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. Call venue for details.

STAGE

"Kamau," explores the complex interrelationships, moral ambiguities and harsh realities of life in contemporary Hawai'i, premiering 8 p.m. Thursday, Kumu Kahua Theatre; repeats 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through July 15; $16*; 536-4441.

"Antigone," The Actors Group presents the Greek tragic myth retold from a modern perspective; 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays through July 15, The Yellow Brick Studio; $15*; 550-8457, www.honoluluboxoffice.com.

"Outlaw Circus," short scenes, burlesque and improv conducted by a deranged ringmaster, 8 p.m. Saturday and 10:30 p.m. Sunday, The ARTS at Marks Garage; $15*; 550-8457, www.honoluluboxoffice.com.

√ "The Wild Tree or East o' the Sun, West o' the Goodnight Moon," presented by The Lizard Loft, a mash-up of various children's stories containing adult situations, for mature audiences, 10:30 p.m. Saturday and 8 p.m. Sunday, The ARTS at Marks Garage; free, $10 donation suggested; 521-2903.

"Working," musical revue celebrating the average American worker, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays through July 12, Manoa Valley Theatre; $30*; 988-6131, www.manoavalleytheatre.com.

"The Lieutenant of Inishmore," a dark (and bloody) comedy about terrorism, 8 p.m. today-Saturday, The Actors Ohana at The Academy of Film and Television, 1174 Waimanu St., No. A; $15*; 550-8457, www.honoluluboxoffice.com.

AT THE MALLS

√ Ala Moana Center: Summer Winds Band, 2-2:30 p.m., Hawaii State Ballet, 7-7:45 p.m. today; Halau Hula O Nawahine, 12-12:45 p.m., Iwalani School of Dance, 2-2:45 p.m., Honolulu Dance Studio, 4-4:45 p.m. Saturday; Maria Lauer Voice Studio, 12-12:45 p.m., Honolulu Community Concert Band, 2-2:45 p.m. Sunday; Hawaii International Dance Festival, 12-2:30 p.m. Monday; Fourth of July fireworks spectacular, 12-8:30 p.m. Wednesday; Keiki Hula Show, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; Polynesian Cultural Center, 12-12:45 p.m. Tuesdays; free. 955-9517.

√ Kahala Mall: Aloha Saturday with Ka Hale I o Kahala Halau Hula, 12-1 p.m. Saturday; free; www.kahalamallcenter.com.

√ Pearlridge Center: Uptown: "Robots: The Interactive Exhibition," during mall hours, today-Aug. 5; Pali Momi health screening, 7:30-9:30 a.m. Monday; Walk in the Mall with St. Francis Hospice Bereavement Services, 8-9 a.m. Wednesday; senior citizen display, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Thursday; Baba Alimoot and friends, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Fridays; 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: Oahu Line Dancers, 2-4 p.m. Sunday; Third of July fireworks extravaganza, 5 p.m. Tuesday; Star of Honolulu welcome hula show, 4:30-5:30 p.m. daily; 'ukulele lessons, 2:30-3 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays; hula lessons with Kahea, 12:30-1 p.m. Thursdays; free. 566-2337.

MUSIC & DANCE

√ Hawaii Ballroom Dance Association: Saturday Ball Dance, 6:30-9:45 p.m. July 7, Ala Wai Golf Course palladium, $5; Friday Ohana Night General Dance, 6:30-9:45 p.m. July 20, Ala Wai Golf Course palladium, $3; Saturday Social Dance, 7-10 p.m. July 14 and 28, Moanalua Elementary School, donations accepted; 222-7851, 848-7789.

√ Royal Hawaiian Band, 12-1 p.m. Saturday, Flavors of Honolulu; noon1 p.m. Fridays, 'Iolani Palace grounds; 2 p.m. Sundays, Kapi'olani Park bandstand; free. 922-5331.

√ Hula Show, Hawaiian music and hula show at Kapi'olani Park bandstand, 6:30-7:30 p.m. daily; free. 843-8002.

FAMILY TIES

√ Planet Fun's "Catch A Rising Star": kids-only singing competition, 7 p.m. Fridays, Planet Fun, The Kunia Shopping Center; free, www.planetfunusa.com.

√ Kaimuki Public Library: storytime with crafts, 10:30-11 a.m. Thursdays through December; free. 733-8422.