The √ indicates admission is $5 or less, or free. Full-price admission is listed; * denotes discounts (or free) for students, seniors, military, members, children and/or advance purchases. Call venue for details.

BIG ISLAND

√ 14th annual Original Play Festival, staged readings of new plays including "Blind Faith," by Ken Ross, 7:30 p.m. today and "Ka 'Ikena," by Diane Aoki, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Christ Church Episcopal, Kealakekua; $5*; festival ends with a potluck celebration to honor all the participants, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. 808-322-9924.

"Once," R-rated romance chronicles the relationship between a street musician and a Czech pianist, winner of the 2007 Sundance Film Festival's World Cinema Audience Award, 7:30 p.m. today, Aloha Theatre, Kainaliu, Kona; continues 5 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday; $7*. 808-322-2122.

Cordillera in Concert, acoustic instrumental folk music trio, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Kilauea Military Camp Theater, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park; $14* advance, $15* at the door. 808-967-8222.

√ Movies Under the Stars, films screened at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Kings' Keaka at the Waikoloa Kings' Shops, Kohala Coast; $5*, bring blankets and lawn chairs. 808-886-8811.

√ "Park Plants: The Good, the Bad and the Endangered," David Benitez discusses the impact of alien weeds on native flora, and Thomas Belfield shares information about the park's rarest native Hawaiian plants, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Kilauea Visitor Center, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park; $1 donation plus park admission fees. 808-985-6014.

√ Azure McCall and Lorenzo Hawkins, jazz, 9 p.m.-midnight Tuesdays-Saturdays, Hilton Waikoloa Village's Malolo Lounge; no cover charge. 808-886-1234.

MAUI

"Paprika" Japanese adult animated film from Satoshi Kon about a detective who can enter people's dreams, 5 and 7:30 p.m. today, Castle Theater, Maui Arts & Cultural Center; $10*. 808-572-3456, 808-242-7469.

√ Lehua Lounge, Kapalua Bay Hotel, Hawaiian entertainment: Cody Pueo Pata, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Fridays, Mondays and Wednesdays; no cover charge. 808-665-4552.

√ Benoit Jazz Works, 6:30-9 p.m. Fridays, Moana Bakery & Café, Pa'ia; also, 6:30-9 p.m. Saturdays and Thursdays, Ma'alaea Grill; and with Tom Conway, 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays, Mulligan's On the Blue, Wailea. No cover charges.

"Turtle Mania," a week of interactive programs, contests and presentations on the honu (Hawaiian sea turtle), 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday-Aug. 25, Maui Ocean Center, Ma'alaea Harbor; with admission of $23* general and $14.50 kama'aina and military; also, "Sea Turtle Encounter," how to care for turtles in an aquarium, 11 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m. daily, Sunday-Aug. 25; $20; and "Totally Turtles' Sleepover," overnight children's party for grades 3-8, 5:30 p.m. Aug. 24 to 8 a.m. Aug. 25; $65; reservations: 808-270-7075. Complete schedule at www.mauioceancenter.com.

Ho'omana'o 2007, Mana'o Radio fundraiser with George Kahumoku Jr., Raiatea Helm, Lona, Barefoot Natives and Kathy "Tita" Collins, 4 p.m. Sunday, Maui Arts & Cultural Center; $10, $25 and $35. 808-242-7469.

√ Martin Nievera, autograph signing and promotion of Western Union's new money machines, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Tuesday, Star Market, Kihei; free. Also, 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, Foodland, Kahului. 551-1815.

"Angel-A," Luc Besson's R-rated film about a love story between a seductive "angel" and a small-time crook in Paris, 5 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Castle Theater, Maui Arts & Cultural Center; $10*. 808-572-3456, 808-242-7469.

√ WOW (Wailea on Wednesdays), art and refreshments, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, The Shops at Wailea; free. 808-891-6770.

Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Concert, host George Kahumoku Jr. with guest Cyril Pahinui (see a review of his new CD on Page 18), 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Napili Kai Beach Resort, Napili; $36-$40 kama'aina, $46.88 general. 808-669-3858.

KAUA'I

Kaua'i Shorts, 10-minute plays presented by Women in Theater with comedies, fantasies, dramas, some by Kaua'i authors, 7 p.m. today, Kaua'i Community College Performing Arts Center; continues 7 p.m. Saturday and encore of audience favorites, 4 p.m. Sunday; $15* per performance or $30 for all three evenings. 808-635-3727.

Release, new DJ venue with Honolulu DJs, the F/M Dancers, 9 p.m.2 a.m. Fridays, Sheraton Kauai, Po'ipu Beach; $10 cover. Reservations vip@skylinetwo.com, 808-742-1661.

√ Taste of the Islands, cooking demonstrations and recipes, book signings and garden tours, 11 a.m.2 p.m. Saturday, National Tropical Botanical Garden's Southshore Visitor Center; free. 808-742-2623.

√ Martin Nievera, autograph signing and promotion of Western Union's new money machines, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Wednesday, Star Market, Lihu'e; free. Also, 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, Kmart, Lihu'e. 551-1815.