Crawl Space Jason Genegabus

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Friday, Saturday and Sunday: "Naked Words"

Ong King Art Center and The ARTS at Marks Garage / 599-3931

GiRL FeST Hawaii presents a unique one-woman show with slam poetry champion Bridget Gray this weekend, which promises to take a "vulnerable look at topics including racism, gender stereotypes, abuse, sexuality and love through the eyes of a published writer and award-winning poet."

Friday's performance will take place at Ong King; Saturday and Sunday shows will move to Marks Garage. The short film "My Letter to Hip-Hop" will be screened each day as well.

Sunday: Blue October

Pipeline Cafe / 589-1999

Texas quintet Blue October, left, return to Honolulu for the second time in twelve months, headlining on Sunday at Pipeline Cafe.

After toiling as a cult favorite for more than a decade, the band realized mainstream success with the release of "Foiled" in 2006. The major-label debut rocketed them into the pop radio stratosphere, with the album spawning hits like "Hate Me" and "Into the Ocean."