Nov 1-Feb 28 – Blue Ocean Christmas 2013 Garden Illumination – 6 p.m. at Renaissance Resort Okinawa, Onna, admission free Nov 1-Feb 28 – Kanucha Stardust Fantasia – 6-11 p.m. at Kanucha Resort, Abu, Nago, ¥2,000/car in advance, ¥3,000/car at gate Nov 1-Dec 31 – Winter elegance 2013 – 5-8:30 p.m. at Okinawa Outlet Mall Ashibinaa, Toyosaki, Tomigusuku, admission free Dec 14-31 – 1000 Shining Dreams Garden Illumination – 6-10 p.m. at Toyosaki Seaside Park, Tomigusuku, ¥300 for high school age and over, junior high school children and younger free Dec 6-Jan 13 – Expo Park Winter Fantasy 2013 – 6-9 p.m. at Okinawa Expo Park, Motobu, live music on

Dec 3 – Chura-link☆Koza/ESSEX – 10:30 p.m. at Arte Koza, Uechi, Okinawa Cty, admission free (tips please) Dec 3 – Salsa Dance Party – 8 p.m. at Top Note, Palms Kume B1, Kume, Naha Dec 3 – Kaoru Mori – 8:30 p.m. at groove, Jitchaku, Urasoe, ¥1,000 Dec 3 – Hitoshi – 8 p.m. at Makabi Nanamakai, Makabi, Naha, admission free Dec 3 – Lily and Hanako “Acoustic Gospel Night” – 8 p.m. at Arte Sakiyama, Shuri, ¥1,000 Dec 3 – Ecco with My Man – 9 p.m. at OTO-LAB, Chuo, Okinawa City, ¥1,000

Dec 3 – Rumiko Nakamura (vo)/Tom Inagawa (p)/Hitomi Uratani (b) – 9 p.m. at Pino’s Place, Higashimachi, Naha, ¥1,000 Dec 3– Yuichi Ameku (keyboard harmonica/p)/Yuya Terukina (b)/Motoyuki Matsutaka (vo) – 9:30 p.m. at KAM’s House, Kokusai street, Naha, ¥1,000 Dec 3 – Takeshi Kawakami Guitar Trio – 9:15 p.m. at Guwa, Kumoji, Naha, ¥1,000 Dec 3 – Mariko Furugen (p)/Ren Kuniyoshi (vn) – 8 p.m. at Tenpi. Matsuyama, Naha, ¥1,000 Dec 3 – Tatsuya Nishi (g)/Jeff Kurakata (b) – 9 p.m. at Piano Bar Rhapsody, Prince Bldg. 1F-8, Kume, Naha, ¥1,000 Dec 3 – Moe Sakurai (p)/Kousuke Jouma (g) – 9 p.m. at Parker’s Mood jazz club, Urban Bldg. 5F,

Dec 3 – Ryuty – 7:30 p.m. at Okinawa Kanagusuku, Espirit Court Bldg. 2F, Matsuo, Naha, ¥1,000 Dec 3 – Shimauta Special – 8 p.m. at Live House MODs, Depot Island E Bldg. 2F, Mihama, ¥2,300 in advance, ¥3,000 at door Dec 3 – Teruo Nakamura/Junko Miyagi/Koujiro Muroi/Mariko Taira – 10 p.m. at Minyo Stage Utahime, Izumizaki, Naha, ¥1,000