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Olga Valle Tetkowski, left, curator of exhibitions at the Bard Graduate Center in New York, was welcomed Wednesday by Stephen Little, director of the Honolulu Academy of Arts, and Sara Oka, HHA collection manager of textiles, at the pre-opening reception for "Wearing Propaganda: Textiles on the Home Front in Japan, Britain and the United States, 1931-1945" at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. The exhibition contains more than 100 pieces of clothing and accessories with patriotic or pro-war designs and is especially strong in examples of beautiful Japanese clothing and accessories. "Wearing Propaganda" continues through April 29. CLICK FOR LARGE

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Kevin De Bell tried his luck as a pole dancer Thursday after opening night of "Femme Capulet: 'Romeo and Juliet' Remixed," at the ARTS at Marks Garage. De Bell stars as Romeo in Troy Apostol's "extreme edit" of the classic Shakespeare tragedy, and yes, much of the action takes place in the "notorious" Femme Capulet strip club. CLICK FOR LARGE

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JEDI (Tybalt), left, Nicole Brilhante (Lady Capulet) and Jessica Ciufo (Juliet) were joined by Ryan Sutherlan (Friar Lawrence) for a Capulet family photo after the show on Thursday. "Femme Capulet" closes this week with performances at 8 p.m. tomorrow through Sunday. CLICK FOR LARGE

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Dana Forsberg welcomed actor Chris Vetch to the pre-opening reception for her latest art project, "Drawn to Remember," a collection of drawings by a police sketch artist, at the Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center on Thursday. The sketch shows Forsberg as she was described to the HPD artist by an acquaintance. CLICK FOR LARGE

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Maui artist Kirk Kurokawa was joined Thursday by his proud mother, Jeanne Abe, at the opening of "Viewpoints," his new exhibition at the Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center. Many of Kurokawa's paintings have the precision of photographs yet reflect the selective vision of a painter as well. This one, "NB," is a self-portrait. The exhibit continues through May 29. CLICK FOR LARGE