pavilion.
This PG film tells the adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliot, who just so happens to be a dragon.
Info: www.queensmarketplace.net.
‘Beat the Devil’ to be shown
Kahilu Theatre hosts a screening of the classic film “Beat the Devil” at 10 a.m. on Tuesday.
The 1953 film, written and directed by John Huston, stars Humphrey Bogart. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online.
Info: Visit www.kahilutheatre.org.
Announcements
Auditions slated for ‘A Gilbert and Sullivan Christmas Carol’
Kilauea Drama and Entertainment Network announces auditions for “A Gilbert and Sullivan Christmas Carol.” The auditions will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 19 and at 10 a.m. on Oct. 21 at Kilauea Military Camp’s Kilauea Theatre. Those auditioning should prepare a song that best features their vocal ability. There are parts available for all ages, from Scrooge to Tiny Tim.
“A Gilbert and Sullivan Christmas Carol” with story by Charles Dickens, music by Arthur Sullivan, and Words by Gayden Wren (inspired by W.S. Gilbert) is another look at the Christmas classic with the bonus of Gilbert and Sullivan music. The show uses songs from many of the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas; an example is the three ghosts sing “Three Little Maids from School” from “The Mikado” but with lyrics that suit the show. Suzi Bond is directing the show with musical direction by Walter Greenwood.
“A Gilbert and Sullivan Christmas Carol” will play for one weekend only, Dec. 14-17.
Info: Call 982-7344 or email kden73@aol.com.