ETC.: AUG. 23

Cans of Spam, Campbell's Soup and more will be transformed at the third annual Canstruction Competition, in which groups will creatively construct giant sculptures. The public can vote for their favorites via food donations (to be donated to Hawaii Foodbank) during the two-week display throughout Pearlridge Center's Uptown. The event is presented by The American Institute of Architects, Honolulu Chapter. Winners will be announced Sept. 7.

8 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 23 / Pearlridge Center, Uptown / Free admission; canned food donations encouraged / 488-0981

CONCERT: AUG. 24

Steel Pulse and Sean Kingston headline the BAMP Project's Summer Tsunami Music Festival. Steel Pulse, below, a ten-piece band from England, is an Island favorite and played at last year's Kolohe Festival. They will get the crowd skanking with their hits "Roller Skates" and "Steppin' Out." This will be Sean Kingston's first appearance in Honolulu, and expect songs off of his self-titled first album including "Beautiful Girls" and "Take Me There."

5:30 p.m. Aug. 24 / Waikiki Shell / $30 lawn, $35 terrace, $45 pool / 877-750-4400, www.ticketmaster.com

CONCERT: AUG. 30

Just when you thought the summer couldn't get any hotter, the Hot Club of Hulaville heats up Doris Duke Theatre with a concert. The group performs songs reflecting Paris street life, including tangos and ballads that showcase the sultry musical combination of Sonny Silva on guitar, Duane Padilla on violin, Pierre Grill on accordion, David Chiorini on bass and vocalist Erin Sujan Kim.

7:30 p.m. Aug. 30 / Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Academy of Arts / $25 general,$20 Academy members / 532-8700

CONCERT: AUG. 30

No microphones, unamplified, just the soulful sounds of Hawaiian music, old-fashioned style, at the Ka Himeni Ana 2008 contest. The concert, presented by Hawaii Music Hall of Fame, features Hawai'i's up-and-coming musicians competing for monetary prizes and a recording contract with Hula Records. Serving as judges are: Haunani Apoliona, Nina Keali'iwahamana and Bill Kaiwa. The contest will also feature a performance by Manoa Voices, last year's winner. Marlene Sai hosts.

7 p.m. Aug. 30 / Hawai'i Theatre / $6, $10, $15, $20, $25, $30 / 528-0506, www.hawaiitheatre.com

FESTIVAL: AUG. 30-31

The smell of hot andagi will be in the air at the annual Okinawan Festival. The event, now in its 26th year, is more than just standing in line to get your fried-doughnut fix. There will be cultural exhibitions, keiki activities, shopping and food booths, performances and a bon dance, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 30, celebrating all things Okinawan. There's a free shuttle from and to Kapi'olani Community College, too.

8:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Aug. 30; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 31 / Kapi'olani Park / free / www.okinawanfestival.com

STAGE: SEPT. 4

Army Community Theatre opens its 2008-2009 season with "Oliver," based on the Charles Dickens classic. The story is about Oliver Twist, an orphan who runs away from an orphanage, makes new friends and learns from his elderly mentor, Fagin, how to pick pockets. Music and lyrics were written by Lionel Bart, who won the Tony Award in 1963 for Best Original Score. Army Community Theatre's production stars Lucas Cusick as Oliver, center, Michael Pa'ekukui as Fagin and Jennifer Sojot as Nancy.

Premieres 7:30 p.m. Sept. 4 / Richardson Theatre / repeats 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Sept. 20 / www.armytheatre.com

CONCERT: SEPT. 6-7

The Honolulu Symphony opens the Halekulani Masterworks 2008-09 season with international superstar André Watts, right, for a night in the world of Brahms. Watts, a Grammy award-winning classical pianist, has been performing with some of the world's most prestigious orchestras and conductors since the age of nine. The all-Brahms program — Academic Festival Overture, Third Symphony and Second Piano Concerto — will be under the direction of Andreas Delfs.

8 p.m. Sept. 6; 4 p.m. Sept. 7 / Blaisdell Concert Hall / $19-$70 / 877-750-4400, www.ticketmaster.com

FESTIVAL: SEPT. 6

Eat your way through Kalihi at this year's "A Taste of Kalihi." It's really a block party along Colburn Street near Dillingham Plaza with food, games, community and business booths, activities for the keiki, entertainment and more. There will also be a "Kalihi Backyard BBQ Cookoff" and "Hawai'i's Largest Electric Slide Dance" scheduled. Proceeds will go to the Kalihi-Palama Health Center.

10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sept. 6 / Colburn Street (between McNeil Street and Waikamilo Road) / Free / www.atasteofkalihi.org

STAGE: SEPT. 12-14

“The Three Phantoms Return!” for three concerts at Hawaiçi Theatre. The three — Kevin Gray, Craig Schulman, and Cris Groenendaal — have all donned the iconic mask on Broadway or in the national tour of the hit Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. They will be performing tunes from “Phantom” and other prime Broadway music. They last performed in Hawaiçi in 2006 to a sold-out crowd.

7:30 p.m. Sept. 12-13, 2 p.m. Sept. 14 / Hawaiçi Theatre / $20, $40, $60, $75 / 528-0506, www.hawaiitheatre.com