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Local favorite An early May Day celebration downtown Celebrate May Day a day early with the Friends of the Judiciary History Center, which is hosting a ho'ike of food and entertainment. The group's spring benefit event takes place 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. April 30 at Ali'iolani Hale (417 S. King St.) and includes a plate lunch (kalua pig, chicken long rice, squid lu'au, lomi salmon, poke, poi, rice and haupia) and Ku'ulei Jeffrey's halau offering hapa-haole hula. There's an educational element, too: The Bishop Museum will display herbarium specimens (pressed botanical samples) of flowers used for lei-making. Tickets are $15. 539-4999.

Indie/emo band Chandelle rocks in from Kapa'a, Kaua'i, for two concerts on O'ahu. The trio — Mandee on bass and vocals, Kevin on drums and Jessica on guitar and vocals — plays original music. Their song "Alaska" won the BMI Songwriting competition on Kaua'i last year.

At its April 24 show at Hard Rock, Chandelle plays along with Harrison, Linus and Second String Heroes from San Francisco. Cover is $10 18- to 20-year-olds and $8 for those 21 and older.

• 9 p.m.-2 a.m. April 24 / Hard Rock Café / 955-7383

On May 1 at Club Pauahi, Chandelle plays with Persiphone Myth, Push the Pedal and Port Guyana. Cover is $6 for the all-ages show.

• 7:30 p.m.-midnight May 1 / Club Pauahi / 521-7252

CONCERT: April 24

Trance DJ Kimball Collins, right, is set to keep the dance floors at Feng Shui bumping and jumping with his electronica vibes. The Florida native appears along with DJ Mark Grant, a solid deep house producer from Chicago. Both are highly regarded in DJ circles for their smooth hypnotic sounds and hot, energetic beats. Local DJs in the house include G-Spot, Daniel J and IKON. Cover is $10 general, $15 visitors and $2 guest list; for 21 and older.

• 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. April 24 / Hyatt Regency Waikiki, Ciao Mein and Poolside Bar / www.groovetickets.com

MIXED BAG: April 27

Kids Day 2004 once again features celebrities and volunteers stationing themselves around the island April 27 to sell special $1 editions of The Advertiser in a benefit for Parents and Children Together. This year's insert, themed "What 'Ohana Means to Me," showcases award-winning artwork, poems and essay by students in grades 1-12. This year's chairman of Kids Day is Allan Landon, president and CFO of Bank of Hawaii. Celebrities taking part in Kids Day include Gov. Linda Lingle and Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona; Lee Cataluna and Bob Krauss from The Advertiser; radio and TV personalities; the Society of Seven Las Vegas; and University of Hawai'i Athletic Director Herman Frazier.

• 6 a.m.-noon April 27 / various locations around O'ahu / 847-3285

STAGE: April 30-May 1

Giddy up, cowboys, as the Sounds of Aloha Chorus presents "Rhinestone Rides Again." This barbershop melodrama set in the old West features the Tropichords, the Pacific Trades, the Sounds of Aloha Chorus and international barbershop quartet champions Four Voices. Early cowpokes who get there at 7 p.m. are treated to John McCreary on the Robert Morton Theatre Organ. Tickets are $12, $18 and $25, with discounts for Hawai'i Theatre members, students, seniors, military and groups of 10 or more.

• 7:34 p.m. April 30 and May 1 / Hawai'i Theatre / 528-0506

COMEDY: May 1

The legendary touring comedy troupe The Second City is set to bring laughs galore to the Islands. The Chicago-based comedy theater has in the past produced such comics as Bill Murray, Mike Meyers, Gilda Radner and Tina Fey. Get ready for hilarious sketches, comedic songs and cutting-edge improv with rising comedy stars. Tickets are $20, $25 and $30.

• 8 p.m. May 1 / Blaisdell Concert Hall / (877) 750-4400

Also: Catch the laughs at 7:30 p.m. April 29 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Tickets are $20, $25 and $30. (808) 242-7469.

DANCE: May 5-9

This year's Spring Footholds production features the original choreography of bachelor of fine arts candidates Malia Bowlby, Larisa Eastman, Janie Ewing and Christopher Steven Quiocho. Presented by the University of Hawai'i-Manoa's Department of Theatre and Dance, "Spring Footholds: Suggestions Under Consideration" also showcases works by students with varied backgrounds in ballet, modern, Pacific and Asian dance forms. Tickets are $10 general, $8 seniors, military, UH faculty/staff and non-UHM students and $3 UHM students. A rap session follows the May 7 performance.

