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. See a comprehensive list at www.honoluluadvertiser.com/tgif.

STAGE

"Sweet Charity," the story of Charity Hope Valentine, who looks for love in all the wrong places, premiering 8 p.m. today, Diamond Head Theatre; repeats 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays through April 8; as well as 3 p.m. Saturday matinees March 31 and April 7; $12*-$42*. 733-0274, www.diamondheadtheatre.com.

"In the Heart of America," issues of war, peace, cultural identity, sexuality and more, 8 p.m. today-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Earle Ernst Lab Theatre, UH-Manoa; $12*. 956-7655, www.etickethawaii.com.

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

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

SHOWROOMS

"Blue Hawai'i," featuring Elvis impressionist Jonathon Von Brana, 6:15 p.m. daily except Wednesdays; dinner seating 5 p.m., cocktail seating 5:45 p.m.; $69* for dinner (deluxe dinner, $89*); cocktail show, $42* (kama'aina dinner $51.31*; cocktails only $30.37*), Blue Hawai'i Theatre, Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber hotel. 923-1245.

"Cirque Hawaii," exotic new-age circus of acrobats, jugglers, bungee jumpers and contortionists, 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. daily except Wednesdays; $75*, $55* (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, 5:45 p.m. buffet seating, 6 p.m. cocktail seating 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.

Don Ho, Mr. Waikiki in his longrunning revue, 8 p.m. Sundays and Thursdays; $65 for dinner (6:30 p.m. seating), $40 for cocktails only (7:15 p.m. seating), kama'aina dinner $50*, kama'aina show $30*; Hoku Hale Showroom, Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber hotel. 923-3981.

"Magic of Polynesia," illusionist John Hirokawa puts an Island spin on his wizardry, 8:20 p.m. daily (seating at 7 p.m.); deluxe dinner, $136.13* ; regular dinner $79.58*; cocktails only $50.26* (kama'aina $37*, $55*); 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.

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," 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: Easter Bunny photos, during mall hours Saturday-April 8; Halau Hula O Nawahine, 2-2:45 p.m. Saturday; World Projects Pacific Basin Music Festival, Sunday-Tuesday: AJ Diamond High School Concert and Jazz Band, 12-1 p.m., Concord High School Concert and Jazz Band, 2-3 p.m. and Epping Boys' High School Band, 4-4:45 p.m. Sunday; St. Anthony's Canossian Senior and Intermediate Band, 12-1 p.m., West Ranch High School Concert and Jazz Band, 2-3 p.m., Mountain View High School Choir, 6-6:45 p.m. Monday; Clovis High School Chamber Ladies and Concert Choir, 4-5 p.m. Tuesday; Keiki Hula Show, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; Polynesian Cultural Center, 6-6:45 p.m. Tuesdays; free. 955-9517.

√ Pearlridge Center entertainment: Uptown: Boy Scouts of America Pinewood Derby, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday; 'Ike Pono followed by Manutahi Tahitian Dance Company, 1-3:30 p.m. Saturday; Mokichi Okada Association Hawaii health activities, 7:30-9:30 a.m. Monday; Downtown: Easter Bunny photos, during center hours today-April 7; 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 entertainment: Easter Bunny photos, today-April 7 during mall hours; photo packages start at $15, bunny visits are free. 235-1143, www.windwardmall.com.

√ 'Ohana Concerts: Strolling musicians, Keith and Carmen Haugen, today; Kila Brothers Duo, 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.

√ Native Books/Na Mea Hawai'i: Hula classes with Germaine Kaleolani Haili, 8:30-9 a.m. Tuesdays and 5-7 p.m. Thursdays; introduction to Hawaiian language, 8:30 a.m. Wednesdays; beginning adult 'ukulele classes, 9:30 a.m. Saturdays; free. 597-8971.

√ Aloha Tower Marketplace: Pau Kapele Halau O Hula, noon-12:45 p.m. Saturday; Paniolo Dancing Queens, noon-1 p.m. Sunday; 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, Lincoln Elementary School Kuhio Day Celebration, 10 a.m. Saturday; Kuhio Day parade along Kalakaua Avenue, 4 p.m. Saturday; Kapolei Hale, noon Wednesday; free. 922-5331.

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

√ Square dance, mainstream and plus with rounds, 7-9:30 p.m. Sundays, Ala Wai Golf Course ballroom; $4. 456-8465.

√ Na Leo Lani Sweet Adelines Chorus rehearsals, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Saint Francis School; free. 944-3373.

√ 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.

√ Beginner Line Dance Class, 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays, Ward Warehouse amphitheater; free. 591-8411.

FAMILY TIES

√ "The Sense-Sational Show," 45-minute pre-literacy, pre-science program on how to make sense of the senses; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Kane'ohe Public Library; 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, 'Ewa Beach Public Library; 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Mililani Public Library; free; www.librarieshawaii.org.

√ 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

√ 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.drift session.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. TuesdaysSaturdays through June 1, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i; $5*. 945-7633, www.jcch.com.

Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens: keiki focused guided walking tour, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily (1 p.m. Sundays only); $14.50*. 239-6775, www.fonggarden.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, 12-1 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.-12 p.m. 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.

√ Sing-along, Hawaiian music, hymns and oldies, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Continental Surf Hotel; free; 947-9993, 554-3738.