The Buzz

Feel the punk at a free concert

Love punk? Love free punk? Then this show is for you! Unity Crayons presents "Free Punkrock Show," 8 p.m. Saturday at Club Pauahi. Everyone's invited to this all-ages rockfest, which features local bands The 86 List (above, from left, Derek Hoeft, Josh Hancock and Otto), Upstanding Youth, Linus and Geronimo. 384-5706, 521-7252.

A mission of music

Indian music, dance in spotlight

Cheer on the rubber duckies

"Rubber Duckie, you're the one! You make bath time lots of fun!" Find out if your rubber duckie is the one at the 17th annual Great Hawaiian Rubber Duckie Race Saturday. The festivities begin at 9 a.m. at McCully Shopping Center with games, entertainment, duck store and duck adoptions ($5 a duck). At 12:30 p.m., join the Duckie Parade, marching from the shopping center to the Kalakaua Avenue bridge. At 1:17 p.m., the ducks will be launched from the bridge into the Ala Wai Canal, and the awards ceremony follows the race. The top 50 finishers win prizes for their adopted owners, and the duck waddling in last gets a special Last Place Award. Admission is free. 532-6744.

Return trip for former orchestra musicians

Former Honolulu Symphony concertmaster Kathryn Lucktenberg and husband Steven Pologe, former principal cellist, are back in town and will perform with the Galliard String Quartet. Both are now members of the Oregon String Quartet and Trio Pacifica. Pologe also is an assistant professor of cello at the University of Oregon School of Music. The concert, presented by Chamber Music Hawaii, begins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. Tickets are $20 general, $15 students, free for kindergarten through 12th grade. 524-0815, extension 245.

Jody Watley in concert

Jody Watley makes her Hawai'i debut Thursday with not one but three concerts, three nights in a row at Gussie L'Amour's. The Grammy-winning pop singer is best known for '80s songs such as "Looking for a New Love," "Don't You Want Me" and "Some Kind of Lover." A former dancer on the TV show "Soul Train" and original member of Shalamar, Watley went on to pave her own way with albums that blended jazz, rhythm and soul with dance grooves. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. Thursday and April 2-3. Tickets are $23 the day of the show, or a $20 advance pass is good for all three nights. 836-7883.

From left, Miriam Neuman, John Striffler and Hilary Wright in "Far Away," one of two one-act plays at the Earle Ernst Lab Theatre. Andrew Shimabuku

On stage: two one-acts

Now showing at the Primetime Theatre: "Ashes to Ashes" and "Far Away." The two-one act plays will be shown in tandem by the University of Hawai'i-Manoa's Department of Theatre and Dance. "Ashes" tells the story of an arguing couple attempting to rescue their dwindling marriage. "Away" focuses on a girl who, after seeing a violent event, grows up accepting such brutality as a way of life. Both are directed by MFA candidate Sammie Choy. Showtimes are 8 p.m., Wednesday-Thursday and April 2-3, and 2 p.m. April 4 in the Earle Ernst Lab Theatre. A discussion follows the April 2 performance. Tickets are $10 general, $8 seniors, military, UH faculty/staff and non-UHM students, and $3 UHM students. 956-7655.

Puttin' on the glitz

It's your last weekend to catch the "Mardi Gras Follies," the annual all-volunteer Las Vegas-style production that benefits military and civilian charities. From left, Elizabeth Ashley, Cindy Serkies and Becky Han are featured singers in a red- white-and-blue finale. Showtimes are 8 p.m. today and Saturday (dinner 6:30 p.m., show 7:45 p.m.) at The Banyans, Pearl Harbor. Tickets are $35, $45, $50. Call 473-1703, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. today.

Dancers in force

It's diverse. It's varied. It's vibrant. It's "Eclectica: DanceXperience 17," a dance concert of vast proportions. Featuring the award-winning 24-VII Danceforce, the show includes the Castle High School Danceforce, Pearl City Danceforce, Punahou Dance Team, Sabrina Starr Studio and University of Hawai'i Warrior Dancers. Showtimes are 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday at the Ronald Bright Theatre on the Castle High School campus. Tickets are $10 advance, $12 during the show's run. 235-5141, 233-5626.

An Oscars theme at ARTafterDARK

Follow the red carpet tonight to the Honolulu Academy of Arts for a different kind of Aloha Friday activity: It's the monthly ARTafterDARK, aglitter with the theme "A Night at the Oscars," from 5 to 9 p.m. Sample the entertainment in the Luce Pavilion, take a zip-tour through select galleries or browse through the new automobiles Audi will have on display. At 7:30 p.m., the Doris Duke Theatre will screen Oscar-nominated short films for $3. Admission to ARTafterDARK is $7 general and free for museum members. 532-8715.