CONCERT: FEB. 24

The Hawaiian Music Nights series continues this month with "Duke of Uke" Bill Tapia, along with Hawaiian vocalist Mihana Souza and Grammy-nominated falsetto artist Raiatea Helm. This is Tapia's final stop on a tour that traveled from Monterey to Seattle in the fall. Tickets are $27.50, which includes a buffet and bar at intermission.

7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 / Hawai'i Convention Center / 550-8457

FESTIVAL: FEB. 25

Learn more about Japanese culture at the Heritage Fair, below, presented by the Honolulu Japanese Junior Chamber of Commerce and the 54th Cherry Blossom Festival. The event includes martial-arts and mochi-pounding demonstrations, odori and taiko performances, educational demonstrations and a bon dance. A fair features clothing, accessories and collectibles for sale. Admission is free.

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 25 / Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i / www.cbfhawaii.com

FESTIVAL: FEB. 25

Kamehameha Schools' daylong 76th Ho'olaule'a features Puamana, Na Hoa, Na Palapalai, Inner Session, Thick Tubes, Na Leo, left, and Auntie Genoa Keawe and her Hawaiians on stage. Other activities include crafts, rides, games and a country store. Shuttles will run to and from the school bus terminal on School Street, Kapalama School and Damien High School. Admission is free.

9 a.m.-4 p.m. / Feb. 25 / Kamehameha Schools, Kapalama campus / 842-8444

STAGE: MARCH 3-11

The University of Hawai'i Prime Time stage premieres M A Richard's "The Ravanayana." The UH-Manoa M.F.A. directing candidate adapts the ancient Indian tale of Rama, told from the point of view of his nemesis, the demon king Ravana, and set in a 1940s nightclub. A rap session follows the March 10 show. Tickets are $10 general, $9 seniors, military, UH faculty/staff and students, and $3 UH-Manoa students.

8 p.m. March 3-4, 10-11 and 2 p.m. March 5 / UH-Manoa, Earle Ernst Lab Theatre / 956-7655

STAGE: MARCH 16-17

It doesn't have to be Halloween to get in a good scare. Ghost stories by storyteller Brenda Wong Aoki will be highlighted at Tenney Theatre, with supernatural tales of old and contemporary ghost stories in Chinatown setting up a spook fest highlighted by taiko drums, ethnic jazz and performance art. Tickets are $25 general, $15 students, seniors, military and those younger than 16. The stories are not recommended for children younger than 10.

7:30 p.m. March 16-17 / Tenney Theatre / 550-8457

CONCERT: MARCH 15-16

British reggae ensemble UB40 is adding another show to its Honolulu stop; tickets go on sale Saturday for the March 16 show. The group's latest album "Who You Fighting For?" spawned the current popular radio tune "Gotta Tell Someone." Below is vocalist/percussionist Norman Hassan. Tickets are $49 reserved and $29 general.

7 p.m. March 15-16 / Waikiki Shell / (877) 750-4400

STAGE: MARCH 16-APRIL 15

Next on the Kumu Kahua Theatre stage is "The Songmaker's Chair" by Samoan novelist, poet and educator Albert Wendt. The play focuses on three generations of a Samoan family living in New Zealand as they deal with conflict, continuity and change. Dennis Carroll directs, with a cast that includes Wil T.K. Kahele and Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl. Tickets are $5-$16.

8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays March 16-April 15 / Kumu Kahua Theatre / 536-4441

COMEDY: MARCH 17

Mike Epps arrives with funny tales to tell. The stand-up comedian and comic actor has appeared in "All About the Benjamins," right, "Friday After Next" and the current "Something New." Tickets are $45 and $55.

7:30 p.m. March 17 / Blaisdell Concert Hall / (877) 750-4400

FESTIVAL: MARCH 19

The second annual Fil-Am Festival celebrates the bonds between Filipino and American culture with this year's theme "Tayo ay Nagkakaisa! Together We are One!" The daylong event includes Filipino foods and cultural exhibit, music, keiki area and activities, with entertainment by local and national Filipino-American artists and celebrities from the Philippines. Admission is free.

10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 19 / Kapi'olani Park / 548-0335