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

"THE POWER OF DESIRE: A MIDSUMMER NIGHTMARE," updated re-write of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," translated into modern English, presented by Leeward Community College drama students; 8 p.m. April 11; Leeward Community College Lab Theatre; repeats 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through April 12 (matinee: 4 p.m. April 12); $10; 455-0549.

"FLOWER DRUM SONG," a revived version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway classic; 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, extended-run performances 8 p.m. April 12 and 4 p.m. April 13; Diamond Head Theatre; $12-$42; 733-0274, www.diamondheadtheatre.com.

"ART/OVERCOME," an original performance featuring directors Jason K. Ellinwood and Abel Coelho, presented by UH-Manoa Late Night Theatre; premieres 11 p.m. April 12; Earle Ernst Lab Theatre; repeats 8 p.m. April 13 and 11 p.m. April 18-19; $10*; 956-7655, www.hawaii.edu/kennedy.

√ "THE GOOD DOCTOR," Neil Simon's classic directed by Terri Large Madden; premieres 8 p.m. April 17; Kapi'olani Community College Maile Performing Arts Theatre; repeats 8 p.m. April 18-19 (matinee: 6:30 p.m. April 13); $5; 734-9225.

"FLOWER DRUM SONG," the 2001 Broadway Revival, presented by Performing Arts Center of Kapolei; 7 p.m. April 11; Kapolei High School; repeats 7 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through April 19 (matinees 1 p.m. April 12 and 19); $8*; 692-8255.

"THE ROMANCE OF MAGNO RUBIO," off-Broadway play based on a short story by Carlos Bulosan; 8 p.m. April 11; Kumu Kahua Theatre; 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through April 19; $5-$16; 536-4222, www.KumuKahua.org.

"CABARET," presented by the Castle Performing Arts Center, musical drama follows two women in pre-war Germany; 7:30 p.m. April 11; Ronald E. Bright Theatre; repeats 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through April 20; for mature audiences; $15*; 233-5626, www.showTix4U.com.

"MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL," a salute to women who are experiencing the change; 8 p.m. April 11; Hawai'i Theatre; repeats 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 7 p.m. Sundays (matinees: 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday) through April 20; $45* Friday-Saturday evenings, matinees, $40* all other performances; 528-0506, www.newspaceentertainment.com.

"WEST SIDE STORY," modern adaptation of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," presented by Punahou School theater department; 7:30 p.m. April 11; Dillingham Hall, Punahou School; repeats 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Sundays through April 20; for older students and adult audiences; $10*; 944-5829.

"THE SERVANT OF MANY MASTERS," newly worked twist on Goldoni's classic, a servant who mistakenly gets employed by more than one master; premieres 8 p.m. April 11; Kennedy Theatre; repeats 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays (matinee: 2 p.m. April 20) through April 20; $16*; 483-7123, www.etickethawaii.com.

"BRIGADOON," Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical presented by Chaminade University's Performing Arts Department; premieres 7:30 p.m. April 17; Mamiya Theatre; repeats 7:30 p.m. April 18-19 (matinee: 4 p.m. April 20); $12*; 735-4827.

"THE CONSTANT WIFE," basic human needs collide with social convention in W. Somerset Maugham's witty 1926 comedy; 8 p.m. April 11; Paul and Vi Loo Theatre, Hawai'i Pacific University; repeats 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays through May 4; $20*; 375-1282.

"FERDINAND THE BULL," Honolulu Theatre for Youth's season finale, based on the children's classic by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson; 1:30 & 4:30 p.m. April 12; Tenney Theatre; repeats Saturdays through May 10; 4 and older; $16*; 839-9885.

COMEDY

HAWAII COMEDY THEATER, Comedy Polynesia, 7:30 p.m., $25*; Sharkey's Comedy Club, 9 p.m., $15*; nightly except Tuesdays; Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel, Kapuni Room; 531-4242.

OPEN-MIKE COMEDY COMPETITION; doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Thursdays; Sharkey's Comedy Club; $8*; 531-4242.

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; $115 deluxe dinner, $69.50* standard dinner, $38* cocktails only (kama'aina $63*, $68*, $105*); 922-5811.

CIRQUE HAWAII, exotic new-age circus of acrobats, jugglers, bungee jumpers and contortionists; 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. daily except Wednesdays; Cirque Hawaii Theatre; 325 Seaside Ave.; $55*, $75* (kama'aina $44.55*, $52.92*, $66.33*), dinner packages available; 922-0017.

