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. For a comprehensive list, see www.honoluluadvertiser.com/tgif.

STAGE

"Kamau," drama explores relationships, moral ambiguities and harsh realities of life in contemporary Hawai'i, premiering 8 p.m. Thursday, Kumu Kahua Theatre; repeats 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays (except March 17) and 2 p.m. Sundays (except April 8) through April 15; $16*. 536-4441, www.kumukahua.org.

"Beauty and the Beast," musical production, 7:30 p.m. ThursdaysSaturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays through March 18, Mamiya Theatre, Saint Louis School; $22*. 550-8457, www.honoluluboxoffice.com.

"The Stones," a harmless prank turns into a deadly crime, inspired by the 1994 death of an Australian motorist, 7:30 p.m. today and 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Tenney Theatre, St. Andrew's Cathedral; $16*. 839-9885, www.htyweb.org.

"A Matter of Life and Death," a double-bill of "Performing Your Life: Cross Cultural" and "Death Row 1, Seats 2 and 3," 11 p.m. today-Saturday, Earle Earnst Lab Theatre, UH-Manoa; $10*. 956-7655.

"High School Musical," based on the Disney Channel movie, 7 p.m. today-Saturday, Nanakuli High & Intermediate School's multipurpose building; $10*. 668-5823, ext. 351.

"Hoopla!" jazz, improv and 24-hour play festival, 8 p.m. today-Saturday and March 16, The ARTS at Marks Garage; $15*. 954-5519.

"The Sense-Sational Show," pre-science show for young children, 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. March 17, 31 and April 14, Tenney Theatre, St. Andrew's Cathedral; $8*. 839-9885, www.htyweb.org.

"She Loves Me," two feuding clerks find themselves romantically linked by being secret pen pals, 8 p.m. today-Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday, Manoa Valley Theatre; $30*. 988-6131, www.manoavalleytheatre.com.

"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical, 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday, Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter; $20*, $28*. 438-4480, www.squareone.org/act.

"Anna in the Tropics," 2003 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Nilo Cruz, readers theater presentation directed by Vanita Rae Smith, 2 p.m. Sunday, Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter; $6. 438-4480.

COMEDY

Andy Bumatai, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Fridays, Sheraton Waikiki hotel, Esprit Nightclub; $10. 922-4422.

Sharkey's Comedy Club: "Comedy Crusaders Improv Troupe," with open mike, doors open at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Thursdays; "Stand Up Comedy With Laura Hayden and Juan Canopii," with open mike and Stan Egi as guest performer (today and March 17), doors open at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; $12* Thursdays, $15* Fridays-Saturdays. 531-4242.

The Comedy of Shawn Felipe, "Smell My Finger," 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Cheerleaders Sports Bar; $10. (877) 422-3327.

MUSIC & DANCE

√ Ala Moana Center entertainment: Honolulu Festival, with music, dance and cultural performances, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and noon-3 p.m. Sunday; Royal Hawaiian Band, 2-2:45 p.m. Wednesday; Keiki Hula Show, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; Polynesian Cultural Center, 6-6:45 p.m. Tuesdays; free. 955-9517.

√ Pearlridge Center entertainment: Uptown: Kaipo Asing Trio followed by Na Kupuna O Minerva Pang's Hula Halau, 1 p.m. Sunday; Mokichi Okada Association health activities, 7:30-9:30 a.m. Monday; from Vancouver, British Columbia, Mount Boucherie School Band and Choir performance, 2:30-4 p.m. Tuesday; senior citizen information display, 9 a.m.-noon Thursday; Downtown: Hawaii Lutheran Schools art exhibit, during mall hours, today-Sunday; Keiki Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.-noon Tuesdays; Junior Keiki Tuesday and chess lessons, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays; free. 488-0981.

√ 'Ohana Concerts: Strolling musicians, Keith and Carmen Haugen, today; Moon Kahele, Saturday; Joe Wilcox Duo, Sunday; Lukini Duo, Monday; Ualei Duo, Tuesday; Elena Martinez Duo, Wednesday; Greg and Junko MacDonald, Thursday; 5-7 p.m., Waikiki Beach Walk, along Lewers Street; free. www.waikikibeachwalk.com.

