NOV. 20

It's time to "Tie One On for Safety," the Mothers Against Drunk Driving annual campaign. Stop by and pick up your free red ribbon to support efforts to stop drinking and driving. Lina Girl and Augie T. emcee.

11 a.m.-1 p.m. / Tamarind Park, Bishop Square / Free / www.madd.org/hi

NOV. 20-DEC. 13

TAG's "November" is one presidential comedy you'll remember.

7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays / The Actors' Group, 1116 Smith St., second floor / $20 general, $15 seniors, $12 for students, $10 for all seats on Thursdays / 722-6941, www.taghawaii.net

NOV. 21

This is the type of concert this venue is made for — smooth jazz featuring Brian Culbertson, left, with Jessy J. Joining in will be Michael Paulo and an all-star local horn section with DeShannon Higa.

8 p.m. / Royal Hawaiian Theatre / $45, $85, $125 VIP / 550-8457, www.honoluluboxoffice.com

NOV. 21-22

In search of the next Jake Shimabukuro? Check out the eighth annual Ukulele Guild Exhibition and Conference.

9 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 21, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 22 / Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel / $25 for two-day pass for seminars, free for exhibition / www.ukuleleguild.org

NOV. 28

Hunky Dane Cook is probably the only comedian who: 1) has been compared to George Clooney; 2) graced the cover of Men's Health; and 3) remains funny enough to play Madison Square Garden four times.

8 p.m. / Blaisdell Arena / $20, $60, $100 / 877-750-4400, www.ticketmaster.com

NOV. 28

A quintet headed by von Barron blows into town for a concert, that, von Barron said, will be a mixture of "New Age on Steroids," jazz and pop. This percussionist rocks.

7:30 p.m. / Atherton Performing Arts Center / $25 general, $20 for HPR members, $15 for students with ID / 955-8821

DEC. 10

Raietea Helm performs in the "Four Doctors, a Patient and a Sweetheart" concert. Her smooth voice is the perfect medicine for the holiday blues. Her CD is in the Hawaiian Host Christmas Medley chocolates.

7 p.m. / Blaisdell Concert Hall / $40, $60, $75, $100, $250 / 877-750-4400, www.www.ticketmaster.com

DEC. 12

Mickey Avalon will never be confused with family-friendly '60s heartthrob Frankie Avalon. Mickey is a hard-edged rapper who draws on his hard life of growing up using drugs (as did his parents). Wild.

9 p.m. / Pipeline Café / $25 / 877-714-7668, www.groovetickets.com

HOT DATES

Nov. 21 Once-a-Month Punk, Waikiki Sandbox

Nov. 21 One Love concert, The Waterfront at Aloha Tower Marketplace

Nov. 21 Richard Thompson, Paliku Theatre, Windward Community College.

Nov. 21 The Beat, Hyatt Regency Waikiki Resort, Grand Ballroom II

Nov. 25 Livewire Four-Year Anniversary party 2009, Pipeline Café

Nov. 27 Common Sense, Pipeline Café

Nov. 27 Comedian Gabriel Iglesias, Blaisdell Concert Hall

Nov. 27-29 A Merry Christmas withFriends and Nabors, Hawaii Theatre

Nov. 28 MAE and Owl City, Pipeline Café

Dec. 4-20 "Irving Berlin's White Christmas," Diamond Head Theatre