The √ indicates admission is $5 or less, or free. Full-price admission is listed; the * denotes discounts (or free) for students, seniors, military, members, children and/or advance purchase. Call the venue for details.

STAGE

"100 Years in Manoa," original play celebrating the first hundred years of Mid-Pacific Institute, 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Mid-Pacific Institute, Kawaiaha'o Recital Hall; $20*; 973-5066.

"The Very Best of Christmas Talk Story," a Honolulu Theatre for Youth compilation of holiday reflections by local writers, 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Saturdays through Dec. 22, Tenney Theatre, St. Andrew's Cathedral; $16*; 839-9885, www.htyweb.org.

"Meet Me In St. Louis," the story of a happy family's anticipation of the 1904 World's Fair, complicated by a possible move to New York after the patriarch is promoted, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 16, also 3 p.m. Saturday matinees Dec. 8 and 15, Diamond Head Theatre; $42*; 733-0274, www.diamondheadtheatre.com.

"The Imaginary Invalid," a wealthy man is crippled by hypochondria, 8 p.m. today-Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday, Paul and Vi Loo Theatre, Hawai'i Pacific University, Kane'ohe; $20*; 375-1282.

"Plaid Tidings," the plaid-clad quartet stages a holiday extravaganza, second extended run 8 p.m. today-Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday; Manoa Valley Theatre; third extended run 8 p.m. Dec. 14-15; $35*; 988-6131, www.manoavalleytheatre.com.

"The Lion King," 8 p.m. today, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday; Blaisdell Concert Hall; $33-$91, premium tickets $156; 877-750-4400, www.ticketmaster.com.

AT THE MALLS

√ Ala Moana Center: 'Iolani School stage bands, 8-9:30 p.m. today; Drill Team Hawaii, 2-2:30 p.m. Saturday; Rosalie Woodson Dance Academy, 12-12:30 p.m., and X Factor Dance Studio, 2-2:45 p.m. Sunday; St. Andrew's Priory School, 12-12:30 p.m., Dole Middle School's Polynesian Glee, 6-6:45 p.m., Kaimuki Middle School, 8-8:45 p.m. Monday; St. Anthony School Honolulu, 12-12:45 p.m. Tuesday; Royal Hawaiian Band, 2-2:45 p.m. Wednesday; Makana, 8-8:45 p.m. Thursday. Ongoing: "The Christmas Gift of Aloha" musical performance, 6 p.m. daily except Mondays through Dec. 23; Santa's Menehune Toy Shop, from 10 a.m. daily through Dec. 24; Candy Cane Train, from 10 a.m. daily through Dec. 28; keiki hula show, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; free; 955-9517.

√ Kahala Mall: Ali'i Sunday with Ka Hale I o Kahala Halau Hula, 12-1 p.m. Sunday; free; www.kahalamallcenter.com.

√ Pearlridge Center, Uptown: Na Keiki O Manana Choir, 7-8 p.m. today; Pearlridge Elementary School Choir, 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Halau Hula O Nawahine, 1-2 p.m., St. Elizabeth Choir, 3-4 p.m. Saturday; Maria Lauer Vocal Studio, 1-2 p.m., Holomua Elementary School Chorus, 3-4 p.m. Sunday; Mokichi Okada Association Hawaii health activities, 7:30-9:30 a.m. Monday; Samoan Gospel Heralds, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday; Wheeler Elementary School Chorus, 7-8 p.m. Wednesday; 16th annual Deaf Santa Celebration, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Our Savior School Choir, 7-8 p.m. Thursday. Ongoing: Pearlridge Express, daily during mall hours through Jan. 1; Salvation Army Angel Tree, daily during mall hours through Dec. 19; photos with Santa (for a fee), daily during mall hours through Dec. 24; Keiki Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Tuesdays; Junior Keiki Tuesday and chess lessons, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays; Baba Alimoot and friends (strolling Uptown and Downtown), 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Fridays; Kaipo Asing and Ohana (strolling Uptown and Downtown), 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesdays; free; 488-0981.

√ Windward Mall: Hawaii Youth Chorus, 2-3 p.m., Oahu Civic Orchestra, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Holomua Elementary Children's Chorus, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Sunday; Farrington High School Band, 6-7 p.m. Monday. Ongoing: photos with Santa (for a fee), from 10 a.m. Fridays-Sundays and from 11 a.m. Mondays-Thursdays; free; www.windwardmall.com.

