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Local favorite "Sunday Jam" Singer, musician, composer, producer Sean Na‘auao takes the spotlight in the free "Sunday Jam" mini-concert series on the third floor of Liberty House’s Ala Moana Center store Aug. 12. Concert begins at 1 p.m.; autograph signing at 1:30 p.m. 941-2345.

Charlotte Church, the teen phenomenon from Wales whose debut album "Voice of an Angel" was released in 1998 when she was just 11, makes her Island debut with the Honolulu Symphony at the Blaisdell Arena. Now only 15, Church is the youngest solo artist to achieve a Top 30 album in the U.S. charts and the youngest ever to hit No. 1 on the classical charts. $65 for main floor, risers, loge and lower arena seating, $45 for upper arena seating (discounts for seniors, military and students); at symphony box office or Ticket Plus outlets. 792-2000 (symphony) or 526-4400 (Ticket Plus).

CD RELEASE PARTY: Aug. 11

Island punk rock band the Knumbskulls, will herald its new compact disc, titled "Positive Mechanism," at a release party at The Shelter, 1739 Kalakaua Ave. The Sticklers, Lose Money and the Quintessentials also will perform. 6-9 p.m. Aug. 11; for all ages. $5. 834-6886.

CONCERT: Aug. 14

Ska/punkers Reel Big Fish teams up with local ska/punk/rock steadiers Go Jimmy Go, for a blowout at World Cafe, 1130 N. Nimitz Hwy. 7 p.m. Aug. 14; doors open 6 p.m. $17.50 advance tickets at Tower Records (Kahala, Pearl Kai), Tower Video Kapi'olani, Jelly's (Puck's Alley, Pearl Kai), Hungry Ear Kailua, Schofield ITR, Pearl Harbor Block Arena, ITT Kane'ohe MCBH, Foodland/Sack 'n Save stores, House of Music, Tempo Music, University-of Hawai'i-Manoa Campus Center. 526-4400.

STAGE: Aug. 16-18

Monkey and The Waterfall, an Island performing arts company, offers "Monkey on My Back," a production that explores the nature of addiction, at The ARTS at Marks Garage, 1159 Nu'uanu Ave. The production, which kicks off Tim Bostock Productions' fall season, promises "a wild collage of masked characters ridden by insurmountable obsessions." 8 p.m. Aug. 16, 8 and 10 p.m. Aug. 17-18. $18 at the door, $12 advance, at the Hawai'i Theatre box office. 528-0506, 521-2903.

BALLET: Aug. 17

Ballet Hawaii's Summer Finale 2001, the culmination of a three-week Summer Intensive program, takes the stage at Leeward Community College Theatre. Ballets created by the legendary George Balanchine and staged by former Balanchine dancers Violette Verdy and Robert Barnett will be featured, as well as works by master teachers Maria Vegh and Michael Vernon and Island dancers Peter Rockford Espiritu and Marie Takazawa. 8 p.m. Aug 17. $15 general, $10 students. 521-8600.

CONCERT: Aug. 18

"Ka Himeni Ana," a concert/contest of "old style," unamplified music, will honor multiple Hoku award-winner Haunani Apoliona at the annual event at Hawai'i Theatre. Past honorees include Hawaiian music legends Helen Desha Beamer, Mary Kawena Pukui and Irmgard Farden Aluli. 8 p.m. Aug. 18; organ prelude with Mahi Beamer at 7:30 p.m. $6-$30, at the box office. 528-0506, 395-9311.

HO'IKE: Aug. 18

Kawai Cockett, and Aunty Genoa Keawe will be honored at the 24th annual ho'ike of Kuhai Halau O Kawaikapuokalani Pa 'Olapa Kahiko, under the direction of Kawaikapuokalani K. Hewett, at the Ronald E. Bright Theatre, Castle High School. The hula celebration offers songs and dances of founder Hewett, and a number of other halau and entertainers — including The Lim Family, Olomana, Ellsworth Simeona, Sean Na'auao and Na Palapalai — will participate. Nalani Olds will be emcee. 2 p.m. (Cockett honored), 8 p.m. (Keawe honored) Aug. 18. $15 donation. 235-3603, 234-1155.

