Looking to dine out and listen to live music tonight? Try one of these combos: Kaukahi, right, at BluWater Grill, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., 395-6224; Manoa DNA at Gordon Biersch, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., 599-4877; Imua at Ryan's Grill, 9 p.m. to midnight, 591-9132; Mana'o Company at Lulu's Waikiki Surf Club, 6 to 9 p.m., 926-5222; The Brothers Cazimero at Chai's Island Bistro, 7 to 8:15 p.m., 585-0011.

— Advertiser Staff

HAWAI'I PREMIERE

HULA DRAMA OCT. 13 ON MAUI

Maui kumu hula Hokulani Holt and her Halau Pa'u O Hi'iaka, which drew raves in a Sept. 7 hula, chant and Hawaiian history performance at the River to River Festival in Battery Park in New York, will premiere the performance in Hawai'i on Oct. 13 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center's Castle Theatre. Information: www.mauiarts.org or 808-242-7469.

The hula drama, "Kahekili," was one of 14 projects chosen nationally as part of a nationwide American Dance Masterpieces initiative.

— Wayne Harada

FINAL WORD

"I'm sure David Cronenberg thought I was insane to go to Russia. But if it makes me happy, why not?"

Viggo Mortensen | who plays a Russian gangster in Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises," in GQ