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.

STAGE

"Barefoot in the Park," Neil Simon's comedy follows the misadventures of a newlywed couple as they begin life together in a problematic apartment; 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 17 (matinees: 3 p.m. Feb. 9, 16); Diamond Head Theatre; $12-$42; 733-0274, www.diamondheadtheatre.com.

"Mass Appeal," two priests with very different personalities butt heads; 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 24; The Yellow Brick Studio; $15*; 722-6941, www.taghawaii.net.

"Maui vs. Hercules," competition filled with dangerous quests for the demigods; 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Saturdays through Feb. 23; Tenney Theatre, St. Andrew's Cathedral; $16*; 839-9885, www.htyweb.org.

"Pele Ma," based on the book "Pele Ma: Legends of Pele From Kaua'i" by Frederick Wichman, exploring the legend of Pele, her sisters Namakaokaha'i and Hi'iaka, and Kaua'i chief Lohi'au; 8 p.m. today-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday; Kumu Kahua Theatre; $16*; 536-4441, www.kumukahua.org.

COMEDY

Sharkey's Comedy Club: "Open-Mike Comedy Competition," doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Thursdays; "Improv Comedy With The Comedy Crusaders," doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Fridays; "Stand Up Comedy With Bo Irvine and Friends," doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Saturdays; $8* Thursdays, $15* Fridays-Saturdays. 531-4242.

SHOWROOMS

"Cirque Hawaii," exotic new-age circus of acrobats, jugglers, bungee jumpers and contortionists, 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. daily except Wednesdays; $55*, $75* (kama'aina $44.55*, $52.92*, $66.33*); dinner packages available; Cirque Hawaii Theatre, 325 Seaside Ave.; 922-0017.

"Creation — A Polynesian Journey," a mythical journey through song and dance, about the creation of man and woman in a South Seas context, dinner check-in 5:30 p.m., seating at 6 p.m., cocktail check-in 6:45 p.m., seating at 7 p.m., daily except Mondays and Wednesdays; $115 deluxe dinner, $69.50* standard dinner, $38* cocktails only (kama'aina $63*, $68*, $105*); Ainahau Showroom, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel; 922-5811.

"Danny Couch — The Voice of These Islands," with hula, dinner at 5:15 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel, Ainahau Showroom; $69.50 for dinner, $38 cocktails; 931-4660, www.dannycouch.com.

"Magic of Polynesia," featuring illusionist John Hirokawa, 8:20 p.m. daily (seating at 7 p.m.); deluxe dinner, $137*; regular dinner $83*; cocktails only $52.50* (kama'aina $42*); Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber hotel; 971-4321.

Society of Seven Las Vegas, spinoff group of the classic Society of Seven; 8:30 p.m. daily except Mondays; dinner seating, 7 p.m.; $72*; cocktails only, $47*, plus drinks (kama'aina $51.25*, $29.50*); Main Showroom, Outrigger Waikiki Hotel on the Beach; 923-7469.

"Stars in Concert Hawai'i," Elvis Presley, Elton John, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston and The Blues Brothers impersonators; dinner seating 6:45 p.m.; cocktail seating 8:45 p.m., show at 9 p.m. daily except Wednesdays; Sheraton Princess Kaiulani, Ainahau Showroom; deluxe dinner $99, standard $75 adult and $56 children 3-11; show only, $45 adults, $30 children; 923-1245.

AT THE MALLS

√ Ala Moana Center: Chinese New Year celebration, 12-3 p.m. Saturday; Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Program, 4-4:30 p.m. Sunday; Royal Hawaiian Band, 2-2:45 p.m. Wednesday. Ongoing: keiki hula show, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; free; 955-9517.

√ Ward Warehouse: line dance classes, 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays; lauhala weaving demonstration, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays; free; www.wardcentre.com.

√ Pearlridge Center, Uptown: Chinese New Year celebration, 12 p.m. Saturday; Kaipo Asing Trio, followed by Halau Hula O Mokulehua, 1-3:30 p.m. Sunday; Mokichi Okada Association Hawaii health activities, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Monday. Ongoing: Keiki Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Tuesdays; Junior Keiki Tuesday and chess lessons, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays; free; 488-0981.

