Can you tell where the above picture was taken? I took that shot at the start of my weekend… on Wednesday.

Figure it out yet?

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Last week, I wrote about the launch of a new Friday party at Cirque Hawaii with the help of some outside promoters.

Now, your favorite European promoter Simon Kersten and the single-named Cano team up to kick off Summer 2007 at Cirque on Saturday.

More details on that party, plus “Honolulu” at Longhi’s, a special event at the O Lounge and local hip-hop at Don Ho’s Island Grill, after the jump.

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KONA BREWING Co. has hit another home run with the release of its latest seasonal beer, Wailua Wheat.

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There won’t be any beautiful women in bikinis hanging out at Bar 35 this weekend (I think), but “Partymaster” Justin Yoshino - the lucky guy in the middle of the two Garth sisters above - will be in Chinatown for “Smooth Series 6: Divas in the City” on Saturday.

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If you’re a fan of ’80s music, don’t sleep on NextDoor tonight. The Smiths’ former bass player, Andy Rourke (pictured above), will make his second appearance at the Chinatown nightspot as a guest DJ during “Acid Wash Wednesdays.”

(Image Courtesy Andy Rourke)

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I can now officially call myself a “local celebrity,” thanks to MidWeek and Jamie Kennedy.

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AS WAS first reported last week in my online blog, www.sonecessary.tv, Bay Area rap legend E-40 is returning to Honolulu for a concert next month.

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Local hip-hop is getting more opportunities than ever at a variety of venues on Oahu.

The latest addition to the scene is “Samsara,” going down on Thursday at NextDoor.

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GM Entertainment held a press conference this afternoon to announce the 2007 Diamond Head Crater Celebration, which featured the Oahu debut of Mick Fleetwood’s Island Rumours Band.

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This just in:

Bay Area hip-hop pioneer E-40 is coming back to Honolulu. He’ll perform at the Blaisdell Arena next month with Doey Rock.

More details in my column, “In the Mix,” next week.