MAGIC: Aug. 18-26

Master illusionist David Copperfield comes to town for a series of performances at the Blaisdell Concert Hall. Copperfield, whose latest magic show is titled "Portal," launched his career years ago at the Pagoda's C'est Si Bon supper club in Honolulu. 8 p.m. Aug. 18; 5 and 8 p.m. Aug. 19; 8 p.m. Aug. 20-24; 5 and 8 p.m. Aug. 25 and 26. The 5 p.m. Aug. 19 show will be interpreted for the hearing-impaired. $85 and $50 for night performances, $70 and $55 for matinees. $5 discounts for children 12 and under, seniors 62 and older and military personnel, except for Saturday night performances; available at the box office and Ticket Plus. 526-4400; 10 percent discount for group sales of 15 or more (except Saturday night shows), at 732-7733. The Advertiser is a sponsor.

The 10th anniversary of the founding of the Hawaii Regional Cuisine chefs' group will be celebrated with two events Aug. 25:

• The Farmers Market Festival, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, will showcase fresh produce, seafood, coffee and offer cooking demonstrations by the Hawaii Regional Cuisine Chefs and entertainment. It's free; discounted parking will be available at the shopping center's garage. 922-2299.

• The Hawaii Regional Cuisine Gala Dinner, 6-10 p.m. at the Sheraton Waikiki, is a grazing event with 25 interactive food stations featuring the creations of the 12 founding chefs and 13 Hawaiian Island Chefs. $125 ($25 discount if charging with American Express), corporate tables also available; proceeds will benefit the Hale 'Aina 'Ohana, which supports culinary programs in Hawai'i's community colleges. 931-3155.

The founding Regional Cuisine chefs are, back row, from left, Sam Choy, Philippe Padovani, Roger Dikon, Gary Strehl; middle, from left, Roy Yamaguchi, Amy Ferguson-Ota, Jean-Marie Josselin, Chef Mavro, Beverly Gannon, Peter Merriman; front, Mark Ellman and Alan Wong. The Hawaiian Island Chefs are Steven Ariel, Chai Chaowasaree, Hiroshi Fukui, Teresa "Cheech" Gannon, George Gomes, D.K. Kodama, Lance Kosaka, Jacqueline Lau, Douglas Lum, James McDonald, Mark Okumura, Gûran Streng and Russell Siu.

CONCERT: Aug. 25

The seventh annual Frank B. Shaner Hawaiian Falsetto Contest, a showcase for amateurs and which perpetuates the unique Hawaiian musical form, takes the stage at Hawai'i Theatre. 7 p.m. Aug. 25. $20, $25, $30 (plus $2 theater restoration fee); $5 discount with Aloha Festivals ribbon. 589-1771, (800) 852-7690 from the Neighbor Islands; 528-0506 (box office).

CONCERT: Sept. 7

Mark your calendars for a concert by Wayne "Mr. Las Vegas" Newton at the Hawai'i Ballroom of the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. Final details about the concert will be announced shortly.

COMING UP

• Stephen Bishop, Sept. 1, Waikiki Shell
• "Smoky Joe’s Cafe," by Manoa Valley Theatre, Sept. 5-9, 12-16, 19-23 at MVT
• "My Fair Lady," by Army Community Theatre, Sept. 6-8, 14-15, 21-22 at Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter
• Aloha Festivals Downtown Ho‘olaule‘a, Sept. 14, downtown Honolulu
• "Jekyll & Hyde," by Diamond Head Theatre, Sept. 14-16, 20-23, 27-30 at DHT
• Hawaii International Latin-Salsa Music Festival, Sept. 15, Waikiki Beach Marriot Resort
• Aloha Festivals Floral Parade, Sept. 15, Ala Moana Park, through Waikiki, ending at Kapi'olani Park
• "Total Request Live" Tour, featuring Destiny’s Child, Eve, Nelly, Jessica Simpson, Sept. 21, Blaisdell Arena
• Aloha Festivals Waikiki Ho‘olaule‘a, Sept. 21, along Kalakaua Avenue
• Princess Ka‘iulani Keiki Hula Festival, Oct. 20, Sheraton Princess Ka‘iulani hotel
• Kapena, Michael Ching and Colón, Oct. 31, Kapi‘olani Park Bandstand
• "Annie," Nov. 20-Dec. 16, Diamond Head Theatre

Correction: Final details about Wayne Newton's Sept. 7 concert at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel will be announced shortly. Ticket information in a previous version of this listing was based on preliminary information.