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

THE HOLIDAYS

Ala Moana Center: Candy Cane Train, 10 a.m. daily through Jan. 1 and runs every 20 minutes, $6; photos with Santa, 10 a.m. daily through Dec. 24; "The Christmas Gift of Aloha" stage show and parade, 6 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, through Dec. 23, free. 955-9517.

Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa: Santa's Rainbow Express Keiki Train, 3-5 p.m., Monday-Dec. 23; Main Lobby — Merry Melodies, 5 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, through Dec. 21. 949-4321.

Kahala Mall: The Salvation Army Angel Tree, through Dec. 19; Santa visits and photos, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 8, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. daily Dec. 9-23, and 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 24. 732-7736.

Pearlridge Center: Holiday train, from 10 a.m. through Jan. 1 during mall hours, $3, Uptown; The Salvation Army Angel Tree, through Dec. 20, Uptown and Downtown; photos with Santa, through Dec. 24, Downtown. 488-0981.

Sheraton Moana Surfrider: Moana Gingerbread Village display, daily; free. 922-3111.

Ward Centers: Lunch with Santa (at The Old Spaghetti Factory), magic show, balloon animals, Christmas crafts and lunch, doors open 10:30 a.m. Saturdays-Sundays through Dec. 17; Honolulu City Lights Trolley Tours, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday-Dec. 30 (except Dec. 24-25); Senior Giving Trees, during mall hours through Dec. 18; Keiki Hula, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 24. 591-8411.

STAGE

"Christmas Talk Story," a holiday tradition of locally written tales, premiering 7:30 p.m. today, repeating at 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, through Dec. 23, Tenney Theatre, St. Andrew's Cathedral; $20* opening night, $16* regular run. 839-9885, www.htyweb.org.

"Cinderella," with songs, wicked stepsisters and glass slippers, premiering 8 p.m. today, repeating at 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 4 p.m. Sundays and 3 p.m. Saturday matinees Dec. 9 and 16, through Dec. 17 (also extended 7:30 p.m. Dec. 20-22 and 3 and 8 p.m. Dec. 23), Diamond Head Theatre; $12-$42. 733-0274, www.diamondheadtheatre.com.

"The SantaLand Diaries," a dark one-man comedy about Christmas pageantry and all its victims, premiering 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, repeating at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Dec. 8-9 and 4 p.m. Dec. 10, Manoa Valley Theatre; $20*. 988-6131, www.manoavalleytheatre.com.

"Annie," Army Community Theatre presents the family musical, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Richardson Theatre; $15*, 20*. 438-4480, www.squareone.org/ACT.

"Fully Committed," comedy about a reservationist for a Manhattan restaurant, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday, Manoa Valley Theatre; $25*. 988-6131, www.manoavalleytheatre.com.

"Uncommon Women and Others," comedy/drama by Wendy Wasserstein, 2 p.m. Sunday, Richardson Theatre; $6*. 438-4480.

"The Lion in Winter," in 1183 King Henry II and family prepare for a holiday reunion, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 10, Paul and Vi Loo Theatre (formerly Hawai'i Pacific University Theatre), HPU Kane'ohe campus; $20*. 375-1282.

"K2," The Actors' Group presents the story of two climbers stranded on a mountain ledge, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 17, Yellow Brick Studio; $15*. 550-8457, www.honoluluboxoffice.com.

"Fish Head Soup," humor, secrets and shame emerge as a family's youngest son who was presumably dead suddenly shows up at the front door, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 10, UH-Manoa, Earle Ernst Lab Theatre; $12*. 956-7655, 483-7123.

"Who the Fil-Am I?" a trip to the Philippines forces three FilipinoAmericans to come to grips with their ancestry, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 10, Kumu Kahua Theatre; $5-$16. 536-4441, www.kumukahua.org.