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

√ "AIDA," presented by Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Performing Arts Department; 7 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through March 14 and 2 p.m. March 8 and 15; Ruth Ke'elikolani Auditorium on campus; $5; 842-8356.

"A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM," musical comedy, presented by the Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Center; 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday; Kaimuki High School Theatre; $10 adults and students without ID, $5 children, high school students with ID and those 65 and older; 733-4913.

"CURTAINS," Hawai'i debut of a musical comedy whodunit, presented by Army Community Theatre; 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through March 14; Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter; $15-$28; 438-4480, www.armytheatre.com.

COMEDY

HAWAII COMEDY THEATER, Comedy Polynesia, featuring Bo Irvine, Kento-San, Michael Staats and Chief Sielu, 8 p.m., $25*; Sharkey's Comedy Club, featuring Michael Vasquez, Shawn Felipe, Arthur Wayne and Kenny Johnson, 9:30 p.m., $15*; both events Wednesdays and Saturdays; Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel; 531-4242.

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

√ IMPROV COMEDY, presented by Laughtrack Theater Company; 8 and 10 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; Laughtrack Theater, 1123 Bethel St.; 21 and older; $5*; 384-3362.

FAMILY

ANIMATION, an exhibit of cartoon characters from Cartoon Network; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; Bishop Museum; continues through May 10; $15.95 general, $12.95 for ages 4-12 and 65 and older, $8.95 and $7.95 kama'aina and military, free for keiki 3 and younger; 847-3511.

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.

"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, Society of Seven spinoff group; 6 p.m. dinner, 8:30 p.m. show Wednesdays-Saturdays; Main Showroom, Outrigger Waikiki Hotel on the Beach; $43* (drinks not included); 923-7469.

AT THE MALLS

√ ALA MOANA CENTER: 57th Cherry Blossom Contestants, 12-1 p.m. Saturday. Ongoing: keiki hula show; 10-11 a.m. Sundays; free; 955-9517.

√ WARD WAREHOUSE: Ongoing: lauhala weaving demonstration, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays; line dance classes, 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays; free; www.wardcentre.com.

√ PEARLRIDGE CENTER, UPTOWN (events free unless noted): Castle High School Polynesian Music and Dance Spring Concert, 6:30-7:30 p.m. today; Blood Bank of Hawaii Blood Drive, 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday; Ho'okahi Sunday Afternoons with Pineapple Squeeze, 1-2 p.m., also, Halau Hula O Mokulehua, 2:30-3:30 p.m. (Downtown Center Court); Mokichi Okada Association; Hawaii Healthy Monday Wellness Activities, 8:30-10:30 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.

√ 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.

√ WINDWARD MALL: Wind Wind Orchids, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Royal Hawaiian Band, 11-11:45 a.m., Three Piano Concert, 2-3 p.m. Saturday; free; 235-1143.

MUSIC & DANCE

√ ROYAL HAWAIIAN BAND: 11 a.m. Saturday, Windward Mall; 2 p.m. Sunday, Kapi'olani Bandstand; free; 922-5331.

√ 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: Inaugural Ball, 6:30-9:45 p.m. Saturday, Ala Wai Golf Course clubhouse, $10; Friday Ohana Night General Dance, 6:30-9:45 p.m. March 20, Ala Wai Golf Course clubhouse, $3; Saturday Social Dance, 7-10 p.m. March 14, Aliamanu Middle School cafeteria, donations accepted; 222-7851, 848-7789.

√ KUHIO BEACH TORCH-LIGHTING AND HULA SHOW; 6-7 p.m. daily except Mondays; Kuhio Beach hula mound; free; 843-8002.

√ NATIVE BOOKS/NA MEA HAWAI'I, WARD WAREHOUSE: beginning adult 'ukulele classes, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturdays; Na Mele Nei, 1-3 p.m. Sundays; 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; 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, lindy, balboa and Charleston all night long, presented by Hawaii Jitterbugs; 8-11 p.m. Thursdays, Ong King Arts Center; $5; 282-0053, www.pecking.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.

√ HOT SALSA SOCIAL, Latin music, dance till you drop with light pupu and no alcohol; 8:30 p.m. Fridays; The Dance Space; $5*; 256-7556, www.hawaiisalsa.com.

FAMILY TIES

√ STORYTIME & CRAFT; 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays through May 13, except March 25; Pearl City Public Library; ages 3 and older, with parent; free; 453-6566.

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

√ KEIKI STORYTIME, with stories, fingerplays and crafts; 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays through April 8; Kailua Public Library; ages 2-5, with parent; free; 266-9911.

√ TODDLER STORYTIME, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays through May 13; 'Ewa Beach Public & School Library; ages 3-5, with parent; free; 689-1204.

√ PRESCHOOL STORYTIME; 10:30-11:15 a.m. Wednesdays through May 6; 'Aiea Public Library; ages 2 1/2 and older, with parent; free; 483-7333.

√ PLAY MORNINGS, independent play times; 10 a.m. Thursdays; Kapolei Public Library; ages 2-5, with parent; free; 693-7050.

√ PRESCHOOL STORYTIME, with stories, sing-along songs, finger plays and crafts; 10 a.m. Thursdays through April 23; Wai'anae Public Library; ages 3-5, with parent; free; 697-7868.

√ CHILDREN'S STORYTIME, with crafts; 10:30 a.m. Sundays through March 29; Kaimuki Public Library; ages 3 and older, with parent; free; 733-8422.

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 and third Friday of the month; Bishop Museum, J. Watumull Planetarium; $6*; reservations: 848-4168.

√ LAUHALA WEAVING DEMONSTRATION; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. every first Saturday of the month; Mission Houses Museum; free; 531-0481, ext. 714.

"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.

STAR OF HONOLULU'S PREMIER WHALE WATCH CRUISE, 2 1/2-hour cruise, with educational and fun whale activities; 12-2:30 p.m. daily through April 30; Aloha Tower Marketplace, Pier 8; $39* adult, $23.50* child; 983-7827, www.starofhonolulu.com.

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.