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This Week in TGIF: ‘Die Fledermaus’

HOT unveils “new model” for wildly popular production

Consider the lonely, homely bat. If you’ve got them in the attic, you’ve got a pest-control problem. If they’re in your belfry, you’re crazy. So bat lovers will be happy to see Hawaii Opera Theatre’s production of “Die Fledermaus” (“The Bat”) give the mammal some respect.

• Music, celebrities and galas accompany festival
• Gingger Shankar’s global sound wins raves on film and stage
• Cliburn winner Haochen Zhang displays poetic, mature sound at UH
• Bluesist Bonamassa brings deep repertoire to first Hawaii performance
• Do It! Miss Vamp, Hawaii Zombie Crawl, Ballyhoo! and Cool Kailua Nights
• Pau Hana Patrol: Fresco happy-hour serves up a wide range
• Quick Bites: Slurp down oysters at Hiroshi Eurasion Tapas
• Out ‘N’ About: ‘Oh Baby!’ expo, dinosaurs exhibit, rock/minerals sale, and more
• Best of: ‘Quidam,’ Rock the Float, Freedom Fest, Blank Canvas and Adam Saaks
• At the Movies: ‘Atlas Shrugged: Part II,’ ‘Argo,’ ‘Here Comes the Boom,’ and more
• To Do! The Green, Dukes, Melvins Lite, Delta Spirit, and Russell Peters
• Calendars: Music, Nightclubs, On Stage