The √ indicates admission is $5 or less, or free. Full-price admission is listed; the * denotes discounts (or free) for students, seniors, military, members, children and/or advance purchase. Call venue for details. See a comprehensive listing at www.honoluluadvertiser.com/tgif.

BIG ISLAND

√ VOLCANO POETRY SLAM (two self-written poems, no longer than three minutes, read or memorized; no props); 7 p.m. Jan. 16, Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village; $5: 808-967-8222, www.volcanoartcenter.org.

"AUGUSTO BOAL'S IMAGE THEATRE: GAMES FOR ACTORS AND NON-ACTORS," with performance artist Kimberly Dark, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 17, Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village; $60 (financial aid available); 808-967-8222, www.volcanoartcenter.org.

√ NIAULANI FOREST WORK DAY, to preserve the beauty and diversity of the rainforest; 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Jan. 18; Volcano Art Center, Niaulani campus; free; 808-967-8222.

√ HULIHE'E PALACE CONCERT and VILLAGE STROLL, arranged by Kokua Kailua to support Kailua, Kona, merchants and restaurants during the economic downturn, with musicians (free concert on palace lawn, 4 p.m.), arts, restaurant and merchant participation, 12:30-6:30 p.m. Jan. 18, along a "pedestrian mall" on Ali'i Drive, Kailua, Kona; free; 808-329-9694.

√ NATURE WALK GUIDE TRAINING, for volunteer tour guides of Volcano Art Center's free, one-hour weekly "Niaulani Nature Walk," 1-4 p.m. Jan. 18, Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village; 808-967-8222, www.volcanoartcenter.org.

√ "'OHANA SUNDAY AT NIAULANI: Hawaiian String Figures," with Earl and Lois Stokes, 2 p.m. Jan. 18, Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village; free; 808-967-8222, www.volcanoartcenter.org.

"THE THREE MOUNTAIN ALLIANCE REACHES OUT," discussion of the federal, state and private alliance which coordinates management of more than a million acres of the island's best native forests, one of the "After Dark in the Park" series, 7 p.m. Jan. 20; Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium; $1*, $10 park admission applies; 808-985-6014.

U2 PLANETARIUM SHOW, 43-minute full-dome experience to rock band's music with digital video and sound, 7:30 and 9 p.m. Friday nights through April (except Jan. 30 and Feb. 6), Imiloa Planetarium, Hilo; ticket prices/ordering, 808-969-9703.

√ NIAULANI NATURE WALK, guided tour through an old-growth forest; 9:30 a.m. Mondays; meet at Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village; donations accepted; 808-967-8222, www.volcanoartcenter.org.

"KAMAHA'O: The Wondrous Myths of Hawai'i," outdoor dinner show and lu'au; 6 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort; $79.95*; reservations, 808-930-4900.

√ DAVID GOMES, slack-key guitar; 6-9 p.m. Thursdays; Merriman's Restaurant, Waimea; no cover charge; 808-885-6622.

MAUI

NOFX CONCERT, doors open 7 p.m., show starts 8 p.m. Jan. 16, The Cellar 744, 744 Front St., Lahaina; $25; 808-661-3744.

KEALI'I REICHEL AND THE MAUI POPS ORCHESTRA, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 17 and 18, Castle Theater, Maui Arts & Cultural Center (pre-concert ho'olaule'a, with Hawaiian arts and crafts, hula and music, and food, 5:30 p.m., in the courtyard), Castle Theatre; $12, $45, $55, $65*; 808-242-7469, www.mauiarts.org.

"SIMPLE YET ELEGANT!?!!," a one-woman show starring frequent Maui performer Rose Roselinsky, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 17 and 1:30 p.m. Jan. 18, 'Iao Theatre, Wailuku; $20 general, $30 priority seating; ticket locations, 808-242-6969, www.mauionstage.com.

NEW SHANGHAI CIRCUS, mixing traditional Chinese acrobats, jugglers, contortionists, balancing acts and more, 4 and 7 p.m. Jan. 19 and 7 p.m. Jan. 20, Castle Theater, Maui Arts & Cultural Center; $10, $18, $23; 808-242-7469, www.mauiarts.org.

√ "FOCUS GREEN" DISCUSSION SERIES, sponsored by Dowling Co. Inc., this week featuring explorer and storyteller, Mark Plotkin, 6 p.m. Jan. 22, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, McCoy Studio Theatre; $5; students free, proceeds to Hawai'i Nature Center, Maui; 808-270-0567.

√ WOW! (Wailea on Wednesdays), an evening of art and refreshments, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, The Shops at Wailea; free; 808-891-6770.

"KUPANAHA: Maui Magic for All Ages," dinner show with illusions performed by Jody and Kathleen Baran and daughters, seating begins 4:30 p.m. Fridays, dinner seating 4:30-5:15 p.m., Kanahele Room Theater, Ka'anapali Beach Hotel; repeats Saturdays and Tuesdays-Thursdays; kama'aina rate $55, general seating $79* and premium seating $89; reservations, 808-667-0128.

√ ISRAELI FOLK DANCING, sponsored by the Jewish Congregation of Maui; 5-8 p.m. Tuesdays; Beit Shalom Synagogue, Kihei; $5; 808-874-5397, 808-280-1051.

KAUA'I

MACBETH, presented by the Kaua'i Performing Arts Center, 7 p.m. Jan. 16, and 17, and 4 p.m. Jan. 18, Kaua'i Community College Theatre; adults $12*; 808-245-8311.

"RELEASE," with DJs and performers; 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Fridays; Sheraton Kauai hotel; $10 before 10 p.m.; 808-742-1661.