Tonight's entertainment at The Waterfront at Aloha Tower Marketplace is Friends of Adam.

Wondering where you've heard of them before?

The short answer: the rocking Filipino blues group is making a career of opening for big acts that come to O'ahu. Friends of Adam recently opened for Aerosmith at the Blaisdell Arena, Sheryl Crow at the Waikíkí Shell and Pablo Cruise at the Waterfront. Not a bad 2009.

Speaking of Aerosmith, the legendary rockers put on two great shows here, and Joe Perry and Steven Tyler gave a bit of a history lesson during the Blaisdell show by telling the packed house that they wrote "Walk This Way" in 1974 when they were at the Blaisdell for their previous Hawai'i engagement.

Cheers to Hawaii Public Radio, which raised $763,000 during its 10-day fall fundraiser "Celebration 2009." The tally exceeded the station's goal by $9,507, and the 2,825 call-ins were also a record. The funding covers programming costs for the next six months.

Heading to Waikíkí for Halloween and dreading the drive home? Several hotels have great kama'äina deals. The Hilton Waikiki Prince Kuhio, for example, is offering a Halloween Haunt package that includes free parking, late checkout and $50 food and beverage credit (for MAC 24-7 or in-room service). Rates start at $179. Check it out at www.princekuhiohotel.com/halloween/index.htm.

"Fish and Poi" — both the song and the dish — will be on display from noon to 1 p.m. today at the Aloha Friday Luncheon at Outrigger Reef on the Beach Hotel. Sean Na'auao of "Fish and Poi"fame is performing, and KINE-FM 105 will broadcast his as well as other Hawaiian music performances.

The First Thursdays slam poetry competition resumes at 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Pipeline Café. International champion Ed Mabry will be there, and there will be a Girl Fest sneak peak.

The Michael Jackson tribute "This Is It" opened Tuesday, but if you're looking for some under-the-radar movies, check out:

• "A Serious Man." The latest film from the Academy Award-winning Coen brothers, who count "No Country for Old Men" and "Fargo" among their credits.

• "Still Walking." I don't recall the last movie to score 100 percent on www.rottentomatoes.com's Tomatometer, but as of Tuesday, this family drama had a perfect approval rating from critics. It's about three generations who come together to honor a deceased family member.

• "Amreeka."The comedy did well at the Hawaii International Film Festival. It's about a single mother and her son who leave the West Bank to find the American dream in small-town Illinois.They end up working together at a fast-food restaurant.