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Actor/vocalist Nick Cannon performs tonight at Kapono's, along with the group 112 from Atlanta.

Take one P. Diddy-discovered gospel/hip-hop/soul vocal group, the star of "Drumline," and $20 and what have you got? Entry to a double-headliner live show by 112 and Nick Cannon at Kapono's, that's what. Atlanta-based 112 is touring behind fifth disc "Pleasure & Pain" — its second since kissing off Diddy's Bad Boy label — which bowed at No. 4 on Billboard's Top 200 album chart in April. Actor/vocalist Cannon — last seen with Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez in "Shall We Dance" — has a 2003 self-titled debut and upcoming second disc, "Stages," to pull tracks from.

• 9 p.m. today / Kapono's / $20, for 18 and older / 536-2100

Moody Eva is back

Former Island resident/house diva Moody Eva hits two venues this weekend.

The moody one first hits it at the weekly Get Fresh! night during La Femme DJ. DJs Dawn and Anit are also on deck with DJ Cameron representing the boys. Local DJs G-Spot, IKON, SovernT, Mark, Eskae and Compose also get in the mix.

• 9 p.m.-2 a.m. today / Indigo Eurasian Cuisine / $10, for 21 and older / 591-3500

Moody Eva then moves in for Impulse, a stint after the Powerman 5000 concert at the Wave. DJ Shaun G. keeps it bumping upstairs in the hip-hop lounge. CaSa's Roobee and DJ Dawn host.

• 1:30 a.m. Saturday / Wave Waikiki / $10, for 21 and older / 941-0424

A tribute to those who went before

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This Memorial Day, remember your loved ones at the 7th annual Lantern Floating Ceremony. Also known as Toro-Nagashi or "lantern offerings on water," the main feature of this time-honored tradition happens at sunset when more than 1,100 paper lanterns with lighted candles on wooden bases are set afloat on the ocean. Entertainment at the event includes hula, Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom and taiko. Consolatory prayer requests will be taken from 3 to 6 p.m., with the main event at 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by Na Lei Aloha Foundation/Shinnyo-en Hawaii, this year's ceremony remembers Hawai'i's military and victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami.

• 4 p.m. Monday / Magic Island, Ala Moana Beach Park / Free admission / www.lanternfloatinghawaii.com

50th State Fair in full swing

The 50th State Fair continues this weekend with films, music and martial arts:

• The Hawai'i Student Film Festival showcases films and videos by students at 6 p.m. Saturday. Entertainment includes the Hyper Squad Dance Company, DJ Rude Dog and Jordan Segundo. The Magic of Kaulana emcees.
• The Ohana Hotels and Resorts' free concert series kicks off with rocker Brian Howe, former lead singer of Bad Company, performing at 8 p.m. Sunday and Monday. Other concerts feature Starship, with Mickey Thomas, at 8 p.m. June 10 and 11, and Marques Houston of IMX at 8 p.m. June 12.
• Memorial Day is Military Appreciation Day, with free admission for military people and their dependents with ID, as well as Martial Arts Day from noon to 7 p.m. with fencing demonstrations, capoeira and lion dancing.
  
  
• 6 p.m. Fridays and June 9, and noon Monday and Saturdays-Sundays; through June 19 / Aloha Stadium / admission on concert days: $3 noon-6 p.m. and $5 6 p.m. to closing for 12 and older, $2 for ages 4-11 and free for 3 and younger; admission on non-concert days: $3 for 12 and older, $2 for ages 4-11 and free for 3 and younger / www.ekfernandez.com

For baby Elijah

Musicians Martin Pahinui, Vaihi, Imua, Simplisity, Seven Simple Pieces, Sunset, Darren Benitez and Moke Boy Kamealoha will perform gratis at a fundraiser for 7-month-old Elijah Tanna. Baby Elijah developed aphakic glaucoma shortly after surgery to remove congenital cataracts. He'd had the cataracts since birth. Several surgeries have failed to reverse Elijah's glaucoma. Parents Sherry and Terry Tanna have located a Mainland surgeon specializing in treatment of aphakic glaucoma, but need assistance with medical and travel expenses. Left untreated, Elijah's condition will eventually lead to loss of his eyesight and possibly his eyes.

• 2-7 p.m Monday / Blaisdell Exhibition Hall / $24; donations also accepted at the door and may also be made in Elijah Tanna's name at Territorial Savings' Kaimuki Branch, 1108 12th Ave. / www.ticketmaster.com

Shape Shifters in two gigs

From the L.A. underground to the streets of Honolulu, hip-hop group The Shape Shifters emerges. The crew's eclectic and abstract beats carry on in its new album, "Was Here," with a mix of disco sounds, '80s grooves and techno hits. The Shape Shifters' eight-member collective consists of AWOL One, Existereo, Die, Life Rexall, Akuma, Radioinactive, Circus and L.A. Jae.