√ Windward Mall: Ohana Concert featuring Opihi Pickers, 6:30-7:30 p.m. today; Little People Hawaii grand opening festivities, 7 p.m. today, 2-4 p.m. Saturday and 12-2 p.m. Sunday; Cherry Blossom Court, 12-1 p.m. Saturday; free; www.windwardmall.com.

√ Aloha Tower Marketplace: 'ukulele lessons with Shane Konno, 2:30-3 p.m. Saturdays; Star of Honolulu welcome hula show, 4:30-5:30 p.m. daily; free; 566-2337.

√ Hawaii Kai Towne Center: farmers' market, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays; Luk Tung Kuen movement class, 8-9 a.m. Wednesdays; free; 396-0766.

MUSIC & DANCE

√ Royal Hawaiian Band: 12-1 p.m. today and Tuesday, 'Iolani Palace; 2-3 p.m. Sunday, Kapi'olani Park Bandstand; 2-2:45 p.m. Wednesday, Ala Moana Center stage; free; 922-5331.

√ International Market Place food court: Simplisity, 7-9 p.m. today; Oceanside, 7-9 p.m. Saturday; 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.

√ Kuhio Beach torch-lighting and hula show, 6:30-7:30 p.m. daily except Mondays, Kuhio Beach hula mound; free; 843-8002.

√ Native Books/Na Mea Hawai'i, Ward Warehouse: hula classes with Germaine Kaleolani Haili, 8:15-9 a.m. Tuesdays and 5-7 p.m. Thursdays; introduction to Hawaiian language, 8:15-9 a.m. Wednesdays; beginning adult 'ukulele classes, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturdays; Aupuni Art Place: make-and-take workshops with Michiko West, 12-4 p.m. Saturdays; feather workshops, 5:30-9 p.m. Mondays; nominal fee for materials; 597-8971.

FAMILY TIES

√ Hawai'i Kai Public Library: preschool storytime with songs and activities; 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays through Feb. 27; free; 397-5833.

√ Hawai'i State Library: Toddler Time Storytime with rhymes and songs; 10-10:30 a.m. Mondays through April; free; 586-3510.

√ Kailua Public Library: keiki storytime; 11 a.m. Wednesdays through April 23; free; 266-9911.

√ Kapolei Public Library: keiki storytime; 10-10:45 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays through April 24; free; 693-7050.

√ Keiki Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays; Borders, Ward Centre; free; 591-8995.

√ Waialua Public Library: Toddler Time with educational toys; 10 a.m. Fridays through Feb. 29; free; 637-8286.

√ Waipahu Public Library: preschool storytime with songs and activities; 10:30-11:15 a.m. Tuesdays through Feb. 19; free; 675-0358.

ETC.

Box Car Racing, for adults and children, 2-6 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and most holidays, 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.

√ Scrapbook crop, for teens and adults; 6-8 p.m. Saturdays through Feb. 23; University Avenue Baptist Church; free; Reservations: 664-6425.

TOURS & ATTRACTIONS

"Grossology," with exhibits, animation, scientific information, slimy creatures and more; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through April 20, beginning Saturday; Bishop Museum; $15.95*, or kama'aina $7.50*; 847-3511.

Whale Watch Lunch Cruise, for those in search of humpback whales, with information and educational commentary; 12 p.m. daily through April 6; Navatek I, Pier 6; $62*; 973-1311.

√ Aloha Friday King's Jubilee, with flag ceremony, precision rifle drill and musical revue, followed by fireworks display, 6:30 p.m. Fridays, Hilton Hawaiian Village; free; 949-4321, ext. 77881.

Chinatown Historic and Cultural Walking Tour, presented by Hawai'i Heritage Center, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays; meet at 1040 Smith St.; $10*; 521-2749.

Chinatown Museum Walking Tours, Chinatown and harbor/Capitol District, 10:30 a.m. Mondays-Saturdays, Hawaiian Chinese Multicultural Museum and Archives, Maunakea Marketplace; $10; reservations, 595-3358.

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