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Out ‘N’ About: Holiday Boutique, College and Career Fair, more

WEEKEND OF FRIDAY-SUNDAY, NOV. 16-18

34th Annual Holiday Boutique, featuring jewelry, clothing, stained glass, jellies, clothespin dolls and more, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, 735 Nunu St. (private home). Free admission. 254-2767

Annual Book Sale of the Friends of Aina Haina Public Library, in partnership with Rotary Club of East Honolulu, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. today-Saturday, Aina Haina Public Library. 377-2456

Merrymakers’ Boutique, Christmas crafts, jams, jellies, breads, jewelry, photography and handmade items, noon-8 p.m. today and 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, 120 Kuupua St., Kailua (private home). Free admission. 551-1227

Holiday Boutique, ornaments, wreaths, pillows, quilts, baked goods, jams, chutney and other crafts, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, St. John Vianney Church. 262-8317

FRIDAY, NOV. 16

Hawaii College and Career Fair, 8:30-11 a.m. and 5-8 p.m., Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall. Free. hawaiicollegecareerfair.org

Kapolei Health & Wellness Fair, with free health screenings, live Hawaiian music by Zanuck Lindsey and Kimo Hussey, paiai poi pounding, fitness fun workshops, food vendors, crafts and giveaways, 3-7 p.m., Prince Kuhio Community Center, 91-1270 Kinoiki St. Free entry. 394-0050

Girls for a Change, program to help high school girls develop confidence and problem-solving capacity, 4:30-7 p.m., Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, Spalding Clubhouse, 1704 Waiola St. Registration required: 949-4743. girlsforachange.org

Salsa Lounge Fridays, Latin nightclub dance event with prizes and Latin food, 5 p.m.-1 a.m., Honolulu Club lounge. 18+. $5; $1 for UH students. 256-7556

Holiday Trees and Treasures, ninth annual Kuakini Foundation fundraiser event with prime rib buffet, holiday market, silent auction and music by the Yim Brothers, 5:30-9 p.m., Coral Ballroom, Hilton Hawaiian Village. $175 (partially tax-deductible). 547-9296

R Style Social, R Magazine holiday fashion/shopping event featuring models, discounts and drinks at participating stores, R Socialite Pass, giveaways and prizes, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Royal Hawaiian Center, between bebe and Apple. royalhawaiiancenter.com, 922-2299

Third Fridays Kaimuki, new monthly neighborhood walkabout with food, samples, special offers, live music, art and shopping, 6-9 p.m., Koko Head Avenue to 8th Avenue and Waialae Avenue. Free. thirdfridayskaimuki.com

Friday Night Family Feast and Movie, king crab dinner buffet and new family flick, 6:30 p.m., Kroc Center Hawaii, Kapolei. $29.95-$43.95; free for kids under 3. RSVP: 682-5505, kroccenterhawaii.org

The Wherehouse Nightclub Nostalgia Reunion Party, with music of ’60s, ’70s and today by Johnny Rock Society II, Groovy Blues, Wasabi, and original Moptops drummer Mike Payton, and pupu buffet and giveaways, 7-11 p.m., Manoa Grand Ballroom, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. $30. 220-6329, 383-3000

Keola Beamer, “Malama Ko Aloha … Keep Your Love,” slack-key guitar master in concert with Native American flutist R. Carlos Nakai and jazz pianist Geoffrey Keezer performing music from the PBS special “Malama Ko Aloha” and Beamer’s classics, 7:30 p.m., Hawaii Theatre. $25-$125. hawaiitheatre.com, 528-0506

The Clampdown, 9 p.m., Anna O’Brien’s. $10. Ages 21+. josheightysix@gmail.com

SATURDAY, NOV. 17

Season’s Best Aiea Craft & Gift Fair, featuring 150 booths, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Aiea Elementary School. Free admission. 683-6064

Trash 4 Technology Rummage Sale, clothes, furniture, kitchenware, books, toys, home decor and more, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Trinity Lutheran School, Wahiawa. 621-6033

