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Out ‘N’ About: Chinese New Year, ‘ARTafterDARK,’ more

WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, JAN. 25

Chinese New Year Festival, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. today-Saturday, Chinatown Cultural Plaza. Free. chinatownhi.com

19th Annual BIA-Hawaii Home Building & Remodeling Show, featuring more than 150 vendors and free seminars, 5-9 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. $2-$8; discounts at biahawaii.org.

Dawn of the Dance, Pas de Deux dance concert, 7 p.m. today and 1, 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Leeward Community College. $15-$20. showtix4u.com, 671-0350, pasdedeuxhawaii.com

FRIDAY, JAN. 25

ARTafterDARK: “#ARTafterDARK,” monthly art party celebrates 10th year with social media activities and prizes, performances by Clones of the Queen and the Deadbeats, live art, food and drink from the Grove, 6-9 p.m., Honolulu Museum of Art. $10 admission; free for museum members. 532-8700, honolulumuseum.org

Johnny Kai Live, local music, oldies and easy listening with ballroom dancing and open mic for professional musicians and dancers, 7-10 p.m., Banana Patch Lounge, Miramar Hotel Waikiki. No cover. 922-2077

Global Peace Forum Concert — Anuhea and Kapena, 7:30 p.m., Hawai’i Convention Center Ballroom. $35; free for children under 12. 550-8457, honoluluboxoffice.com

The Teen Tour, featuring tween heartthrobs Max Schneider, Young Marquis and Jacob Latimore, 7:30 p.m., Blaisdell Concert Hall. $30-$90. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com

Secret Sound Showcase: COTQ, Pink Mist & Taimane, concert featuring dream-pop trio Clones of the Queen, indie rockers Pink Mist and ukulele virtuoso Taimane Gardner, 8 p.m., Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Museum of Art. $10. honolulumuseum.org, 532-6097

SATURDAY, JAN. 26

Honouliuli Shoreline Service Project, cleanup hosted by Hoakalei Cultural Foundation welcomes volunteers, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m., meet at west side of Oneula Beach Park. Supplies, water, lunch provided. Registration: 563-0787

“Fun in the Sun” Sunshine School Fun Fair, with music by Uncle Wayne and the Howling Dog Band, children’s games and crafts, craft vendors, bouncy house, garage sale, food, drinks and shave ice, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Kainalu Elementary School. Free admission. 228-7870

Welcome Back Whales, community celebration featuring scientist lectures, whale observation station, education booths, children’s activities, wildlife walks and keiki hula, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Turtle Bay Resort. Free. hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov

Amelia Bedelia’s 50th Birthday Party, children ages 3+ welcome to celebrate picture-book character’s golden anniversary and release of five new books with crafts, games and chance to meet Amelia, 10 a.m., Kapolei Public Library. Free. Keiki must be accompanied by adult. 693-7050

Kapolei Commons Celebrates the Year of the Snake, with lion and dragon dance and martial arts demonstration by the Chinese Lion Dance Association, 10 a.m., Kapolei Commons, 4450 Kapolei Parkway. Free. thekapoleicommons.com

Lunalilo Home Annual Benefit Luau, celebrating the 178th birthday of King William Charles Lunalilo with Hawaiian food, nahenahe music and hula, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Lunalilo Home. $50. lunalilo.org, 395-1000

Jazz Peace Concert, with special guest saxophonist Rob Scheps from New York and Oregon, Dan Del Negro, Bruce Hamada, Darryl Pellegrini and Mihoko M., 12:30-3:30 p.m., Byodo-In Temple, Valley of the Temples Memorial Park, Kaneohe. $2-$3 temple admission. Donations accepted. Bring own food, drinks. 239-9844

Lion dance, by Gee Yung International Martial Arts Dragon and Lion Dance Association welcoming Chinese new year, 12:30 p.m., Kailua Public Library. Free. 266-9911

Kekaulike Mall Chinese new year ceremony, Friends of Chinatown presentation to Mayor Kirk Caldwell of 18 new dragon/phoenix lightpost banners, with firecrackers and lion dance, 1 p.m., Kekaulike Mall, Chinatown. Free. 521-1812

Miss Latina Hawaii red carpet meet-and-greet, catwalk party hosted by jewelry store Uno de 50, featuring reigning Miss Latina Hawaii Joleen Iwaniec and the seven 2013 contestants modeling Uno de 50 designs, with Latin entertainment, refreshments and door prizes, 2-4 p.m., Ala Moana Center, mall level, Sears wing. Free. 947-5650

Meet the Hawaiian Humane Society — Pet ID Event, with Q&A, microchip records updating services, giveaways and more, 4-6 p.m., Hawaii Kai Dog Park. Free. 946-2187

Mozart Festival, Tchaikovsky Music Studio’s 12th annual piano recital, 5 p.m., Orvis Auditorium, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Free. 285-4566

