Posted on: Friday, November 26, 2004

Ongoing Events

Advertiser Staff

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; and advance purchases. Call the venue for details.

THE HOLIDAYS

Candy Cane Train, 30-foot train, opens 10 a.m. today-Jan. 1, Ala Moana Center, mall level; 12 and younger; $6 (same-day tickets sold at Train Depot; advance tickets available at Customer Service Center). 955-9517.

"The Christmas Gift of Aloha," musical stage show based on the Lisa Matsumoto children's book, premiering 6 p.m. today, Ala Moana Centerstage; repeats daily except Mondays, through Dec. 23; free. 955-9517.

Santa's Spectacular Aloha Christmas Parade, with characters from the children's book, "The Christmas Gift of Aloha," premiering 7 p.m. today, Ala Moana Center; repeats daily except Mondays, through Dec. 23; free. 955-9517.

23rd Annual World Art Bazaar, gifts from around the world, opening 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, The Academy Art Center at Linekona; repeats 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 12; free. 532-8703.

"Christmas Talk Story 2004," presented by Honolulu Theatre for Youth and Kumu Kahua Theatre, premiering 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Tenney Theatre; 7 and older; repeats 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, 12 and 19, 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11, 18 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4; $16*. 839-9885.

All Wrapped Up, Pacific Handcrafters Guild gift gallery, opening 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday, The ARTS at Marks Garage; repeats Mondays-Saturdays, through Dec. 11; free. 521-2903.

KCAA Thrift Shop Holiday Sale, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays, KCAA Thrift Shop; free. 941-9989, 247-2688.

Pearlridge Holiday Train Express, custom-built locomotive, 10 a.m. daily through Jan. 2 (closed on Christmas), Pearlridge Center Uptown; height limit of 48 inches; $3. 488-0981.

STAGE

"The King and I," Rodgers and Hammerstein musical presented by Army Community Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through Dec. 4, Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter; $14, $17*. 438-4480.

"Chinese Coffee," drama presented by Sundays @ 2 Matinee Readers Theatre, 2 p.m. Sunday and Dec. 5, Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter; $6. 438-4480.

"Jaguar Priests: Our Culture is Myth," hip-hop theater myth, premiering 8 p.m. Wednesday, Earle Ernst Lab Theatre; repeats 8 p.m. Thursday and Dec. 3-4 and 2 p.m. Dec. 5; $10*. 956-7655.

"Broadway Bound," third part of Neil Simon's autobiographical trilogy about his alter ego Eugene Jerome, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 5, Hawai'i Pacific University Theatre; $20*. 375-1282.

"Red Herring," noir comedy about three love stories, murder and nuclear espionage plot, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 5, Manoa Valley Theatre; also, make-up Thanksgiving performance 7:30 p.m. Tuesday; $25*. 988-6131.

"Half Dozen Long Stem," local humor in a Honolulu flower and lei shop, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 5, Kumu Kahua Theatre; $5-$16. 536-4441.

MUSIC & DANCE

Torch-lighting ceremony and mini show by Polynesian Cultural Center, 6-6:45 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center; free. 922-2299.

Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center entertainment: 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; Soundettes of Hawaii, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sundays; free. 922-2299.

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.

Pearlridge Center entertainment: Uptown — Honolulu Boy Choir, 9-10 a.m., Na Hula O Kaleiokapualani, 7-8 p.m. today, students of harpist Sharene Boulos, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Campbell High School Choir, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Na Keiki O Manana, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Halau Hula O Kaholomua, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday; Downtown — Sax to the Max, 6-8 p.m. Saturday; Uptown and Downtown — Sax to the Max, noon-2 p.m. and Wallen Ellingson, 3:30-5:30 p.m. today, Po'okela, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Tropichords, 12:30-2:30 p.m. and Wallen Ellingson, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, Po'okela 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesday; free. 488-0981.

Hawai'i Kai Towne Center entertainment, Niu Valley Middle School Band, 5-5:40 p.m., Monty's Magic, 6-7 p.m. and The Country Dancers of Hawaii, 7-7:30 p.m. today; free. 941-0440.

International Market Place entertainment: Nu'uanu YMCA, 7-9 p.m. today; Iesu, 7-9 p.m. Saturday; Islands of Aloha, 8:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; food-court stage; free. 971-2080.

Kahala Mall entertainment: The Brothers Cazimero, 6 p.m. Saturday; Ka Hale I o Kahala Halau Hula, 1 p.m. Sundays; free. 732-7736.

Ala Moana Center entertainment: Keiki Hula Show, featuring Na Mamo O Ka'ala, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; free. 955-9517.

Aloha Tower Marketplace entertainment: Halau Hula O Ka Wehi Kau I Ka Pali, 11-11:45 a.m. Sunday; free. 566-2337.

Kuhio Beach torch-lighting and hula show, 6-7 nightly, Kuhio Beach stage, near Duke Kahanamoku statue; free. 843-8002.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS

Artfest, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, Queen's Surf Beach in Waikiki; free. 696-6717.

TOURS & ATTRACTIONS

'Iolani Palace Grand Tours, 1 1/2-hour tour of the galleries and barracks, every 30 minutes, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; $20* ($15* kama'aina). Galleries tour only: $10*. 522-0832.

The Queen's Tour, walking tour of Waikiki's historic sites with a native Hawaiian historian and storyteller, 9 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, Fountain Courtyard; free. 737-6442.

Mission Houses Museum Tours, guided tours of the houses and print shop, 11 a.m., 1, 2:45 and 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 1 and 2:45 p.m. Sundays and 6 p.m. Thursdays; $10* ($8* kama'aina). 531-0481.

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

King's Jubilee, a tribute to King Kalakaua, with flag ceremony, precision rifle drill and musical revue, followed by fireworks, 6:30 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 round trip to Kahe Point; $10*. 681-5461.

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