Physics & Astronomy Open House, for high school students, teachers and public, featuring demonstrations, hands-on activities and presentations on nanophysics, optical illusions, cosmic rays and more, 8:30 a.m.-noon, UH-Manoa. Free. Schedule: www.phys.hawaii.edu

Lyon Arboretum holiday plant and craft sale, with wide variety of native and other plants, wreaths, oshibana crafts, jams, jellies and Hawaiian honey, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Lyon Arboretum. Free admission. 988-0456, hawaii.edu/lyonarboretum

Cane Haul Road Craft Fair, last sale of year for Hawaii Potters’ Guild, with Christmas gifts and special ceramic artists, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Kuhio Elementary School. Free admission. 941-8108

Friends of Mililani Public Library book sale, with books, CDs and DVDs, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Mililani Public Library. Volunteers welcome; call 626-7292.

A Taste of the Priory, fundraiser with local and ethnic foods, white elephant sale, keiki games and activities, entertainment, country store, jams, jellies, plants and bake sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Andrew’s Priory. Free admission. 536-6102

Jewelry-Beads-and-Crafts Fair, handcrafted gift items, lampwork beads, Asian tops, handbags, baby items and more, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Wai’oli Tea Room. Free entry. 737-9409

Surfers Healing Waikiki, surf fun day for autistic children and their families, by Surfers Healing, with training from professional surf instructors, lunch, snacks and goodie bags, canoe rides, live music by Jahlivity, Roxy OTM, Zumba, massages and shave ice, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Kuhio Beach, Waikiki. Free. Registration: 391-7638, surfershealing.org

38th Annual Mayor’s Craft and Country Fair, with craft booths, baked goods, white elephant sale, make-and-take raku firing pit and Hawaii Foodbank donation drive, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Blaisdell Center, Hawaii Suites. Free admission. 973-7264, 768-3045

Wilson School Fun Fair, with food, baked goods, keiki games and crafts, prizes, book fair, entertainment, inflatables, silent auction and fresh corn for sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Wilson Elementary School, Kahala. Free admission. 733-4740

Annual Parker Craft Fair, with more than 50 vendors, gift baskets, plants, baked goods, shave ice, plate lunch, white elephant, handcrafted jewelry and more, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Parker United Methodist Church, Kaneohe. Free admission. 247-3250

Ukulele Exhibition, annual Ukulele Guild of Hawaii show with performances, displays, seminars, vendors and silent auction, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel, lobby and Kahili Room. Free. ukuleleguild.org

Hawaii Stamp and Coin Dealers Association show, with local coin, currency and stamp dealers buying and selling, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Laniakea YMCA. Free entrance. 531-6252

Fifth Annual Makahiki Maoli Festival, with live music, entertainment, Island crafts and artisans, traditional Hawaiian games and more, benefiting Hawaiian immersion schools on Oahu, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Kapiolani Park Bandstand. Free admission. 277-0782

Hurricane Sandy relief drive, Hawaii Chapter of American Red Cross accepting donations to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief fund and messages of support to be made into a “lei of aloha” for East Coast, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Kahala Mall center court. 732-7736, kahalamallcenter.com; 800-RED-CROSS, redcross.org

Santa Claus at Windward Mall, St. Nick arrival with Hawaii State Ballet “Nutcracker” performance, story reading and photo-taking, costumed characters including Geoffrey the Giraffe and the Aloha Kia hamsters, holiday arts and crafts and gingerbread house-making, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Center Court, Windward Mall. Free. windwardmall.com

Arts District Chinatown Makahiki Celebration, with Hawaiian cultural activities, Art & Flea (local, vintage and handmade crafts market with contests, prizes, music and fashion, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.), food trucks, entertainment, evening community feast and silent auction, presented by Friends of Chinatown, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Smith-Beretania Urban Park. Free admission. 543-3739

Roy Chang, MidWeek cartoonist talks about creating manga-style illustrations for his new book, “Cacy & Kiara and the Curse of the Ki’i,” 11 a.m.-noon, Aiea Public Library. Free. 483-7333

