FRIDAY

>> Piano trio to offer Ives’ Americana

Trio Rafale, an acclaimed piano trio from Switzerland, comes to Hawaii with an intriguing program of Haydn, Ives and Tchaikovsky.

Pianist Maki Wiederkehr, violinist Daniel Meller and cellist Flurin Cuonz formed their trio in 2008 as students in Zurich. In 2011 they won the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, and by 2012 were touring extensively in Europe. They took first place in the Osaka International Chamber Music Competition in 2014 and toured Japan and South Korea in 2015.

Their program includes Charles Ives’ “Trio,” known for incorporating what would now be called Americana into his works. Ives included quotes from “My Old Kentucky Home,” “Sailor’s Hornpipe,” “Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay,” “Dixie” and “In the Sweet By and By” in the movement.

Also featured: Haydn’s F-sharp minor trio, with “Adagio cantabile” second movement, and Tchaikovsky’s Piano Trio in A Minor, an homage to pianist Nikolai Rubinstein, a unique work for Tchaikovsky with tragic themes and folk-inspired tunes.

SATURDAY

>> Grunge-rockin’ group performs at The Republik

Halestorm, the hard-charging grunge-rockers from Pennsylvania, return to The Republik this weekend.

The family-based band — siblings Lzzy (guitar, vocals) and Arejay Hale (percussion) are founding members, and even father Roger played with the band in its early days — had its breakout moment when it won the 2013 Grammy Award for hard rock/heavy metal performance with “Love Bites (So Do I),” beating out Anthrax, Iron Maiden, Lamb of God, Marilyn Manson and Megadeth.

It was the first time a female-led group won the award, and Lzzy Hale, whose full-hearted mezzo is one of the more distinctive voices in rock music, takes pride in her role. “I am peers with some of the most talented, ferocious and ballsy women of our time,” she wrote on her blog.

Halestorm followed up on “Love Bites” with the single “Freak Like Me,” (2014), topping the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The band’s music ranges from aggressive rock to more emotive fare, including an acoustic remake of Fleetwood Mac’s “Gold Dust Woman” and Heart’s “All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You,” and intimate single “Dear Daughter,” released last year.

Along with the Hales, Joe Hottinger (guitar, backing vocals) and Josh Smith (bass, keyboards, piano) have been with the band for more than a dozen years.

>> Street fair benefits Kidney Foundation

Chinatown galleries and boutiques, along with the National Kidney Foundation, invite you to “Walk on the Wild Side” on Saturday, joining a community event stressing the arts, community and health.

The street fair, reaching from Fort Street Mall to Pauahi Street, Nuuanu Avenue and Sun Yat Sen Park, includes hands-on art experiences, music, food trucks, lion dancers, taiko drummers, keiki games and health screenings. Art supplies will be available free for visitors, who can then get tips from the dozens of artists on hand.

The annual Hawaii Craftsmen’s Community Raku Firing will take place during the event, and crafts will be on sale, as more nearby shops offer discounts, specials and free items. If you need a costume, drop by The Arts at Marks Garage, which is holding a sale of outfits from local stage companies. The gallery also offers sewing lessons in case you need adjustments.

Stevenson Middle School students will create chalk murals along Pauahi Street and Nuuanu Avenue, turning street bulb-outs in the neighborhood into art spaces. The bulb-outs, designed to make street crossing safer for pedestrians, have drawn criticism from some as confusing to drivers; the activity is meant to make them more visible and familiar.

“We’re trying to feature the bulb-outs, how it’s a community space,” said Sandra Pohl of Louis Pohl Gallery, one of the organizers of the event. Pohl will offer hanafuda lessons during the fair.

The celebration focuses on walking as a way for people to be more active. “Visioning Walks” by planning firm SSFM International are scheduled at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., starting from The Arts at Marks Garage; reserve a spot at eventbrite.com or call 628-5822.

As part of its annual fundraiser, the Kidney Foundation is hosting historical mystery walks; register a team at www.kidneyhi.org or call 589-5967. Kidney and eye screening will also be offered, and more than 30 nonprofits will have a presence.

SUNDAY

>> Idiosyncratic Ty Segall performs in a range of genres

Psyche yourself out with San Francisco “garage band” rocker Ty Segall, who appears Sunday at Hawaiian Brian’s.

Segall is a prolific artist who has created as many as three albums in one year. He plays several instruments, including antiquated, castoff electronic sound-effect machines. “I like all the effects being old and dirty,” he told The Guardian. “They sound really dirty and messed up, which is cool. There’s all grime on the tape, and the heads are all busted and it sounds super-crazy.”

Segall was born in San Francisco but spent years away from the city, returning in part because the city’s history as a center of the psychedelic movement. He went solo in the mid-2000s and has since released 14 albums.

His most recent album, “Freedom’s Goblin,” released in January, features a broad range of material, from classic-rock guitar jams to punk rock to mellow ballads. “‘Freedom’s Goblin’ plays like Ty Segall’s version of the history of rock ’n’ roll as seen from his perspective, and it’s as idiosyncratic and exciting as you would expect. It’s also some of the very best music Segall has given us to date,” said website Allmusic.com.