OPENING
"The Misadventures of Paka and Lolo": Two clowns try to enjoy their pot in peace, 10:45 p.m. Friday, Ernst Lab Theatre, Kennedy Theatre. Director D. Scott Woods incorporates masks, puppets and dance for a comical study of the oppression of marijuana use in Hawaii. Cast includes Edward Dyer, Miriam Gianni, Ariston Green and Jodie Yamada. Repeats 10:45 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Feb. 15. Admission $5; discounts available. Information: 956-7655.
"Tosca": In Napoleonic Rome, a corrupt police chief uses a revolutionary artist to reach Tosca, the woman they both love, 8 p.m. Friday, Hawaii Opera Theatre. Starring Robert McFarland, Gary Rideout and Sharon Spinetti. With translation. Repeats 4 p.m. Feb. 2 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4. Admission $22 to $75. Information: 596-7858; neighbor islands, 800-83-OPERA.
CONTINUING
"The Belle of Amherst": ASATAD presents William Luce's drama of Emily Dickinson's life. Diana Carter Anderson plays the poet, her father, her teachers and friends. Directed by Eden-Lee Murray Jellinek. Repeats 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 9. Show this Saturday will benefit the People With AIDS Coalition. Admission $15 general, $13.50 seniors, $10 students. Information: 247-6939.
"Painting Churches": A painter on the verge of artistic celebrity agrees to help her parents move to their summer cottage. Dave Donnelly, Jo Pruden and Maureen Borromeo star in Tina Howe's humorous family portrait. Repeats 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday at Manoa Valley Theatre. Tickets $23 to $25; discounts available. Information: 988-6131.
"Wild Meat and the Bullie Burgers": A Hilo girl somehow forges a strong sense of identity in a world bubbling with images that clash with her life. John H.Y. Wat and Keith Kashiwada adapted Lois-Ann Yamanaka's satiric novel for the stage. Repeats 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 16 at Kumu Kahua Theatre. Admission $12 general, $10 students on Wednesdays and Thursdays; other days, $15 general, $12 seniors, $10 students. Information: 536-4441.
DANCE
"Simplicity": Contemporary dance concert features the Kamehameha Performing Arts Company dancers, Jamm Team and KPAC Unlimited, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Ke'elikolani Auditorium, Kamehameha Schools. Repeats 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission $8 general, $5 students, children and seniors. Call 842-8973 or 951-0200. Benefits PREVENT Child Abuse Hawaii and the arts company.
Iona Pear Dance Theatre: Contemporary dance drawn from mythologies and Butoh's inverted sense of reality, "Worshipping Sun," 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Hawaii Theatre. Admission $25 and $30 general, $20 seniors and students. Information: 528-0506 or 262-0110.
Korean dance and music: Memorial performance for teacher Halla Pai Huhm, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Mamiya Theatre, St. Louis School. Students ages 6 to 60 and over perform royal court dances, folk dances and ritual dances. Admission $15 general, $10 seniors and students. Call 949-2888 or 847-3624.
"Middle Passage": Take a tour of African-American dance and music from the days of slavery through gospel, blues, jazz, rock and rap, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 5, Salt Lake-Moanalua Library. With dancer Halifu Osumare and musicians Kimathi Asante, Ramu Khensu-Ra and Reggae McGowan. Free celebration of Black History Month.
SPECIAL
Children's classes: Act One Children's Theater urges students to take part in a full musical production, with classes starting in February. Call 261-0457.
Theater and dance classes: Rod Fukino teaches ballet conditioning techniques to develop and stretch dancers' muscles, 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturdays through April 19 at the University of Hawaii-Manoa. Costs $114. Call 956-8400.
Also, Yona Chock teaches the Art of Clowning, a series of workshops on clowns, balloons and magic, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through March 1. Costs $149 plus supply fees; or register for a single course.
Opera preview: Terrence Knapp talks about Hawaii Opera Theatre's upcoming production of "An Italian Girl in Algiers," 10 a.m. Feb. 5, Academy Theater. Costs $3. Call 532-8700. Knapp also speaks 4 p.m. Feb. 8.
Stars of the Shanghai Acrobatic Theatre: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 and 7, and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8, Hawaii Theatre. Tickets $12, $15 and $18. Call 528-0506.
AUDITIONS
Ala Moana Center: For "The Rhythms of the Rain Forest," a musical production, Saturday in the Exhibition Area. Female performers should be able to sing and move well; those portraying the fairies should be able to act, sing and dance. Bring sheet music or an instrumental cassette to one upbeat song and one ballad; dance shoes and dance wear; and a recent photo and current resume. Auditions for the role for ages 8 to 13 start at noon; other roles, 2 p.m. Call D. Sparks Productions at 672-9585. Performances begin weekends in March.
Windward Community College Players: For Bertolt Brecht's comedy "The Good Woman of Setzuan," 3 to 5 p.m. Feb. 7 and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 9 at Little Theatre. The show calls for a large cast of all ages. Call Ben Moffat at 235-0077 ext. 446 or 235-7446. Performances begin April 4.
Manoa Valley Theatre: For Tony Kushner's "Angels in America, Part I," a drama about AIDS and values, 7 p.m. Feb. 7 and 1 p.m. Feb. 8 in Bakken Auditorium. A 10-actor ensemble will portray more than 20 characters. Scripts at the theater and Manoa Library. Call 988-6131. Performances begin April 23.
Diamond Head Theatre: For John Guare's "Six Degrees of Separation," 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Feb. 11 and 12 in the Rehearsal Hall. Call 734-8763. Performances begin March 21.
Kennedy Theatre: For "The Grapes of Wrath," based on the John Steinbeck novel, noon to 4 p.m. Feb. 15 on the Mainstage. Director Glenn Cannon asks actors to read the script, available at the Department of Theatre and Dance office. Roles for 25 men and 10 women. Call Cannon at 956-2110 or the office at 956-2588. Performances begin April 25.