It's never too early in a new year for sensory overload. So we'll simply talk up this month's installment of First Thursdays poetry slams by offering the lineup: HBO Def Poetry Jam performer Mollie Angelheart; Nuyorican Poets Cafe poet Ainsley Burrows; live animation by Solomon Enos, live painting by Aaron Martin, the Storekeeper and Dhyana Zagri; Microscopic Syllables DJ A2Z on the turntables; and Honolulu slam poets.

At 8:30 p.m. tonight at the Hawaiian Hut, $3 before showtime, $5 thereafter. 387-9664.

— Derek Paiva

JOIN THE MARINE SCENE

Love marine life? The Waikiki Aquarium seeks volunteers to guide visitors through its Edge of the Reef interactive exhibit, which explores the Hawaiian shoreline from water's edge to coral reef.

Volunteers go through an extensive hands-on, two-week training session. The next session: Jan. 17 to 31, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays.

Volunteers receive a Friends of Waikiki Aquarium membership and gift-shop discounts. Register: 440-9020, 9 a.m. to noon.

— Advertiser staff

FINAL WORD

"I'll tell you what'll get it cracking. You got to have a Prince record called 'Do Me, Baby.' You got to have Heatwave's 'Always and Forever.' The whole archive of Luther Vandross will get it going."

Jamie Foxx | the actor on what music puts him in the mood, in Rolling Stone magazine