Ongoing Events

The indicates admission is $5 or less, or free. Full-price admission is listed; the * denotes discounts (or free) for students, seniors, military, members and/or children. Call the venue for details.

FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Honolulu City Lights Exhibit, with Christmas Tree Exhibit and Holiday Wreath Display, at Honolulu Hale, 8 a.m.-11 p.m. daily through Jan. 4, including holiday and weekends; choral concerts nightly through Dec. 25; free. 523-CITY.

Pearlridge Express, train ride through Candyland, 9:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. today-Dec. 23, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 24 and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 26-Jan. 4, Pearlridge Center Uptown; for keiki 48 inches and shorter; $3. 488-0981.

"The Nutcracker," presented by the Hawaii State Ballet, 7 p.m. today-Saturday and Dec. 19-20, 2:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday and Dec. 20-21, and 6 p.m. Sunday, Mamiya Theatre; $16-$22*. 947-2755.

Santa's Light Parade, with festive floats and 40-foot illuminated train, 7 p.m. daily (except Monday) through Dec. 23, Ala Moana Center; free. 955-9517.

Jingle Bell Express, train ride sing-along through the mall level, 10 a.m.-closing daily through Jan. 1, Ala Moana Center; for 12 and younger; $5. 955-9517.

"Magic of the Season," holiday musical, 6-6:25 p.m. Friday-Sunday, and Tuesday-Dec. 22, Ala Moana Center; free. 955-9517.

Holoholo Ka'a Express, holiday train, 6-9 p.m. Dec. 19-21, Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center; free with any purchase at the shopping center. 922-2299.

"Christmas Talk Story," presented by Kumu Kahua Theatre and Honolulu Theatre for Youth, 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and 3:30 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 21, Tenney Theatre; for 6 and older; $16*. Also, added performances: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 19 at McKay Auditorium, Brigham Young University-Hawai'i ($8*), 1 p.m. Dec. 22 at Kalihi Library (free) and 7 p.m. Dec. 22 at Lanikai Playhouse (free). 839-9885.

STAGE

"Peter Pan," family musical, repeats 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 28 (no show on Christmas Day); also 3 p.m. Saturday and Dec. 20 and 27 at Diamond Head Theatre; $12-$42*. 733-0274.

"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Andrew Lloyd Webber musical presented by New Hope Christian Fellowship, 7:30 p.m. today, Sunday, Wednesday-Friday, and Dec. 21, and 3 p.m. Sunday and Wednesday, Farrington High School auditorium; $6, $8. 842-4242, ext. 778; (888) 842-4242, No. 6.

"Ten Million Reawakenings," dramatization of a medieval Japanese ghost story presented by The Actors' Group, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday, The Yellow Brick Studio; $10. 722-6941.

"Obake," Japanese ghost story set in plantation-era Hawai'i, ends 8 p.m. today, Kumu Kahua Theatre; for adults; $5-$16. 536-4441.

"'Tis Pity She's A Whore," black comedy, violence and eroticism, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Kennedy Theatre; $15*. 956-7655.

"The Successful Life of 3," humorous look at gender and sexuality, 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, UH-Manoa's Earle Ernst Lab Theatre; $8*. 956-7655.

"Nutcracker," presented by Hawaii Ballet Theatre at Leeward Community College Theatre, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Dec. 20, and 4 p.m. Sunday and Dec. 21; $24*. 839-1596, LCCTheatre.hawaii.edu.

"An Iso Peanut Christmas," local family favorite with holiday twist, presented by 'Ohi'a Productions, premiering 2 p.m. Sunday, McKinley High School; repeats 2 and 4 p.m. Dec. 21; $15*. 594-0464.

MUSIC & DANCE

Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center entertainment: Noa Noa Hula Festa, 1-5 p.m., and VoiceMaster Voice Training School, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Friday; 'Iliahi Elementary School Chorus, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Saturday; Na Keiki O Manana, 3-4 p.m. Monday; Greg and Junko, 7:30-9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; Ku'uipo Kumukahi, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays; Pu'uhonua, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays; Kilinahe, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sundays; free. 922-2299.

Windward Mall entertainment: Castle High School Polynesian Ensemble, 6:30 p.m. Friday; St. John the Baptist Holiday Show, 2 p.m., and Na Opio o Koolau, 6 p.m. Saturday; St. John the Baptist Catholic School Choir, 2 p.m., and Halau Hula O Nawahine, 4 p.m. Sunday; Na Keiki O Manana, 5:30 p.m., and Elsie's Karaoke School, 7 p.m. Monday; St. Anthony Choir, 5 p.m. and Latter Rain, 7 p.m. Tuesday; Kailua High Ensemble, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday; Pacific Trades Strolling Quartet, 6-8 p.m. Thursday; free. 235-1143.

Pearlridge Center entertainment: Ka Hula O Ululani, 7-8 p.m. Friday; St. Elizabeth School, 11 a.m.-noon, Sax to the Max, noon-2 p.m., Pearl Ridge Elementary School, 1-2 p.m., Keiki Kani Inc., 3-4 p.m., and Sax to the Max, 6-8 p.m. Saturday; Alaka'i Halau Hula 'O Nawahine, 11 a.m.-noon, and Latter Rain, 7-8 p.m. Sunday; Waiau Elementary School, 7-8 p.m. Monday; Wheeler Elementary School, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday; Nanakuli High and Intermediate School, 7-8 p.m. Wednesday; Tradewinds, 7-8 p.m. Thursday; free. 488-0981.

International Market Place entertainment: Simplisity, 7-9 p.m. Friday; Hula Halau O Leolani Hawaii Kai, 7-9 p.m. Saturday; Khausak, 7-9 p.m. Sundays; "Islands of Aloha," 8:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; food-court stage; free. 971-2080, 236-7104.

Ala Moana Center entertainment: Highlands Intermediate School Band, 8-8:45 p.m. Friday; N2Dance, 2-2:45 p.m., and YMCA Dance Central, 4-5 p.m. Saturday; YMCA Dance Central, 4-5 p.m. and House of I, 8-8:45 p.m. Sunday; Blossom Lau Music Studio, 8-8:45 p.m. Monday; Honolulu Community Concert Band, 8-9 p.m. Tuesday; Kaimuki

Middle School Concert Band, 8-8:45 p.m. Wednesday; Ala Moana Keiki Hula Show, featuring Na Mamo O Ka'ala, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; free. 955-9517.