(For a more complete listing of events, go to KONAWEB's Big Island Events Calendar).

March 13, 2010
10th ANNUAL FREE CONCERT CELEBRATING THE BIRTHDAY OF KAMEHAMEHA III - SHERATON KEAUHOU BAY RESORT, KONA
This year featuring Halau O Kekuhi, 4:30pm; Holunape, 5:30pm; Traditional Hawaiian music from 6:30-8pm with many well-known local musicians, including Grammy award winner, Sonny Lim, Mike Ka'awa, & Bruddah Smitty; Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom, 8pm; Mana'o Company, 9pm. Free concert trolley between Keauhou Beach Resort, Keauhou Shopping Center, and Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort between 4:30 and 10:30pm. Mats and beach chairs welcome. No coolers, please.

March 14, 2010
ANNUAL LIONS CLUB PANCAKE BREAKFAST - HALE HALAWAI, KAILUA-KONA
Pancakes, sausages and beverages will be served from 6:30-11am. Live entertainment will accompany the breakfast (including Aloha in Motion Trio from 9-10am, with Konabob on steel guitar!). Proceeds of this fundraiser will help support the Lions Club's preschool vision testing program, scholarships, and other community projects. Used eyeglasses will be collected on benefit day for distribution to developing countries. Tickets are $8, available from Lions Club members and at the door. Children under 6 are free.

March 14, 2010
"A LIGHT HEARTED LOOK AT CLASSICAL MUSIC" - PALACE THEATER, HILO
Honolulu broadcaster, Howard Dicus, and company, chronicle the history of classical music from Madonna to Mozart, punctuated with brief musical illustrations. Performing are Honolulu Symphony's violinist Ignace "Iggy" Jang with string quartet, Green Sneakers. Honolulu broadcast personality, Ben Gutierrez, will also perform on the synthesizer. Time: 2:30 PM at Palace Theater, Hilo. Cost: $20 Advance/$25 Door/$35 Orchestra Seating. For more information, call (303) 221-0399, email genette.freeman@msn.com or visit www.hawaiiperformingarts festival.org

March 15, 2010
KONA CELTIC CONNECTION AT KEALAKEKUA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Get ready to dance a jig, sing along with a traditional Irish song, and learn why we celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the Kona Celtic Connection at the Kailua-Kona Public Library from 3-4 PM. This group of spirited local musicians, with their fiddles, pennywhistles, flutes, guitars, and bodrans (Irish drums) will get your feet & hands clapping with their infectious music of jigs, reels, hornpipes, and sing-alongs while tying it in to some interesting Irish history. Free to the public. (Kona Celtic Connection will be at the Kailua-Kona Public Library on March 16 from 5:30-6:30pm.) Sponsored by Friends of the Libraries, Kona. For more, information call 331-1781 or email FOLK@folkhawaii.com or visit www.folkhawaii.com

March 20, 2010
ORCHESTRA OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS - FOUR SEASONS HUALALAI RESORT
The Orchestra of the Hawaiian Islands will debut under the stars on Saturday, March 20, 6:00 PM, at the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai. The concert will include light classical selections by Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky and the island sounds of Kohala with Grammy Award winning guitarist Charles Brotman. It will be conducted by Philip Simmons, Artistic Director of American Music Festivals. Tickets are $35, and are available at Kona Wine Market, Big Island Surf (Waimea and Kona), and The Great 4-D Movie Ride at the Shops at Mauna Lani. Sponsored by Big Island Honda. For more information call 808-315-0885, email amusicfest@aol.com or visit www.americanmusicfestivals.com

March 21, 2010
13th ANNUAL BIG ISLAND INTERNATIONAL MARATHON - HILO
26.2 Mile Marathon, 10.8 Mile Run & 3.1 Mile Fitness Run/Walk. Run the coast of old Hawaii along the Pacific Ocean, through tropical rainforests, past exotic waterfalls, and along black lava beaches to finish at historic Hilo Bayfront. Run with elite runners in a small running field. Start to mile 10 is a net downhill of 500 ft. with some hills in the first 8 miles and then fairly flat after that. Enthusiastic volunteers cheer on the runners at well-stocked aid stations and at the finish line celebration. Time: 6am. 10.8 mile runners run the first 10.8 miles with the marathoners. The 3.1 Mile Fitness Run/Walk is from Hilo Bay around Queen Lili'uokalani Gardens. Info: Wayne Joseph 808/969-7400 or visit www.hilomarathon.org

March 22, 2010
LITTLE FIRE ANT FREE COMMUNITY INFO MEETING - KONA OUTDOOR CIRCLE
6:30pm. Get the latest info and find out about an action plan to control the little fire ant infestation in Kona. Call 329-0462 for more info.

March 22-27, 2010
52nd ANNUAL HAILI ME'S INVITATIONAL VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT - HILO
Novice to nationally ranked AA players from around the country will compete at the Hilo Civic Auditorium and other nearby locations. For more info, call 961-3633.