APRIL 23-24

"A Taste of Bollywood" is a chance to enjoy dance, a four-course South Asian formal dinner and an exquisite Indian fashion show where models showcase Bollywood outfits. In other words, hot, very hot, stuff.

6 p.m. / Kapi'olani Community College, Ka Ikena Dining Room / $35 / 949-3605

APRIL 24-26

If you're someone who wants to be the first to own the newest and most innovative products, the annual Spring New Products Show is for you.

5-10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday / Blaisdell Exhibition Hall / $3 general, free for children 12 and younger / 591-2211

APRIL 25

Hard to believe there are still tickets available, but you still have time to see nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow under the stars at the Waikiki Shell. If you miss her on O'ahu, she's also playing April 28 on Maui.

7 p.m. / Waikiki Shell / $35-$65 / 877-750-4400, www.ticketmaster.com

MAY 2

"The Best of Broadway — A Cappella" features show songs from musicals performed by the Sounds of Aloha Chorus and Shari Lynn. National "A Cappella" champs The Perfect Gentlemen and The Honolulu Boy Choir (pictured) are also performing.

2:09 and 7:39 p.m. / Hawai'i Theatre / $14, $20, $27 / 528-0506

MAY 2

Show your appreciation to the troops defending our country by celebrating the return of the Hawai'i National Guard from a year's deployment in Kuwait. This fundraiser will assist the Family Readiness Group.

8 p.m.-1 a.m. / Ala Moana Hotel, Hibiscus Ballroom / $40, $45 / 864-7718, www.29thfrg.org

MAY 2-3

Conductor Vasily Petrenko and pianist William Wolfram pay tribute to legendary composer and pianist Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff, right, with back-to-back concerts that will tug at your emotions.

8 p.m. Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday / Blaisdell Concert Hall / $19-$70 / www.honolulusymphony.com

MAY 3

The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i is going green to celebrate Children's Day and Earth Day. "Kodomo no Hi: Keiki Fun Fest/Going Green" is a free event filled with kimono dressing, make-and-take activities, entertainment and a variety of foods.

10 a.m.-3 p.m. / Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i / Free / 945-7633

MAY 7-23

Army Community Theatre ends its season with Stephen Schwartz's "Children of Eden," a biblical musical that tells tales from the Book of Genesis — Adam and Eve, Noah and the Ark.

7:30 p.m. / Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter / $12-$20 / 438-4480, www.armytheatre.com

HOT DATES

April 24 Hard Rock Cafe Honolulu Battle of the Bands Competition (Round 2), Hard Rock Cafe

April 24 ARTafterDARK, Honolulu Academy of Arts

April 25 Taiko Fest '09, Hawai'i Theatre

April 24-25 Poncho Sanchez, Blaisdell Concert Hall

April 25 Grow Hawaiian Festival, Bishop Museum

April 25 Waikiki SPAM Jam, Kalakaua Avenue

April 25 3rd annual Distinctive Women in Hawaiian History Program, Hawai'i Convention Center

May 1 "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" (pictured), movie debut