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 along.

7:30 p.m. / Blaisdell Concert Hall / $45.50-$95.50/

ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000

JAN. 29

Folk music icon Judy Collins (“Both Sides Now”) appears with special guest Ari Hest. Collins has a Grammy nomination for her recent album, “Silver Skies Blue.”

7 p.m. / Mamiya Theatre / $45 /

lazarbearproductions.com or 896-4845

FEB. 11

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and activist Sarah McLachlan, known for albums “Fumbling Toward Ecstasy” and “Surfacing,” and highly respected for establishing Lilith Fair, appears in a benefit for the Hawaii Theatre Center.

7:30 p.m. / Hawaii Theatre / $150$250 /

hawaiitheatre.com

APRIL 23-26

Throwback R&B groover Allen Stone headlines a lineup of music at Wanderlust, a yoga lifestyle event at Turtle Bay Resort. The four-day festival gathers together yoga enthusiasts, surfers, families, foodies and music lovers.

April 23-26 / $19.50-$29.50 music-only tickets, $105-$155 festival passes / wanderlust.com/festivals/oahu

APRIL 25

Singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson, composer of country crossover hit “Me and Bobby McGee” and classic songs including “For the Good Times,” comes to Blaisdell Concert Hall. Kristofferson, 80, has a home on Maui.

7:30 p.m. April 25 / Blaisdell Concert Hall / $34.50-$62.50 / ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000

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

Journey returns Feb. 23-24 to Blaisdell Arena, $65-$155, ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000; and Feb. 28, Maui Arts & Cultural Center (MauiArts.org)