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Bishop Museum Family Sunday You always get more for less at Bishop Museum Family Sundays: For a discounted $3 admission (keiki under 4 are free), you not only get access to the museum displays, such as the "Color Play" exhibit (above), but you can enjoy entertainment, activities for the keiki, food booths and more. The next Family Sunday is Oct. 7. Special $10 rate for families of four. 848-4160.

DANCE: Sept. 30

Swingin' big band sounds will bubble through the Royal Hawaiian Hotel's Monarch Room at "Let's Dance," Sept. 30. The dance from 6-9 p.m. will featuring the Willie Barton Orchestra, right, Jan Brenner, George Chun and Sonny Maguire, plus host Rene Mansho. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Hawaii Lupus Foundation. It's a Tom Moffat production presented by KUMU radio and Hawaii Medical Service Association. $15, with one-drink minimum; available at Tower Records stores, Tower Video on Ke'eaumoku Street, Hawaii Lupus Foundation, and the Sheraton Waikiki, Princess Kaiulani and Moana Surfrider hotels. 931-7194, 538-1522.

STAGE: Oct. 5, Dec. 7

The success of the Na Kupuna productions at the Sheraton Moana Surfrider has prompted the hotel to move the events from their customary weeknight dates to Friday nights: Oct. 5 and Dec. 7. A Hawaiian trio performs, followed by performances from the likes of kumu hula Kahale Richardson, the Soldiers of the Royal Guard and Kuhai Halau of Kahalepuna Pa 'Olapa Kahiko, and audiences get treated to both ancient and modern forms of hula. The first 100 audience members through the door receive ostrich feathers for the women and derby hats for the men, to lend a dressy ambience to the venue. A woman dressed at the "Girl in the Red Velvet Swing" literally hangs out for the first hour for photo ops. Doors open 5:30 p.m. for the 6:30 p.m. shows. The buffet-dinner show is $35. 922-3111, www.sheraton-hawaii.com

STAGE: Oct. 5-14

In Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing," kicking off Oct. 5 at Kennedy Theatre, lovers Beatrice and Benedick tangle in a ferocious game of love until they give in to the inevitable, while another couple, Claudio and Hero, immerse themselves in sweet romance. Both couples fall victim to deception, but despair not, for truth and love eventually prevail. Directed by Terence Knapp. Tickets go on sale Sept. 24: $12, $9 for seniors, military and University of Hawai'i staff, $7 non-UHM students and $4 current UHM students. 956-7655.

CONCERTS: Oct. 5-6

Christopher Cross, five-time Grammy winner whose hits include "Arthur's Theme: The Best That You Can Do" (winner of the Academy Award for Best Song), "Sailing" and "Ride Like the Wind," opens the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra's pops season at the Blaisdell Concert Hall. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5-6. $15-$55, available at the symphony ticket office at Dole Cannery, 650 Iwilei Road, Suite 202. 591-2211, 792-2000.

CONCERT: Oct. 5

Entertainer and kumu hula Tony Conjugacion, is pulling out all the stops in a tribute Oct. 5 to "the rock 'n roll era of Hawaiian music," bringing together on the stage not only his halau, Halau Na Wainohia, but the cream of local entertainers: Don Ho, Melveen Leed, Jimmy Borges, Danny Kaleikini, Iva Kinimaka, Sam Kapu and numerous others. "Kamau Pono IV: The Golden Sands of Waikiki," 7 p.m. at Hawai'i Theatre, is meant to be a historical glimpse into Hawai'i's musical heyday. Proceeds benefit the halau; $18. 528-0506.

FESTIVAL: Oct. 5, 26

The city's yearlong tribute to Hawai'i's multi-ethnic population gets two more installments in October with the Korean Festival on Oct. 5 and the Portuguese Festival on Oct. 26. Both feature music, dances, food, crafts and cultural displays. The Halla Huhm Korean Dance Studio, right, is among the acts scheduled for the Oct. 5 event. Admission to the Honolulu Hale events and parking at the Civic Center are free. For more information on these or the many other upcoming festivals, call 523-4674.

FILM: Oct. 5-6, 13

Film enthusiasts can indulge in a smorgasbord of independent film shorts when the 'Ohina Short Film Showcase plays at the Honolulu Academy of Arts Theater. Offerings the first two days run the gamut from comedy to documentary to animation. The Oct. 13 event will feature a retrospective of works from the 1999 and 2000 showcases; panel discussions with local independent-film producers, writers, actors and directors; and an encore of this year's showcase. Admission to the showcase Oct. 5-6 is free. A film schedule, plus the fee for the Oct. 13 retrospective workshop, will be announced in coming weeks. 532-8700.

DANCE: Oct. 6, 13, 19

Fresh, groundbreaking, original, accessible — those are some of the adjectives the dance choreographers of "FourPlay" hope you'll use after you see them stage four new works on Oct. 6 at the Leeward Community College Theater, Oct. 13 at the UH Kaua'i Performing Arts Center and Oct. 19 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center's Castle Theater. Thirty dancers will perform works by David Ward, Eva Lee, Peter Rockford Espiritu and AndrÚ Morris. (808) 572-3094.

CONCERT: Oct. 13

Stephen Bishop, will headline the Honolulu Music Fest 2001 at the Waikiki Shell. Kimo Kahoano and Mahlon Moore will host the festival, which also features Jimmy Borges and his Jazz All-Stars, Martin Pahinui, George Kuo, Kawika Kahiapo, Jon Basebase, 3 Scoops, Frank DeLima, Simplisity, Solanna, The Sultans, Soulfree, Honolulu, and Quintinn Holi. 2-9:30 p.m. Oct. 13. $27.50-$37.50 reserved, $17.50 lawn seats, available at Ticket Plus outlets. 526-4400, 833-0056.

CIRCUS: Oct. 18-21

Don't let the name of the act fool you. The Flying Fruit Fly Circus is of the human persuasion — 20 performers, ages 8 to 18, from Australia, to be exact. Seen in New York and in the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games, the show has been described as "a zesty blend of circus, dance, theater and tons of attitude." Shows 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18 and 19, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Oct. 20, and 4 p.m. Oct. 21 at Hawai'i Theatre; an Oct. 17 performance is a fund-raiser for the Susan G. Komen Hawai'i Race for the Cure, with all seats $25; all other nights $15-$45. 528-0506.

COMING UP

• Warrant, Oct. 6-8,Gussie L'Amour's
• Scream Life Park, a haunted Halloween theme at Sea Life Park, Oct. 19-20, 27-28
• Princess Ka'iulani Keiki Hula Festival, Oct. 20, Sheraton Princess Ka'iulani
• Keali'i Reichel, Oct. 26, Hawai'i Theatre
• Take 6, with the Honolulu Symphony, Oct. 26-27, Blaisdell Concert Hall
• French Festival of Hawaii, Oct. 27-Nov. 4, various locations
• Treat Street, a trick-or-treat Halloween event, Oct. 31, Bishop Museum
• 10th Annual World Invitational Hula Festival, Nov. 8-10, Waikiki Shell
• "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" opens Nov. 16 in movie theaters
• Rosemary Clooney, with the Honolulu Symphony, Nov. 16-17, Blaisdell Concert Hall
• Eroica Trio, with Honolulu Symphony, Nov. 24-25, Blaisdell Concert Hall
• Comedian Margaret Cho on tour: Nov. 29 — Kaua'i Marriott Resort in Lihu'e; Nov. 30 — Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Kahului; Dec. 1 — Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu

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