DANNY COUCH — THE VOICE OF THESE ISLANDS, with hula; dinner at 5:15 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays; Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel, Ainahau Showroom; $80 for dinner, $39.50 cocktails; 931-4660, www.dannycouch.com.

"STARS IN CONCERT HAWAII," Elvis Presley, Elton John, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston and The Blues Brothers impersonators; dinner seating 6:45 p.m., cocktail seating 8:45 p.m., show at 9 p.m. daily except Wednesdays; Sheraton Princess Kaiulani, Ainahau Showroom; deluxe dinner $99, standard $75 adult and $56 children 3-11, show only, $45 adults, $30 children; 923-1245.

"MAGIC OF POLYNESIA," featuring illusionist John Hirokawa; 8:20 p.m. daily (seating at 7 p.m.); Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber hotel; deluxe dinner, $136.13*, regular dinner $79.58*, cocktails only $50.26* (kama'aina $37*, $55*); 971-4321.

SOCIETY OF SEVEN LAS VEGAS, spinoff group of the classic Society of Seven; 8:30 p.m. daily except Mondays, dinner seating, 7 p.m.; Main Showroom, Outrigger Waikiki Hotel on the Beach; $72*, cocktails only, $47*, plus drinks (kama'aina $51.25*, $29.50*); 923-7469.

AT THE MALLS

√ ALA MOANA CENTER: Honolulu Community Concert Band, 12-12:45 p.m. April 12; Iwalani School of Dance, 2-2:45 p.m. April 12; Riverside City College Concert, 12-1:30 p.m. and 2-3 p.m. April 13; University of Hawai'i Laboratory School Concert, 6-6:45 p.m. April 17. Ongoing: keiki hula show, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; free; 955-9517.

√ WARD WAREHOUSE: Na Mele Nei First Sunday Concert, with Derrick Mau, presented by Native Books/Na Mea Hawai'i, 1 p.m. April 13. Ongoing: line dance classes, 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays; lauhala weaving demonstration, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays; free; www.wardcentre.com.

√ WINDWARD MALL: Ohana Concert featuring Beach 5, 6:30-7:30 p.m. April 11; www.windwardmall.com.

√ PEARLRIDGE CENTER, UPTOWN: Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame "Lei of Stars" Concert with Bill Kaiwa, Jesse Kalima, Eddie Kamae, Flip McDiarmid, Peter Moon, Marlene Sai and John Piilani Watkins, 12-1 p.m., April 12; Ho'okahi April 13. Afternoons with Kaipo Asing Trio, 1-2 p.m. April 13, also Halau Hula o Mokulehua 2:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday; free Mokichi Okada Association Hawaii health activities, 8:30-10:30 a.m. April 14; Congressional Art Competition Exhibit, during center hours April 12-26. 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.

MUSIC & DANCE

√ ROYAL HAWAIIAN BAND: 12-12:45 p.m. April 12, Windward Mall; 12-12:45 p.m. April 16, Kapolei Hale. Ongoing: 12-1 p.m., April 11, 'Iolani Palace; 2 p.m., April 13, Kapi'olani Park Bandstand; free; 922-5331.

√ INTERNATIONAL MARKET PLACE FOOD COURT: Simplisity, 7-9 p.m. April 11; Ka Lei Papahi o Kakuhihewa, 7-9 p.m. April 12; Greg and Junko MacDonald, 7-9 p.m. Sundays and Tuesdays; Voyage Through Polynesia, 8:30-9:15 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; free; 971-2080.

√ RECREATIONAL INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING; 7-9 p.m. Sundays; Moiliili Community Center; $3; 941-6453.

√ NA LEO LANI CHORUS, Hawai'i chapter of Sweet Adelines International, invites the public and prospective members — women, 16 and older — to its rehearsals; 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays; Saint Francis School auditorium, Manoa; free; 440-4607, www.sweetadelineshawaii.org.

√ 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: Saturday Ball Dance, 6:30-9:45 p.m., May 3, Ala Wai Golf Course clubhouse, $5; Friday Ohana Night General Dance, 6:30-9:45 p.m. April 18, Ala Wai Golf Course clubhouse, $3; Saturday Social Dance, 7-10 p.m. April 12, Aliamanu Middle School cafeteria, donations accepted; 222-7851, 848-7789.

