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.

STAGE

"Man of La Mancha," based on Cervantes' "Don Quixote," 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter; $14 and $17*. 438-4480.

"Obake," Japanese ghost story set in plantation-era Hawai'i, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Kumu Kahua Theatre, sold out; also, extended 8 p.m. Thursday-Dec. 6 and 2 p.m. Dec. 7; $5-$16. 536-4441.

"Christmas Talk Story," presented by Kumu Kahua Theatre and Honolulu Theatre for Youth, premiering 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Tenney Theatre; repeats 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and 3:30 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 21; for 6 and older; $16*. 839-9885.

"The Fisherman's Tale," part of the Arabian Nights series, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Indigo; $20 includes glass of champagne. Reservations: 521-2900.

"Principles of Falling," interactive play with Cruel Theatre about falling in love, every 30 minutes from 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Coffee Talk; $12*. Reservations: 523-1004.

"Tobacco Road," presented by Sundays @ 2 Matinee Readers Theatre, 2 p.m. Sunday, Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter; $6. 438-4480.

"Magic of the Season," holiday musical, premiering 6-6:25 p.m. Sunday, Ala Moana Center; repeats Tuesday-Dec. 7, Dec. 9-14, and 16-22; free. 955-9517.

"Apartment 3A," a comedy/drama on lost love and hope, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 7, Manoa Valley Theatre; also, make-up show at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday; $25*. 988-6131.

"All My Sons," drama by Arthur Miller, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 7, Hawai'i Pacific University Theatre; $18*. 375-1282.

"Ten Million Reawakenings," dramatization of a medieval Japanese ghost story presented by The Actors' Group, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 7, The Yellow Brick Studio; also, extended 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11-13 and 4 p.m. Dec. 14; $10. 722-6941.

MUSIC & DANCE

Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center entertainment: Na Mele O Na Kamali'i, 12:30-1:30 p.m., and Na Kama O La'akona, 7-8 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.

Ala Moana Center entertainment: Nanakuli Intermediate and High School Drama Club, 6-6:45 p.m. Monday; Kapalama Elementary School, 8-8:30 p.m. Tuesday; Ala Moana Keiki Hula Show, featuring Na Mamo O Ka'ala, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; free. 955-9517.

Na Leo Lani Chorus, weekly rehearsals, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Saint Francis School; free. 944-3373.

Royal Hawaiian Band: 1-2 p.m. Wednesday, Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center; noon-1 p.m. Fridays, 'Iolani Palace grounds; 2-3 p.m. Sundays, Kapi'olani Park bandstand; free. 922-5331.

Chaminade Chorus rehearsals, open to the public, 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays, Chaminade University, Eiben Hall; free. 261-6495.

Pearlridge Center: Honolulu Boy Choir, 10 a.m., and Halau O Hanauna Kuu Aloha, 7-8 p.m. Friday, Ikepono, 6-8 p.m. and Kids 4 Christ, 7-8 p.m. Saturday; Campbell High School, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday; 'Iliahi Elementary School, 7-8 p.m. Wednesday; Pearl City Elementary School, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Tradewinds, 7-8 p.m. Thursday; free. 488-0981.

International Market Place entertainment: Oceanside, 7-9 p.m. Friday; Ka'ala, 7-9 p.m. Saturday; "Islands of Aloha," 8:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; food-court stage; free. 971-2080, 236-7104.

Korean Traditional Dance Workshop, presented by the Korean Traditional Music Association of Hawaii, 2 p.m. Saturdays, KTMAH Office, 1491 S. King St., No. 201; free. 946-8881, 946-8885.

Windward Mall entertainment: Hawaii Youth Chorus, 2 p.m. Sunday; Honolulu Community Band, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday; Campbell High School, 7 p.m. Wednesday; St. Ann's Choir, 6:30 p.m. Thursday; free. 235-1143.

Kuhio Beach Torch-lighting and Hula Show, 6-7 nightly, Kuhio Beach stage, near Duke Kahanamoku statue; free. 843-8002.

FAMILY TIES

My Tutu and Me, play morning for grandparents and grandchildren, 9:30-11 a.m. Tuesdays, Hawai'i Children's Discovery Center; $3*. Reservations: 524-5437.

American Box Car Racing International, open family racing, 3-9 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, 1-5 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, ABCRI Box Car Track; tennis shoes and long pants required; $6*. 947-3393.

HOLIDAYS

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 48 inches tall and shorter; $3. 488-0981.

Holoholo Ka'a Express, holiday train, 6-9 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 5-6, 19-21, Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center; free with any shopping center purchase. 922-2299.

Santa's Light Parade, with festive floats and 40-foot illuminated train, 7 p.m. daily except Mondays through Dec. 14, and daily Dec. 16-23, 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.