PARTY: NOV. 16

Auntie Genoa Keawe, left, just turned 89, and she's still celebrating. Known for her signature sweet falsetto voice, Keawe has helped perpetuate Hawaiian music for more than 50 years. Melveen Leed, O'Brian Eselu, Raiatea Helm, Hawaiian Hall of Fame Serenaders, Gary Aiko, Natalie Ai Kamau'u, Pali, Pomaika'i Keawe Lyman and Kealoha Kalama will entertain at this belated birthday bash. A portion of the proceeds benefits the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame.

5:30 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. dinner Nov. 16 / Ala Moana Hotel, Hibiscus Ballroom / $60 / 955-4811, ext. 4231.

CONCERT: NOV. 16

Southern California punk rock pioneers Bad Religion will spread their glaring beats in their first Honolulu gig in five years. The band's 14th album is the cheerily named "New Maps of Hell," released in July, and hints at what concert goers can expect to hear.

Doors open at 6 p.m., show at 7 p.m. Nov. 16 / Pipeline Cafe / $28 general, $75 VIP / 877-750-4400, www.ticketmaster.com.

ETC.: NOV. 17

Two Island favorites — food and music — come together at the first Jawaiian Barbeque Cookoff Festival, featuring performances by Natural Vibrations, Ooklah the Moc, Insight, Micah G and Frontline, Konfrontation, Mr. 83, Jah Rootz and more. Twenty restaurants will put forth the barbecue grinds. Did we mention there's also a dominos tournament? This is an all-ages event.

2-9 p.m. Nov. 17 / Kualoa Ranch / $15 advance, $20 at the gate, free for children under 12 with paying adult / 877-714-7668, www.groovetickets.com.

CONCERT: NOV. 17

Mystic Roots Band, winner of the 2005 Los Angeles Music Award for Best Pop/Reggae Album, brings its fusion of reggae, hip-hop, dancehall, rock, funk and ska to Pipeline Cafe. The group has shared the stage with The Wailers, Pato Banton (as his backup band), Gregory Isaacs, Jimmy Cliff, Jurassic 5 and others. Tune in to hits such as "Sweet Sensi," "Love Hangover," "Tenement Yard" and "April Rain." Na Mele Rasta, Paula Fuga and Ooklah the Moc open.

Doors open at 9 p.m. Nov. 17 / Pipeline Cafe / $20 advance, $25 at the door / 926-3000, www.presaleticketsonline.com.

CONCERT: NOV. 24

British folk rock legend Richard Thompson, below, returns for another Thanksgiving concert. Thompson was named by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the Top 20 guitarists of all time and is the recent recipient of an Ivor Novello Award for songwriting and the 2006 BBC Lifetime Achievement Award.

8 p.m. Nov. 24 / Paliku Theatre / $30 / 235-7330, www.etickethawaii.com.

STAGE: NOV. 30-DEC. 16

Diamond Head Theatre starts off the holiday season with the musical "Meet Me in St. Louis," the story of a happy family's anticipation of the 1904 World's Fair, complicated by a possible move to New York after the patriarch is promoted. Film fans will recall that Judy Garland starred in the 1944 musical that features songs such as "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "The Boy Next Door," "Meet Me in St. Louis" and "The Trolley Song." Among the cast, left, are Kim Anderson, Chelsea Lynne Michel (front) and Joshua Duhaylonsod.

Premiering at 8 p.m. Nov. 30, continuing 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 16, also 3 p.m. Saturday matinees Dec. 8 and 15 / Diamond Head Theatre / $12, $22, $32, $42; discounts available for students, those 62 and older and military / 733-0274, www.diamondheadtheatre.com.

HOLIDAYS: DEC. 1

Home is where the Honolulu City Lights are. The city's annual gift to the community is themed "Ku'u Home — Our Home" and features all the festive attractions the thousands of opening-night attendees have come to expect. The schedule: