April 2012

Vote
Rock the Vote
What: Help Honolulu band Sing the Body reach the finals of Hard Rock's Battle of the Bands and get one step closer to the ultimate prize - a chance to perform at the 2012 Hard Rock Calling music festival in London's Hyde Park alongside Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band and Paul Simon.
When: Voting begins April 9
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Host: Welcome to The Newly-Thread Game! They're cool, cute and ready for you to take them out tonight. So let's meet your jewelry lines!

Girl: My mother always tells me to look for flaws. So Jewelry #1, what is your one weakness?

Jewelry #1: People say I'm wound up pretty tight. Local designer Virginia Paresa spends hours wrapping colored embroidery thread around a corded base. I've also got a tendency to embellish - with bright beads and metal fragments. But I'll bend over backward for... Read more »

Eat
Pig Out
What: Pop by the farmers market to sample new dishes from The Pig and the Lady, a pop-up restaurant known for its homey Vietnamese comfort food. Try Suon Heo Nau Dau, a classic Vietnamese/French pork stew cooked in white wine and served with a French baguette.
When: Today, 5-7:30 p.m. at the Kailua Farmers Market, then Saturday, 7-11 a.m. at the Kapiolani Community College Farmers Market.
Where: 609 Kailua Rd. and Kapiolani... Read more »

From gracing the pages of Vogue to turning heads at New York Fashion Week, globe-strutting Tory Burch is landing everywhere, including Hawaii. Here for the opening of her new Royal Hawaiian Center boutique, the posh proponent of prints opens up about her paradisiacal adventures and the Parisian tunic that started it all.

Donate that bag of clothes you haven't worn in over five years to Goodwill? Check. Clean off the perma-pile of papers that covered your desk and forced you to work on the coffee table? Check. Finally get rid of that ugly clown lamp Aunt Helen gave you as a housewarming gift ("It broke? I'm SO bummed!")? Check.

But now that you've finished your spring cleaning, your place is looking a little bare.

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You roamed the open seas for years in search of the elusive land of TOR.

Pockets of treasure indicated you were on the right track - you stumbled upon gold-filled earrings with semi-precious gemstones while exploring Genius Outfitters; then delicate pearl-studded bangles appeared in the urban jungle of Basique Threads. Each unearthed find fueled your quest to find the source of their prized beauty.

Then, nestled in the lush mountains of Kailua, TOR Boutique opened its doors.

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