Taimane, ukulele virtuoso in free concert, noon, Pearlridge Center, Downtown Center Court. pearlridgeonline.com

Best Buddies Friendship Jam, a benefit for youth with developmental disabilities by Best Buddies Hawaii with hosts Maureen McCormick (“The Brady Bunch”) and Andy Bumatai and entertainment by Henry Kapono, Marlene Sai, Kapena, Nathan Aweau, Jordan Segundo, Al Waterson, Taimane, Starr Kalahiki and more, 1-5 p.m., Jimmy Buffett’s Restaurant & Bar. $50. 772-0294, bestbuddieshawaii.com

Maunalua, Na Hoku-winning group in free concert, 2 p.m., Pearlridge Center, Uptown Center Court. pearlridgeonline.com

PROM Honolulu 2012, prom-themed dance party with DJ, live music and entertainment, food, BacardiUSA bar, prize giveaways and live simulcast with PROM New York and PROM San Francisco, hosted by Prime Produce to benefit 501(c)3 not-for-profits Abilities Unlimited, Asian American Jaycees, Dancers Unlimited, Good Beginnings Alliance, Helping Hands Hawaii, Honolulu Chinese Jaycees, Kau Kau Wagon, Pacific Gateway Center and Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii, 3-7 p.m., Loading Zone, 47 N. Hotel St. $25. Prom attire optional. primeproduceprom.org

Kanikapila in Kailua: Cyril Pahinui, bring the family, dinner and beach chairs for a free concert presented by the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation, 4-5:30 p.m., second floor of Kailua Longs parking garage. www.castlefoundation.org

“Super Hero Smash!” Hawaii Women’s Legal Foundation gala fundraiser with wine reception, silent auction, dinner and satire program “The Bummer Games!”, 5:30 p.m., Tapa Ballroom, Hilton Hawaiian Village. $200; tables also available. 921-6616, hwlf.org

“An Evening of HI Fashion,” fashion show tribute to Alfred Shaheen featuring vintage Shaheen pieces, Reyn Spooner and Andy South, with live music, cocktails, tastings, silent auction and special guest appearances, 6-9 p.m., Bishop Museum. $75; $55 museum members. 847-3511, bishopmuseum.org

John Kelly Environmental Achievement Awards, with music from The Intire Project and the Paul Carlon Quartet from New York, food by chef Thomas Naylor, drinks from Barefoot Wine and Kona Brewing Co. and a silent auction, 6 p.m., Waimea Valley Pavilion. $60-$70. 230-3820, www.surfrider.org/oahu

Point Panic Music Festival 2012, featuring Sublime with Rome, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Groundation, 6 p.m., Kakaako Waterfront Amphitheater. $39.50-$95. groovetickets.com

SingOrSink.com Launch Party, concert featuring Micah G, Mailani Makainai, Lehua Kalima, Shawn Pimental and others, and live singing competition, 6 p.m., Gordon Biersch. Free. All ages. 888-9097, singorsink.com

Honolulu Night Market at Kakaako, Kamehameha Schools and Street Grindz’s new monthly showcase of food, drink, fashion, music, art, shopping and entertainment features a fashion show; music by Koga Band, Illnomadics and more; food vendors including Pig and the Lady and Taste with chef Mark Noguchi; and retail vendors including Bamboo Sky and Hound & Quail, 7 p.m.-midnight, 683 Auahi St. $5. honolulunightmarket.com

RAWards Honolulu Semifinals Competition, featuring pop-up galleries of local art, performing arts, musicians and a fashion show, 7-11 p.m., Aloha Beer Co. $15-$20. All ages. rawartists.org/honolulu/rawards2012

Hawaii Music Works Fall Concert, 7 p.m., Pearlridge Center, Uptown Center Court. Free. pearlridgeonline.com

Contradance, with live music by Whiskey Starship, beginners and all ages welcome, no partner necessary, 7:30-10 p.m., Atherton YMCA (new location). Free. 392-8772, www.sls.hawaii.edu/contra

Slam poetry, 8 p.m., 3rd Cup Cafe & Venue, Royal Kunia. Free. 888-6087, 3rdcupcafe.com

