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• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm
  EXHIBIT / ENTERTAINMENT - Hawaii State Art Museum First Friday: Art, Music and Fashion - NOVEMBER 2019 - Honolulu Pride 2019 - NEW EXHIBIT!
  Free, family-friendly evening of art and music at HiSAM! All museum galleries will be open. Ground floor and second floor of the No 1. Capitol District building (250 South Hotel St., corner of Richards and S. Hotel). September's theme is "Tropical Modernism," presented with the HiSAM Museum Gallery Shop x MORI and Docomomo HawaiÔi for Modernism Month (a month of midcentury architecture, design, fashion, and music). (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 7:30pm - 2am
  ENTERTAINMENT/ART/EXHIBIT - Ong King's Fruitful First Friday
  Musicians and artists rejoice together to share their bounty of music, love, art and good times as we welcome another First Friday in Chinatown! Come on down to the bohemian heart of Honolulu (Ong King on Fort Street) to join in the festivities.... Kava will be flowing, the music will be bumpin', and the dance floor will be filled with flow arts. Show up for the art, and stay to dance the night away... We have fresh, crisp art to tantalize your visual cortex, And musical sounds to get you into the groove, and dancing through the night... come on down to embrace locally sourced, 100% organic, art, performance, music and dance. (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm
  SPECIAL EVENT - HiSAM Gallery Shop x MORI by Art+Flea - Art, Music and Fashion
  MORI by Art+Flea's purpose is to showcase a compelling environment that embraces the spirit of O ahu's creative local businesses with the intention of fusing community with creativity. At MORI, not only can customers find unique and thoughtfully crafted goods, but we also provide opportunities for them to witness and experience what Hawai i's small business scene is about through various in-store workshops and pop-up events. (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 5-2am
  SPECIAL EVENT - First Friday At Downbeat Lounge - Foundation Meets Dancehall
  Pressure Down Sounds and Rudies Hi-Fi spin strictly-vinyl all-night reggae grooves for First Friday at Downbeat Lounge. Vintage wax mixes of dancehall, ska, rocksteady and more by selectors Irie-Sistable and Zion Coptic Sound. With special guest DJ Bob. (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 5pm - 9pm
  EXHIBIT - Louis Pohl Gallery Exhibit - "The Dreams of Plants: Native and Tropical Flowers of Hawaii"
  The Louis Pohl Gallery is dedicated to featuring Hawaii artists whose works reflect the standards of excellence, creativity, and inventive spirit for which its namesake was known during his lifetime. (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 5pm-2am
  ENTERTAINMENT/ART/EXHIBIT/DANCING - Next Door First Friday Featuring Live Art, Live Music, Food and More
  Nextdoor features a strong list of musical and art talent. Drink specials drink specials and more drink specials! Arrive early as we have been hitting capacity by 11pm! See you all for another amazing FF in Chinatown! (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 9-2PM
  ENTERTAINMENT/ SOCIAL - Bar 35 - First Friday!
  Exclusive, stylish and sexy, BAR 35 is host to the most discriminating drinker. Over 100 beers from around the world. Open 4pm-2am. Happy hour deals from 4-8pm. DJs and dancing. Cover after 9pm. (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019
  SHOPPING - Owens & Co.
  10% OFF SPECIAL! Owens & Co. is a unique boutique located in the Chinatown Arts district of Honolulu. Owens & Co. offers a fantastic collection of home accessories, gifts, as well as vintage items. Please stop by to check out the shop. (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 6 -10pm
  ENTERTAINMENT/ART/EXHIBIT - The Arts At Marks Garage First Friday
  The ARTS at Marks Garage is a community arts center with a 1,000 sq. ft. gallery, a 1,000 sq. ft. theater, and a 1,000 sq. ft. office space founded in 2001. Marks is home to 13 performing and visual arts businesses including Youth Speaks Hawaii and Hawaii Shakespeare Festival. 45,000 visitors attend 13 exhibits and 150 performances each year. (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 5pm - 10pm
  FOOD - Ethiopian Love Restaurant
  Ethiopian Love Restaurant, 2018 Hale Aina Award winner: Finalist in Best Vegetarian (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 11am - 7PM
  EXHIBIT - The Pegge Hopper Gallery - 2020 Calendar is here!
