DANCE: NOV. 5

IONA Contemporary Dance Theatre invites you to "Shake Your Buddha" at a dinner theater dance concert. Achieve enlightenment in the Zen Den, or be entertained by the Zen Men. The event, which is a fundraiser for the ensemble, includes a silent auction. Tickets are $200.

6:30 p.m. Nov. 5 / E&O Trading Company / 262-0110

CONCERT: NOV. 5

The reggae music festival and block party Surf & Roots Fest 2005 prepares to make a splash. With more than 20 bands and DJs scheduled to perform on four stages, entertainers include Alpha Blondy, Roots Underground and Dawn Penn, O-Shen, Ooklah the Moc and Humble Soul. Tickets are $15 presale.

7 p.m.-3 a.m. Nov. 5 / Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park /presaleticketsonline.com

CONCERT: NOV. 5

Get ready for an explosive night when 102.7 Da Bomb celebrates its 5th birthday with Bomb Birthday 5. National recording artists Baby Bash, Nino Brown, Mashonda and Brooke Valentine will perform. Tickets are $20 advance, $25 at the door.

9 p.m. Nov. 5 / Pipeline Cafe /(877) 750-4400

HOLIDAYS: NOV. 5-DEC. 4

The Mele Kalikimaka Festival of Trees ushers in the holiday season with 26, 7-foot faux Christmas trees adorning the Gentry Pacific Design Center in Iwilei. The trees, professionally designed and decorated by merchants in the building, will later be donated to charities and shelters on O'ahu. Admission is free.

Nov. 5-Dec. 4 / Gentry Pacific Design Center / www.gentrycenter.com

CONCERT: NOV. 6

Jazz fans are in for a treat when the Hawaii International Jazz Festival travels to the west side for an all-day concert. Performers include the Honolulu Jazz Quartet, Abe Weinstein and Friends, Gabe Baltazar, Jeff Peterson, DeShannon Higa, Miles Jackson, Larry Cook, Aaron Aranita and Pete Factora. Admission is free.

11 a.m.-7 p.m. Nov. 6 / Kapolei Hale / www.hawaiijazz.com

CONCERT: NOV. 10

Underground rap group Dilated Peoples focus in on the Veterans' Day holiday weekend with a concert and afterparty. DJs XL, Delve1der and Compose spin, and Jimmy Taco hosts. EMIRC with Syze One open. Doors open at 9 p.m. for this 18-and-older concert. Tickets are $27 presale and $35 at the door, with a VIP ticket package for $50.

10 P.M.-4 A.M. NOV. 10 / PIPELINE CAFE / 589-1999

CONCERT: NOV. 12

Two Island favorites named Mel — comic Mel Cabang and songbird Melveen Leed — come together for a night of anything-goes. Frank B. Shaner and Jody B. also add to the laugh track. Tickets are $22 advance, $27 at the door.

7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 / C'est Si Bon, Pagoda Hotel / 545-3642

CONCERT: NOV. 29-30, DEC. 2-3

Check in to the Hotel Blaisdell when '70s rock icon The Eagles soars in for four shows as part of its Farewell I tour. Members Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit bring three decades of hits, including "Hotel California," "Take it to the Limit" and "Take it Easy," along with some new works. Tickets are $65, $95, $150 and $250; for the Dec. 3 show, which was recently added, tickets go on sale tomorrow.

7:30 p.m. Nov. 29-30 and 8 p.m. Dec. 2-3 / Blaisdell Arena / (877) 750-4400