MUSIC & DANCE

√ Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa: St. John the Baptist Catholic School, Monday; The Tap Company, Tuesday; Pearl City Elementary, Wednesday; Gleeman Plus Honolulu, Thursday; 5-6 p.m.; free; 949-4321.

√ International Market Place food court: My Hawaiian Christmas Show, 8:30-9:15 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; Greg and Junko MacDonald, 7-9 p.m. Sundays and Tuesdays; Voyage Through Polynesia, 8:30-9:15 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; free; 971-2080.

√ Royal Hawaiian Band, 12 p.m. today, 'Iolani Palace; 6 p.m. Saturday, Kapolei City Lights Parade; 11 a.m. Ali'iolani Hale, and 5 p.m. Tuesday Polynesian Cultural Center; 2 p.m. Wednesday, Ala Moana Center stage; free; 922-5331.

√ Kuhio Beach torch-lighting and hula show, 6-7 p.m. daily except Mondays, Kuhio Beach hula mound; free; 843-8002.

ETC.

√ Tinkered & Toyed 2007, works displayed and sold by more than 40 local artists; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays through Dec. 21; Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i; free; 945-7633.

√ Holoholo Thursdays, Honolulu arts district galleries, shops and restaurants invite people to do their shopping this holiday season with extended hours, businesses open until 8 p.m. Thursdays through Dec. 20, various venues around Downtown and Chinatown; free; www.artsdistricthonolulu.com.

Box Car Racing, for adults and children, 12-6 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays, 2-6 p.m. Saturdays, 9 a.m.1 p.m. Sundays, plus major school holidays, American Box Car Racing International, Kunia; $7*; 947-3393, www.boxcarracing.org.

√ Youth Speaks Hawai'i, slam poetry workshops for ages 13-19, 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, The ARTS at Marks Garage; free; 387-9664.

√ Go (Asian board game) lessons, 1-4 p.m. Sundays, Palolo Hongwanji Buddhist Temple; free; 596-8590, 833-5554.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS

√ Hawai'i Craftsmen Holiday Sale, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays through Dec. 29; The ARTS at Marks Garage; free; 521-3282.

√ Sunset Country Market, sponsored by North Shore Country Market, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, Sunset Beach Elementary School; free; 237-8248.

√ Waimanalo Country Market and Crafts Fair, plus clothes, jewelry and plants, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays, Waimanalo Homestead Community Center; free; 259-5349.

TOURS & ATTRACTIONS

√ Aloha Friday King's Jubilee, with flag ceremony, precision rifle drill and musical revue, followed by fireworks display, 7 p.m. Fridays, Hilton Hawaiian Village; free; 949-4321, ext. 77881.

Marine Munchies, animal feeding, 4:15-6 p.m. Mondays, Waikiki Aquarium; $20*; 923-9741.

"BRAIN: The World Inside Your Head," exhibit exploring facts and myths of the brain, with displays and interactive activities, opening Saturday and continuing 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, through Jan. 20, Bishop Museum; $15.95*; 847-3511.

Pauahi: A Legacy for Hawai'i, exhibition, 3 p.m. daily, Bishop Museum; $15.95* general, $7.50* kama'aina; 847-3511.

Hawaiian Quilting Bee, 10 a.m.2 p.m. every second and fourth Saturday of the month, Mission Houses Museum; $20*; reservations, 531-0481, ext. 714.

'Iolani Palace Grand Tours, 1 1/2-hour tour of galleries and barracks, every 30 minutes, 8:30 a.m.2 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; $20* ($15* kama'aina). Galleries tour only: $12*; 522-0832.

Mission Houses Museum Tours, 11 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; $10* ($8* kama'aina); 531-0481.

"Navigating Change: The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands" exhibit, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, Hawai'i Maritime Center; $7.50*; 536-6373.

Pineapple Express Train Tour, 20-minute tour, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, Dole Plantation; $7.50*; 621-8408.

Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens: keiki-focused guided walking tour, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily (1 p.m. Sundays only); $14.50*; 239-6775, www.fonggarden.com.

Ola Na Mo'olelo series, Hawaiian history storytelling, 1 p.m. daily, Bishop Museum; free with museum admission of $15.95*, or kama'aina $7.50*; 847-3511.