HOT DATES

July 12-13 Hula Ho'olauna Aloha (July 12), Ala Moana Centerstage, Waikiki Shell (July 13)
July 17 Maunalua, Darren Benitez at the Moonlight Mele Concert series, Bishop Museum
July 19 Summer Island Massive Love Festival, Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park
July 20 The Best of the '70s Soul Jam, Blaisdell Arena
Aug. 7-10, 14-17 Honolulu Family Festival, Magic Island
Aug. 15-17 Made in Hawaii Festival, Blaisdell Exhibition Hall and Arena
Aug. 16 Band Camp 6, with 311, Waikiki Shell
Aug. 17 Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival, Kapi'olani Park Bandstand
Aug. 24 Steel Pulse and Sean Kingston, Waikiki Shell
Oct. 9 Styx in concert, Blaisdell Concert Hall

'GISELLE' ON STAGE

Tickets are on sale for the ballet "Giselle," presented by Ballet Hawaii, at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16 and 2 p.m. Aug. 17 at the Blaisdell Concert Hall.
New York City ballet stars Tiler Peck, in the title role, and Joaquin De Luz, as Albrecht, headline the concert. Themes of eternal love and deceit fill the tale of a village girl who falls for a nobleman.
Tickets — $25-$75 — are available at the box office at Ticketmaster outlets. 877-750-4400, www.ticketmaster.com.

TRADITIONS OF OKINAWA

"LooChoo nu Kwa: Children of LooChoo," a music and dance concert that showcases the traditions of Okinawa, takes the stage at Mamiya Theatre, Saint Louis School, at 2 p.m. Aug. 24.
It tells the story of Kaleo, a fourth-generation teenager of Hawaiian and Okinawan descent, who finds cultural connections to his deceased grandmother.
"LooChoo" premiered in Uruma City, Okinawa; and made its Hawai'i debut in March at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. It's presented by Honolulu-based Ukwanshin Kabudan, which strives to preserve Okinawan traditional arts.
Tickets are $25 general, $20 seniors 60 and older and children 12 and younger. 550-8457, www.honoluluboxoffice.com.