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This Week in TGIF: Fourth of July, Mike Epps

Indie ‘Idol’ Cook is ready to shatter notions at Hickam’s Fourth of July concert

David Cook — best known for the chart-topping ballad “Time of My Life,” his “American Idol” coronation song — is eager to hit Hawaii for the first time. Hickam concertgoers can expect a show that is by turns rocking and reflective.

• Dazzling fireworks show caps Ala Moana Center’s Fourth of July celebration
• DJ Rourke brings Brit hits from ’80s to Bar 35
• Epps returns to Hawaii to do what he does best — ‘crack jokes’
• Do It! Ukulele Kid, 8 Flavahz’s twins, Sole Searching II, Movement at Chaminade
• Pau Hana Patrol: ‘Shady Hour’ at The Grove is just so-so
• Quickbites: Garlic grinds is today’s Eat the Street theme
• Best of Our Web: ‘Anjunabeats Night,’ NextDoor’s ‘Golden’, Jake Shimabukuro, Guidance, ‘LUX’
• At the Movies: ‘Magic Mike,’ ‘People Like Us,’ ‘Ted,’ ‘The Amazing Spider-Man,’ and more
• Out ‘N’ About: Pa’i'ai Pa’ina, O-Bon Fest, Eat the Street: Garlic Fest, and more
• To Do! Artspree, Korean Fest, Love Fest, Melissa Etheridge, UK’s Bloc Party
• Calendars: Music, Nightclubs, On Stage, and Holiday: 4th of July