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DJ Luke Chable spins

This is one Living Room you don't have to take your shoes off for. Keep your dancing shoes on as DJ Luke Chable of Renaissance Records cuts loose with a smashing set of breaks. The 25-year-old progressive house wonder from Australia is the first from that label to perform here. Local talents Danny Yun and Archangel open.

• 10 p.m.-4 a.m. Saturday / The Living Room, Fisherman's Wharf / $15, for 21 and older

Songs of life at KCC

"Songs for a New World," featuring a cast of Kapi'olani Community College students, takes the stage today through Sunday.

"Songs for a New World" continues its run with Kapi'olani Community College students. A musical revue of sorts, the concert features 16 songs that each tells a story about defining moments in life. The program includes songs about Christopher Columbus and Mrs. Santa Claus and ranges from lyrical ballads to gospel, from rock to jazz. Lina Doo and Mimi Wisnosky direct.

• 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday / Kapi'olani Community College, Maile Performing Arts Theatre / $6 / 734-9748

Fashion acrobatics

Velocity Circus is among the attractions at Ala Moana Center's Art of Style event.

• 7 p.m. today-Saturday / Ala Moana Center, Centerstage / Free / 955-9517

An intercultural affair

Get an early start on the weekend as Hawai'i Pacific University hosts its 21st annual Intercultural Day. The day-long event includes ethnic food, cultural and educational exhibits, a colorful parade with international students in traditional costumes, the HPU International Chorale and Vocal Ensemble, dance and music from students' respective countries and a hula halau. Countries represented include Japan, the Philippines, Italy, Sweden, Turkey, Brazil, Norway, South Korea, Singapore, Kenya, Thailand, Botswana, Samoa, Denmark, France and Malaysia.

• 10 a.m.-4 p.m. today / Fort Street Mall / Free / 544-0879

Thanks, administrative professionals!

Show your appreciation for your right-hand man or woman in honor of Administrative Professionals Day:

The Makaha Sons, above, headline a luncheon with guests Na Kama and kumu hula Chinky Mahoe with Halau Hula 'O Kawaili'ula. Augie T. emcees.

• 11 a.m. Tuesday / Renaissance Ilikai Waikiki Hotel, Pacific Ballroom / $35 includes buffet lunch / 944-6372

Hawaiian 105 KINE moves its Aloha Friday Luncheon show to Wednesday in honor of Secretaries Day. The Brothers Cazimero, 'Ale'a and Karen Keawehawai'i perform, with Brickwood Galuteria hosting.

• 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday / Blaisdell Center, Hawai'i Suites / $25 includes buffet lunch / 594-4015

Funnyman Frank DeLima hosts a luncheon show with a menu of caesar salad, prime rib, grilled mahi, scalloped potatoes, vegetables and a guava chiffon cake.

• 11 a.m. Wednesday / Big D's, Queen Kapiolani Hotel / $21.95 / 931-4451

Long Beach Short Bus rolls into town

Get ready for the sublime sounds of ska when Cali-based band Long Beach Short Bus headlines the Spring Fling 2005 concert. With former members of Sublime and the Long Beach Dub All-Stars shaking things up, the foursome is in town to kick off a West Coast tour and to promote its "Flying Ship of Fantasy" CD. Justin Black of Los Angeles and local bands Missing Dave and Amplified also perform. Doors open at 7 p.m.

• 8 p.m. Saturday / Kapono's / $16 advance, $20 at the door; for 21 and older / (800) 325-7328

Dancing to diversity

Celebrate culture and diversity at the East-West Fest 2005, themed "Beyond Nationalities: Dancing to the Rhythm of Solidarity." Enjoy an afternoon of Asian and Pacific cultural performances, food, displays, interactive exhibits and games. There's also a donation booth for victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami and a panel discussion on post-tsunami recovery. The event is organized by East-West Center students, who represent 42 Asian and Pacific countries and the United States.

• 1-6 p.m. Sunday / East-West Center, Imin International Conference Center / Free / 944-7177

A day for the family in Manoa

Enjoy a jolly day in the heart of Manoa as Saint Francis School hosts its 6th annual Ohana Fair. This family affair will have interactive games, rides, silent auction, Nozawa's Ponies and Petting Zoo, food, face painting, haku-lei making and Manoa produce. Entertainment comes in the form of student talent, a lion dance, the Kahoano brothers, Most High, Kalena, No Limitz and the Performing Arts Academy.

• 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday / Saint Francis School / Free / 988-4111, ext. 118

KTUH DJs in spotlight

Celebrate Earth Day with some sounds when Get Fresh! presents the KTUH DJs. Alumni and current DJs on tap include Loriel, Kavet the Catalyst, Jazzuro, Makadangdang, Audy, Sifu "Jive" Walker, joan9, Metal-X, Bone, Chronkite, Cookiehead Jenkins, G-Spot, Mano Lopez, Alex, Rhombus, Travis, Nocturna and Ross Jackson. Swampa ZZ also performs. Proceeds benefit KTUH and the Earth Day Network.

• 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. today / Indigo Eurasian Cuisine / $10 at the door, $5 with student ID, for 21 and older / 956-7261

For fans of fabrics

Temari hosts a fair titled Bolts of Fabric and Fun, where textile enthusiasts can find shopping bargains on remnants, yardage, buttons, fabric pieces, zippered wallets, hand-knotted rugs, lace squares, damask table linens and embroidered satins. Learn more about kimono care, weaving and sashiko stitching during Textile Talks, at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and noon. Bentos and Japanese pickles from the Honpa Hongwanji Buddhist Women Association will be available to fill your tummy.

• 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday / Honpa Hongwanji Social Hall / Free / 536-4566

A turn for the better on Earth Day

The University of Hawai'i celebrates the 35th Earth Day with the theme "Malama 'Aina: Living in Harmony." The event includes hands-on campus plantings, teach-in sessions in the geodesic Earth Dome, food and products, music, dance, poetry and speakers.

• 10 a.m.-10 p.m. today / UH-Manoa / Free / 956-4055

Celebrate Earth Day in Manoa Valley with free tangle toys for the first 100 children and 'a'ali'i seedlings for the first 100 visitors or volunteers. HI 5-cent deposit beverage containers are welcome. At noon, a presentation on Can-O-Worms Waste Management will be given. Free tours will be at 11 a.m., noon and 2 p.m.; reservations are recommended.

• 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday / Lyon Arboretum / Free / 988-0464

An open house at the Kane'ohe fishpond includes tours, games and contests, water quality testing and earthworm displays. Donations of beverage containers, old cell phones and old copier, printer and fax cartridges are welcome. Open-house visitors must wear covered shoes and register by noon today.

• 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday / Waikalua Loko Fishpond / Six recyclable bottles or cans as admission / 247-6366, 223-5535

The Ala Wai Watershed Association invites the public to tour a lei of six project work sites where volunteers are helping the environment. Catch the free trolley rides from the hub at Washington Middle School, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Tapa Tower or any of the work sites — between the Natatorium and Waikiki Aquarium, Makiki Wai, Kaimuki High School stream bank, Manoa Stream, Palolo/Wai'oma'o Stream bank and Makiki Stream.

• 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday / Lei of Projects Work Sites / Free / 955-7882

The community is invited to help plant native Hawaiian plants and maintain garden grounds at the Millennium Peace Garden. Volunteers are asked to wear covered shoes and clothes suitable for labor.

• 3-6 p.m. Saturday / Millennium Peace Garden, corner of 18th Avenue and Diamond Head Road / Free / 780-7326