'Revue' a comic collaboration

Join the fun as members of the Laughtrack Theater Company and Cherry Blossom Cabaret are collaborating on the variety show “;The Bethel St. Bailout Revue,”; featuring sketch comedy, song and dance, and mash-ups between the two groups.

They're promising a raucous send-up of the current global recession (as well as other current events) by making tongue-in-cheek comparisons to the Great Depression of 1929. Local, national and international issues will also be in the cross hairs of the show's producers with no person in the news safe!

Canned-goods donations (minimum three per person) will also be accepted to support H-5 Charities.

» Where: Laughtrack Theater, 1123 Bethel St.
» When: 8 and 10 p.m. today and Aug. 28
» Cost: $15, $12 with canned-good donation (also BYOB for those 21 and over)
» Info: 384-3362 or www.laughtracktheater.com

4 days of Duke OceanFest

Whenever Hawaii surf icon Duke Kahanamoku's birthday rolls around, it's time for the Duke OceanFest.

In honor of the 119th anniversary of his birth, starting Wednesday will be four days of exciting ocean sports competition that includes a men's beach volleyball tournament.

Contests include the Hawaiian Airlines Duke's Legends Surf Classic, the Toes on the Nose Rabbit Kekai Pro Longboard Classic (with a $10,000 purse), the Gidget Open Pro: Women's Longboard contest ($7,500 purse), the Corona Extra Noseriding Invitational, the Senor Frog's ITSA/ISA Waveofgooddeeds.com Tandem World Title duet competition, the Hawaii Paddleboard Championship sprint from Hawaii Kai to Duke's statue in Waikiki and more.

» Where: Queen's, Kuhio and Waikiki beaches
» When: All day Wednesday through Aug. 29
» Cost: Free
» Info: 545-4880 or www.dukefoundation.org

Coming Up

» ARTafterDARK: The Best of the '80s, Aug. 28 at the Honolulu Academy of Arts
» The FIXX, Aug. 28 at Pipeline Cafe
» The A.K.A.s (pictured), Aug. 28 at Kainoa's Sportsbar and Aug. 29 at Anna Bannana's
» ”;Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit,”; Sept. 3 to 20 at Manoa Valley Theatre
» Silversun Pickups, Sept. 5 at Pipeline Cafe
» Modest Mouse, Sept. 9 at Pipeline Cafe
» ”;Barnum,”; Sept. 10 through 26 at Army Community Theatre