WHO/WHAT: Mitsufumi Ryu Taiko celebrates its 50th anniversary in Hawai‘i with an Okinawan taiko performance. Master instructor Terry Higa-Sensei has led Mitsufumi Taiko Kai of Hawaii since 1990. The performance also celebrates the auspicious 88th Toukachi birthday of Morikatsu Kishaba, president of the Okinawa Traditional Taiko Association, being observed in Okinawa.
WHEN/WHERE: Sunday, April 14, 3 p.m. at the Hawaii Okinawa Center. Doors open at 2:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $35 general admission; $25 for after-performance Aloha Party. Tickets and information available by calling Hawaii Okinawa Center at 676-5400, or by emailing
info@huoa.org.