CONCERT: SEPT. 5

NextDoor has launched its first ever live-rock night, called Kaleidoscope. Tuesdays through Sept. 26 you can catch Honolulu's guitar-wielding best. Up this Tuesday is on-the-verge-of-big-things Linus, left — the band opened for She Wants Revenge — and Ekto Gamut. Other bands to come: Dolls Till Daylight, Hell Caminos, Temporary Lovers and Theft Audio. Doors open at 9:30 p.m.

10 p.m. Tuesdays Sept. 5-26 / NextDoor / $7 / 384-5706 / www.myspace.com/thekaleidoscopeshow

CLUBS: SEPT. 8

Drum-n-bass master Goldie returns for another spin. The turntablist and actor (he's had roles in the films "Snatch" and "The World is Not Enough," in addition to TV appearances) was last here in March 2005. Other DJs, including G-Spot, Mark, Jahson45 Revolver, SovernT and NSK, are in the mix, too, as are bands and hip-hop acts, filling three rooms of sound. The party is for those 21 and older.

10 p.m.-2 a.m. Sept. 8 / Indigo Eurasian Cuisine / $12 / 591-3500, www.double-o-spot.com

EXHIBITION: SEPT. 15-24

Hawai'i grows good wood, and Island master craftsmen make the most of it in the Hawaii Forest Industry Association's Woodshow, at the Aloha Tower Marketplace. The functional (beds, tables, guitars) and fantastic (sculptures) entries will be judged by a panel on opening night.

People's Choice and Artists' Choice awards will be given at the close of the show.

Noon-9 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 15-24 / Aloha Tower Marketplace, second-floor mauka lanai / $2 suggested donation; free with Aloha Festivals ribbon / 566-2337, www.AlohaTower.com

CONCERTS: SEPT. 16-17

You know him as the noble star of the long-running Japanese drama "Abarenbo Shogun" on KIKU TV. But Matsudaira Ken sings, too, and he offers Matsuken Samba, Japanese vocals with a Latin twist — a big hit in his native land.

8 p.m. Sept. 16, 2 p.m. Sept. 17 / Hawai'i Theatre / $45-$75 / 528-0506, www.hawaiitheatre.com

CONCERTS: SEPT. 23-24

Keali'i Reichel's cast of thousands (OK, more than 40) comes to Blaisdell Concert Hall in his multimedia extravaganza "Kukahi 2006." Aside from appearances with the Honolulu Symphony, Reichel, below, hasn't held a solo concert in Honolulu since 1999. Now he returns with his Halau Ke'alaokamaile, a state-of-the-art high-definition video system and of course his award-winning music.

7:30 p.m. Sept. 23-24 / Blaisdell Concert Hall / $28-$68 / 521-2211, www.ticketmaster.com

CONCERT: SEPT. 30

Concerts at the convention center? That's what people said last year with the launch of Hawaiian Music Nights. It was a hit, and the fall series is back. Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom kicks things off at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8, then we get a glimpse of the new, longish-haired Jake Shimabukuro, right, back from a tour in Japan, where he's the bomb. His appearance coincides with the release of his new Beatles-referencing CD "Gently Weeps," which he recorded in Nashville (yes, there's a cover of George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" on the album).

7:30 p.m. Sept. 30 / Hawai'i Convention Center, Lili'u Room / $27.50 / 550-8457, www.honoluluboxoffice.com

STAGE: SEPT. 30-OCT. 8

Kennedy Theatre's 2006-07 season sets sail with the family adventure "Skupper Duppers." Climb aboard the ship Skupper-Dup as its pirates voyage the high seas to Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, Alaska and Hawai'i.

Tamara Montgomery directs.

7:30 p.m. Sept. 30 and Oct. 6-7 and 2 p.m. Oct. 1 and 8 / UH-Manoa, Kennedy Theatre / $12 general, $11 seniors, military and UH faculty and staff, $10 students and children and $5 UH-Manoa students / 956-7655

CONCERTS: OCT. 6-7

The Honolulu Symphony Pops 2006-07 season kicks off with the "Queen of the Eighties," Pat Benatar. Benatar's Grammy Award-winning pop/rock vocals soared in songs like "Heartbreaker," "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" and "We Belong." Matt Catingub conducts.

8 p.m. Oct. 6-7 / Blaisdell Concert Hall / Tickets begin at $15 / 792-2000

STAGE: OCT. 13-NOV. 5

The Rodgers and Hammerstein evergreen "Oklahoma!" returns to center stage. This long-running Broadway favorite about young love at the turn of the century features song highlights like "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'," "People Will Say We're In Love" and "All Er Nuthin'." Ron Bright directs.

7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 13-Nov. 5 / Paliku Theatre / $26 adults, $22 ages 62 and older and military, $18 children and students / 235-7433