SHANGHAI CIRCUS RETURNS

The New Shanghai Circus returns for another family-friendly series of acrobatics and gravity-defying shows at the Hawai'i Theatre.

Showtimes are at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16; and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 17-18. Tickets — $22.50, $27.50 and $37.50 (discounts for seniors, military and kids) — are available at the box office. 528-0506, www.hawaiitheatre.com

MR. CROWLEY DEC. 19

Mr Crowley, an Ozzy Osbourne tribute band, plays Pipeline Cafe. Big Dawg guests.

Doors open at 9 p.m., show is at 10 p.m. Dec. 19. It's for those 18 and older.

Tickets — $20 general, $40 VIP — are available at Ticketmaster outlets. 877-750-4400, www.ticketmaster.com.

SOJA IN JANUARY

SOJA (Soldiers of Jah Army) performs Jan. 8 at Pipeline Cafe.

Doors open at 9 p.m.; the event is for those 18 and older.

Also performing: Natural Vibrations, Konfrontation and Pacific Sounds Outernational.

Tickets — $23 advance, $28 at the door — at Ticketmaster locations, Butigroove, Holy Smokes, Hungry Ear, University of Hawai'i Campus Center and Pipeline Cafe. 877-750-4400, www.ticketmaster.com.

HOT DATES

Dec. 19-21 Ballet Hawaii's "The Nutcracker," Blaisdell Concert Hall

Dec. 26 Howie Mandel, Blaisdell Concert Hall

Jan. 14-Feb. 1 "Gutenberg! The Musical! Manoa Valley Theatre

Jan. 17 Gloria Estefan, Blaisdell Arena

Jan. 17 NOFX, with The Expendables, Pipeline Cafe; also Jan. 16 at The Cellar 744, Hawaiian Island Creations, Lahaina Cannery

Jan. 30 Rita Rudner, Pipeline Cafe

Feb. 28 "The '70s Nightclub Reunion V," Ala Moana Hotel's Hibiscus Ballrooms I, II

March 1 Steve Miller Band, Blaisdell Arena

April 25 SPAM Jam, Waikiki, along Kalakaua Avenue

May 12-24 "Mamma Mia!" Blaisdell Concert Hall

July 11 ArtSpree, The Contemporary Museum