√ KUHIO BEACH TORCH-LIGHTING AND HULA SHOW; 6:30-7:30 p.m. daily except Mondays; Kuhio Beach hula mound; free; 843-8002.

√ NATIVE BOOKS/NA MEA HAWAI'I, WARD WAREHOUSE: 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; beginning adult 'ukulele classes, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturdays; 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.

FAMILY TIES

√ WAIALUA PUBLIC LIBRARY: Toddler Time with educational toys; 10 a.m. April 11; free; 637-8286.

√ HAWAI'I STATE LIBRARY: Toddler Time Storytime with rhymes and songs; 10-10:30 a.m. Mondays through April; free; 586-3510.

√ KAILUA PUBLIC LIBRARY: keiki storytime; 11 a.m. Wednesdays through April 23; free; 266-9911.

√ KAPOLEI PUBLIC LIBRARY: keiki storytime; 10-10:45 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays through April 24; free; 693-7050.

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

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.

√ SKY TONIGHT, lecture presented by the Bishop Museum, exploring the seasonal Hawaiian skies and viewing session on the Planetarium's rooftop deck through Observatory's telescope; 8 p.m. every first Friday of the month; Bishop Museum, J. Watumull Planetarium; $4*; reservations, 848-4168.

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.

TOURS & ATTRACTIONS

"ANIMAL GROSSOLOGY," interactive exhibit presents a different view of the animal kingdom; through April 20; Bishop Museum; $15.95* general, $7.50* kama'aina; 847-3511.

√ ALOHA FRIDAY KING'S JUBILEE, with flag ceremony, precision rifle drill and musical revue, followed by fireworks display; 7 p.m. Fridays; Hilton Hawaiian Village; free; 949-4321, ext. 77881.

CHINATOWN HISTORIC AND CULTURAL WALKING TOUR, presented by Hawai'i Heritage Center; 9:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays; meet at 1040 Smith St.; $10*; 521-2749.

CHINATOWN MUSEUM WALKING TOURS, Chinatown and harbor/Capital District; 10:30 a.m. Mondays-Saturdays; Hawaiian Chinese Multicultural Museum and Archives, Maunakea Marketplace; $10; reservations, 595-3358.

MARINE MUNCHIES, animal feeding; 4:15-6 p.m. Mondays; Waikiki Aquarium; $20*; 923-9741.

√ HAWAI'I THEATRE DOCENT TOURS, one-hour guided tour; 11 a.m. Tuesdays; Hawai'i Theatre; $5; 528-0506.

HAWAIIAN RAILWAY TRAIN RIDES; 1 and 3 p.m. Sundays; 91-1001 Renton Road, 'Ewa; narrated, 90-minute roundtrip to Kahe Point; $10*; 681-5461.

PAUAHI: A LEGACY FOR HAWAII, exhibition; 3 p.m. daily; Bishop Museum; $15.95* general, $7.50* kama'aina; 847-3511.

HAWAIIAN QUILTING BEE; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. every second and fourth Saturday of the month; Mission Houses Museum; $20*; reservations, 531-0481, ext. 714.

'IOLANI PALACE GRAND TOURS, 1 1/2-hour tour of galleries and barracks, every 30 minutes; 8:30 a.m.2 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; $20* ($15* kama'aina). Galleries tour only: $12*; 522-0832.

MISSION HOUSES MUSEUM TOURS; 11 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; Mission Houses Museum; $10* ($8* kama'aina); 531-0481.

"NAVIGATING CHANGE: THE NORTHWESTERN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS" exhibit; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; Hawai'i Maritime Center; Honolulu Harbor, Pier 7; $7.50*; 536-6373.

PINEAPPLE EXPRESS TRAIN TOUR, 20-minute tour; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; Dole Plantation; 64-1550 Kamehameha Highway, Wahiawa; $7.50*; 621-8408.

SENATOR FONG'S PLANTATION AND GARDENS TOUR; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. daily, tours at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily; Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens; $14.50*; 239-6775.

OLA NA MO'OLELO SERIES, Hawaiian history storytelling; 1 p.m. daily; Bishop Museum; free with museum admission of $15.95* general, $7.50* kama'aina; 847-3511.

√ BUS TOUR OF WAHIAWA, presented by the Wahiawa Community and Business Association's Community Strengthening Program; 10 p.m. every third Saturday; begins and ends at Center Street; free, reservations: 621-6531.