WYATT IN THE HOUSE

Acclaimed DJ/producer/ house-master Marques Wyatt is the special guest at the Feb. 29 Pacific Standard party at NextDoor. Hours: 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., for those 21 and older. Cover: $10 and $15. 548-6398.

MIDNITE AT PIPELINE

The veteran roots reggae band Midnite performs at 9 p.m. March 6 at Pipeline Cafe. Isle fave Ooklah the Moc also is featured at the concert, which is for those 18 and older.

Tickets are $22 advance, available at Butigroove, Jelly's, Holy Smokes, Twelve Tribes, Hungry Ear, Hale Nalu (Wai'anae), Pipeline, University of Hawai'i-Manoa's Campus Center and online at www.inticketing.com.

ROMANCE AND RACISM

The award-winning play "The Romance of Magno Rubio" makes it Hawai'i premiere as a production of Kumu Kahua, March 13-April 13.

Issues of race and politics fill the tale of a Filipino laborer who may or may not have found true love. Kati Kuroda directs.

Showtimes: 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $5-$16. 536-4441.

HOT DATES

FEB. 29

Hot Tuna in concert, Hawaiian Hut.

FEB. 29, MARCH 2, 4

"Romeo and Juliet," Hawaii Opera Theatre, Blaisdell Concert Hall.

MARCH 6-9

First Hawaiian International Auto Show, Hawai'i Convention Center.

MARCH 7

Melissa Etheridge, Blaisdell Concert Hall.

MARCH 7-15

"Rap's Hawaii," a Honolulu Theatre for Youth production, Tenney Theatre.

MARCH 10

Ween in concert, Pipeline Cafe.

MARCH 21

Incubus, Waikiki Shell.

APRIL 19-20

Kokua Festival, Waikiki Shell.

MAY 2-11

Hawai'i Romance Festival, various venues.

AUG. 7-10, 14-17

Honolulu Family Festival, Magic Island.