• 8 p.m. May 5-8 and 2 p.m. May 9 / Earle Ernst Lab Theatre / 956-7655

CONCERT: May 1-2

The 8th annual Great Hawaii Jazz BlowOut is about to burst upon the scene, featuring top local jazz musicians and vocalists. This year's festival includes Azure McCall, Anita Hall, above, Shari Lynn, Gabe Baltazar, DeShannon Higa, PBS Big Band, Rocky Holmes, Swingin' Tradewinds Jass Band and Noel Okimoto. Guest artists include Jerome James and New York Nigh High, Joey Stuckey Band from Georgia, Valery Ponomarev from Moscow, Martin Zenker from New York and Mark Weinstein from New York. Advance tickets are $15 one day and $25 both days, with discounts for seniors, military and students. Tickets at the gate are $20 one day and $30 both days. Those in wheelchairs or age 6 and younger are free.

• Noon-midnight May 1 and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. May 2 / Kapi'olani Community College, Great Lawn / 734-0397, 955-8821

CONCERT: May 7

Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Kenny Loggins heads this way again for a concert; we last heard from him at a New Year's Eve gala at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. After splitting from the musical duo Loggins and Messina, Loggins went on to garner 12 platinum albums and 14 gold albums, ultimately selling more than 20 million albums worldwide. Hits include "Celebrate Me Home," "Whenever I Call You Friend" and "Footloose." Tickets are $30 lawn and $55 reserved.

• 7 p.m. May 7 / Waikiki Shell / (877) 750-4400

Also: Loggins performs at 7 p.m. May 9 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Tickets are $35 general and $45 and $55 reserved. (808) 242-7469.

STAGE: May 13-29

Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner's classic musical, "Camelot," comes to life with Tina Shelton, left, as Queen Guenevere in the Army Community Theatre's latest production. The love triangle between Guenevere, King Arthur and Sir Lancelot is played out with Bryan Bender, right, as Arthur and Matthew Pennaz as Lancelot. Eden-Lee Murray directs. Tickets are $14 and $17 for adults and $8 and $10 for children.

• 7:30 p.m. May 13-15, 21-22 and 28-29 / Richardson Theatre at Fort Shafter / 438-4480

MIXED BAG: May 14-15

Heads up: The lions are coming! Lion dancers from around the world will roar their way into Honolulu for the Hawaii World Invitational Lion Dance Championships. Ten teams from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, the United Kingdom and Hawai'i will don colorful costumes and dance on pillars up to 10 feet high and one foot wide. Tickets are $35 and $50 general and $65 for Red Carpet.

• 6 p.m. May 14 and 7 p.m. May 15 / Blaisdell Arena / (877) 750-4400

COMING UP:

• Toto, with the Honolulu Symphony Pops, May 7-8, Blaisdell Concert Hall
• Chicago Reunion Blues Band, Sonny Landreth and Eric Sardinas Trio, May 12 at Kaua'i Memorial Theater, May 13 at Maui Arts & Cultural Center, May 14 at Kaka'ako Waterfront Park, May 15 at Kona Brewing Company, Big Island
• GiRL FeST, multimedia festival, May 28-June 5, venues to be announced
• "The Honeymoon-ers: The Lost Episodes," starring Joe Moore and Pat Sajak, June 17-20, Hawai'i Theatre
• 'Ukulele Festival, July 25, Kapi'olani Park bandstand
• Hawaii International Jazz Festival, July 30-31 at Hawai'i Theatre, Aug. 6-7 at Maui Arts & Cultural Center

BUZZING ABOUT:

If you blink ... you might miss the next announcement about blink-182's revised revision of its Hawai'i dates. OK, word now is that the Maui Arts & Cultural Center's gig is on for Aug. 14. O'ahu's show at the Blaisdell Arena is still Aug. 13.

Date to log: The 77th Annual Academy Awards is set for Feb. 27, 2005, if you want to mark it on your future calendar. ABC carries it, satellite-delayed here, of course.

Legends with strings: When Stewart and Tricia Macpherson bring "Rock Legends," the ABBA-Queen-The Beatles tribute show, to the Blaisdell Concert Hall April 23-25, 40 members of the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra, including concertmaster Ignace Jang, will provide the music. Barry Potts, the show's resident conductor, from its London inception through gigs in South Africa and New Zealand, will be at the baton.

Donuts plus fun: A tip for Krispy Kreme kooks who don't want to hand carry 'em back from Maui: Those yummy donuts will be sold at 1 p.m. May 7 as part of Saint Louis School and the alumni association's annual 'Ohana Festival. A related 'Ohana Lu'au is set for May 2 at Gerber Fieldhouse. Call 739-4800.

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