KOKUA FESTIVAL TICKETS GO ON SALE SATURDAY

On your mark, set: Get ready to dial that phone or log on to the Internet, because tickets go on sale Saturday for the fifth annual Kokua Festival, featuring founder Jack Johnson, the recently announced Dave Matthews (with guitarist Tim Reynolds), Paula Fuga, Go Jimmy Go and Mason Jennings.

The music begins at 4 p.m. (doors open at 2:30 p.m.) at the Waikiki Shell April 19-20.

Tickets are $40 general/ lawn, $50 reserved, $125 reserved pit area, $20 kids 3-12, free for keiki under 3.

877-750-4400, www.ticketmaster.com. You can get them in person, too, at all Ticketmaster outlets.

And don't hesitate; these concerts are likely to sell out fast.

BENEFIT FOR NEPAL SCHOOL

Ong King Arts Center hosts a concert/exhibit to benefit an elementary school in Achane, Nepal, from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Feb. 22. Admission is $5 and it's for all ages.

The event includes entertainment by Paul Izak and his band; a Nepali Bazaar of clothing, jewelry and other items; a photo exhibit; massages; and belly dancing. 707-328-0633.

HOT DATES

FEB. 23

Bill Tapia's 100 Birthday Concert, Diamond Head Theatre.

FEB. 23

Minus the Bear in concert, Pipeline Cafe.

FEB. 28

War, Pipeline Cafe; also Feb. 29, Maui Arts & Cultural Center; and March 1, Hilton Waikoloa, Big Island.

FEB. 29, MARCH 2, 4

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

MARCH 6-9

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

MARCH 16

Kenny G, with the Honolulu Symphony Pops, Blaisdell Concert Hall.

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.