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CONCERTS: FEB. 9
Hearts — and beats — will be pounding as Taiko Center of the Pacific presents An Evening of Neo-Traditional Japanese Music and Dance. Performers are Chieko Kojima, principal dancer of the drumming ensemble Kodo; Kaoru Watanabe, bamboo flute soloist; Monami Shishikura, koto master; and Kenny Endo, right, taiko artist, leader of the Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble and founder and sensei of Taiko Center of the Pacific.
7 and 9 p.m. Feb. 9 / rRed Elephant / $22.50 / 550-9457, www.honoluluboxoffice.com.
STAGE: FEB. 10-11, 14
The classic children's book "James and the Giant Peach," right, comes to life in performances in two venues by current and former Windward Community College students. In the Roald Dahl tale, a young orphan is given a mysterious bag that magically grows into a giant peach with a secret entrance into a world populated by insects. The production begins at Paliku Theatre at Windward Community College and then travels downtown to the Hawai'i Theatre.
2 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 and 2 p.m. Feb. 11 / Paliku Theatre / $12 adults, seniors, military and faculty and staff; $9 students, college students and children / 235-7310, www.etickethawaii.com
7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 / Hawai'i Theatre / $12 general, $9 students, seniors, military / 528-0506, www.hawaiitheatre.com.
ETC.: FEB. 13-14
Make your sweetie's Valentine's Day even more memorable with a "singing valentine" performed barbershop quartet style by the Sounds of Aloha Chorus. The songsters will present a card, silk rose and two songs at restaurants, workplaces, residences, hospitals ... or wherever you choose.
9 a.m.-9 p.m. Feb. 13-14 (also available for special events Feb. 9-10) / $50 donation requested, $75 for evening delivery in Waikiki / 262-7664.
CONCERTS: FEB. 15-19
California's Blue Turtle Seduction brings mountain grass music to O'ahu for five shows. The band blends rock 'n' roll with global influences, reggae beats and a splash of punk with tunes such as "Big Belt Buckle," "Peaceful Horizon" and "T.R.T."
Tickets for all shows available at 262-0945, www.alohagroove.com.
CONCERT: FEB. 16
Grammy-nominated blues guitar virtuoso Jonny Lang, who topped the Billboard New Artist chart with his first album at age 15, will perform at Pipeline Cafe. Go to jonnylang.com for a preview of his latest album, "Turn Around," released in September. Nice! The man (he'll be 26 come concert time) has soul.
Doors open at 6 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Feb. 16 / Pipeline Cafe / $35 advance, $40 at the door / (877) 750-4400, www.ticketmaster.com.
CONCERT: FEB. 17
Poi Dog frontman and sometime Thievery Corporation DJ Frank Orrall will return home for Don Tiki's latest incarnation. "Forbidden Love" fans the fire of the band's Martin Denny-inspired jungle jazz, and will include their wildly costumed dancers, below, Lopaka Colón, Willow Chang and Sherry Shaoling.
Doors open at 8 p.m. Feb. 17 / Events at the Tower, Aloha Tower Marketplace / $25 advance, $30 at the door / (877) 750-4400, www.ticketmaster.com.
CONCERT: FEB. 17
Guitar master Mark Cosgrove, winner of the U.S. National Flatpicking Guitar Champion and the Doc Watson Guitar Championship, performs with the Saloon Pilots for one night only. His latest CD, "Sweet Reason," has been a hit with tunes such as "Good Medicine," "The New Campton" and "Good Morning Isaac."
7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 / rRed Elephant / $25 / 550-8457, www.honoluluboxoffice.com.
Also: Cosgrove directs a guitar workshop 1-5 p.m. Feb. 17 at UH-Manoa, Music Department room 212. $68 general, $58 UH-Manoa music majors. 956-8400, www.outreach.hawaii.edu/noncredit/nc_registration.asp.
FESTIVAL: FEB. 18
Native storytellers from Hawai'i, Alaska and Massachusetts will gather on the Bishop Museum's Great Lawn to "talk story" in celebration of native cultures through the arts of storytelling and dance. The Mary Kawena Pukui Performing Arts Festival is themed "Harvest and the Moon" and includes dances by hula halau, music, food booths and crafts. The festival is held each year in honor of the late Pukui, a revered Hawaiian scholar.
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 18 / Bishop Museum / $3, free for members and children under 3 / 847-3511.
CONCERT: FEB. 18
The name's the same, but the sound has changed. Vanilla Ice will perform his hip-hop and rock blend this month. Vanilla (real name Robert Van Winkle) has had a bit of exposure on TV lately, with appearances on "Celebrity Boxing," "Surreal Life" and "Hit Me Baby One More Time."
10 p.m. Feb. 18 / Pipeline Cafe / $25 advance, $30 at the door; $50 VIP / 589-1999.
CONCERTS: FEB. 23 AND 25
From up-tempo rock to delicate ballads to mountain music, Tangleweed, left, a five-man acoustic ensemble from Chicago, does it all and many genres in between. The Americana band's latest CD is "Where You Been So Long?" — listen to samples of the tunes at http://tangleweed.org.
7:30-9:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at rRed Elephant and 3-6 p.m. Feb. 25 at Ward Rafters in Kaimuki / donations accepted / 545-2468 (rRed Elephant), www.alohagroove.com.
CONCERT: FEB. 23
Thomas Mapfumo, right, a primary purveyor of "struggle" music, singing of the troubles of his native Zimbabwe, will perform with his band Blacks Unlimited. The "Lion of Zimbabwe" bears influences of African jazz, classic R&B, reggae and other genres. Mapfumo lives in Oregon but continues to compose for his countrymen, reaching them through short-wave broadcasts and bootleg recordings.
8 p.m. Feb. 23 / Leeward Community College Theatre / $23 general, $19 students, ages 60 and older and military / 455-0385, http://lcctheatre.hawaii.edu.
