Hoobastank to aid isle Foodbank

The alt-rock band Hoobastank performs in a benefit concert for the Hawaii Foodbank on Nov. 25 - but no amount of money will get you in. The price of admission? Canned goods and good luck.

But for a sure thing, the band plays the next night at Pipeline Cafe - tickets for that concert require a simple visit to ticketmaster.com.

  Concert No. 1 will be at the Road Runner Music Hall, Clear Channel's performance venue in Iwilei, which holds 50 people max. Fifteen tickets will be awarded in a drawing, and each winner can bring one guest. To register visit www.star1019.com/pages/hoobastank.html. Call 296-1019.

In addition, a few more tickets will go out in a drawing to Music Hall members, who will be contacted by e-mail about how to apply. To join, visit http://www.thehall.tv/access.asp.

Everyone who attends needs to bring 25 pounds of canned goods for the Hawaii Foodbank. That will yield more than 750 pounds of food for Hawaii's hungry.

Concert No. 2 is at 8 p.m. Nov. 26 at Pipeline. Tickets are $25 ($50 VIP), on sale now through Ticketmaster outlets. Call (877) 750-4400.

Hoobastank also plays the Hard Rock Cafe Maui in Lahaina at 10 p.m. Nov. 22 and RockStarz Nightclub in Kona Nov. 23. Ticket details have yet to be set.

From Hawaii, the band goes on an international tour, beginning in Bangkok. 

'All for Melissa' director, cast to meet fans

The DVD of “;All for Melissa,”; a feature film made in Hawaii and featuring several local actors - will be distributed nationally through Echobridge Home Entertainment. Local filmmaker Gerard Elmore will sign copes of the DVD with members of his cast and crew at the following locations:

» Today: Noon to 2 p.m., Borders Waikele; 5 to 8 p.m. at Borders Ward Centre

» Saturday: 6 to 8 p.m., Borders Pearlridge

» Nov. 28: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Barnes & Noble Ala Moana; 4 to 6 p.m., Borders Windward Mall

» Dec. 6: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Borders Waikele

» Dec. 7: 2 to 4 p.m., Borders Pearlridge

» Dec. 13: 4 to 6 p.m., Diamond Head Video

» Dec. 20: Noon to 2 p.m., Borders Windward Mall

» Dec. 21: 5 to 7 p.m., Borders Ward Centre

“;All for Melissa”; earned national recognition when it screened at the Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival in 2007. It follows a young man's quest to earn the affection of a Hollywood star who doesn't know he exists. In his amusing efforts, however, he discovers that his heart might be with the person who has been at his side all along.

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Kids: Help us trim our pages with the holiday spirit

It's time for our annual Keiki Kalikimaka drawing contest. Design an ornament and you'll have a chance at our prize of $100 cash. We'll select a daily finalist, to be printed at the top of this section beginning Dec. 1. On Christmas Day we'll run all 24 finalists and announce the winner. The contest is open to kids up to age 12. All entries must be between 5 and 8 inches wide. No 3-D entries (don't glue on any objects). We must receive your drawing in the mail - no faxes or e-mails. Attach the entry form below.