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. Call the venue for details.

STAGE

"The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," recounts the demise of Chicken Ranch, the pleasure palace of governors, senators and others, 8 p.m. today-Saturday, (3 p.m. Saturday matinee), 4 p.m. Sunday, Diamond Head Theatre; $12-$42; 733-0277, www.diamondheadtheatre.com.

"The Lion King," 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 9; Blaisdell Concert Hall; $33-$91, premium tickets $156; 877-750-4400, www.ticketmaster.com.

"The Little Mermaid," a mermaid sacrifices her tail and voice in exchange for legs and winning the love of the prince, 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Saturday; Tenney Theatre, St. Andrew's Cathedral; $16*; 839-9885, www.htyweb.org.

COMEDY

"Comedy at The Cupola," featuring Kaleo Pilanco, Shawn Felipe and Lanai, doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Tuesdays, through Oct. 23, Honolulu Design Center's Cupola Theatre; $12; www.island985.com, www.honoluludesigncenter.com.

Sharkey's Comedy Club: "Open-Mike Comedy Competition," doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Thursdays; "Improv Comedy With The Comedy Crusaders," doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Fridays; "Stand Up Comedy With Bo Irvine and Friends," doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Saturdays; $8* Thursdays, $15* Fridays-Saturdays. 531-4242.

SHOWROOMS

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

"Danny Couch — The Voice of These Islands," with hula, dinner at 5:15 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel, Ainahau Showroom; $69.50 for dinner, $38 cocktails. 931-4660, www.dannycouch.com.

"Magic of Polynesia," featuring illusionist John Hirokawa, 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.

"Stars in Concert Hawai'i," Elvis Presley, Elton John, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston and The Blues Brothers impersonators; 6-9 p.m. daily except Saturdays (dinner seating from 4:30 and 7:45 p.m.; cocktail seating from 5:30 and 8:30 p.m.); Waikiki Lau Yee Chai, fifth floor, Waikiki Shopping Plaza; deluxe dinner $99, standard $75 adult and $56 children 3-11; show only, $45 adults, $30 children; 923-1245.

AT THE MALLS

√ Ala Moana Center: Beyond the Blues event, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and Sunshine Generation, 4-4:30 p.m. Saturday; Oahu Civic Orchestra, 4-4:45 p.m. Sunday; Royal Hawaiian Band, 2-2:45 p.m. Wednesday; Keiki hula show, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; free. 955-9517.

√ Kahala Mall: Aloha Saturday with Ka Hale I o Kahala Halau Hula, 12-1 p.m. Oct. 14; free; www.kahalamallcenter.com.

√ Pearlridge Center, Uptown: Canstruction Competition, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. and Blood Bank of Hawai'i blood drive, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday; Hema Pa'a, followed by Halau Hula Mai Ka Pu'uwai A Ka Mana'o, 1 p.m. Sunday; Mokichi Okada Association (MOA) Hawai'i health activities, 7:30-9:30 a.m. Monday; 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.

√ Windward Mall: Wind Wind Orchids, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., and Centerstage Dance Studio, 12-1 p.m. Saturday; Honolulu Fire Department Fire Prevention Week kickoff event, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday; free; www.windwardmall.com.

MUSIC & DANCE

√ Na Leo Lani Chorus, Hawai'i chapter of Sweet Adelines International, invites the public and prospective members — women, 16 and older — to its rehearsals; 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays; Saint Francis School auditorium, Manoa; free; 440-4607, www.sweetadelineshawaii.org.

√ Aloha Swing Saturdays,swing dancing lessons, 8-11 p.m. Saturdays, Aloha Activity Center, 725 Kapi'olani Blvd., No. C101; $5; 780-4641, www.hawaiijitterbugs.org.

√ Swing Ong King, swing dancing lessons, 8-11 p.m. Thursdays, Ong King Arts Center; $5; 282-0053, www.hawaiijitterbugs.org.

√ Art is Music Festival, with the Ron Artis family, 1-5 p.m. Sundays, Haleiwa Food Court, across from McDonald's; free; 637-1211.

√ Hawaii Ballroom Dance Association: Saturday Ball Dance, 6:30-9:45 p.m. Oct. 6, Ala Wai Golf Course clubhouse, $5; Friday Ohana Night General Dance, 6:30-9:45 p.m. Oct. 19, Ala Wai Golf Course clubhouse, $3; Saturday Social Dance, 7-10 p.m. Saturday and Oct. 13, Aliamanu Middle School cafeteria, donations accepted; 222-7851, 848-7789.

√ Royal Hawaiian Band, 10 a.m. Queen Summer Palace, and 12:15 p.m. Saturday Old Stadium Park; 9:30 a.m. Sunday, State Capitol; 2 p.m. Wednesday, Ala Moana Center stage; 12-1 p.m. Fridays, 'Iolani Palace grounds; 2 p.m. Sundays, Kapi'olani Bandstand; free. 922-5331.

