Outrigger Resorts' Chinese New Year celebration is set for Saturday at the Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach with 10,000 firecrackers, dancing lions, traditional Chinese cuisine and calligraphy demonstrations. Rates during the festivities begin at $219 per night. Information: (800) 442-7304.

ON THE BIG ISLAND: The 4th Annual Hilo Chinese New Year Festival with Chinese dancers, lion dance, firecrackers and Kalakaua Park festival, Feb. 10-11. A firecracker and lion dance is at 7.30 p.m. Feb. 10 followed by Chinese folk dances at the Palace Theater; admission is $10 for adults, $8 for students, seniors and children. Dance tickets: (808) 934-7010. Big Island Shaolin Lion Dancers will start festivities at 9 a.m. Feb 11, igniting firecrackers at the Kress Building on Kamehameha Avenue. The Lions make their way to Kalakaua Park to open and bless the festival at 10 a.m. Free. At Kalakaua Park, festivities include food, music, cooking demonstrations and a keiki Chinese costume contest. Registration for the keiki contest is from 10 a.m. to noon at the information tent, and is open to infants and children up to 12 years old.

CULTURE CORNER: Parker Ranch's Historic Homes features Asian art through February in recognition of Waimea's annual Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival set for Saturday. Artists, craftsmen and musicians will showcase their art, and 40 cherry trees donated by Japan will be planted on the property; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission Saturday; other days $8.50 for adults to tour the homes, $6.50 for the visitor center and museum. Information: www.parkerranch.com, (808) 885-5433.

EXHIBIT HELD OVER: "Faces of the Fallen: America's Artists Honor America's Heroes," a portrait exhibition of more than 1,300 service men and women killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, is extended through March 31 at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in Arlington, Va., The exhibit has drawn about a quarter-million visitors since its opening last March.

Two hundred artists from across the nation have contributed to the project in a variety of media, including paintings, drawings, sculpture, relief collage and textiles. After its stay at the Women's Memorial, organizers hope to tour the exhibit nationwide. The exhibit is free and open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Information: www .facesofthefallen.org.