Johnny Nicholas and band to tour with Honokaa Dragon Jazz Band
Honokaa music hero Gary Washburn and the Dragon Jazz Band will team up with Texas blues legend Johnny Nicholas and his band Hell Bent for a circle-island concert tour in February.
Puna man dances his way into popular Cirque du Soleil show
Like so many young people from Hawaii, Kekuahiwi Woods left for Las Vegas to pursue better career opportunities than he could find here at home.
Film helps renew search for 1st Black Navy pilot’s remains
The film “Devotion” reignited efforts to repatriate the remains of Jesse Brown, America’s first Black Navy pilot, who died in 1950 after having to crash land his damaged plane during the Korean War.
Invitational Masters Show opens today
The 37th Invitational Masters Show opens today at Isaacs Art Center at Hawaii Preparatory Academy.
‘The Talent that Surrounds Us’: Kamuela Philharmonic showcases talent from around Hawaii
The Kamuela Philharmonic Orchestra (KPO) continues its 2022-23 MasterWorks Season at Kahilu Theatre with “The Talent that Surrounds Us” at 2 p.m. Jan. 22.
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El Sancho and The Magmatics to perform at Gertrude’s Jazz Bar
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Blue Sea Artisans featuring Rochkovsky in January
A lion roars on Broadway as box office hauls reveal winners
NEW YORK — It was feast or famine at the Broadway box office as 2022 wound down, with eye-popping revenue for popular shows — including a staggering new Broadway record for “The Lion King” — not lifting all strugglers.
Comedian Pauly Shore to perform in Hilo
Comedian Pauly Shore performs next month in Hilo.
History of Ka‘u coffee detailed in new documentary
Find out how former sugar workers reinvented themselves to grow award-winning Ka‘u coffee in a new, 20-minute film available via YouTube.
Maria Bakalova wants to make you feel something
LOS ANGELES — When it comes to acting, Maria Bakalova considers herself to be a person of extremes.
An Iranian masterwork opens with its director behind bars
NEW YORK — After being arrested for creating antigovernment propaganda in 2010, the Iranian director Jafar Panahi was banned from making films for 20 years. Since then, he’s made five widely acclaimed features.
OperAloha comes to Waimea: Genre-busting opera performances set for Jan. 14, 2023
Kahilu Theatre presents OperAloha — an evening of genre-busting opera performances by some of the most exciting emerging voices in opera today — next month.
WHDT lights up the holidays with ‘The Nutcracker’
The West Hawaii Dance Theatre and Academy lights up the holidays by presenting “The Nutcracker” Dec. 23 at Kahilu Theatre in Waimea.
‘Break Point,’ Netflix’s ‘Drive’ for tennis, debuts Jan. 13
A Netflix docuseries about professional tennis called “Break Point” — think of it as that sport’s answer to the popular “Formula 1: Drive to Survive” — will debut on Jan. 13, three days before the start of the 2023 Grand Slam season at the Australian Open.
Jason Momoa’s ‘Chief of War’ series filmed partially on Big Island
Brendan Fraser is back. But to him, ‘I was never far away’
NEW YORK — In a darkened hotel room in New York’s Soho neighborhood, Brendan Fraser kindly greets a reporter with an open plastic bag in his hand. “Would you like a gummy bear?”
Dancing in a Winter Wonderland! Celebrate festivities from all over the globe with Prince Dance Institute
Prince Dance Company presents “Winter Wonderland: Holidays Celebrations from Around the World” at Kahilu Theatre at 4 p.m. Dec. 11.
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Star shines bright at Hoku Concert Series
Kona Choral Society’s Holiday Concert Series returns
There is another reason to celebrate this holiday season — the return of the Kona Choral Society’s annual Holiday Concert Series.