√ Aloha Tower Marketplace: Ewalani Hula Maids and Na Kane Hula, 1-2 p.m. Sunday; Moon Kahele, noon-1 p.m. Monday; Star of Honolulu welcome hula show, 4:30-5:30 p.m. daily; 'ukulele lessons, 2:30-3 p.m. Tuesdays; hula lessons with Kahea, 12:30-1 p.m. Thursdays; free. 566-2337.

√ Royal Hawaiian Band, 10 a.m. Wednesday, Waikiki Community Center; 2 p.m. Wednesday, Ala Moana Center; noon-1 p.m. Fridays, 'Iolani Palace grounds; free. 922-5331.

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

√ Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center entertainment: Josiah Kekoa Trio, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays; Hawaiian quilting classes, 4:15-6:15 p.m. Wednesdays; Soundettes of Hawaii, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays; Pu'uhonua, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays; Ku'uipo Kumukahi, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Fridays; lei-making classes, 4:15-5:15 p.m. Mondays; hula and 'ukulele lessons, 4:15-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; free. 922-2299.

FAMILY TIES

√ Kapolei Public Library: keiki storytime with crafts and activities to follow, 10 a.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, through April 28; free. 693-7050.

√ Pearl City Public Library: preschool storytime with activities to follow, 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays, through May 23; free. 453-6566.

√ Wahiawa Public Library: preschool storytime, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, through April 25; free. 622-6345.

√ Waialua Public Library: storytime, songs and crafts, 10 a.m. Saturdays, through May 26; free. 637-8286.

√ Waipahu Public Library: preschool storytime and activities, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, through April 17; free. 675-0358.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS

√ Craft Fair, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays, Waikiki Beach Marriott hotel, Paoakalani Lobby; free. 922-6611.

√ 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.

√ Artfest, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, Queen's Surf Beach, Waikiki; free. 696-6717.

ETC.

√ R/C Drift Practice Nights, electric drift cars welcome, 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Costco Iwilei parking lot; free. www.driftsession.com.

Tour and Tea, explore the galleries, learn about art and culture, and socialize over tea, 2:30-4 p.m. Tuesdays and Sundays, Honolulu Academy of Arts; $7*. Reservations: 532-8700.

√ 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.

TOURS & ATTRACTIONS

√ "Navigating Cultural Connections: Hokule'a's Voyage to Japan," exhibition about historical and cultural connections between Hawai'i and Japan, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays through June 1, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i; $5*. 945-7633, www.jcch.com.

Pauahi: A Legacy for Hawai'i, exhibition, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, Bishop Museum; $15.95* general, $7.95* kama'aina. 847-3511.

√ Waikiki Shopping Plaza: hula lessons, 10-11 a.m. daily; Tahitian dance lessons, noon-1 p.m. daily; 'ukulele lessons, 5-6 p.m. daily; yoga lessons, 2-3 p.m. Mondays-Fridays; Hawaiian quilting class, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays; free. 923-1191.

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.

√ 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.

√ Na Ali'i, 2-hour cultural walking tour of Waikiki with Hawaiian storyteller Woody Fern, 9-11 a.m. Saturdays, Outrigger Reef on the Beach, Hoaloha canoe; free. 924-6007.

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.

Chinatown Museum Walking Tours, Chinatown and harbor or Capital District, 10:30 a.m.-noon Mondays-Saturdays, Hawaiian Chinese Multi-cultural Museum and Archives, Maunakea Marketplace; $10. Reservations: 595-3358.

'Iolani Palace Grand Tours, 1 1/2-hour tour of the 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. TuesdaysSaturdays; $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.

Ocean Drifters, seasonally rotating exhibit of jellyfish, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily, Waikiki Aquarium; $9* general, $6 kama'aina. 923-9741.

"Journey With a King," exhibit exploring the cultural and historical ties between Hawai'i and Japan, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, Bishop Museum; $15.95*. 847-3511.

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