Shakespeare Night

Leeward CC presents A Night in the Castle: Shakespeare, Macbeth, Glamis and Royal Pageantry on Fri., April 28, 6:30 p.m. at the Leeward theatre. Wander Through The Castle features student created displays depicting the life and times of Shakespeare. Later in the evening, Paul Cravath, Betty Burdick, the Frary Guitar Duo, Marylin Kim and Ruth Pfeiffer perform the words and music of Shakespeare’s age. (808) 455-0355

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Ongoing

Glass Exhibit at Windward

Windward CC’s Gallery ‘Iolani presents transparency through May 7. transparency features new glass work from the Manoa glass blowing program. Gallery ‘Iolani is located in the grand main lobby adjacent to Paliku Theatre. Gallery hours are Tues.–Fri. and Sun., 1–5 p.m. (808) 236-9155

This Week (arranged by date)

Music at Manoa

Manoa’s music department presents five concerts. (808) 956-8742

• Mon, April 24: UH Bands Aloha Concert, 7 p.m., McKinley High School auditorium
• Wed., April 26: UH Hula and Chant Ensemble, UH Hawaiian Chorus, 7:30 p.m., Orvis Auditorium
• Thurs., April 27: Young Composers’ Symposium, 7:30 p.m., Orvis Auditorium
• Fri., April 28: UH Choirs, 7:30 p.m., Kawaiaha‘o Church
• Sat., April 30: Pau Hana Concert, 3 p.m., Orvis Auditorium

Preserving the Big Island

Na Pua No‘eau focuses on managing and preserving the Big Island’s land and natural resources on Tues., April 25, at Hilo. The event will bring 100 Native Hawaiian high school juniors from Big Island schools to meet with Hilo faculty and others in the scientific community. Activities will revolve around the exploration of traditional sustainable agricultural systems, marine mammals and coastal ecosystems, navigation and stargazing technologies and protecting and conserving Hawai‘i’s forest ecosystems. (808) 974-7678

High Tech Hawai‘i

This month's High Tech Hawai‘i on Tues., April 25 at 8 p.m. will give viewers a chance to learn about the fundamental changes taking place via the World Wide Web as it shifts from a source of static information to a dynamic platform that enables new kinds of interpersonal interactions. One of the challenges with tomorrow's concepts is explaining them in today's terms, and Web 2.0 is no exception. High Tech Hawai‘i will have two industry insiders who will explain, demonstrate and speculate about what Web 2.0 really is, what it isn't and what they think it will become. High Tech Hawai‘i can be seen on Cable Channel 55 and the online.

William Blake Lecture

Harriet Gay lectures on William Blake: Stranger from Paradise on Thurs., April 27, 12 p.m. at Manoa’s Center for Korean Studies Auditorium. This lecture is part of the Brown Bag Biography lecture series. (808) 956-3774

Pottery Sale at Windward

Windward CC’s Ceramics Club holds its annual pottery sale, April 28-29, 9 a.m.–7 p.m. at the Ceramics Studio, Hale Palanakila. Items for sale will include pottery from the fire wood, soda, stoneware and raku kilns as well as the pit fire. (808) 235-7323

Hawaiian Myths DVD Screening

Windward Librarian Brian Richardson shows a digital collection of Hawaiian myths and legends on Sat., April 29, 10:30 a.m. at Manoa’s Hamilton Library Yap Conference Room A153. The DVD is the first volume of a much larger project that includes basic works by Thomas Thrum, W. D. Westervelt and Padraic Colum. Richardson will discuss the project's genesis and production process, and will be inviting the audience to participate in the evaluation of the DVD. (808) 956-2540

Maui Movie Night

Maui CC screens Kiho‘alu-Keola Beamer, Rolling Down like Pele and King Kong on Sat., April 29, 6 p.m. Kiho‘alu documents the “Island style guitar tradition” as well as a concert film of Keola Beamer. His mother, Nona Beamer, speaks on preserving the Hawaiian culture with mele and hula. Rolling Down Like Pele is a short animation/action film on hula and chant. King Kong is the 2005 remake of the 1931 classic. (808) 984-3200

Institute for Astronomy Open House

Manoa’s Institute for Astronomy holds its annual Open House on Sun., April 30, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. at the Institute for Astronomy. Open House highlights include a Mars landing simulation (using raw eggs) and a puppet show that connects Hawaiian culture and modern astronomy. There will also be lectures on hot astronomical topics such as the Deep Impact mission, dark matter and the origin of the oceans. Children can make comets, travel through space in a Starlab planetarium and play find the planet. (808) 956-8312

Mostly Mozart

Hilo Theatre features Mostly Mozart on Sun., April 30, 4 p.m. The concert’s centerpiece is the composer’s immortal masterpiece Requiem in D minor. This event celebrates the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth. Combined choruses from all parts of the Big Island will join the UH Hilo Orchestra and Choral Ensembles, with soloists from the Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio in Honolulu. Maestro Ken Staton conducts this performance of Mozart’s inspired setting of the Requiem. (808) 974-7310