LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL

It's Mardi Gras time, and that means party time here in Honolulu. Here's a list of a few of the big ones happening on Fat Tuesday

• Mardi Gras Carnaval Street Festival; live music, food booths and oceans of beaded, feathered people; Chinatown on Hotel Street and Nu'uanu Avenue; 5:30 p.m.-2 a.m.; free; www.artsdistricthonolulu.com.

• Mardi Gras at Aloha Tower Marketplace; food and drink specials, live music and dance performances; 5 p.m.-1 a.m.; free; 566-2337.

• Get Your Mask On; costume contest, raffle and door prizes, entertainment and food; Fusion Waikiki, 2260 Kuhio Ave.; 6-10 p.m.; $10 at the door; 258-0871.

• Mardi Gras Mania; Oceans 808; costume contest, go-go dancers, face painting; Restaurant Row, 500 Ala Moana Blvd.; 10 p.m.-4 a.m.; $10 at the door; 587-5838.

• Mardi Gras Parade; International Market Place and Waikiki Town Center, 2230 Kaläkaua Ave.; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; free.

TAPPY'S STILL GOT IT

'Ukulele virtuoso Bill "Tappy" Tapia will be headlining the second annual 'Ukulele Picnic in Hawai'i (free), along with uke players from Hawai'i and Japan. The strum-along fest happens from noon until sunset tomorrow at Kaka'ako Waterfront Park.

IT'S ABOUT LOVE, ACTUALLY

Garry Marshall's much-anticipated and star-packed (including Julia Roberts, Jamie Foxx and Jessica Alba) rom-com "Valentine's Day" opens today in theaters. The movie is all about — you guessed it — love, with a number of intertwining stories that take place over the course of one Valentine's Day.

C&K FOR HAITI

Cecilio & Kapono are headlining "Island to Island," a concert to benefit the Red Cross Haiti relief fund (5-8 p.m. today on Hilton Hawaiian Village's Great Lawn, $20, 2005 Kalia Road, 949-4321).

ONE-MAN SHOW

Cabaret performer Matt Yee (he's been described as Elton John meets Margaret Cho) will be performing and hosting a cabaret sing-along at 8:30 tonight at Hula's Bar & Lei Stand (free, 134 Kapahulu Ave., 375-8440).

SOUNDS OF SUMMER

We'll have fun, fun, fun when The Beach Boys come to town.

The Beach Boys / 8 p.m. tomorrow / Blaisdell Arena / $45-$55 / 800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com

IF PIANOS COULD TALK

The Actors' Group takes on August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "The Piano Lesson." It opens at 7:30 tonight and runs through March 7 (7:30 p.m. Thursdays -Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, $12-$20, 722-6941, www.taghawaii.net).

DAN THE FUNNY MAN

Los Angeles comedian Dan Levy, who collects sneakers and knives (true story), will be performing at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Pipeline Café ($20 general admission, $40 VIP, 877-714-7668, www.groovetickets.com).