“Quilters”: Celebration of American pioneer life, based on the diaries of 19th-century women, combines music, dance and drama, 8 p.m. Friday, Little Theatre, Windward Community College. Directed by Wendy Gray, music direction by Hank Fordham. Repeats 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 23. Admission $8 general, $6 students, seniors and military. Information: 235-7446.
“Tartuffe”: A hedonistic household collides with religious fundamentalism in this post-modern approach to Moliere’s comedy, 8 p.m. Friday, Leeward Community College Theatre. Paul Cravath directs the 17th-century French classic about secret lust and greed, with Chris Brislin in the title role, Henry Bulldog Conaty and Michelle Sekine. Repeats 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, and 4 p.m. Sundays, through Nov. 17. Admission $9 general, $7 students, seniors and military. Information: 455-0385.
“The Glass Menagerie”: A stranger upsets the fierce, delicate bonds that hold a family. ASATAD features Eden Lee Murray, Cheryl Bartlett and David Farmer in Tennessee Williams’ drama. Repeats 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 24 at Church of the Crossroads. Admission $15 general; $13.50 seniors; $10 students. Dessert buffet Nov. 8 and 9 and high tea Nov. 10; for these, tickets $18, to benefit the church. Information: 247-6939.
“Goodbye Lilly”: A woman searches for love in contemporary America. Original comedy by Martha Ebersole, with Pat Williams, Deneb Catalan and Brian Clarke. Repeats 8 p.m. Friday at Java Java Cafe. Admission $7. Information: 732-2670.
“PeregriNasyon”: The stories of two brothers unfold against the Filipino odyssey in the New World and the struggle for nationhood in the old country. Chris B. Millado’s epic features Martin Romualdez, Mark Allen Malalis and Liberty Lemmo. Repeats 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 8 at Kumu Kahua Theatre. Signed performance Nov. 17, no performance Nov. 28, added show 8 p.m. Dec. 4. Admission on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays $15 general, $12 seniors, $10 students; other days, $12 general, $10 students. Information: 536-4441.
“1600 Pennsylvania Avenue”: Melodrama, subtitled “Or How John Barleycorn Lost His Grip on the White House,” mixes politics with skulduggery, the paranormal and militant feminism. Lucille Shreve directs the Lanikai Mortgage Players. Repeats 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday at the Lanikai Community Park Pavilion. Admission $5. Information: 261-6469.
“Story of My Life”: A 20-year-old student heads for an emotional breakdown. Keith K. Kashiwada directs his adaptation of Jay McInerney’s novel about a world in which everything is permitted, and nothing matters. With Karen Kaulana and Michelle A. Kim. Repeats 8 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 17 at The Top of the Hill restaurant. Admission $10. Information: 533-2270.
Indonesian Cultural Festival: Featuring traditional dance and music from Bali and Sumatra, contemporary dance and cuisine, 6:15 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Royal Hawaiian Hotel. Tickets $25 general, $20 students and faculty; available from the PERMIAS booth at Hawaii Pacific University, Bali Indonesia Restaurant and the UH Indonesian Club. Call 922-8174.
“The Frequency of Love”: Solara Zakeli and the Temple Dwellers perform dance and music inspired by the traditions of ancient Egypt, Persia and India, and of the Celts, hispanics and Native Americans, 7 p.m. Saturday, Calvary-by-the-Sea Lutheran Church. Tickets $12; available from the House of Music at Ala Moana Center and Sirius Books and Crafts. Call 942-2010.
“Holo Mai Pele”: Epic dance drama tells of the travels of sisters Pele and Hi‘iaka from the Big Island to Kauai, today through Sunday, Kauai Community College Theater. Pualani Kanaka‘ole Kanahele and Nalani Kanaka‘ole lead Halau O Kekuhi from Hilo in the Hawaiian chant and dance; narration in English. Tickets $35; still available for performance 11 a.m. Sunday. Call 823-8570, Kauai. Benefits the Edith Kanaka‘ole Foundation.