  The Pegge Hopper Gallery opened in 1983 and is located in historic Chinatown. 2020 Calendar is here! First Friday Sept 6th ReleaseÊ - $20Êper calendar (reg. price $30) (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 3:00pm - 8:00pm
  SPECIAL EVENT - Indigo Alliance Hawai'i First Friday
  Come and Check us out INDIGO Alliance Hawai'i is a spiritual energy center in the heart of Honolulu's Chinatown, hosting two treatment and reading rooms and a small shop with your conscious living necessities. We will have 15 minute readings for $20 (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 4:00 pm - 11:30pm
  SPECIAL EVENT - HASR Bistro First Friday Featuring Ben Vegas & Maila Gibson
  Happy hour entertainment and special dinner menu... reservations recommended. As always, you can purchase a HASR Logo glass for $5. See you there! (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 6:00pm - 9:30pm
  Pantheon Contemporary (Hawaii Theatre Center)
  A powerful body of work that incorporates drawing, painting and video installation through the perceived boundaries of 2D media. Using exploratory techniques to broaden knowledge and deepen the impact of storytelling. (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 6pm - 9pm
  Mark N. Brown at Downtown Art Center First Friday
  Mark is one of the few Plein Air Artists in Hawaii. Plein Air artists paint their paintings entirely outside at the site of the painting subject. He teaches this method at the University of Hawaii and his work can be seen all throughout the Hawaiian islands. (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 6:00pm - 9pm
  ENTERTAINMENT/ART/EXHIBIT - Chinatown Artists Lofts: Open Studios @ Chinatown Courtyard / Mendonca Building
  Half-a-dozen artists offer open-studios on the second floor of Chinatown Artists Lofts, with live music and refreshments overlooking a tropical courtyard from 6-10 p.m. Entrances on Smith and Maunakea near Hotel Street. (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 11am-2am
  SOCIAL / DRINK - Bar Elixrs - BAR & LOUNGE
  Bar Elixrs Intimate lit bar and lounge serving authentic Mexican fusion food, Cocktails, live sports, music & guest DJ's. Open 3pm to close Mon - Sat. (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 7PM - 10PM
  The Naughty Vegan Studio & Good Vibe Center Ecstatic Dance! - First Friday
  A location dedicated to the preservation of the animals, the planet, and ourselves. We offer yoga, tattoos, education, and we are an art gallery. We will have tattoo specials, music, snacks, and amazing art. Come join @goodfoodmovement and @goodvibecenter as welcome in the new year with Ecstatic Dance. Check the flyer for details. Parking is $1 an hour in our building 918 Smith Street. (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  HASR Wine Co. Wine Tasting
  It's that time again...First Friday and the Chinatown Artwalk is on... Please stop in and taste great wines. (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 10 - 2am
  ENTERTAINMENT - Dragon Upstairs- Big Trouble in Little Chinatown
  First Friday party! (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - Open until 2AM
  Proof Public House
  Hosting perhaps the only full sized pool table in the area! Plus rock and roll, pizza and drink specials. No cover. Open until 2AM (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 6pm - 9pm
  Kimberly Howsley - Aloha Tuscany Art Studio
  Leaving one home for the other, and looking down from a window on the jet plane, I see my land and my ocean drift away. (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 6pm - 2am
  SOCIAL / ENTERTAINMENT / DANCING - Scarlet Honolulu - First Fridays 21+
  Kim Taylor Reece image release and 2016 calendar sales - SCARLET BAR AND DANCE CLUB - A Night club with an energetic and alluring atmosphere that will get anyones toes tapping. Let us introduce you to the wizards behind the the curtain of our 'pink' emerald city. (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 5pm - 2am
  Hank's Cafe Honolulu - Big Trouble in Little Chinatown
  First Friday party! (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 6pm - 9pm
  Hukilau Honolulu First Friday
  Free concert, drink specials and try our new mojito menu and sushi specials. 1st friday will have live music from 6-830pm. We also have happy hour all night every friday, which includes $3 flavored martinis and house wine, and bud light, $4 draft beers, and discounted pupus. (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 5pm - 2am
  SOCIAL / DRINK - Smith's Union Bar First Friday
  If you want an authentic Chinatown experience, come to Smith's Union, the oldest bar in Honolulu. Our beer is always cold and cheap. (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 6:00 PM
  Black Cat Tattoo Studio
  Honolulu's only Tattoo Parlor-Art Gallery,featuring a wide variety of creative ,original art on a monthly basis Celebrating First Friday's with live tattooing, live music,amazing artist ... and cocktails! (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 5pm - 2am
  Murphy's Bar and Grill (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 5pm - 9pm
  The ART Treasures Gallery (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 5pm - 2am
  JJ Dolan's (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 5pm - 2am
  Blank Canvas
  Offering affordable off-the-shelf contemporary clothing designs and create- your-own designs. Extended shop hours until 8PM. (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 5pm - 12am
  Lucky Belly Restaurant
  The restaurant is open from 5pm-Midnight. The take-away window from 10pm-2:30am. Everything at the window $5. (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - See notes for times
  O'Toole's Irish Pub
  Live music, drink specials and happy hour until 10PM. (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019
  Fighting Eel
  Offers extended shop hours until 9PM with new clothing items from the Fighting Eel and Ava Sky collection. (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - 5pm -2am
  Smith & King (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019 - until 10pm
  Livestock Tavern
  One of the new, exciting dining options in the area. Dining room and bar open until 10PM. (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019
  Fete Hawaii (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019
  Ginger 13 (View Map)
• October - Friday, 10/4/2019
  The Pig & The Lady (View Map)
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