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From left, Jay-P Keliiholokai is the king, Sean Hallock is the frog/prince and Diane Kawasaki is the queen in "Wanted: A Princess," a Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Center production.

"Wanted: A Princess" is an original one-hour play created and performed by advanced acting students of the Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Center. It's the tale of a prince who must find a suitable bride — among the candidates are fairy tale and Disney culture lovelies Rapunzel, Little Mermaid, Beauty, Sleeping Beauty, Mulan, Cinderella, Snow White and Pocahontas — before his 21st birthday or he will turn into a frog. "Wanted: A Princess" takes the Kaimuki High School Theatre stage at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $6 general, $4 children, students with ID, seniors; free for kids 2 and younger. 733-4913.

Jazz and art — the twain shall meet in lovely surroundings at the annual Sunset Jazz Etc. event hosted by La Pietra-Hawaii School for Girls. From left, vocalists Jimmy Borges and Shari Lynn (accompanied by Fascinatin' Rhythm) and sax man Gabe Baltazar will bring the jazz. Tagami and Powell Fine Art Gallery will supply the art, with paintings, wood-turned bowls, glass art and other gifts available for holiday gift buying. It happens Sunday: art show 11 a.m.-5 p.m., music 6-7 p.m. on the great lawn of the campus, 2933 Poni Moi Road at the base of Diamond Head. Sunset Jazz tickets are $26, and include dessert, wine, coffee, soft drinks; it's a benefit for the school's scholarship fund. Grounds open at 5 p.m. for picnicking. 924-7515. Note: If you just want to check out the art show, it'll be there Saturday, too, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., admission free.

The 13th annual "Pasko! A Filipino Holiday Celebration" at the Honolulu Academy of Arts offers arts and crafts, holiday decorations, food, traditional music, song and dance (above, Wayne Mendoza performs a dance from Muslim Mindanao), martial arts and kids' activities. The focus this year is on the southern Philippines, including Muslim Mindanao and the Visayas. Among the highlights will be the music of Danongan Kalanduyan, a National Heritage Fellow of the National Endowment for the Arts, who is a master of the Maguindanao tribal kulintang (brass gongs). Admission to the festival — 1-5 p.m. Sunday — is free. 532-8700, 543-7779.

Portuguese heritage

A daylong celebration of the Portuguese culture will feature entertainment by Melveen Leed, Frank DeLima, the Royal Hawaiian Band and others, genealogy activities, wine tasting, products of the homeland and food, glorious food! It takes place 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday at Aloha Tower Marketplace and it's free. 566-2337.

Firmly planted

Admission is free, but get ready to spend anyway at Lyon Arboretum's Holiday Plant and Craft Sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday on the grounds of Manoa's living laboratory of many things botanical. Among the offerings will be ti varieties, orchids, poinsettias, Native Hawaiian plants, holiday wreaths, jams and jellies, ornaments and cloisonne jewelry. Place your orders for fresh herb wreaths, too. Leslie Ann Hayashi and Kathleen Wong Bishop will autograph their "Fables from the Garden" book. Free shuttle service will be available at points along Manoa Road near Manoa School, Po'elua Street and Nipo Street. 988-0456.

Dolly Lott

The Honolulu Jazz Quartet — from left, Richie Pratt, John Kolivas, Dan Del Negro and Tim Tsukiyama — offer a concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Studio 6, second floor of the Musicians Association of Hawaii, 949 Kapi'olani Blvd. The group will launch its "Remembrance" compact disc; part of the proceeds from CD sales will go toward the New York State World Trade Center Relief Fund. Tickets to the concert are $8 general, $6 for students. 596-2121.

Global villagers

Ethnic food booths, cultural booths and performances and keiki activities will be part of "Building New Bridges to Global Understanding, Friendship and Peace," an all-day celebration at the East-West Center, across from the University of Hawai'i-Manoa's Kennedy Theatre. More than 400 students, teachers and representatives of international organizations are expected to participate in the event, which also offers serious discussion of global issues. Among the notables will be two Colombian university students who have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for leading the Children's Movement for Peace. The event takes place 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free; parking on campus is free, too. 944-7176, www.EastWestCenter.org (click on Education, then 2nd Annual Hawaii International Education Week).

Saluting Kalakaua

He was affectionately known as the Merrie Monarch; he was a world traveler, sportsman, composer and last reigning king of the Hawaiian Islands. Celebrations today to mark the birthday of King David Kalakaua include:

• Red, white and blue bunting of 'Iolani Palace and a program of music by the Royal Hawaiian Band (11:30 a.m.); review of the Royal Guard at the palace's front steps (11:50 a.m.); and a program of hula (1 p.m.) on the grounds near the pavilion. It's free, sponsored by the Friends of 'Iolani Palace. Bring mats and beach chairs. 522-0832.
• Activities at Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach, 2335 Kalakaua Ave., that include a presentation by the Bishop Museum (9 a.m.) and artifacts; and a display of Hawaiian stamps, coins and paper currency from the days of Kalakaua (10 a.m.). 921-9711.

Ready to read

"Redwood Curtain," a drama by Lanford Wilson, is the second offering in the Army Community Theatre's Sunday @2 Matinee Readers Theatre season. It's about a teenage Vietnamese-American girl, raised by wealthy Americans in California, who journeys into the Redwood forest in search of her natural father. The play, directed and adapted by Vanita Rae Smith, takes the stage at 2 p.m. Sunday at Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter, repeating at 2 p.m. Nov. 25 and Dec. 2. Tickets are $6. 438-4480.

Moon rising

The original Peter Moon Band offers a concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Honolulu Academy of Arts theater. This is a rare appearance for Island music legend Moon, who has been performing outside of Hawai'i lately. Tickets are $15. 532-8700.