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

TWO ONE-ACT PLAYS, "A Kind of Alaska," by Harold Pinter, and "Reunion," by David Mamet, presented by The Actors' Group; premieres 7:30 p.m. today; The Yellow Brick Studio; repeats 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 4 p.m. Sundays, through July 13; $15*; 722-6941, www.taghawaii.net.

"HOSTAGE WIFE," about a woman whose husband is held hostage in Iraq, and the complications at home; 8 p.m. today-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday; Kumu Kahua Theatre; $5-$16; 536-4441, www.kumukahua.org.

"RAP'S HAWAII," arranged by Lee Cataluna, a collection of Rap Reiplinger's family-appropriate work; premieres 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday; Tenney Theatre, St. Andrew's Cathedral; 10 and older; repeats at 4 and 8 p.m. June 21, 28; $20*; 457-4254.

COMEDY

HAWAII COMEDY THEATER, Comedy Polynesia, 7:30 p.m., $25*; Sharkey's Comedy Club, 9 p.m., $15*; Fridays-Saturdays; Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel, Kapuni Room; 531-4242.

SHOWROOMS

"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; Ainahau Showroom, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel; $115 deluxe dinner, $69.50* standard dinner, $38* cocktails only (kama'aina $63*, $68*, $105*); 922-5811.

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

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; $80 for dinner, $39.50 cocktails; 931-4660, www.dannycouch.com.

"STARS IN CONCERT HAWAII," Elvis Presley, Madonna, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson 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; Dinner $89 adults, $45 children under 12 (choice of Pikake Terrace or Momoyama); show only $49 adults, $25 children; one drink minimum (kama'aina dinner and show $66.75 adult and $33.75 children, show only, $38 adult and $15 children); 923-1245.

"MAGIC OF POLYNESIA," featuring illusionist John Hirokawa, 8:20 p.m. daily (seating at 7 p.m.); Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber hotel; deluxe dinner, $136.13*, regular dinner $79.58*, cocktails only $50.26* (kama'aina $37*, $55*); 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.; Main Showroom, Outrigger Waikiki Hotel on the Beach; $55*, cocktails only, $39*, plus drinks (kama'aina $51.25*, $29.50*); 923-7469.

AT THE MALLS

√ ALA MOANA CENTER: Mahomet-Seymour High School choir, 4-4:45 p.m. today; Class Act Productions show choir, 6-6:30 p.m. today; Friends of Adam, 12-12:45 p.m. Saturday; Grandbury High School youth choir, 2-2:45 p.m. Saturday; Honolulu Dance Studio, 4-4:45 p.m. Saturday; Singers Unlimited, 6-6:45 p.m. Saturday; Pleasant Grove High School concert band, 12-12:30 p.m. Sunday; A Touch of Gold musical show; 2-2:45 p.m. Sunday. Ongoing: keiki hula show, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; free; 955-9517.

√ WARD WAREHOUSE: Ongoing: 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: Block Art by Nathan Sawaya, Lego artist, daily during center hours, beginning Saturday, through July 20; Build Your Own Lego creations, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; Ho'okahi Sunday Afternoons, with Pineapple Squeeze, 1-2 p.m., Halau Na Mamo O Tulipa, 2:30-3:30 p.m., Sunday; Pali Momi Health Screening, 7:45-9:30 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.

√ 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.

√ WINDWARD MALL: Hawaii Blood Bank Blood Drive, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday; Hawaii Coalition for Dads' 10th Annual Celebrate Fathers Event, with entertainment, contests and more, 11 am.-3 p.m. Saturday; Board of Water Supply 2008 Water Conservation Week poster display, during center hours daily through June 16; www.windwardmall.com.

MUSIC & DANCE

√ ROYAL HAWAIIAN BAND: Royal Hawaiian Center, grand re-opening, 12-12:45 p.m. Saturday; Kapolei Hale Courtyard, 12-12:45 p.m. Wednesday. Ongoing: 12-1 p.m. today, 'Iolani Palace; 2 p.m. Sunday, Kapi'olani Park Bandstand; free; 922-5331.

√ INTERNATIONAL MARKET PLACE FOOD COURT: Simplisity, 7-9 p.m. today; Iwalani School of Dance, 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.

