Tuesday, March 8: 
The Pit Stop:  Shop, Dine & Dash.  Enjoy this block party including food trucks, Food tents, local crafters, resellers, live entertainment & more.  Enjoy an evening of shopping and dining instead of sitting in traffic.  Aloha Stadium, 99-500 Sale Lake Blvd, Honolulu.  For information call (808) 927-5730 or visit www.thepitstophawaii.com.

Saturday, March 5:
Pacific Aviation Museum’s Open Cockpit Day. The Museum’s popular family aviation adventure returns. Climb into the cockpit of one of several historic aircraft and talk story with pilots. Flight suits, helmets, and fun provided. Bring your camera. Open aircraft will include: F-5, RC-3 Seabee, F-111, SH-60, CH-46, and the OH-58. Event is free with Museum admission and free to Museum Members.  Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor, Hangar 79, Ford Island, 319 Lexington Blvd., Honolulu.  10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information call (808) 441-1000 or visit www.pacificaviationmuseum.org.

Saturday, March 5: 
Lucky to be in Hawai`i.  Experience this block festival event on Kalakaua Ave., in Waikiki.  Food trucks will feature some of the best “ONO GRINDZ” the island has to offer. With a variety of local arts and crafts vendors you will be sure to take the perfect memory back home to your hale and Ohana.  Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu.  4 to 10 p.m.  For information call (808) 5339016 or visit www.millwoodohanaproductions.com.

Friday, March 4: 
First Friday Street Festival:  Honolulu District.  Galleries and other arts venues open their doors for artist receptions, live music, and refreshments. Gallery walk maps are available at various locations in the area. 5-9 p.m.   Downtown-Chinatown, The ARTS at Marks, 1159 Nu`uanu Ave., Honolulu.  For information call (808) 521-2903.

Friday – Sunday, March 4 – 6: 
Waialua Carnival.  Experience this carnival in the country with the EK Fernandez Midway of rides and games, famous live entertainment, and lots of delicious local foods. Enjoy bands such as Culture Nation, Na Wai Kea Nui Nui, Rodney Lopez, Pineapple Express, and more. All this under the trees and on the cool lawn in the country.  Waialua High and Intermediate School, 67-160 Farrington Hwy., Waialua.  Friday, 6 – 10 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 10 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 6 p.m.  For information visit www.waialuacarnival.org.

Thursday, March 3: 
An Evening with Santana.  Delivered with a level of passion and soul equal to the legendary sonic charge of his guitar, the sound of Carlos Santana is one of the world’s best‐known musical signatures.  For more than four decades—from Santana’s earliest days as a groundbreaking Afro‐Latin blues‐rock fusion outfit in San Francisco—Carlos has been the visionary force behind artistry that transcends musical genres and generational, cultural, and geographical boundaries. Blaisdell Arena, 777 Ward Ave., Honolulu. 8 p.m.  Tickets available at the Blaisdell Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets including Walmart, online at www.ticketmaster.com, and by phone at 1-800-745-3000.  For information visit www.santana.com.

Every Monday through Saturday Night: 
Jazz Minds.  A fun, eclectic café, featuring live Jazz music, cocktails and pupu, served in an ultra-comfy, hip setting.  Different bands perform nightly.  1661 Kapiolani Blvd., near the Ala Moana Shopping Center.  6:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. nightly.  For information call (808) 945-0800 or visit www.honolulujazzclub.com.

Saturday, February 20: 
Waikiki Artfest.  Featuring approximately 75-100 fine artists and handcraft artisans who display their own art for sale including jewelry of all types, clothing, wood products, stained glass, ceramics, soaps and candles, bags, quilts, and lauhala products.  Enjoy live entertainment, as well as great food. Kapiolani Park, at the Diamond Head end of Waikiki, across from the Honolulu Zoo. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.  For information call (808) 696-6717.

Saturdays, February 20 – March 5: 
Honolulu Theatre for Youth Presents: The Tiny Tree.  Created for our youngest audiences, this show explores what tiny trees and tiny children have in common. This short, interactive experience is designed specifically to engage young people and spark their curiosity about the world around them. Tenney Theatre, Corner of Beretania St. & Alakea St., Honolulu. Show times are 9:30 and 11:30 a.m.; sign interpreted performance February 27 at 11:30 a.m.  For tickets and information call (808) 839-9885 or visit www.htyweb.org.

February 13: 
Hawai`i Debut of Sol3 Mio.  Hawai`i Opera Theatre (HOT), announces a one night only performance by the internationally acclaimed group Sol3 Mio. This talented trio of classically trained New Zealanders saw their self-titled debut album released in 26 countries and have performed at sold out venues across the globe. They make their Hawai`i debut with Hawai`i Opera Theatre. United by a love of opera and deep family bonds, tenor brothers Pene and Amitai Pati, and their baritone cousin Moses Mackay have carved out a unique niche for themselves. Blaisdell Concert Hall, 777 Ward Ave., Honolulu. 7:30pm.  For tickets and information call (808) 596-7858 or visit www.HawaiiOpera.org.