MAY 3

SIXTH ANNUAL SPAM JAM

Whether you live on O'ahu or are planning a trip from the Neighbor Islands, if you're a Spam lover, there's but one place to be on Saturday: in Waikiki for the sixth annual Spam Jam, 4-10 p.m. along Kalakaua Avenue (which will be closed to traffic). There's no admission but the goal is to collect 10,000 cans of Spam for the Hawai'i Foodbank, the beneficiary of the event, which is very much in need of donations as people feel the pinch of rising food prices. They will be accepting money, too, at booths throughout the venue. Island chefs are planning creations as varied as Spam pan laulau, Spam ravioli, Spam tacos, Spam poke, Spam katsu and Spam won ton, all available for purchase. There will be entertainment on two stages, a Mr. or Ms. Spam contest and Spam-themed items on sale.

MAY 3-4

HAWAIIAN ARTS, KEIKI FESTIVAL

The Bishop Museum and the Pa'i Foundation will host the third annual Native Hawaiian Arts Market and Keiki Arts Festival featuring more than 40 Native Hawaiian visual artists, from fine arts to contemporary craftwork — turned bowls, carved images, decorated gourds, featherwork and more. And for the kids, there will be a chance to make artwork alongside their parents — sand art, watercolor paintings, lei, kapa, weaving and more — and to meet artists and cultural practitioners. Kumu hula Vicki Holt Takamine and and the Bishop Museum's Noelle Kahanu coordinate.

JULY 10

LAKE TAHOE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

To go or not to go, that is the question: to the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, in its 36th season. The curtain rises on July 10 on a new directorial and artistic team, new stage, two classic Shakespeare plays, and original music and live music to accompany it all. The festival runs through Aug. 17 and this year "Richard III" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream" will be featured along with "Cambio," a musical based on Victor Hugo's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." Annually, the festival draws more than 30,000 attendees to the Warren Edward Trepp Stage at Sand Harbor State Park on the lake. Tickets and information: www.LakeTahoeShakespeare.com or 888-327-4697. Tickets begin at $22 and go up to $67 for premier reserved seating.