‘Heroes’ make an appearance at annual event
Get ready, get set, canstruct!
It’s time for the seventh annual Canstruction competition from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Pearlridge Center’s Uptown.
This year’s theme is "CANtastic Heroes."
Keiki ages 5 to 12 can build a structure with cans from 10 a.m. to noon in the "Kids Can Corner." Bring at least five cans of food to donate.
Completed structures will be on display for public voting through Oct. 21 and then "decanstructed" and donated to the Hawaii Foodbank.
The structure that receives the most votes (to be eligible, donate canned goods, with one can equaling one vote) will be named People’s Choice Award winner. Visit AIAHonolulu.org for more information.
Pick your pumpkin, then stay for some fun
If you are looking for the perfect pumpkin for your jack-o’-lantern, consider a visit to the 12th annual Great Kapolei Pumpkin Picking Patch at Aloun Farms. The farm will be open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 and 28.
Highlights include a giant maze, tractor-pulled hayrides, food, pony rides and games. Families may also self-pick Ewa sweet corn.
Admission is $1. Pumpkins are priced according to size. Cash only.
Aloun Farms is at 91-1440 Farrington Highway. Visit www.alounfarms.com.
Potter-fest set at bookstores
Calling all Muggles and wizards!
Barnes & Noble is celebrating all things Harry Potter on Oct. 13.
The bookstore at Ala Moana Center is hosting a "Tales of Beedle the Bard" story time at 11 a.m. At 7 p.m. children ages 7 to 16 are invited to dress up as their favorite Harry Potter character for a Halloween party, which will include an in-store scavenger hunt and costume contest. The winner of the overall best costume wins a Nook Simple Touch.
A Harry Potter celebration will also take place at 7 p.m. at Kahala Mall’s Barnes & Noble.
Call the Ala Moana store at 949-7307 or the Kahala Mall store at 737-3323 for details.
Festival on UH campus offers wide range of art
Experience art in many forms during the second annual Ka Leo Arts Festival on the University of Hawaii at Manoa campus Thursday.
The festival takes place from 3 to 8 p.m. at the art building, down McCarthy Mall and at Kennedy Theatre.
There will be art booths, demonstrations, slam poetry and performances showcasing the university’s art, theater, athletic and creative academics departments.
There will be demonstrations at the art building in hot glass, bronze casting, printmaking and ceramic molding. While there, visitors can browse in the gallery, where "Framing Paradise: Photography and Waikiki" is on exhibit, or watch short films from the Honolulu International Film Festival in the auditorium.
Catch the Rainbow Dancers and Koto Ensemble performing onstage at Hamilton Square. There will be preview performances of fall shows at Kennedy Theatre until 6 p.m.
As the festival concludes, the after-party starts, from 7 to 10 p.m. at Manoa Gardens in Hemenway Hall, with entertainment from Soul Providers, Rebekka & the Virtue and Bassick Concept.
The festival is free. Visit kaleo.org/artsfestival for more information.
Fundraiser brings drive-in movies back for 1 night
The Kam Drive-In returns to its film roots Sunday night for a good cause.
The drive-in theater, which closed in 1998, screens two family-friendly films as a benefit for Kids Hurt Too Hawaii, a nonprofit organization that supports children traumatized by the loss of a parent due to death or incarceration, placement in foster care or divorce.
"We put up a screen, and then we broadcast through the car radio for sound," said Cynthia White, executive director of Kids Hurt Too Hawaii. "Some people park backwards and sit on the ground."
Kids Hurt Too Hawaii has been hosting the movie-night fundraiser for two years, but this could be one of the last, since the drive-in site is targeted for development, White said.
The two featured films are "Despicable Me" and "We Bought a Zoo." Showings are scheduled for 7-11 p.m., but pre-film activities begin at 4:30 p.m. with craft demonstrations and a skateboarding clinic. Shave ice, popcorn, hot dogs, barbecue burgers and other food will be available.
A donation of $40 per vehicle is requested. Kids Hurt Too Hawaii hopes to raise $8,000 through the event. Kam Drive-In is at 98-990 Moana­lua Road in Aiea.
