Stage Calendar

Editor's note: Last week, TGIF published a calendar of O'ahu stage events. Here are some more, from Leeward Community College, 'Ohi'a Productions and Paliku Theatre.

Leeward Community College
All events are at the college's mainstage theater unless otherwise noted. 455-0385.

Leeward Community College Theatre's 30th Anniversary Celebration

• An evening of Hawaiian dance and music with Melveen Leed, Halau Hula Olana, Tau Dance Theatre and other guests.
• 8 p.m. Oct. 16. $30

Flying Karamazov Brothers

• This comic juggling group is renowned for making gravity look powerless.
• 8 p.m. Oct. 23; 4:30 p.m. Oct. 24. $22 general, $15 students/seniors/military

"Metamorphosis," by Mary Zimmerman

• Adaptation of Ovid's tales about the inevitability of change.
• 8 p.m. Nov. 12-13, 18-20; 4 p.m. Nov. 14. $12 general, $10 students/seniors/military

LCC Guitar Concert

• 4 p.m. Nov. 21. $5

LCC Holiday Choral Concert

• 4 p.m. Nov. 28. $5

Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano

• A high-energy performance by one of the seminal figures in mariachi music.
• 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30. $22 general, $15 students/seniors/military

Hawaii Ballet Theatre's "Nutcracker"

• A traditional Christmas favorite.
• 2 p.m. Dec. 11; 4 p.m. Dec. 12, 19; 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 18; 7 p.m. Dec. 21

"Hanau Ka Moku"

• A joint effort of Halau O Kekuhi and Tau Dance Theatre that blends traditional and contemporary Hawaiian dance, chant and video.
• 8 p.m. Jan. 14-15. $35 general, $25 students/seniors/military

"Long Walk to Freedom — Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Vusi Mahlasela"

• Internationally renowned choir integrates traditional Zulu harmony with gospel and soul.
• 8 p.m. Jan. 28. $27 general, $18 students/seniors/military

LCC "Ten Minute Play Festival"

• Annual program of student-produced short plays.
• 4 and 8 p.m. Feb. 11-12 at the LCC Lab Theatre

Les Yeux Noir

• Part Gypsy, part swing jazz, part klezmer, all energy.
• 8 p.m. Feb. 12. $22 general, $15 students/seniors/military

Rennie Harris PureMovement

• One of the foremost masters of hip-hop mixes movement and music of different cultures.
• 8 p.m. Feb. 19. $22 general, $15 students/seniors/military

"Expression/Dance: Passion and Abstraction"

• Solos that share heritage from the German lineage in contemporary dance.
• 8 p.m. Feb. 26. $8

Dayton Contemporary Dance

• The dynamic dance ensemble focuses on modern dance's African-American roots.
• 8 p.m. April 2. $18 general, $12 students/seniors/military

"Black Market Bodies and Miracle Drugs," by Eric Yokomori

• A piece by one of Hawai'i's most controversial playwrights. Discretion is advised because of strong language, adult content.
• 8 p.m. April 7-9, 14-16 at LCC Lab Theatre

LCC Dance Festival

• 7:30 p.m. April 22-23. $5

LCC Guitar Concert

• 4 p.m. April 24. $5

Te Vaka

• This ensemble from New Zealand incorporates acoustic and electric guitars with traditional pate (log drums) for a high-energy show of Polynesian dance and music.
• 8 p.m. May 7. $30 general, $25 students/seniors/military

'Ohi'a Productions
Local-style shows in various venues.

"A Hawaiian Style Christmas"

• A musical revue based on the children's book by Lisa Matsumoto and Michael Furuya, featuring new songs by Roslyn. Also take a ride on the Candy Cane Train in Santa's Aloha Parade.
• 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays, Nov. 26-Dec. 23 at Ala Moana Center (parade at 7 p.m.)

Paliku Theatre
Windward Community College, 235-7330 (unless otherwise noted); tickets available for some events at etickethawaii.com

"Aria Da Capo" and "Private Wars"

• Windward Community College student actors from the campus drama club, Paliku Players, perform.
• Final show at 7:30 p.m. today. $5

"Barbershop Bandstand"

• Na Leo Lani Chorus concert features the 2002 Sweet Adelines International Quartet Champion Fanatix and other performers.
• 7 p.m. tomorrow. $15

Chamber Music Hawaii — Galliard String Quartet

• A program of Mozart and Mendelssohn.
• 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13. $20 general, $15 seniors, free for students. 524-0815, ext. 245

"Big River," directed by Ron Bright

• The Tony Award-winning show is based on the adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
• Oct. 8-Nov. 7: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 4 p.m. Sundays. $26 general, $22 seniors 62 and older and military, $18 children and students; group rates available

Chamber Music Hawaii — Spring Wind Quintet

• Program of Trubitt, Klughart, Reicha.
• 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25. $20 general, $15 seniors, free for students. 524-0815, ext. 245.

Chamber Music Hawaii — Honolulu Brass Quintet

• Program of Ewald, Foster
• 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22. $20 general, $15 seniors, free for students. 524-0815, ext. 245

Mid-Pacific School of the Arts Dance Show

• 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3-4. Ticket details unavailable. 973-5047

Chamber Music Hawaii — The Tresemble

• Program of Schubert
• 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6. $20 general, $15 seniors, free for students. 524-0815, ext. 245

Sounds of Aloha Holiday

• Barbershop
• 7:34 p.m. Dec. 11, 4:04 p.m. Dec. 12. $20. 262-7664