√ Kuhio Beach torch-lighting and hula show, 6:30 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: women's weaving hui, 8-11 a.m. Saturdays and 6-9 p.m. Wednesdays through Nov. 21; make-and-take workshops with Michiko West, 12-4 p.m. Saturdays; feather workshops, 5:30-9 p.m. Mondays through Sept. 24; watercolor painting with Patrice Federspiel, 6-8:45 p.m. Thursdays through Oct. 18; nominal fee for materials. 597-8971.

√ Aloha Tower Marketplace: Star of Honolulu welcome hula show, 4:30-5:30 p.m. daily; free. 566-2337.

√ 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.

√ Mana Hawai'i, Waikiki Beach Walk: hula workshop, Sundays; Finding the Balance: A Conversation on Hawaiian Spirituality, Mondays; 'Olelo Hawai'i Kakou: Let's Learn Some Hawaiian, Tuesdays; Hula for Keiki: and Mom and Dad, too!, Wednesdays; 'Ukulele Class, Thursdays; Hula lessons by Germaine Haili, Fridays; Special Guest Day, Saturdays; 10-11 a.m.; free; 923-2220.

FAMILY TIES

√ Planet Fun's "Catch A Rising Star": kids-only singing competition, 7 p.m. Fridays, Planet Fun, The Kunia Shopping Center; free, www.planetfunusa.com.

√ Hawai'i State Public Library: "The Joy Luck Club," part of The Big Read Hawai'i Project, 12-1 p.m. Wednesdays, through Nov. 21; free; 586-3499.

√ Kaimuki Public Library: storytime with crafts, 10:30-11 a.m. Thursdays, through December; free. 733-8422.

√ Mililani Public Library: preschool storytime with crafts, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, through Nov. 13; free. 627-7470.

√ Pearl City Public Library: storytime, 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays, through Dec. 12; puzzletime storytime, 9:30 a.m. Thursdays, through Dec. 13; free; 453-6566.

√ Wahiawa Public Library: storytime with crafts, 10:30-11 a.m. Wednesdays, through Nov. 28; free; 622-6345.

√ Waipahu Public Library: preschool storytime followed by coloring, puzzles, toys and crafts, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, through Dec. 4; free; 675-0358.

ETC.

√ The Lion King gallery exhibition, masks, puppets and costumes from the theatrical production; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays through October 17, HomeWorld Furniture Honolulu, 702 S. Beretania St.; also: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 19-Nov. 11, HomeWorld Furniture Pearlridge, 98-107 Kamehameha Highway.; free; www.homeworld.com.

√ Obake Odyssey, exhibit based on Japanese folklore, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, through Oct. 31, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i; free; 945-7633.

Box Car Racing, for adults and children, 12-6 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays, 2-6 p.m. Saturdays, 9 a.m.1 p.m. Sundays, plus major school holidays, American Box Car Racing International, Kunia; $7*. 947-3393, www.boxcarracing.org.

√ Native American Indian Drum Circle, with singing, drumming and dancing; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays; Kapi'olani Park (look for the tepee); free; 677-1729.

Moonlight Mondays, for nightlife industry workers, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Mondays, Aiea Bowling Complex; $25. 778-8888.

√ 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

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.

√ 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.

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.

'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. and 2:45 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; $10* ($8* kama'aina). 531-0481.

Mission Houses Museum Walking Tours, with Nanette N. Napoleon, 10 a.m. and 12 p.m., every second Saturday of the month; $15* ($10* kama'aina). 531-0481, ext. 707.

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

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.

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/Capitol District, 10:30 a.m.-noon Mondays-Saturdays, Hawaiian Chinese Multicultural Museum and Archives, Maunakea Marketplace; $10. Reservations: 595-3358.

√ Tour of the history, architecture and social events at The Royal Hawaiian hotel, 2-2:45 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; free. www.starwood.com/hawaii.

√ Hawai'i Theatre Docent Tours, includes a mini performance on the 1922 Robert Morton theater organ, 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Hawai'i Theatre; $5. 528-0506.

"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.

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.

√ 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 in the hotel lobby; free. 924-6007.

Ola Na Mo'olelo series, Hawaiian history storytelling, 1 p.m. weekdays, Bishop Museum; free with museum admission of $15.95*, or kama'aina $7.95*. 847-3511.

√ Historical Walking Tour, 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Sheraton Moana Surfrider; free. www.starwood.com/hawaii.

Hawaiian Quilting Classes, 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays with Mary Cesar, Mission Houses Museum; also, 10 a.m.-noon Saturdays with Wilma Connell; $7*. Reservations: 531-0481.

"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.