STAGE: OCT. 28-NOV. 6

Castle Performing Arts Center opens its 2005-06 season with Shakespeare's comedy, "The Taming of the Shrew." The battle of the sexes takes center stage as two sisters, one harsh and the other gentle, attempt to gain love and marriage. Karen Meyer directs. The cast includes Sky Okimoto as Petrucchio and Katrina Johnson in as Kate. Tickets are $10 adults and $6 students, seniors and military.

8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays Oct. 28-Nov. 6 / Castle High School, Ron Bright Theatre / 233-5626

DANCE: NOV. 4-5

Ballet Hawaii's 2005-06 season continues with the arrival of the Beijing Modern Dance Company. The award-winning ensemble performs contemporary works with a cultural flavor. Tickets are $25, $35 and $45, with discounts for seniors, students and military.

8 P.M. NOV. 4-5 / HAWAI'I THEATRE / 528-0506

STAGE: NOV. 4-DEC. 4

Hawai'i Pacific University Theatre opens its 2005-06 season with the musical "Aloha Rosie's," about the closing of a neighborhood hangout, Rosie's Place. Shari Lynn stars as Rosie, with Jim Tharp playing Johnny. Joyce Maltby directs. Tickets are $20 general, $14 students, seniors and military, and $3 HPU students, with discounts on Thursdays.

7:30 p.m. Thursdays (except Thanksgiving) and Nov. 24, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays Nov. 4-Dec. 4 / Hawai'i Pacific University Theatre / 375-1282

CONCERT: NOV. 5

A new Hawaiian Music Night series launches with slack-key guitarists/vocalists Makana and John Cruz. Auntie Genoa Keawe and family are scheduled to perform Dec. 2; more acts for December will be announced later. Tickets — $27.50 each or $50 for both concerts when purchased together — include pupu and drinks at intermission.

7:30 p.m. Nov. 5 / Lili'u Theatre, Hawai'i Convention Center / 550-8457, www.honoluluboxoffice.com

CONCERT: NOV. 6

"Hibiki: Japanese Soul, Spirit, Sound" is the title of a concert featuring Fumiyoshi Kobayashi, from Japan, who performs on the tsugaru shamisen (three-stringed plucked lute); and the Niigata Takahashi Chikuzan Ensemble, a 16-piece shamisen orchestra. Taiko performances and bon dances are also part of the program. Admission is free.

5:30 p.m. Nov. 6 (doors open at 4:30 p.m.) / Waikiki Shell / 945-7633

COMEDY: NOV. 19

Stand-up comedian D.L. Hughley of the TV shows "Weekends at the DL" and "The Hughleys" returns to Honolulu for "An Evening with D.L. Hughley." Presented by the Laugh Factory, the talk-show host, actor and writer has also appeared in movies "The Brothers," "Scary Movie 3" and "Soul Plane." Tickets are $35 and $45.

7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 / Blaisdell Concert Hall / (877) 750-4400

CONCERT: NOV. 23

The progressive alt-rock group Coheed and Cambria comes in for a landing as part of its Tanks '05 tour. Its latest release, "Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume 1: From Fear Through The Eyes of Madness," continues the Coheed and Cambria storyline and features a taste of the '80s through such songs as "Always & Never" and "Welcome Home." Swollen Members also performs. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for this all-ages show. Tickets are $28 presale.

6:30 p.m. Nov. 23 / Pipeline Cafe / (877) 750-4400