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 ROMANCE OF MAGNO RUBIO," off-Broadway play based on a short story by Carlos Bulosan; 8 p.m. today-Saturday; Kumu Kahua Theatre; $5-$16; 536-4222, www.KumuKahua.org.

"THE POWER OF DESIRE: A MIDSUMMER NIGHTMARE," updated rewrite of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," translated into modern English, presented by Leeward Community College drama students; 8 p.m. today-Saturday; Leeward Community College Lab Theatre; $10; 455-0549.

"CABARET," presented by Castle Performing Arts Center, musical drama follows two women in pre-war Germany; 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday; Ronald E. Bright Theatre; for mature audiences; $15*; 233-5626, www.showTix4U.com.

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

"FLOWER DRUM SONG," the 2001 Broadway revival version, presented by Performing Arts Center of Kapolei; 7 p.m. today, and 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday; Kapolei High School; $8*; 692-8255.

"MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL," a salute to women who are experiencing "the change"; 8 p.m. today, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday; Hawai'i Theatre; $30*-$45*; 528-0506, www.hawaiitheatre.com, www.newspaceentertainment.com.

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

"WEST SIDE STORY," modern adaptation of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," presented by Punahou School Theatre Department; 7:30 p.m.; Dillingham Hall, Punahou School; 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday; for older students and adult audiences; $10*; 944-5829.

"THE SERVANT OF MANY MASTERS," newly worked twist on Goldoni's classic about a servant who mistakenly is employed by more than one master; 8 p.m. today-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday; Kennedy Theatre; $16*; 483-7123, www.etickethawaii.com.

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

"BRIGADOON," Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical, presented by Chaminade University's Performing Arts Department; 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday; Mamiya Theatre; $12*; 735-4827.

√ "THE GOOD DOCTOR," Neil Simon's classic, directed by Terri Large Madden; premieres at 8 p.m. Thursday; Kapi'olani Community College, Maile Performing Arts Theatre; repeats 8 p.m. Saturday; $5; 734-9225.

"BLEACHERS IN THE SUN," a new play about the pressures of today's young people, by Y York, presented by Smashbox Productions; premieres at 8 p.m. today; The ARTS at Marks Garage; repeats 8 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday and 8 p.m. Thursday-April 27; 10 and older; $20*; 550-8457, www.honoluluboxoffice.com.

"SHADOWLANDS," love story of famed author C.S. Lewis and American poet Joy Gresham, presented by The Actors' Group; premieres 7:30 p.m. today; The Yellow Brick Studio; repeats 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through May 11; $15*; 722-6941, www.taghawaii.net.

COMEDY

HAWAII COMEDY THEATER, Comedy Polynesia, 7:30 p.m., $25*; Sharkey's Comedy Club, 9 p.m., $15*; open mike, 10:30 p.m., $10*; Fridays-Saturdays; Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel, Kapuni Room; 531-4242.

AT THE MALLS

√ ALA MOANA CENTER: Hawaii State Ballet, 7-7:45 p.m. today; Honolulu Dance Studio, 4-4:45 p.m. Sunday; Central YMCA Dance Central Show, 6-6:45 p.m. Sunday; Halau Hula 'O Nawahine, 12-12:45 p.m. Sunday. Ongoing: keiki hula show, 10-11 a.m. Sundays; free; 955-9517.

√ WARD WAREHOUSE: Ongoing: line dance classes, 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays; lauhala weaving demonstration, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays; free; www.wardcentre.com.

√ PEARLRIDGE CENTER, UPTOWN: Te Rangatahi Polynesian Dance School Performance, 2-3 p.m. Saturday; Waiakea High School Band Performance, 10-11 a.m. Sunday; Ho'okahi Sunday Afternoons with Pineapple Squeeze, 1-2 p.m. Sunday, also Minerva Pang Hula Halau, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday; free Pali Momi health screening, blood-pressure and blood-sugar testing, 7:45-9:30 a.m. Monday; Congressional Art Competition Exhibit, during center hours, through April 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: 8-8:45 a.m. Sunday, AIDSWalk, Kapi'olani Park Bandstand; 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, Ala Moana Center, Centerstage. Ongoing: 12-1 p.m. today, 'Iolani Palace; 2 p.m. Sunday, Kapi'olani Park Bandstand; free; 922-5331.

√ INTERNATIONAL MARKET PLACE FOOD COURT: Hula Halau o Pua Loke, 7-9 p.m. today; Stillman Trio, 7-9 p.m. Saturday; 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.

√ 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 25, 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.

ETC.

"LE BIZARRE," drag show featuring Brandy Lee and friends, premieres at 9 p.m. Saturday; followed by dancing and Midnite Madness Drag Show; La Salle Ballroom, Pagoda Hotel; repeats 9 p.m. Saturdays through May 31; $49.50 dinner and show, $20 show only; 545-2820.

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

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.

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.