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DEC. 28-31
If you missed pop saxophonist Kenny G during the crowded opening for Blue Note Hawaii, you can enjoy him now. He’s back to help ease you through your New Year’s celebration.
6:30 and 9:30 p.m. Dec. 28-30, 8 and 11 p.m Dec. 31 / Blue Note Hawaii / $55.25-$85 / bluenotehawaii.com or 777-4890
DEC. 31
Political satirist Bill Maher should have a lot to say about our post-election nation when he returns for New Year’s Eve. He’s bringing comic actors Margaret Cho and Dana Gould.
7:30 p.m. / Blaisdell Concert Hall / $45.50-$95.50/ ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
DEC. 29-JAN. 13
The Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra brings JoAnn Falletta, pictured, to conduct “Ode to Joy” on Dec. 29-30; hear music from “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” on Jan. 6-7; a Masterworks concert features American music Jan. 8; and “The Legend of Zelda” returns Jan. 13.
Blaisdell Concert Hall / $27-$79 for pops; $34-$94 Masterworks / ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
JAN. 29
Folk music icon Judy Collins (“Both Sides Now”) appears with special guest Ari Hest. Known for the purity of her voice as well as her musicianship, she has a Grammy nomination for her recent album “Silver Skies Blue.”
7 p.m. / Mamiya Theatre / $45 /, lazarbearproductions.com or 896-4845
APRIL 26
Tickets are on sale for Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Norah Jones, who returns to Honolulu this spring. All six of her studio albums, including the latest, “Day Breaks,” have charted in the Top 10.
8 p.m. / Hawaii Theatre / $49.50-$79.50 / hawaiitheatre.com or 528-0506.
Stella-a-a! It’s time to get tickets to Hawaii Opera Theatre’s “A Streetcar Named Desire.” Jan. 27, 29 and 31, Blaisdell Concert Hall. $34-$135. hawaiiopera.org
Journeyreturns Feb. 23-24 at Blaisdell Arena, $65-$155, ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000, and Feb. 28 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center (MauiArts.org).
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