√ RECREATIONAL INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING, 7-9 p.m. Sundays; Moiliili Community Center; $3; 941-6453.

√ ART IS MUSIC FESTIVAL, with the Ron Artis family, 1-5 p.m. Sundays, Hale'iwa Food Court, across from McDonald's; free; 637-1211.

√ HAWAII BALLROOM DANCE ASSOCIATION: Saturday Ball Dance, 6:30-9:45 p.m. July 5, Ala Wai Golf Course clubhouse, $5; Friday Ohana Night General Dance, 6:30-9:45 p.m. June 20, Ala Wai Golf Course clubhouse, $3; Saturday Social Dance, 7-10 p.m. June 14, Aliamanu Middle School cafeteria, donations accepted; 222-7851, 848-7789.

√ KUHIO BEACH TORCHLIGHTING 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.

√ SWING ONG KING, swing dance lessons, 8-11 p.m. Thursdays, Ong King Arts Center; $5; 282-0053, www.hawaiijitterbugs.org.

DEREK DANIELS' ISLANDS OF ALOHA, hula show; 7-7:45 p.m.; Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays; Waikiki Town Center; free; 922-2724.

FAMILY TIES

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

√ PRESCHOOL STORYTIME, 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays through July 16; Pearl City Public Library; 3 and older; free; 453-6566.

√ PUZZLETIME STORYTIME, 9:30 a.m. Thursdays through July 17; Pearl City Public Library; 2 and older; free; 453-6566.

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; 94-640 Kupuohi St.; $7*; 947-3393, www.boxcarracing.org.

NA HANA NO'EAU arts and crafts demonstration, 11:30 a.m. Saturdays-Sundays and holidays, Bishop Museum, Hawaiian Hall, Atrium Lobby; $15.95* general, $7.50* kama'aina; 847-3511.

√ YOUTH SPEAKS HAWAII, slam poetry workshops for ages 13-19, 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, The ARTS at Marks Garage, Chinatown; free; 387-9664.

√ CRIBBAGE LESSONS, with Fred White; 6-7 p.m. Wednesdays; Honolulu Design Center, Ice Bar; free; 956-1250.

√ "THE SKY TONIGHT," lecture presented by Bishop Museum, exploring the seasonal Hawaiian skies and viewing session on the planetarium's rooftop deck through the observatory's telescope; 8 p.m. every first Friday of the month; Bishop Museum, J. Watumull Planetarium; $4*; reservations 848-4168.

HAWAII POLO CLUB matches, with food and entertainment; 1:30 p.m. Sundays, through September; Mokuleia Polo Fields; $8*; 944-1058.

"WHALES: WONDERS OF THE OCEAN," interactive exhibit presents the 54 million-year-old story of whales; through Sept. 21; Bishop Museum; $15.95* general, $7.50* kama'aina; 847-3511.

√ LAUHALA WEAVING DEMONSTRATION; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. every first and third Saturday of the month, Mission Houses Museum; free; 531-0481, ext. 714.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS

√ 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, 6:45 p.m., with flag ceremony, precision rifle drill and musical revue ($25, poolside seating), followed by fireworks display (free) at 8 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/Capital 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.

√ HAWAI'I THEATRE DOCENT TOURS, one-hour guided tour, every Tuesday, 11 a.m.; Hawai'i Theatre; $5; 528-0506.

HAWAIIAN RAILWAY TRAIN RIDES, 1 and 3 p.m. Sundays, 91-1001 Renton Road, 'Ewa; narrated, 90-minute roundtrip to Kahe Point; $10*; 681-5461.

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., 1 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; $10* ($8* kama'aina); 531-0481.

PINEAPPLE EXPRESS TRAIN TOUR, 20-minute tour, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, Dole Plantation; 64-1550 Kamehameha Highway, Wahiawa; $7.50*; 621-8408.

SENATOR FONG'S PLANTATION AND GARDENS TOUR, 10 a.m.2 p.m. daily, tours at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily; Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens, 47-285 Pulama Road; $14.50*; 239-6775.

OLA NA MO'OLELO SERIES, Hawaiian history storytelling, 1 p.m. daily, Bishop Museum; free with museum admission of $15.95* general, $7.50* kama'aina; 847-3511.