Gettin' Out: Nov 12 edition

Missed us yesterday during the holiday? We missed you too.

To make up for it, why don't you take a look at some of the stuff going on this weekend?

Tonight, you have a few options: For those of you who want to see a showcase of performing talent, the Campus Center Board Activities Council is putting on Manoa's Got Talent in the Campus Center Ballroom from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

If you'd rather see performers take the stage, you could always swing by the Kennedy Theatre Mainstage to see their 7:30 p.m. performance of Waiting For Godot, a play about two homeless men waiting for someone while much hilarity ensues. Ka Lamakua will also have a booth at tonight's show, so be sure to swing by and say hello! Tickets are $5 with a validated UHM student ID.

chris mikesell / KA LAMAKUA

Student Housing's Chopped challenge pits ten teams
to the cooking test in a grueling three rounds of culinary
combat centered around appetizers, entrées, and desserts.
It'll look a lot like this. But with microwaves instead of grills. 

If you're looking for food after your Friday performance adventures, be sure to visit the Hale Aloha Courtyard tonight for the Student Housing Chopped! challenge from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 am! Ten student teams will duke it out over six microwaves and a full pantry of ingredients for the coveted golden spatula! A validated UHM ID will get you some free food samples, too, so support the chefs!

Cinema Italiano in Hawaii is putting on the Hawaii premiere of La Prima Cosa Bella, (The First Beautiful Thing) by director Paolo Virzi Saturday night at the Art Auditorium from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Visiting Italian professors Fulvio Orsitto and Chiara Ferrari will be giving lectures on Italian film, and there will be gelato from La Gelateria for the punctual Italian film fans who get there at 6:30.

Why Italian film? Just ask Dr. Guido Pigliasco, the director of UH Manoa's Italian language program:

Italian has become one of the fastest growing languages and continues to rise. There is growing demand for Italian culture, cinema, theatre, dance, fashion, and design. In Honolulu, Italian contemporary and classic cinematography offered through Cinema Italiano in Hawai’i, and most recently even by EuroCinema Hawai’i allows us to explore the many and complex facets of Italian culture, history, art, and politics. For this reason, we welcome this highly anticipated new film by award-winning director Paolo Virzì, and a lecture on Italian film by visiting distinguished Italian and Film Professors Fulvio Orsitto and Chiara Ferrari.

For more info, contact Dr. Pigliasco at guido@hawaii.edu.