On The Grid — 7/22/15
JULY 23 THURS.
PUPUS & PITCHES
AT PROTOHUB HONOLULU
Entrepreneurs Foundation of Hawaii welcomes participants to watch startups pitch their ideas to a panel of investors as part of Pupus & Pitches: Summer Edition — think a real-life version of TV show Shark Tank. The night starts at 5:30 p.m. Presenting companies are Shifted Energy, Board.Vote and Mentor’s Guild. The panel includes investors Lisa Kleissner, Richard Lim and Steve Koksie. General admission costs $20 or $15 for students. protohubhonolulu.net
SUMMER CHAPAGNE
AT AINA IMAGERY
Landscape photographer Andrew McHowell hosts Summer Champagne at his Aina Haina gallery from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event has basically everything you could want out of an evening: Chocolate, champagne, and a chance to view gorgeous nature shots taken on McHowell’s travels. ainaimagery.com
JULY 24-26 FRI, SAT, SUN
COMIC CON HONOLULU
AT HAWAII CONVENTION CENTER
This three-day convention presents a format similar to its Mainland counterpart. (You can read more about it in Metro‘s July 8 cover story here.) Special guests for Comic Con Honolulu include Sean Maher (of Firefly fame), among others. Check out a complete schedule of events online. comicconhonolulu.com
JULY 25 SAT.
MAKAPUU SUNSET BENEFIT HIKE
AT MAKAPUU LIGHTHOUSE
Bring your furry friends to this fourth annual benefit hike for Hawaiian Humane Society. The group will meet at 5:30 p.m. A $25 donation to the organization gets you an HHS bandana, a bag-a-doo (doggie waste pouch) and refreshments. Register online. hawaiianhumane.org/benefithike
JULY 26 SUN.
HAWAII RECORD FAIR
AT MCKINLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Check out the fourth annual Hawaii Record Fair — a chance to buy, sell, trade or just “talk story” with other record collectors. It’ll be going on from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in McKinley High’s cafeteria. Admission costs $5 or $3 for students,seniors and military. Presented by Hungry Ear Records, event sponsors include Jelly’s Hawaii, Audio Lab Hawaii, Vinyl for the People, JWM Acoustics, 808 Shows and Aloha Got Soul, which happens to be Metro columnist Roger Bong‘s record label. Read more about it in Roger’s column here. hawaiirecordfair.com
The child star turned Rilo Kiley frontwoman turned solo artist performs at The Republik AT 8 P.M. JULY 28
JULY 28 TUESDAY.
JENNY LEWIS
AT THE REPUBLIK
We love Jenny Lewis. The end. It doesn’t matter if she’s one part of Rilo Kiley (come back, please), backing The Postal Service (you, too!) or singing solo, which she’ll be doing at The Republik. The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets cost $30, with a $5 increase the day of the show. jointherepublik.com