Throwback Jam 2012, featuring Fiji, Mana’o Company, Hoku of Hoaikane, Bruddah Waltah, Leahi and Kapena, 8 p.m., The Republik. $20. Ages 21+. flavorus.com

The Aftermath, 420 North Entertainment surf-season event featuring DJ Mark Moreno, Daniel J and video DJ Crime of Las Vegas, bikini show, 9 p.m., Surfer, the Bar. $10 cover. 293-6000

Decompression 2012, Ka Pilina Interactive Arts Society post-Burning Man event with burner fashion show, costumes and prizes, 10 p.m., SoHo Mixed Media Bar. $10; $5 before 10 p.m. Ages 21+. kapilina.org

SUNDAY, NOV. 18

Craft, Gift & Rubberstamp Expo Plus Crafters Clearance Sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Blaisdell Center, Hawaii Suites. Free entrance. 551-3769

Pearl City High School Craft Fair, with food and variety of handcrafts, benefiting Special Education Department, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Pearl City High School cafeteria. Free admission. 454-5666

Bank of Hawaii Family Sunday: “Swords and Thrones,” medieval fair at Honolulu Museum of Art, where kids can don armor and joust with knights, dress up as a damsel, see armor and weapons displays and Lego castle creations, and create themed art, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free (galleries access included). 532-8700, honolulumuseum.org

Bluegrass Hawaii jam, 2-6 p.m., Keehi Lagoon Memorial. Free. 255-7245, bluegrasshawaii.com

Leeward Guitar Concert, the Leeward Guitars, directed by Peter Kun Frary, perform classical works, 4 p.m., Leeward Community College Theatre. $5. 455-0380, lcctheatre.hawaii.edu

Kawaiaha’o Church Service of Dedication, featuring organists John McCreary and Mark Wong, soprano Malia Ka’ai-Barrett and the Kawaiaha’o Choral Ensemble, 5 p.m., Kawaiaha’o Church. 532-1260, buddy@kawaiahao.org

He Makana O Na Mele, Hawaii Youth Symphony and Willie K benefit dinner concert, 5:30 p.m. (silent auction from 4:30), Coral Ballroom, Hilton Hawaiian Village. $100 (includes Hawaiian-style dinner). Reservations required. 941-9706, hiyouthsymphony.org

“Being II — Hawaii Style,” benefit concert for Japanese earthquake and tsunami victims featuring Kanoe Cazimero, Ron Ching, Takamasa Yamamura, Liza Simon, Kenny Endo and the Keiko Fujii Dance Company, 7 p.m., Hawaii Theatre. $30-$35. 528-0506, hawaiitheatre.com, www.facebook.com/pages/Keiko-Fujii-Dance-Company/136476103044006

Malia Delapenia belly dancing, performance with guest dancers, 7 p.m., Himalayan Kitchen. Free. Dinner reservations: 735-1122. Performance information: 234-1006, maliainhawaii.com

MONDAY, NOV. 19

Iwrestledabearonce, heavy metal band from Birmingham, Ala., in concert with Nesta, Lions Keep, The Day Prevails and more, doors 6 p.m., Hawaiian Brian’s. $18-$30. All ages. 1-855-235-2867, underworldevents.com

TUESDAY, NOV. 20

Keiki Tuesday: Chris da Clown, family entertainment with balloons, silly stories and more, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Pearlridge Center, Downtown, second level fronting Sanrio Surprises. Free. 488-0981

12th Annual Mai Tai Rumble, live music competition between local bands with after-music by Nesian NINE, 9 p.m., Mai Tai Bar, Ala Moana Center. Continues Tuesdays through Dec. 4. No cover. Ages 21+. 947-2900

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 21

Comic Jam Hawaii, keiki and families welcome to participate in or watch cooperative art creation and talk-story between local comic artists, 1-4 p.m., Pearlridge Center, Uptown, second level fronting Hot Unique Images. Free. 488-0981

Teen Lounge Movies: “Dark Shadows,” free PG-13 movie screening for students in grades 7-12 with suggested reading lists, 2:30 p.m., Liliha Public Library, Meeting Room. 587-7577

