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This Week in TGIF: HIFF, Manoa Jazz

HIFF 2012 Preview: Filmfest offers showcase films, talks and networking

The Hawaii International Film Festival brings 140 feature-length films and 10 short-film showcases to Honolulu, and introduces The Creative Lab, a series of panel discussions and networking opportunities that includes a Digital Media Technologies Summit with Leon D. Silverman, general manager of Walt Disney Studios’ Digital Studio.

• HIFF widens reach for creativity with technology’s edge
• Eddie Palmieri infuses jazz with a contagious enthusiasm
• Do It! Hapa Haole Hula and Music Fest, Ohana Country Fair, and more
• Pau Hana Patrol: A new gastropub is already a must-try hot spot
• Quick Bites: It’s your last chance to reserve a spot for Roy’s beer dinner
• Best of Our Web: Night Market, Shaq’s All-Star Jam, Rage4Jamil and more
• Out ‘N’ About: Haunted attractions, orchid show, powwow, and more
• At the Movies: ‘Frankenweenie,’ ‘Taken 2,’ ‘Butter’ and more
• To Do! Ballyhoo!, Joe Bonamassa, Russell Peters and more
• Calendars: Music, Nightclubs, On Stage