Live, from Honolulu
Go Jimmy Go returns to Maui March 1, for a concert at Maui Brew Island Bistro in Lahaina. Special guests Pimpbot -- fronted by Jimmy trombonist Fernando "The Love Machine" Pacheco -- will open.Honolulu's GJG is known for its passionate blend of classic soul and ska, while Pimpbot's crazy quilt music has been described as '50s rock clashing with '70s funk. Doors open at 9 p.m. and tickets are $5 at the door. Guests must be 21.
Meanwhile, a quartet of ukulele and slack-key guitar masters -- Jake Shimabukuro, Ledward Ka'apana, Gordon Mark and Ozzie Kotani -- will be playing a couple of concerts at the Palace Theatre in Hilo at 7:30 p.m. March 7 and 8.
Tickets are $15 (plus applicable service fees) and will be available at the theater's box office, Borders Books & Music in Hilo, Basically Books in downtown Hilo and the Kope Kope Espresso Bar. For more information, call 934-7010.
The musicians will also be offering workshops at the Lyman Museum during their visit. Call the museum at 935-5021 for more information.
For the girls
The Kaanapali Beach Hotel on Maui will be celebrating Girl's Day March 2 with a champagne brunch featuring a kimono fashion show with mother-and-daughter models and Japanese dance presentations.Kimonos and Japanese dolls will be on display in the hotel lobby, with dolls handmade by students of Sayoko Kobata available for purchase.
Family activities throughout the morning include origami, or folded paper, classes, and a "Little Women" makeover station with hair wraps and nail polish.
The Girl's Day Festival was celebrated in ancient Japan on the third day of the third month of the year in honor of daughters. The holiday is also called Momo no Sekku, or Peach Blossom Festival, because the peach blossom represents virtues and characteristics associated with girls and young women, such as sweetness, gentleness, beauty, grace and serenity.
The brunch, served from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., will feature Japanese specialties of teppanyaki steak, shrimp, scallops and vegetables, yaki soba, assorted sushi, mochi and rice cakes. Regular brunch favorites such as Belgian waffles, omelettes made to order, peel-and-eat shrimp, crab legs, smoked salmon and an array of desserts will also be featured.
The cost is $28.95 for adults, $24.95 for kama'aina, $14.50 for children 6 to 12, and free for age 5 and younger. For reservations, call 808-667-0124.
Buzzing around Kona
There'll be a buzz surrounding the King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel March 8 when the 8th annual Kona Brewers Festival takes place on the shores of Kailua Bay on the Big Island.The event, from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m., will feature 30 Hawaii and mainland breweries pouring 60 types of ales and lagers. Each brewery will be tapping up two types of beer, ranging in style from the lightest pilsner to the darkest stout.
Chefs from 25 of Hawaii's top restaurants will also be serving a smorgasbord of gourmet dishes. Brewers and chefs will be on hand to discuss their creations.
In addition to craft beer and gourmet cuisine, attendees can enjoy toe-tapping live music from Hana Aloha and Lawakua, and Kulica from California.
Contests, a trash fashion show, educational environmental displays, fire dancers and hula round out the day.
Tickets are $35 in advance, or $40 at the door, and include a commemorative-event glass, eight brew-tasting coupons, unlimited samplings of local cuisine and an afternoon of entertainment. For ticket locations and more information, log on to www.konabrewingco.com or call 808-331-3033.
The festival is a fund-raising event that promotes the craft brewery revolution in Hawaii and encourages professional brewers and chefs to work together.
The event raises funds for environmental and cultural organizations. In 2002 it raised $26,000.
This year, total funds raised since its inception will top the $100,000 mark.
Star-Bulletin staff