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

Center stage, 'Gypsy' Shari Lynn stars as Mama Rose in the musical "Gypsy," continuing at Fort Shafter's Richardson Theatre. The Army Community Theatre production takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Sept. 20. 438-4480, 438-5230. Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser

"Green Eggs and Ham" and "Gertrude McFuzz," short operas produced by Honolulu Theatre for Youth, the Honolulu Symphony and Hawaii Opera Theatre, 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Saturdays and 1:30 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 21, Hawai'i Theatre; for 4 and older; $12-$24*. 839-9885, 528-0506.

"Abie's Irish Rose," comedy by Anne Nichols, presented by Sundays @ 2 Matinee Readers Theatre, 2 p.m. Sunday and Sept. 21, Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter; $6*. 438-4480.

"Bat Boy: The Musical," musical about a half boy/half bat, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 28, Manoa Valley Theatre; $30*. 988-6131.

"The Guys," based on the aftermath of Sept. 11, presented by The Actors' Group, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 28, The Yellow Brick Studio; $10*. 722-6941.

"Folks You Meet In Longs,"a day in the drugstore and a cross-section of Hawai'i's people, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 28, Kumu Kahua Theatre; extended 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, Oct. 1, 3-4 and 8-10, and 2 p.m. Oct. 5; sold out. 536-4441.

MUSIC & DANCE

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

Royal Hawaiian Band: noon-1 p.m. Fridays, 'Iolani Palace grounds; 11 a.m. Sunday, Hawai'i Maritime Center; 2-3 p.m. Sundays, Kapi'olani Park bandstand; free. 922-5331.

Pearlridge Center entertainment: Jordan Segundo and Tani Lynn, 5:30-6:30 p.m. and Ka Hula O Ululani, 7-8 p.m. Friday (Uptown); Honolulu Jazz Quartet, 6-8 p.m. Saturday (Downtown); free. 488-0981.

International Market Place entertainment: Simplisity, 7-9 p.m. Friday; Halau O Keaunui, 7-9 p.m. Saturday; Hula Hui O Ka'ano'i, 4-7 p.m. Sunday; "Islands of Aloha," 8:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; food-court stage; free. 971-2080, 236-7104.

Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center entertainment: Pua Kapele Halau O Hula, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Friday; 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; free. 922-2299.

Aloha Tower Marketplace entertainment: Na Kupuna o Kale Hulu Kupuna and St. John's Halau, 3-4 p.m. Saturday; free. 566-2337.

Ala Moana Center entertainment: Tiare a Petahi, 6-7 p.m. Saturday; Ala Moana Keiki Hula Show, featuring Na Mamo O Ka'ala, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; Grandparents' Day Event, 2-3 p.m. Sunday; free. 955-9517.

Kuhio Beach Torch-lighting and Hula Show, 6:30-7:30 nightly, Kuhio Beach stage, near Duke Kahanamoku statue; free. 843-8002.

FAMILY TIES

Keiki Monday, with clown show, storytelling and face-painting, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays, Town Center of Mililani; free. 625-5233.

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

Keiki Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. Saturdays, Borders Waikele; free. 696-6699.

Keiki Tuesdays, with clowns, 10:30 a.m.-noon Tuesdays, Pearlridge Center Uptown; free. 488-0981.

Preschool Craft and Storytime, 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Barnes & Noble; Children's Storytime, 11 a.m. Saturdays; free. 737-3323.

Toddler Time, keiki activities, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Kahala Mall; free. 732-7736.

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

Family Night Wednesdays, with clown/puppet show, balloons and bingo, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Windward Mall; free. 235-1143.

Storytime for Toddlers, with read-alouds, fingerplays and action rhymes, 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, Kaimuki Public Library; free. 733-8422.

Yo-yo and Spin Top Classes for all ages, 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays at Pearlridge Center Uptown, 7-9 p.m. Saturdays at Ward Warehouse amphitheater, 7-9 p.m. Saturdays at Windward Mall; free. 834-2828, 947-7097.

Keiki Storytime, 11 a.m. Saturdays, Borders, Ward Centre; free. 591-8995.

NATURE

Tropical Plant Walk, 10 a.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays, Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden; walking shoes required; insect repellent, light rain gear recommended; free. 233-7323.

Weekend Fishing, catch and release, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden; bring poles, small barbless hooks, bait and buckets. Insect repellent, walking shoes, light rain gear and picnic lunch are recommended; free. 233-7323.

Petroglyphs and Waterfalls, a walking tour in Nu'uanu Valley to Kapena Falls and other historic sites, Saturdays and Sundays; presented by the Hawai'i Geographic Society; $15*. Reservations or details: 538-3952.

TOURS & ATTRACTIONS

Chinatown Historic and Cultural Walking Tour, by the Hawai'i Heritage Center, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, meet at Ramsay Galleries Museum; $10*. 521-2749.

The Diamond Head Story, a 2-mile walking tour led by volunteers of the Clean Air Team, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, from the Mahatma Gandhi statue in front of Honolulu Zoo to the crater's main tunnel; $5. 948-3299.

King's Jubilee, a tribute to King Kalakaua, with flag ceremony, precision rifle drill and musical revue, 6:45 p.m., followed by a fireworks show, 8 p.m. Fridays, Hilton Hawaiian Village; free. 949-4321, ext. 77881.

Diamond Head Lighthouse Walk, a 2-mile stroll presented by the Clean Air Team, 9 a.m.-noon Sunday, from the Mahatma Gandhi statue in front of Honolulu Zoo to lighthouse; $5. 948-3299.

Hawaiian Train Rides, 1 and 3 p.m. Sundays, 91-1001 Renton Road, 'Ewa; narrated 90-minute roundtrip to Kahe Point; $8*. 681-5461.

Changing of the King's Guard, with flag ceremony and rifle drill exhibition, 6:15 nightly, King's Village Shopping Center; free. 944-6855.