APRIL 2-3

Time is running out to get tickets to hear Cake, a quirky, eco-friendly band that spends a lot of time writing music on the road ("Stickshifts and Safetybelts" and "Carbon Monoxide and Never There.")

8 p.m. / Pipeline Café / $33, $65 VIP / 877-714-7668,
www.groovetickets.com

APRIL 3

The third annual "Decorate an Egg, the Xeriscape Way" workshop and Easter egg hunt is open to ages 2 through 12. This one is educational and fun for the whole family.

10 a.m.-2 p.m. / Halawa Xeriscape Garden / $5 per family, free for members / registration deadline: Wednesday, 748-5369

APRIL 14

You're going to hear comedian Dan Gabriel perform and think you've known him from before. He's the buddy with the funny, inappropriate comment you know you shouldn't listen to but can't resist.

8 p.m. (doors open 7 p.m.) / Pipeline Café / $20, $40 VIP / 877-714-7668, http://www.groovetickets.com

APRIL 15-18

A fiddler on the roof is a most unlikely sight. It may not mean a thing, but then again, it might. This classic tale is one the whole family can enjoy.

7:30 p.m. April 15-17, 4 p.m. April 18 / Mamiya Theatre / $15 for adults, $10 for children, seniors, military, students and Chaminade faculty and staff / 735-4815

APRIL 16-17, 23-25

The theme for burlesque group Cherry Blossom Cabaret's third annual VarieTease show: Alice in Chinatown. You don't want to miss this.

7:30 p.m. April 16-17, 23-24 and 6 p.m. April 25 / The ARTS at Marks Garage / 18 and older / $15 presale, $20 at the door / 838-3006, http://brownpapertickets.com

APRIL 16-22

"Mao's Last Dancer," HIFF's opening film for its spring festival, has some local flavor. Honolulu ballerina Amanda Schull ("Center Stage") co-stars in the true story of a boy's journey from poverty to stardom.

Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 & IMAX / Showtimes, movie
listings at http://www.HIFF.org

MAY 31

The Lantern Floating Ceremony is one of the most beautiful and serene annual events on O'ahu. Last year more than 40,000 people showed up to watch 2,000 candle-lit lanterns float out to sea.

6:30 p.m. / Magic Island, Ala Moana Beach Park / free / http://www.lanternfloatinghawaii.com

JUNE 12-19

The fifth annual Aloha International Piano Festival will feature world-renowned concert pianists Sara Davis Buechner, Lisa Nakamichi, Noriko Uenaka, Sean Botkin and Norman Krieger.

Hawai'i Convention Center / See www.alohapianofestival.com for festival calendar

April 8 Chris Botti, Blaisdell Concert Hall

April 8-9 311 concert, Pipeline Café

April 10 Lisa Williams, Blaisdell Concert Hall

April 17 Sammy Hagar & The Wabos, Pipeline Café

April 17 Mayjah Rayjah concert, Waikíkí Shell

April 23-24 6th Kokua Festival, Waikíkí Shell

April 24 Waikiki Spam Jam, Kaläkaua Avenue

April 29 David Spade, Blaisdell Concert Hall

May 8 Capone's Mother's Day Comedy Smash, Blaisdell Arena

May 12-15 World Fire Knife Championships, Polynesian Cultural Center