OCT. 27

Women of the New Zealand-based dance troupe Okareka Dance Company star in “Mana Wahine.” The group fuses contemporary dance with indigenous Maori themes and other genres.

7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 / Blaisdell Concert Hall / $28-$68 / ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000

NOV. 2-5

Saxophonist David Sanborn has won six Grammys with his stylish tunes. His sound ranges from fusion to crossover to the kind of smooth jazz heard on his “The Seduction” from the film “American Gigolo.”

6:30 and 9 p.m. / Blue Note Hawaii / $29.75-$65 / bluenotehawaii.com or 777-4890

NOV. 2

The Hawaii International Film Festival kicks off its 11-day, 160-film Oahu schedule with Japanese anime “Mary and the Witch’s Flower,” based on Mary Stewart’s 1971 children’s book about a young girl who discovers a flower that grants magical powers.

8 p.m. Nov. 2 / Dole Cannery / $10-$14 / hiff.org

NOV. 3-4

Moonwalk down memory lane with Who’s Bad, the longest-running Michael Jackson tribute band, which joins the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra for an evening of “thrilling” music.

7:30 p.m. Nov. 3-4 / Blaisdell Concert Hall / $29-$89 / ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000

NOV. 17

Two-time Grammy winner Rita Coolidge tours the islands. Back in the 1970s her hits “(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher,” “We’re All Alone” and “The Way You Do the Things You Do” were in heavy rotation. A new album is scheduled for next year. Neighbor island concerts are Nov. 16, 18 and 19.

7 p.m. / Mamiya Theatre / $45-$65 / bluesbearhawaii.com or 896-4845

TICKER:

>> Jeff Peterson performs his slack-key concerto “Malama Aina” with the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra. 4 p.m. Dec. 10, $34-92, ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000

>> Grammy Award-nominated band The Shins drops into The Republik. 8 p.m. Dec. 12, $37.50, jointherepublik.com or 941-7469