Year of the Dog ribbons ($5 donation), left, are available at some Chinese restaurants and jewelry stores, and entitle wearers to 10 percent discounts at those establishments.

Admission to each event is free. www.chinatownhi.com.

DANCE: JAN. 21-22

Dr. Schaffer and Mr. Stern Dance Ensemble celebrates 17 years with the production "Writing in the Sky." Featuring Karl Schaffer and Erik Stern, right, along with Hawai'i's Gregg Lizenbery, the ensemble brings math centerstage for an imaginative and entertaining evening. Stern and Schaffer's 1990 show "Two Guys Dancing About Math" has been performed more than 500 times. Tickets are $15-$25.

7:30 p.m. Jan. 21 and 4 p.m. Jan. 22 / Paliku Theatre / 944-2697

CONCERT: JAN. 28

Considered the "Irish music dream team" by Folk Roots magazine, the contemporary Celtic-folk band Lœnasa brings its inventive acoustic sounds to celebrate the release of its new album "Sé" (pronounced shay). The group is named for the festival that honors the Irish god Lugh, patron of the arts. Tickets are $23 general, $19 students, seniors and military.

8 p.m. Jan. 28 / Leeward Community College Theatre / 455-0385

CONCERT: JAN. 29

"Diva on the Verge," starring opera star Julia Migenes, combines vocal artistry and comedy in a one-woman show created for opera lovers and those who always wondered about opera but were afraid to ask. Admission is $50 (a portion is tax-deductible because the show is a benefit for Paliku Theatre).

At 4 p.m. Jan. 29 / Paliku Theatre, Windward Community College / 235-7312

STAGE: FEB. 3-19

The romantic comedy "Enchanted April" takes center stage next month at the Diamond Head Theatre. The play takes place in 1922, when two married British women holiday in Italy with an elderly spinster and a jaded young lady. Randl Ask directs. Tickets are $12-$42.

8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 3 p.m. Feb. 11 and 18 and 4 p.m. Sundays Feb. 3-19 / Diamond Head Theatre / 733-0274

CONCERT: FEB. 4

The third all-ages Metalfest metal and hardcore music festival gets things rocking in February. The bash features the sounds of 8mm Overdose, below, along with The Quintessentials, DeBauch, Augustine, The Insurgents, Dark Harvest, Midnight Ablaze, Laissez Faire, Pacifica, Shadows of Sanctity, Haole Rot, The Aftermath, Dagra, Floodgate and Critical Mass. Admission is $8.

At 4 p.m.-1 a.m. Feb. 4 / Anna Bannana's / www.underworldevents.com

CONCERT: FEB. 4

Flash back to the '70s at The '70s Nightclub Reunion II. The first concert featured the grooves of Greenwood, New Experience and Power Point; this time, Aura and Phase VII join the disco party, too. Frank B. Shaner emcees. Tickets are $30, which includes a nachos bar.

8 p.m.-1 a.m. Feb. 4 / Renaissance Ilikai Waikiki Hotel, Pacific Ballroom / 944-6372

CONCERT: FEB. 10

Marley Fest '06 pays tribute to reggae legend Bob Marley with more than 25 bands and DJs scheduled to perform on four stages. The party includes entertainment by Gregory Isaacs, left, and the Live Wyaa Band, The Ionz, Irie Souls, Dubkonscious, Ooklah the Moc, B.E.T., Hot Rain, Bamboo and Red Degree. Tickets are $15 presale, for 18 and older.

7 p.m.-3 a.m. Feb. 10 / Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park / www.presaleticketsonline.com

OPERA: FEB. 10, 12 AND 14

Hawaii Opera Theatre opens its Winter Grand Opera Season 2006 with the tragedy "Rigoletto" by Giuseppe Verdi. John Packard plays Rigoletto, with Olga Makarina as Gilda and Jorge Yanez Lopes as the Duke of Mantua. Henry Akina directs. English subtitles will be projected above the stage. Tickets are $29-$100.

8 p.m. Feb. 10, 4 p.m. Feb. 12 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 / Blaisdell Concert Hall / 596-7858

STAGE: FEB. 10-19

Kennedy Theatre offers the American premiere of "Women Generals of the Yang Family," a Chinese opera (jingju) in English. The cast of student actors has trained with master teachers from China since August for their roles in this historical drama. Above is Annie Lipscomb as Mu Gueiying.Tickets are $18 general, $16 seniors, military, UH faculty and staff, $8 students and children and $4 UH-Manoa students.

8 p.m. Feb. 10-11, 15-18 and 2 p.m. Feb. 19 / Kennedy Theatre / 956-7655