Searching for things to do? Consider this mixed bag:

Ballet fundraiser: Moroccan treasures will be sold

If you’re taking in Ballet Hawaii’s “Destination Morocco” fundraiser, at 6 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 10) at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, expect an outdoor bazaar with exotic treasures.
Ballet Hawaii board president Susan Schull and board member Marion Philipotts-Milleer (of Philpotts & Associates), recently returned from Morocco with a parcel of Moroccan treasures that support the exotic theme.
Belly dancers, henna artists and a caravan of pleasures await, and Ballet Hawaii executive director John Parkinson has been searching for the perfect Fez to don to get into the spirit of Humphrey Bogart in “Casablanca.” Information: 521-8600, info@ballethawaii.org

Events: Kahala gears for boss, mom-in-law, tricksters

Things are hopping over at the Kahala Resort and Hotel. Depending upon your taste and needs, these haps are coming up at the beachfront Plumeria Beach House:

• Boss’ Day lunch buffet, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 16. The menu includes 12 different salads, oysters on the half-shell, an array of sushi, roast turkey, glazed ham, fish, orzo pasta with grilled chicken, roasted pork loin, and a selection of dessert. BYOB (bring your own boss). Tickets: $35.
• Mother-in-Law brunch, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 25. Selections include made-to-order omelets and eggs, prime rib, grilled chicken breast, braised beef, garlic mashed potatoes, seafood Newburg, fresh catch and a variety of desserts. Tickets: $48.
• Halloween dinner buffet, from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Oct. 31. Holiday-themed curiosities such as cremated island roasted pork with burnt ashes reduction, Salem witches prime rib roast with witches brew jus, vampire chicken with blood braise, vampire “stake” (aka steak) with garlic butter, and several ghostly dessert options. Tickets: $8 adults, $24 chileren 5 through 12.
Also, a Crustacean Craze promotion is set from Oct. 13 through 19 at Hoku’s restaurant. A five-course set menu includes ebi tartare, Dungeness crab salad, jumbo island prawn chile relleno with Kona beer battered prawn, lobster Newburg and strawberry ginger float. Tickets: $70.
Reservations: 739-8760.

Ghost tours: ‘Tis the season for downtown tours

Steve Fredrick’s Honolulu Ghost Tour is off and running for the season of the witches and goblins, every night this month. Frequency of the tour depends on the demand and reservations.
Reservations are required 48 hours in advance, prior to tour date; same-day reservations will not be accepted. Meet at 6:30 p.m. to meet the tour guide in the Capitol District.
The trek is a two-mile, three-hour walk to haunted sites and mystical corridors in downtown Honolulu and Chinatown. Paranormal activities have been know to occur at several sites on the tour.
Due to the intensity of the ghost stories, adults-only may sign up. Those eager for the fright of fancy should wear comfy walking shoes.
Cost: $25 in advance. Information: http://www.stevestoursandfilms.vpweb.com.

Stage: TAG seeks cast for ‘The Piano Lesson’

The Actors Group will produce August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” Feb. 12 through March 7 at its TAG Theatre, 1116 Smith St., second floor, in Chinatown.
So a cast of African American actors is sought, and auditions are set from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. Jeanne Wynne Herring will direct.
Specific types are needed for key roles. Doaker is an African American male between 45 and 50, tall and thin with severe features; Boy Willie, who is Doaker’s nephew, must have piano experience, be between 25 and 30 and project a boyish, impulsive, talkative manner; Lymon, Boy Willie’s partner, should be between 25 and 30 who talks little with a straightforwardnessthat often is disarming; Berniece is a female between 30 and 35, the niece of Doaker and Boy Willie’s Sister, who has an 11 year old daughter, and still in mourning after losing her husband; Maretha is Berniece’s daughter, soon turning 12; Avery is a male between 35 and 40, who is honest and ambitious; and Grace is a female between 19 and 25 who is pretty and sassy.
Scripts for perusal are available at the TAG theater prior to the tryouts; they’re also available at the Hawaii State Library. Auditions will consist of readings from the script and you may be asked to sing a cappella or play the piano.
Information: 741-4699, tag@hawaii.rr.com