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

"DA MAYAH," a comedy by playwright Lee Cataluna; 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 28; Kumu Kahua Theatre; $5-$16; 536-4441.

"MERCHANT OF VENICE," final play of the Hawaii Shakespeare Festival; 7:30 p.m. today; The ARTS at Marks Garage; repeats 7:30 today-Saturday, 3:30 p.m. Sunday; $18 Friday-Saturday, $14 Sunday; 550-8457, www.honoluluboxoffice.com.

"ALADDIN'S LUCK," Honolulu Theatre for Youth's season opener, by Janet Stanford; 4:30 p.m. Saturdays through Sept. 27; Tenney Theatre; 4 and older; $16*; 839-9885.

"INVENTING VAN GOGH," about the making of van Gogh's final self-portrait, a production of Hawaii Repertory Theatre; premieres 7:30 p.m. today; Kawananakoa Backstage Theatre; repeats 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 3:30 p.m. Sundays; through Sept. 7; $25*; 545-7170, www.hawaiireptheatre.org.

"ALWAYS ... PATSY CLINE," MVT's 40th anniversary season opener, Ted Swindley's musical tribute to the country-western singer; premieres 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; Manoa Valley Theatre; repeats 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, and 4 p.m. Sundays; through Sept. 21; $35*; 988-6131, www.manoavalleytheatre.com.

"OLIVER!" based on the classic novel by Charles Dickens, presented by Army Community Theatre; premieres 7:30 p.m. Thursday; Richardson Theatre; repeats 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through Sept. 20; $20*; 438-4480, www.armytheatre.com.

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.

COMEDY ON THE MOON, with Shawn Felipe, Lanai, Champ Kaneshiro; 8 p.m.; Brew Moon; every Thursday; 18 and older; $10; 593-0088.

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; $124 premium dinner, $78* standard dinner, $45* cocktails only (kama'aina $93*, $58.50*, $36*); 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, $137*, regular dinner $83*, cocktails only $52.50* (kama'aina $42*, $67*, $110*); 971-4321.

SOCIETY OF SEVEN LAS VEGAS, spinoff group of the 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.

"WAIKIKI NEI," multimedia production; 6 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays; Level 4, Royal Hawaiian Center; platinum seating, $99*; gold seating, $79*; silver seating, $69*; bronze seating, $49*; 2 and under babies in arms free (kama'aina rates: platinum, $80*; gold, $69*; silver, $59*; bronze, $39*; 931-6100.

AT THE MALLS

√ ALA MOANA CENTER: 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: Third annual Canstruction display, during mall hours daily through Sept. 7; Aloha Friday Mele with Baba Alimoot & Friends, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday; Ho'okahi Sunday Afternoons, with Po'okela Trio, 1-2 p.m. and Halau Hula O Hanauna Ku'u Aloha, 2:30 p.m. Sunday; Pali Momi Healthy Monday Screenings, 7:45-9:30 a.m. Monday; Walk in the Mall with St. Francis Hospice Bereavement Services, 8-9 a.m. Wednesday. 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.

MUSIC & DANCE

√ INTERNATIONAL MARKET PLACE FOOD COURT: Mele and Friends, 7-9 p.m. today; Halau Hula ka Lehua Tuahine, 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.

√ ROYAL HAWAIIAN BAND: 12-1 p.m. today, 'Iolani Palace; 10-10:45 a.m. Saturday, I Love Liliha Day, Kawananakoa Park; 12:15-12:50 p.m. Sunday, Okinawan Festival, Kapi'olani Bandstand; 9:45-11 a.m. Tuesday, Queen Lili'uokalani Memorial Service, Royal Mausoleum, Nu'uanu; 1-1:45 p.m. Wednesday, Royal Hawaiian Center; 922-5331.

√ RECREATIONAL INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING, 7-9 p.m. Sundays; Moiliili Community Center; $4; 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. Sept. 6, Ala Wai Golf Course clubhouse, $5; Friday Ohana Night General Dance, 6:30-9:45 p.m. Sept. 19, Ala Wai Golf Course clubhouse, $3; Saturday Social Dance, 7-10 p.m. Sept. 13, 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.

√ SWING DANCE CLUB OF HAWAII, swing, two-step, hustle, fox trot, country and more; 8:30-10:30 p.m. Wednesdays; Dream to Dance Studio; $5; 255-6095.

FAMILY TIES

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

√ SATURDAY STORYTIME, 10 a.m. Saturday; Kapolei Public Library; 3 and older; free; 693-7050.

√ FALL STORYTIME, a short craft or playtime will follow; 10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Wednesdays, through Nov. 26; Ewa Beach Public & School Library; ages 3-5, with parent; free; 689-1204.

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., Waipahu; $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 the 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 between various competitors, 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 Saturday of the month, Mission Houses Museum; free; 531-0481, ext. 714.

"BODIES ... THE EXHIBITION," touring exhibit features preserved whole and partial human body specimens; 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sundays, through December; Ala Moana Center, ground level next to Nordstrom; $26*; 877-273-4375, www.bodiesticket.com.

DJ LESSONS, learn how to scratch, produce audio and video, and more; 4-6 p.m. Mondays; Kalihi YMCA; free for teens 13-17, $450 18 and older for the month; 479-3008, www.myspace.com/uniteddjs.

"WAIKIKI LU'AU ON THE LAGOON," with live music, interactive games and activities, dancing, traditional lu'au menu favorites, in conjunction with Tihati Productions; 5:15 p.m. Sundays and Wednesdays; Hilton Hawaiian Village, The Great Lawn; $95* (kama'aina and military rates: $80.75*); 949-4321, ext. 29.

√ "KEY INGREDIENTS: AMERICA BY FOOD," touring exhibit explores the connections between Americans and food, with various guest speakers, opens Tuesday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesdays- Wednesdays, closed Sundays, through Oct. 18; Kapolei Public Library; free; 693-7050.

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), 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.

√ BUS TOUR OF WAHIAWA, presented by Wahiawa Community and Business Association's Community Strengthening Program; 10 a.m. every third Saturday; begins and ends at Center Street; free, reservations; 621-6531.

"HAWAII WARTIME HISTORY TOUR," a four-hour walking tour through Chinatown and Downtown, with historian Steven Fredrick; 1 p.m Tuesdays and Thursdays through Sept. 30; Downtown Honolulu, meet in front of Pioneer Plaza; $20; 395-0674.