The group hits it at an all-ages party with Dead Monkeys, Jundax and Malosi, Prosapience, Apopcobev, Black Empty, DJ DanniOne and DJ Oliver Twist.

• 8 p.m. today / Pink Cadillac / $8 / www.theshapeshifters.net

The next night, the sounds carry on with Black Square, Omega_Cix, Lightsleepers, NoMasterBacks, Space Catalog and The Crud.

• 8 p.m. Saturday / Anna Bannana's / $8, for 18 and older / www.theshapeshifters.net

Powerman 5000 at the Wave

Powerman 5000 will rock Wave Waikiki Saturday and Sunday.

• 9 p.m. Saturday-Sunday / Wave Waikiki / $16 advance, $20 at the door / (800) 325-SEAT

Make Me Laugh goes west

The Make Me Laugh comedy series heads back to the west side for its fifth concert with headliner Andy Bumatai, above. The funny man of "All in the 'Ohana" fame will be joined by fellow comics Kento, Bryan Min and Mo Dixon. Comedian Jeff Kino hosts.

• 7:30 p.m. Saturday / Dot's in Wahiawa / $20 advance, $25 at the door / 622-4115

Steve Porter gives it a spin

Feel at home in the Living Room as DJ Steve Porter comes through the doors. The weekly club night Speakeasy hosts this album-release party for "Homegrown," which was produced and mixed by Porter. Have a slice of disco pie with Porter's electronica grooves and funky house beats ready to satiate a dance appetite. DJ Miklos opens.

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

A generational thing

Mrs. Robinson, front, is played by Patrice Scott; Justin Brossier is Benjamin in the Manoa Valley Theatre production of "The Graduate." Brad Goda

• Opening 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, continuing 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays through June 19 / Manoa Valley Theatre / $25 general, $5 discount for seniors and military and $15 admission for those 25 and younger / 988-6131

KISS this!

Beth, we hear you calling. But we can't come home right now. 'Cause me and the boys are considering heading over to the Pipeline Cafe tonight to check out face-painting, leather-stretching tribute rockers Kiss Army. Yes, we're aware they're, like, not really Kiss. But they swore on my vinyl copy of "Destroyer" and signed copies of those four kind-of-crappy 1978 Ace Frehley, Peter Criss, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley solo albums that their show is a dead-on match for Kiss in its 1977 prime. (Or at least second-from-the-left Criss doppelganger Steve Clark did.) "It's not a tribute. It's a phenomenon," said Clark. "We're pretty darn special, I do believe. We really take this to heart and we mean business." Oh, Beth, what can we do?

Local cover band Buddhist Priest opens. Also: Kiss Army will make an in-costume appearance from 5 to 7 tonight at Hawaii's Natural High, 339 Saratoga Road.

• 7 p.m. Saturday (doors open at 6 p.m) / Pipeline Cafe / $22 advance, $45 for V.I.P. seating / (877) 750-4400

Make way for Mix Master Mike

Mix Master Mike is probably best-known for mastering the turntables on the Beastie Boys' last two chart-topping discs, 1998's "Hello Nasty" and 2004's "To The 5 Buroughs." But spin junkies the world over were in awe of Mike long before the Beasties got hold of him. Teaming with DJ Q-Bert in 1992 as The Dream Team, Mike won three consecutive DMC DJ championship world titles. (The duo so completely dominated the competition, they were asked to step down from future contests in 1994.) Mike and Q-Bert next hooked up with turntablist pals Triple Threat — DJs Apollo, D-Styles and Shortkut — to form pioneering scratch crew Invisible Skratch Picklz. In 1999, Mike was awarded a lifetime achievement award for his advancement of the turntable as musical instrument by the International Turntablist Federation. Released last October, "Bangzilla" is Mike's most-recent mix-CD sampling of his skills. And Mike is spinning this weekend in Honolulu.

• 10 p.m. Sunday / Pipeline Cafe / $20, for 18 and older / 589-1999

Riding the musical wave

Hang 10 at the Pipe, where the surf's up for the 2nd annual Surf Bash. This all-ages party features music by Koa'uka, Troy Fernandez and friends and the Ka'ala Boys. The fun also includes free pupu, door prizes and a Da Hui male fashion show.

• 5-10 p.m. Sunday / Pipeline Cafe / $10 / 368-7749