64th Narcissus Coronation Ball, crowning of new queen with Chinese dinner and dancing, 5 p.m., Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Coral Ballroom. $68. 533-3181

“Celebrating Robert Burns — Local Style,” dinner and program with piping, dancing and readings of the Scottish poet with emcee Keoki Kerr, Dr. Kalani Brady and others, 5:30 p.m., Oahu Country Club. $95. Reservations: 372-5744

Rotary Global Peace Forum celebration dinner with Aung San Suu Kyi, pro-democracy icon, Nobel Peace laureate and Myanmar parliamentarian gives keynote speech, 6 p.m., Hawai’i Convention Center. $200. peaceforumhawaii.org

David Choi, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter and YouTube sensation in concert, 7 p.m., Fresh Cafe. $15. davidchoiliveinhawaii.eventbrite.com, 688-8055

Johnny Kai Live, local music, oldies and easy listening with ballroom dancing and open mic for pro musicians and dancers, 7-10 p.m., Banana Patch Lounge, Miramar Hotel Waikiki. No cover. 922-2077

25th Annual Wahiawa Nikkei Civic Association Sakura Matsuri, cherry blossom celebration, featuring Japanese song, dance and other performances, with refreshments including KC Waffle Dogs, door prizes and sakura plant giveaways, 7-9 p.m., Wahiawa Hongwanji Hall. $5. Tickets: 291-6151

Bill Burr, comedian, 7:30 p.m., The Republik. $29-$44. flavorus.com, 855-235-2867

“The Magic of Chet Baker and West Coast Cool,” local jazz artists Rick Broadwell, Scott Villiger, Bruce Hamada and Jim Howard pay tribute to the jazz greats, 7:30 p.m., Studio 909, 909 Kapiolani Blvd. $20. 596-2121, musicianshawaii.com/studio-909

Starr Kalahiki, Na Hoku Hanohano award-winning jazz singer kicks off museum’s Last Saturday Roots in Jazz concert series, 7:30 p.m. (6 p.m. reception), Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Museum of Art. $25; $20 museum members. honolulumuseum.org, 532-6097

Robin Thicke, R&B singer live in Soul Session Vol. 3 concert, on “Love After War” tour, 8 p.m., Blaisdell Concert Hall. $49-$150. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com

SUNDAY, JAN. 27

Dishwalk — A Food Treasure Hunt in Downtown Honolulu, self-guided tasting tour of eight restaurants (JJ Dolan’s, Adega Portuguesa, Tea at 1024, Not Just Desserts, Moki’s Mochi and others) with prize giveaways and specials, 2-5 p.m., meeting location to be announced 48 hours before event. $40. All ages. hi@dishcrawl.com, papiloa@dishcrawl.com

MONDAY, JAN. 28

“Civil War 150″ opening event, traveling exhibit commemorating the 150th anniversaries of the Civil War and emancipation opens with guest speaker and re-enactors, 10:30 a.m., Kapolei Public Library. 693-7050

Tresemble, Chamber Music Hawaii presents Paul Juon’s Octet in B flat Major, Op. 27, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Nonet in F minor, Op. 2, 7:30 p.m., Doris Duke Theatre. $20-$25; free for students. chambermusichawaii.org, 489-5038

TUESDAY, JAN. 29

Connect!Kids Tuesday: Candy Art Hawaii, family-oriented activities with traditional Japanese candy-sculpting specialist, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Pearlridge Center, Uptown Center Court. Free. 488-0981

Art Lunch: “Karuizawa Dreamscape,” photographer Tom Haar presents Fulbright grant-sponsored photos of the Nagano prefecture, Japan, town his father once lived in, noon-1 p.m., Hawaii State Art Museum, second floor. Free. 586-9958, hawaii.gov/sfca

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30

YWCA Oahu Benefit Clothing Sale, new and used women’s clothing and accessories, a benefit for economically disadvantaged women re-entering workforce, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Laniakea YWCA lobby, 1040 Richards St. Free entry. 538-7061

THURSDAY, JAN. 31

Makeup & Pop-up, girls’ night out, beauty bar and shopping party with manicures, makeup makeovers, vendors The Butik, Pure Joy Adornments, Genuine Guava, Groff Art, Summer Style, Bamboo Sky and House of Aria, 6-9 p.m., M Nightclub. No cover. Ages 21+. 529-0010, mnlhnl.com

China National Orchestra, premiere concert, 7:30 p.m., Blaisdell Concert Hall. $30-$90. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com

The Female Comics of Hawaii @ Hawaiian Brian’s, featuring Patrice Scott, Erika Swartzkopf, Sheila Brown, Michelle Welch, Aimee-Jane Baxa, Cameo Lawrence, Katie-Rose Moreno and more, with host Ozell Daniel, 8-10 p.m., Hawaiian Brian’s. $5. Ages 18+. 946-1343