Archive for "February 12th, 2016"

Chinese New Year Celebration at Lahaina

Maui

Friday, February 12: 
Chinese New Year Celebration at Lahaina.  Ring in the Year of the Red Monkey. Wo Hing Museum will host a free celebration from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. with kids’ crafts, cultural demos, music and presentations on the history of Chinese New Year. Chinese foods will be available for purchase. Enjoy a traditional lion dance, firecrackers and Kung Fu demonstration in the Wo Hing Museum yard at 5 p.m. Then, the exciting lion dance will proceed along Front Street, visiting merchants. Wo Hing Museum, 858 Front St., Lahaina.  10 a.m. to 7 p.m.  For information call (808) 661-5553 or visit www.lahainarestoration.org.

Hawai`i Opera Theatre Presents: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Oahu

Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday, February 12, 14 & 16: 
Hawai`i Opera Theatre Presents: A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  Shakespeare’s beloved play takes on a new life in Benjamin Britten’s beautiful A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The versatility of the opera—from simple enchantment, a traditional fairytale with plenty of action and comedy, to a psychological treasure trove of madness and cruelty—will allow audiences young and old, seasoned and new, to delight in the production. Blaisdell Concert Hall, 777 Ward Ave., Honolulu. Performance times are Friday, 8 p.m.; Sunday 4 p.m.; Tuesday, 7 p.m. For tickets and information call (808) 596-7372 or visit www.hawaiiopera.org.