FRIDAY-JULY 10
Production of ‘Proof’ hits Chaminade stage
It turns out that science makes for pretty good storytelling, as the recent films “The Imitation Game” and “The Theory of Everything” have demonstrated.
In 2001 “A Beautiful Mind” also told a good science-related tale, but perhaps eclipsed by the glamour of that Oscar-winning film was “Proof,” a play by David Auburn, which won the Pulitzer Prize for drama and the Tony Award for best play that year. All the World’s a Stage Theatre Company, a small local company that focuses on producing acting-heavy plays, stages the play over the next two weekends.
The play is a family drama involving a mathematician, Robert, portrayed by Paul Mitri, University of Hawaii theater professor, who’s also artistic director of All the World’s a Stage. Robert suffers from dementia; his daughter Catherine (Rachael Uyeno, pictured) spends years taking care of him; another daughter, Claire (Hannah Schauer Galli), schemes to take over the family property; and math student Hal (Alex Munro) seeks publishable material from his mentor’s notes. The relationship among the three young adults gets snarled when a proof of an important mathematical theorem is found among the notes.
Auburn was inspired by British mathematician G.H. Hardy, who wrote in his autobiography that the best validations of mathematical theories often come from “a very high degree of unexpectedness, combined with inevitability.” Auburn also consulted mathematicians while writing the play, which went on to a three-year nationwide tour.
Where: Loo Theatre, Chaminade University, 3140 Waialae Ave.
When: 7:30 p.m. today, Saturday and July 8-9; 4 p.m. Sunday and July 10
Cost: $10-$20 (For July 3 staging, pay what you can at the door.)
Info: awstheatre.org or 927-7150
Emme Tomimbang, Al Harrington, Ginai, Mike Lewis and others star in the civil rights-themed “An Evening of Jazz,” 6-9 p.m. today, Hawai’i State Art Museum. Free.
SUNDAY
Join the Estria Foundation for an evening of live art and music, and support Hawaii’s fledgling artists at the foundation’s annual Mele Murals fundraiser Sunday.
The event features live music by Na Hoku Hanohanao Award winners Kamakakehau Fernandez and Kawika Kahiapo, along with John Feary. Chef Tony Lai-Hipp, formerly of 3660 on the Rise, will provide food.
There will be a silent auction of artwork by Ron Kent, John Koga, Clark Little, Cope 2, Joe Aragon and foundation co-founder Estria Miyashiro as well as hotel, dining and entertainment gift certificates. Retired police sketch artist Kupuna Joe will be on hand to draw portraits of attendees.
Meanwhile, Kaimuki High School students will paint a mural as part of the Estria Foundation’s Halau Paheona program, the only visual arts program at the school.
Proceeds from the event benefit Halau Paheona; Mele Murals, which has been responsible for the creation of 16 murals in Hawaii in the last two years; and Halau Kalamaku o ka No‘eau, a new after-school program starting at Kaewai Elementary School in Kalihi which will give students outdoor experiences and pair them with Honolulu police officers as mentors.
Where: Anyplace Lounge, 2065 S. King St.
When: 4-7 p.m. Sunday
Cost: $30-$45
Info: melemurals.eventbrite.com or 638-4005
MONDAY
Festival showcases slack key musicians
It’s a slack key Fourth of July on Oahu’s North Shore as the Turtle Bay Resort presents the 2016 Hawaiian Slack Key Festival “North Shore Style” on the Stables Lawn at Turtle Bay. The event is the latest expansion of promoter Milton Lau’s Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival series; he has been producing slack key music festivals since 1982.
The festival will showcase the talents of numerous masters of the unique Hawaiian style of guitar playing, including soft-spoken slack key master George Kuo, “Uncle Bobby” Moderow and Maunalua (pictured), Brother Noland, Kawika Kahiapo, Glen Smith, Ocean Kaowili, Keale, Dwight Kanae and Danny Carvalho.
Guitarists from outside Hawaii will also be featured, with Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner Patrick Landeza from California and Ka Moku Takahashi from Japan.
Where: Turtle Bay Resort, 57-091 Kamehameha Highway
When: 2:30-8:30 p.m. Monday
Cost: Free
Info: slackkeyfestival.com or 226-2697
WEDNESDAY
Singer from Spain to grace Republik
Leroy Sanchez might not be the next Julio Iglesias, but he’s working on it. The Spanish pop star heads to the Republik on Wednesday armed with an elastic voice, youthful charm and a legion of followers.
Sanchez grew up in Vitoria, a town in the mountainous Basque region of Spain, and taught himself to sing and play his mother’s guitar. He posted his first YouTube video at age 15 and has since received more than 42 million views for his more than 150 videos, which have a homespun charm — he appears to shoot them mostly on his own, at home. He covers everyone from Justin Bieber to Adele with his soothing voice and simple arrangements.
Sanchez’s rendition of Craig David’s “Walking Away” brought him to the attention of Grammy Award-winning producer and songwriter Jim Jonsin, who has worked with Lil Wayne, Kelly Rowland, Usher and Beyonce, among others. Jonsin brought Sanchez to Miami in 2010 and ultimately signed him to his record label, Rebel Rock. They’ve been working on a debut album over the past year.
Now 24, Sanchez got his latest claim to heartthrob fame with his nomination for a Teen Choice Award in the Next Big Thing category; but sorry, it’s too late to vote for him now. You’ll have to tune in July 31 on Fox to see whether he wins.
Where: The Republik, 1349 Kapiolani Blvd.
When: 7 p.m. Wednesday
Cost: $20-$25
Info: flavorus.com or 855-235-2867