Royal Hawaiian Center Christmas tree lighting, with the Kawika Trask Trio, Hawaiian choral singing and keiki hula, 6-7:30 p.m., The Royal Grove, Royal Hawaiian Center. Free. royalhawaiiancenter.com, 922-2299

Lia Live, Kalisi Tau and Micah G, in concert, 8 p.m., Polynesian Cultural Center, Gateway venue. $15; $10 for kamaaina annual passholders. Reservations: 293-3333, pcckamaaina.com

House of Wax 8 vs. Livewire Anniversary 7, electronic dance music concert featuring Gareth Emery, Mord Fustang, K Theory, Antiserum, Mark Instinct and others on three stages, 8 p.m., Aloha Stadium. $40. Ages 18+. flavorus.com

Beach Angels party, swimsuit calendar fashion show with live music by DJ Ned Roy of New Zealand, supporting high school surf teams on the North Shore, 8 p.m., Surfer, the Bar. Ages 21+. 293-6000

Triple Crown of Surfing 30th anniversary Haleiwa Pro send-off block party, 9:30 p.m., Haleiwa Joe’s, Haleiwa. $15. 637-8005

Wet Electric, neon-attire party featuring performance by Kryoman, 10 p.m.-4 a.m., M. mnlhnl.com, 529-0010

THURSDAY, NOV. 22

Thanksgiving Toys R Us Pre-Opening Celebration, family-friendly activities, prizes, games and music to kick off holiday shopping season, 7 p.m., outside Toys R Us, Pearlridge Center. (Store opens at 8 p.m.) Free. 487-5811

WEEKLY SHOWS

“Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice,” traveling interactive exhibit takes keiki back to the Cretaceous Period to meet dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes and their different environments, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays through Dec. 16, Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center. $8-$10 general admission; free for children younger than 12 months. 524-KIDS, discoverycenterhawaii.org

“The Legends of Kualoa,” dinner show depicting Hawaiian legends of the area with music, chanting and hula kahiko, Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Kualoa. Special Thanksgiving dinner show 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday. $29-$49. 237-7321, kualoa.com/tours/

High & Right Comedy Night With Bo Irvine and Friends, stand-up comedy, 8 p.m. every Tuesday, Warriors Lounge, Hale Koa Hotel. $15. 955-0555, halekoa.com

Magic In Paradise, buffet dinner show featuring mystery, fantasy, comedy and illusions with magician Mark Allen Mauricio, 6 p.m. every Wednesday, Banyan Tree Showroom, Hale Koa Hotel. $6.95-$35.95. 955-0555, halekoa.com

Comedy Polynesia, with “Hawaiian King of Comedy” Bo Irvine and Michael “Mr. Diamond Head” Staats, 8 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays, $25-$35; and Sharkey’s Comedy Club, with Hawaii and national comics, 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays, Hawaii Comedy Theater, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel. $15-$25. 531-4242, hawaiicomedytheater.com

“Ha: Breath of Life,” a Pacific isle tale of birth and death, love and family, triumph and tragedy, with Polynesian dance, music and fire knives, 7:30-9 p.m. daily, Polynesian Cultural Center, Laie. $25-$50. Reservations: 293-3333, polynesia.com

Legends in Concert Waikiki: “Rock-A-Hula,” featuring Elvis Presley tribute, hula and rotating cast of tribute artists including Michael Jackson, Elton John and Lady Gaga personas, 8:15 p.m. nightly except Mondays, Royal Hawaiian Center, fourth floor. $41-$180. 629-7469, legendsinconcert.com

Society of Seven Latest Version: “HOT! HOT! HOT!”, 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, Outrigger Waikiki. $35-$45. Reservations: 923-7469

“Magic of Polynesia,” featuring illusionist John Hirokawa, dancers and fire dancer, 5:30 p.m. dinner show, 6:30 p.m. show, daily, Holiday Inn Waikiki Beachcomber Resort. $30-$139. Reservations: 971-4321, magicofpolynesia.com