LIFE AND TIMES OF A 13-YEAR-OLD

Teens from 10 O'ahu schools are coming together this weekend and next to stage the popular new Broadway musical "13." Creator Jason Robert Brown was the first to stage a Broadway musical with an all-teen cast, and Castle Performing Arts Center's Ronald E. Bright Theatre in Kāne'ohe is the first Hawai'i theater to acquire the performing rights for the show, which closed last year on Broadway.

"13" is a coming-of-age story about a boy whose life gets flipped upside-down thanks to his lame parents and a surprise move to a new (lame) city in Indiana. And then he meets the girl next door. Hormones, identity crises and battles for the affection of the cool kids ensue.

"13"/ Castle Performing Arts Center / 45-386 Käne'ohe Bay Drive / opens tonight at 7:30, shows also at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, 2 p.m. Sunday, and 7:30 p.m. April 2 and 3 / $10-$15 / www.showtix4u.com / 233-5626 / www.k12.hi.us/~cpac/

TIME TRAVEL DONE RIGHT

The new comedy "Hot Tub Time Machine" (John Cusack, Craig Robinson) opens today in theaters, and we hear it's the funniest thing to hit the big screen since "The Hangover" left us doubled over in laughter.

SHINY CARS

The annual International Auto Show kicks off today.

International Auto Show / Hawaii Convention Center / noon-10 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. tomorrow, 10 a.m.-7 p.m Sunday / $7 / www.hiautoshow.com

MEN IN MOTION

Tau Dance Theatre presents a dance performance staged entirely by men. "Men Dancing!" happens at 7:30 tonight at the Hawaii Theatre (1130 Bethel St., $10-$25, 528-0506, www.hawaiitheatre.com).

HOT LATIN NIGHT

Latin singer Domenic Marte will perform at 10 tonight at Pipeline Café ($25 general, $50 VIP, www.groovetickets.com, 877-714-7668).

WHERE THE LAULAU IS THE KAU KAU

The Willows restaurant continues its weekly Poi Thursdays series, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, with an all-you-can-eat Hawaiian food buffet and live music courtesy of Po'okela ($17 advance, $20 at the door, 952-9200).

PUT THE NEEDLE ON THE RECORD

Vinyl junkies unite for Beatroot Bodega, a swap meet of new and used 12-inch, LP and 45 records (noon-5 p.m. Saturday, Fresh Cafe, 831 Queen St., no admission, all ages, www.lightsleepers.net). All genres welcome and cash need not necessarily change hands — trading is encouraged.

FUNNY LIKE ANJELAH JOHNSON

Standup comic Anjelah Johnson returns to Hono-lulu for a three-show engagement (7:30 p.m. tonight, 4 and 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Pipeline Café, $25, $45, 877-714-7668, www.groovetickets.com). You will laugh.

Where the laulau is the kau kau

The Willows restaurant continues its weekly Poi Thursdays series, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, with an all-you-can-eat Hawaiian food buffet and live music courtesy of Po'okela ($17 advance, $20 at the door, 952-9200).