By Staff Reports
(Honolulu)- On the first Friday of each month an array of activities and entertainment can be found in the Downtown-Chinatown Arts and Cultural District. The area’s galleries, shops and boutiques have extended evening hours. First Friday offers art gallery exhibits, demonstrations and openings, performances, trunk and clearance sales and happy hour deals. And you never know what kind of entertainment will pop up on a street corner — from classical string quartets to acoustic bands and Brazilian dance.
Here is just some of what can be found this coming First Friday, August 2, 2013:
Amie’s Wahine Couture. Featuring fabulous summer fashions. 15% off everything in the store. 77 South Pauahi Street.
ARTS at Marks Garage. The ARTS at Marks Garage presents its opening reception for
HiTides with a Surf-Tastic Rock Party honoring our ocean and the aesthetic, ecological,
practical and recreational value of our Surf. Presented in partnership with The Surfrider
Foundation, this event will feature Surf Rock and original tunes by Mano Kane, Surf
Themed drink specials including Kona Brew Longboard and Fire Rock Pale Ale. Dress
ready to cruise the beach and enjoy art, Surf footage, music and dance! Don’t miss out as
we present one lucky artist from our HiTides Exhibit, with $250 and an exhibition
Opportunity. 6:00-10:00 p.m. 1159 Nuuanu Avenue. www.artsatmarks.com.
bambuTwo Cafe + Martini Lounge. Happy hour from 4-7pm. DJ Migz starts
spinning at 8 pm. No cover. 1144 Bethel Street. www.bambutwo.com.
Bar 35. Open 4pm-2am. Happy hour deals from 4-8pm. DJs Rhombus, KSM and Anarch. Cover after 9pm. 35 N. Hotel Street. www.bar35.com.
Blank Canvas. Open until 9pm. Featuring hundreds of custom T-shirt designs. Find one
you like to create your own. 1145 Bethel Street. www.facebook.com/blankcanvashi.
Brasserie Du Vin. Happy hour from 4-6pm. Dinner reservations now accepted on First
Fridays. 1115 Bethel Street. www.brasserieduvin.com.
Fighting Eel. Trunk show and double stamp promotion all day long. Open until 9pm.
1133 Bethel Street. www.fightingeel.com.
Hawaii State Art Museum. Guitarist Dayton Watanabe performs this First Friday. Dayton
will perform Hawaiian slack key, contemporary, and pop classics. 6:00-9:00 p.m., second
floor of the No. 1 Capitol District Building. www.hawaii.gov/sfca/HiSAM.
Homecoming. Shop with a friend and save! You and one friend = 10% off; you and two
friends = 15% off; and you and three or more friends = 20% off. Complimentary beverages. Open until 10pm. 1191 Bethel Street. www.facebook.com/HomecomingHonolulu.
Louis Pohl Gallery. Lean how to play Hanafuda, traditional Japanese card game from
Helen Nakano and her teachers. Also an artist reception at 5:30 p.m. with Ashley Huang,
celebrating her ceramics exhibit titled, Bamboo Forest. Gallery open until 9:00 p.m. Free.
1142 Bethel Street. www.louispohlgallery.com.
Lucky Belly. The restaurant is open from 5pm-Midnight. The take-away window from
10pm-2:30am. Everything at the window $5. 50 N. Hotel Street. www.luckybelly.com.
Mendonca Building, Chinatown Courtyard. ARTmusicBEER. The Chinatown Courtyard
will be transformed into a Secret Beer Garden benefiting The ARTS at Marks. Shop Bop & Grind takes over the downstairs walkway with music by DJ Mr. Nick. Check out what’s happening in the Chinatown Artist Loft, including a woodcarving demonstration, music jam session and photo exhibit. 5:00 -10:00 p.m. 126 Smith Street (Mendonca Building).
Pegge Hopper Gallery. Global Caravan presents its annual carpet bazaar at the Pegge
Hopper Gallery. Museum quality pieces some dating back to 1850, including great
examples of Turkish, Persian and Armenian carpets. 1164 Nuuanu Avenue.
www.peggehopper.com.
Soul de Cuba Cafe. Pitchers of mojitos just $25 after 10pm and the kitchen open until
Midnight. 1121 Bethel Street. www.souldecuba.com.
The Fix. A new addition to the neighborhood — a 21+ sports lounge and nightclub. Drink specials all night long. Cover. 80 S. Pauahi Street. wwwthefixsportsloungeandnightclub.
theVenue. DJs and dancing, all night long. No cover. 21+. 1146 Bethel Street (next to
bambuTwo). www.bambutwo.com.
Other things to consider in the neighborhood:
Art
Hawaii Theatre
The Loading Zone
Ong King
Nightclubs
39 Hotel
Downbeat Diner & Lounge
Dragon Upstairs
Hank’s
Manifest
Restaurants
Café 888
Corner Bar
Downbeat Diner
Duc’s Bistro
Epic
HASR Bistro
Indigo
JJ Dolan’s
Little Village
Murphy’s Bar & Grill
O’Toole’s
Rakuen
Shops
Art Treasures Gallery
Barrio Vintage
Catherine’s Closet Vintage Boutique
Fashionista’s Market
Florencia Arias
House of Aria
Human Imagination
Island Keepsake
La Muse
Owens & Co.
Roberta Oaks
Tin Can Mail Man