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STAGE: Aug. 13-14

Monkey and the Waterfall Dance Theatre Company presents a blend of Eastern and Western dance and theater concepts with "Club Monkey." Masked dancers and actors perform in this cabaret-style performance, with guest artists including University of Hawai'i dance professor Betsy Fisher, kumu hula Michael Pili Pang and Coco Chandelier. Yukie Shiroma directs. Tickets: $15 at the door.

• Doors open 8:45 p.m. Aug. 13-14 / The Hawaiian Hut / 737-0306

CONCERT: Aug. 14

Won't you head on over to funky town and "Get Down Tonight" during a dance party featuring Six-Five-O, from Las Vegas. Also on tap to help you do a little dance and make a little love will be local bands Aura, eightOeight, Shining Star, H2O and Planet Jane. Tickets are $20 advance and $25 at the door, for 21 and older.

• 8 p.m. Aug. 14 / Kapono's / 545-3642

CONCERT: Aug. 15

Time to put on your blue suede shoes as the King lives ... on stage. "Elvis the Concert" utilizes awesome technology to feature film snippets of previous Presley shows with isolated vocals backed by a live band and singers. Footage from his "Aloha from Hawaii" satellite performance will also be included in the show. Tickets are $35-$45 upper level and $65 for loge, riser or floor level.

• 7 p.m. Aug. 15 / Blaisdell Arena / (877) 750-4400

FESTIVAL: Aug. 20-22

It's a one-stop-shop for locally made goods as First Hawaiian Bank presents the 2004 Made in Hawaii Festival. With more than 400 exhibitors, this year's goodies include home accents, food, flowers, books, apparel, plants, pottery, crafts and produce. Items from O'ahu include black Tahitian pearl jewelry, tomato products, organic fertilizer and gourmet pet treats. Maui wows us with Hawaiian print linens, Hawaiian Christmas ornaments, baked goods, blue coral jewelry and wood batik furniture. Kaua'i brings in feather lei and jewelry, Ni'ihau shell lei and carved 'opihi shells. The Big Island offers Kona coffee products, lauhala baskets and hats, vitamin supplements and Hawaiian-print boxer shorts. Admission is $2; children under 6 are free. Half-off coupons at First Hawaiian Bank locations on O'ahu.

• Noon-9 p.m. Aug. 20, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Aug. 21 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 22 / Blaisdell Exhibition Hall and Arena / 533-1292

MIXED BAG: Aug. 21

The Waikiki Yacht Club prepares to celebrate its 60th anniversary with a dinner, Hawaiian music, entertainment and door prizes. Founded in 1944, the club had 37 charter members on the rolls that first year. The original board of directors included Duke Kahanamoku and Dick Soelberg. Tickets are $20 general, $10 ages 6-10 and free for those under 6.

• 5:30-10 p.m. Aug. 21 / Waikiki Yacht Club / 955-4405

CONCERT: Aug. 28

The Na Leo Lani Chorus takes to the stage to celebrate music of the '50s and '60s in a concert titled "Barbershop Bandstand." The 2002 Sweet Adelines International Quartet Champion, Fanatix (right), headlines the show. Also on tap to perform are the Young Women in Harmony 2004 Quartet Champion, Better Than Chocolate, The Young Women in Harmony Hawaii State Chorus, Pacific Trades, The Skylarks, Island Fever and Synergy. Dick Souza hosts. Tickets are $15.

• 7 p.m. Aug. 28 / Paliku Theatre / 235-7433

STAGE: Aug. 29

The second Hawaii World Invitational Chinese Lion Kings Competition, left, roars into Honolulu with national champions from Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong plus teams from China, San Francisco and Hawai'i. The teams will take the art of Chinese lion dancing to a new high by performing in a traditional fashion as well as on poles 5-8 feet above the ground. Tickets: $15-$55.

• 1 p.m. Aug. 29 / Blaisdell Arena / (877) 750-4400

STAGE: Sept. 2-12

The "World Famous" Lipizzaner Stallions trot their way into Honolulu, as part of their 34th anniversary tour. These elegant and majestic creatures have a lineage that goes back to the Spanish and Arabian stallions of Andalusia and the Sahara, with the first being bred in Carthage more than 2,000 years ago. Once almost exclusively the property of the royal and military aristocracy, the stallions were saved from extinction by Gen. George S. Patton during World War II. The noble and gifted stallions perform nimble routines in a family-friendly feature event, with music and choreography sure to awe the masses. Tickets: $19.50, $24.50 and $35. Children 12 and younger and seniors 60 and older receive discounts of $2. Discounts of $5 are also available for groups of 15 or more.

• 7:30 p.m. Sept. 2-4, 9-11; 2:30 p.m. Sept. 4-5, 11-12; and 6 p.m. Sept. 5 /Blaisdell Arena / (877) 750-4400

STAGE: Sept. 9-25

Army Community Theatre opens its 2004-2005 season with a kick and a twirl with the Tony Award-winning musical "West Side Story." This modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic "Romeo and Juliet" pits the Jets against the Sharks in a musically rich tale of love and gang warfare. The production features Katherine Mills as Maria (right), Jimi Wheeler as Tony (left), Tricia Marciel as Anita and Cole Horibe as Bernardo. Stephanie Conching directs. Tickets are $14, $17 general and $8, $10 for children.

• 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9-11, 17-18, 24-25 / Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter / 438-4480

HOT DATES

• Aug. 13 blink-182, Blaisdell Arena; Aug. 14, Maui Arts & Cultural Center
• Aug. 14 Keiki Fun Fair, Shriners Hospital for Children
• Aug. 19 Moonlight Mele on the Lawn, featuring The Makaha Sons, Bishop Museum
• Aug. 21 Ho'ike, by Kuhai Halau O Kawaikapuokalani Pa 'Olapa Kahiko, Ron Bright Theatre, Castle High School
• Sept. 17-26 "How Da B-52 Cockroach Learned to Fly," University of Hawai'i's Kennedy Theatre
• Sept. 24-Oct. 10 "Anything Goes," Diamond Head Theatre
• Sept. 25 Taste of Kapolei, Ko Olina Resort & Marina
• October 'Ohina: The Short Film Showcase, Honolulu Academy of Arts
• Oct. 21-31 Hawaii International Film Festival

BUZZING ABOUT

"Grease" is the word

Get your calendars out and mark off the holiday season for a touring production of "Grease," the musical about a too-cool-for-words guy and an innocent girl who fall in love in the innocent/not-so-innocent 1950s. Long-ago dreamy guy Frankie Avalon is in the cast as the deejay (he was in the John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John movie as the angel) and he'll offer a mini concert of his hits after the shows. The show hits the Blaisdell Concert Hall Dec. 27-Jan. 2. Stay tuned for more details and a ticket announcement for the general public.

The key ingredient

It'll be guitar nirvana at the Hawaiian Slack Key Festival, which is celebrating its 22nd year on O'ahu, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 15 at Kapi'olani Park. The lineup includes Del Beazley, David Kahiapo, Jerry Santos, Jeff Peterson, Michael Kaawa, Raymond Kane, Pali, Hapa, Henry Kapono, Makana, Maunalua, Glen Smith and Ho'okena and others. Admission is free, and there'll be crafts and food booths, too. 239-4336, 226-2697.

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