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 purchases. Call venue for details.

STAGE

"The Sound of Music," musical presented by Performing Arts Center of Kapolei, 7 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through March 25 and 3 p.m. March 26, Kapolei High School; $7*. 258-7313.

"Cats," presented by Army Community Theatre, 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday, Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter; $20-$28*. 438-4480.

"Mermaid Meat" and "Kuan-Yin," Japanese and Chinese ghost stories, 7:30 p.m. today, Tenney Theatre; 10 and older; $25*. 550-8457.

"The Gin Game," two nursing-home residents play gin rummy and learn more about each other, premiering 8 p.m. today, Hawai'i Pacific University Theatre, Kane'ohe; repeats 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through April 16; $20*. 375-1282.

"A Little Night Music," musical romance by Stephen Sondheim, 8 p.m. today-Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday, Manoa Valley Theatre; $30*. 988-6131.

"Othello," hip-hop adaptation by Honolulu Theatre for Youth, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Tenney Theatre; $16*. 839-9885.

"Little Shop of Horrors," musical presented by Saint Louis Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 4 p.m. Sunday, Mamiya Theatre; $22*. 550-8457.

"Hamletism," radical reinterpretation of "Hamlet," premiering 11 p.m. Saturday, UH-Manoa, Earle Ernst Lab Theatre; repeats 8 p.m. Sunday and 11 p.m. March 24-25; $8*. 956-7655.

"The Songmaker's Chair," conflict, continuity and change in three generations of an extended Samoan family, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, through April 15, Kumu Kahua Theatre; $5-$16. 536-4441.

MUSIC & DANCE

√ Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center entertainment: 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; free. 922-2299.

√ Windward Mall entertainment: 'Ohana Concert, 6:30-7:30 p.m. today; free. 235-1143.

√ Pearlridge Center entertainment: Uptown — Halau Hula O Mokulehua and Kaholomua Dance Academy, 7-8 p.m. today; Hawaii Dance and Fitness, 11 a.m.-noon Saturday; Minerva Pang Hula Halau, 2-3 p.m. Sunday; Downtown — Honolulu Jazz Quartet, 6-8 p.m. Saturday; Uptown and Downtown — Baba Alimoot and Damien Farden, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Fridays; free. 488-0981.

√ Ala Moana Center entertainment: Honolulu Broadway Babies, 2-2:45 p.m., and Ka Pa Hula O Mahealani, 4-5 p.m. Saturday; Keiki Hula Show, with Halau Na Mamo O Ka'ala and Kanilau, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; free. 955-9517.

√ Aloha Tower Marketplace entertainment: Paniolo Dancing Queens, noon-1 p.m. Sunday; free. 566-2337.

√ Kuhio Beach torch-lighting and hula show, 6:30-7:30 nightly, Kuhio Beach stage, near Duke Kahanamoku statue; free. 843-8002.

FAMILY TIES

√ Toddler Storytimes, ages 2-3, 10 a.m. Mondays, Kapolei Public Library; free. 693-7050.

√ Preschool Storytimes, stories, songs and crafts, 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Pearl City Public Library; 2 and older; free. 453-6566.

√ Puzzletimes, stories and puzzles, 9:30 a.m. Thursdays, Pearl City Public Library; free. 453-6566.

√ Preschool Storytimes, ages 3-4, 10 a.m. Thursdays, Kapolei Public Library; free. 693-7050.

√ Saturday Storytimes, songs, finger plays, crafts, 10 a.m. Saturdays, Kapolei Public Library; free. 693-7050.

Twilight Tours, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturdays, Honolulu Zoo; 5 and older; $12*. Reservations: 971-7195.

ETC.

√ Youth Speaks Hawai'i, slam poetry workshops for teens, run by members of HawaiiSlam, 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, The ARTS at Marks Garage; free for ages 13-19. 387-9664.

Aloha State Backgammon Club, weekly tournament, 6:30 p.m. Fridays, Coffee Talk; $10 entry donation. 294-7475, 922-2674.

TOURS & ATTRACTIONS

"Japan & Nature: Spirits of the Seasons," traveling exhibit with hands-on activities, dramatic play and multimedia experiences, 9 a.m.1 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, through June 4, Hawaii Children's Discovery Center; $8*. 524-5437.

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, a tribute to King Kalakaua, with flag ceremony, precision rifle drill and musical revue, followed by fireworks, 6:30 p.m. Fridays, Hilton Hawaiian Village; free. 949-4321, ext. 77881.

√ Komo Mai to the Courtyard, with keiki hula and fire-knife dancer, 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Sheraton Moana Surfrider; free. 931-8383.

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

√ Changing of the King's Guard, snap and precision rifle drill exhibition, 6:15 nightly, King's Village Shopping Center; free. 926-7890.