CONCERT: JAN 9-12

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, right, the veteran rocksters with roots in the late 1960s, have the Islands on their radar for a four-stop tour. As always, Cody is at the keyboards; Airmen band members include Steve Barbuto, Rick Mullen, Mark Emerick and Don E. Curtis. Blues guitarist Chaz DePaolo opens the shows.

7:30 p.m. Jan. 9 (doors open at 7 p.m.) / Kaua'i Community College, Performing Arts Center / $35 / 808-245-8352

7:30 p.m. Jan. 10 / Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Castle Theater / $35, $40, $45 / 808-242-7469, www.mauiarts.org

9 p.m. Jan. 11 (doors open at 8:30 p.m.) / Hawaiian Hut, Ala Moana Hotel / $35 / 941-5205

7:30 p.m. Jan. 12 (doors open at 7 p.m.) / Palace Theater, Hilo / $35 / 808-934-7010.

CONCERT: JAN. 11

Hear the nominees for the Grammy Awards' Best Hawaiian Music Album showcase their talents. Several of the musicians are to perform, including Raiatea Helm and Cyril Pahinui, right. The nominated albums are "Ka Hikina O Ka Hau" by Keola Beamer; "Hawaiiana" by Tia Carrere; "He'ela" by Pahinui; "Hawaiian Blossom" by Helm; and "Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar" by various artists.

5-9 p.m. Jan. 11 / Hawai'i State Art Museum / Free / 586-99599.

CONCERT: JAN. 12

Inhale sweet air and listen to sweet music at the "Breathe Concert — Clean Air For Everyone." Performing will be more than 20 Hawai'i entertainers who oppose working in smoky venues — and support the state law that prohibits smoking in public indoor places. Hoku and Po'okela award winners Cathy Foy-Mahi, Danny Couch, Keahi Conjugacion and Raiatea Helm are among those volunteering their time for the American Lung Association of Hawai'i's fundraiser for programs tied to lung health.

7 p.m. Jan. 12 / Hawai'i Theatre / $35-$125 / 528-0506.

SPECIAL EVENT: JAN. 12

Circus meets cabaret at ARTafterDARK's annual Starlight Ball. "Circo di Notti" will feature roaming and performance artists, food from top local restaurants, bidding wars for luxury accessories and artwork and more. The event is a benefit for the Academy of Arts' Art To Go Program, which provides art instruction and supplies to children across the state.

7-11 p.m. Jan. 12 / Honolulu Academy of Arts / $85 / 532-8700, www.honoluluacademy.org.

ART EXHIBIT: JAN. 15-29

ProjectFocus Hawaii and Kids Hurt Too present "Lost and Found," a photography project designed to help youths continue healing after the loss of a loved one. Guided by professional photographers, children created their own imagery and contribute moving commentary about their loss — and healing.

8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, Jan. 15-29 / Honolulu Hale courtyard / Free / 224-5995, www.projectfocushawaii.com.

DANCE: JAN. 19

Get a taste of the "Big Apple" arts scene as New York City modern dance company Doug Varone and Dancers teams with longtime company member and Hilo native Eddie Taketa in an evening that will feature a new piece set to Jake Shimabukuro's music. Also planned is a piece called "Castles," which invokes the romances of fairy tale characters. Varone and this company have earned eight New York Dance and Performance Awards (Bessies), American Dance Festival Choreography Awards and have performed on stages including The Kennedy Center, London's Queen Elizabeth Hall, Toronto's Harbourfront and many more.

8 p.m. Jan. 19 / Leeward Community College Theatre / $23 adults; $19 students, seniors, military / 483-7123, www.etickethawaii.com.

STAGE: JAN. 16-FEB. 3

"Doubt," a Pulitzer- and Tony-winning drama by John Patrick Shanley about paranoia and pedophilia in the Catholic church, gets the Manoa Valley Theatre treatment with guest-director

Vanita Rae Smith at the helm. Jo Pruden is Sister Aloysius; Russell Motter is Father Flynn.

7:30 Wednesdays-Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; 4 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 16-Feb. 3 / Manoa Valley Theatre / $30 general, $25 seniors, $15 for those 25 and younger / 988-6131 / www.manoavalleytheatre.com.

CONCERT: JAN. 19-20

Platinum-selling composer/romance balladeer Jim Brickman, right, is back to offer his new age, contemporary adult and gospel soothing tunes. Brickman will perform hits from his latest album "Escape," along with staples "The Gift," "Valentine" and "Simple Things." Hawai'i's first "American Idol"

Jordan Segundo, vocalist Anne Cochran and violinist David Klinkenberg also are in the lineup.

8 p.m. Jan. 19 and 3 p.m. Jan. 20 / Blaisdell Concert Hall / $20, $40, $50 / 877-750-4400, www.ticketmaster.com.

DANCE: JAN. 19

The annual Hanayagi Dancing Academy's "Maizome," also known as first dance of the year, welcomes the new year through traditional Japanese dance. The recital has been an annual tradition since Hanayagi Mitsuaki founded the academy in 1947. Students of all ages will perform various Japanese dances and shamisen numbers in a showcase of what they've learned over the past year.

1-3 p.m. Jan. 19 / Mission Memorial Auditorium / Free / 381-1859.

CONCERTS: FEB. 28-MARCH 2

The acoustic and electric blues trio Hot Tuna bring their strumming skills to Hawai'i for a four-show tour. During "An Evening With Hot Tuna," band members Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady and Barry Mitterhoff will perform hits from a career that has spanned more than three decades and produced more than two dozen albums.

7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 / Performing Arts Center, Kaua'i Community College, Lihu'e / $40 / 808-245-8352, www.hawaiisbesttickets.com.

9 p.m. Feb. 29 / Hawaiian Hut / $45 / 545-2980, www.hawaiisbesttickets.com.

7:30 p.m. March 1 / Palace Theater, Hilo / $45, $55 / 545-2980, www.hawaiisbesttickets.com.

7:30 p.m. March 2 / Castle Theater, Maui Arts & Cultural Center / $35, $40, $45 / 808-242-2787, www.hawaiisbesttickets.com.

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