Thank goodness Thanksgiving is one of the more sober holidays. You'll need to rest today, eat well, get to bed early and gather up all your strength for Black Friday, the shoppingest day of the year.

Here are a few places to start:

Ala Moana Center

The mall will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., and its “;Thanks-GETTING Day”; cheat sheet will help you find the gifts you want with a minimum of walk time. Examples include up to 40 percent discounts at Valerie Joseph, up to 50 percent off at Miss Sixty/Energie, a free product valued up to $10 with a $40 purchase at Lush, a gift of a pink Plumeria pendant ($248 value) with the purchase of a bangle at Philip Rickard, and 30 percent off most items at Silver Rhino. There are too many deals to miss, so you'll want to log on to alamoanacenter.com/pdf/2008cheatsheet.pdf or pick up a copy at the mall's Customer Service Center, information desks or one of the center's roaming Holiday Concierges dressed in green aloha shirt.

Be one of 1,000 customers to find a “;You Win”; sticker on your Thanks-GETTING Day Cheat Sheet, and you'll receive a free Tall Drip Coffee from any Nordstrom Ebar, located on Levels 2 and 3, valid tomorrow only.

Alliway

Black Friday weekend sale runs 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. tomorrow, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, with 20 to 80 percent off merchandise throughout the store.

To put you in the holiday frame of mind tomorrow, fresh-baked pastries from Coffee Talk will be available, along with mimosas and eggnog. Spend $100 or more and receive your own gift of an Alliway charm necklace, while supplies last.

The boutique is at Ward Warehouse. Call 589-1141.

Cottage by the Sea

Win an “;Obey Thy Heart”; bracelet by Heather Kraty during the designer's trunk show, through Sunday. Enjoy 15 percent off her collection during the event, and drop by the boutique Sunday for breakfast of scones from Cafe Laufer and iced tea to help celebrate Cottage by the Sea's fifth anniversary. Call 591-9811.

Kahala Mall

Tomorrow marks the start of the mall's Holiday Concert Series, with a performance by the newly reinstated Honolulu Boy Choir at 11 a.m. at Center Court. The concert will be followed by a hula performance by Ka Hale I o Kahala Halau Hula, with kumu hula Leimomi Maldonado, at 1 p.m. The events are free.

Performances continue with the hula troupe at noon Saturday, Willie K at 2 p.m. and the Honolulu Community Concert Band at 4 p.m. On Sunday, comedian Augie T. will appear at 1 p.m., and John Cruz performs at 2 p.m.

Kids can be photographed with Santa at Santa's Photo Candyland, fronting the Aveda kiosk.

Merchant promotions include free Roxy or Quiksilver tees with Roxy or Quiksilver minimum purchases of $40 and $70 at T&C Surf Designs through Dec. 8, and two free T&C shirts with the purchase of four T&C regular priced shirts through Dec. 24. Visit www.kahalamallcenter.com for other promotions.

Neiman Marcus

Shop for gifts that sparkle while attending a Konstantino Treasures trunk show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Designer Jewelry tomorrow and Saturday, and meet jewelry designer David Lin at those times in the Precious Jewels Salon. Through Sunday, receive an NM exclusive bronze or pewter clutch containing seven cosmetic and fragrance samples with a $100 cosmetic or fragrance purchase during the store's Glam-More event.

Shanghai Tang

Ten percent of all proceeds from sales of Shanghai Tang merchandise at the Ala Moana boutique through Dec. 1 will be donated to Gregory House Programs.

Shanghai Tang is the first and leading luxury lifestyle brand from China. Since its inception, Shanghai Tang has advanced the expression of modern Chinese Chic in men's and women's ready-to-wear, accessories and housewares by fusing contemporary design concepts with Chinese-inspired elements.

The boutique will also be hosting an in-house event from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday in acknowledgement of World AIDS Day. To find out more, call Gregory House at 592-9022.

Gregory House Programs, established in 1988, provides rent assistance, emergency rent, utility assistance, temporary shelter, and supportive services to individuals with HIV/AIDS throughout the State of Hawaii.

So Good Jewelry

Take 60 percent off any purchase during the jewelry store's Day After Thanksgiving Sale, which actually runs 8 a.m. to noon tomorrow through Sunday. The boutique is on the ground floor at Waikiki Trade Center, 2255 Kuhio Ave. There's free validated parking in the building, with purchase. Call 926-9588.

Tahiti Pearl Market

Christmas will come early for one lucky winner of a Tahitian pearl necklace. To mark its first Christmas in Honolulu, the company will be hosting a customer appreciation drawing to take place at noon Dec. 17. Stop in at the store, at 1001 Bishop St. Suite 198, before that to fill out the entry form.

Windward Mall

Black Friday Shoppers Blitz begins at 6 a.m. tomorrow. The first 500 shoppers to line up in Center Court beginning at 5:30 a.m. will receive a lucky number with the chance to enter to win a variety of fun prizes including a Wii and Wii Fit! (You know you want it!)

Other prizes include an 18-karat white gold Tahitian Pearl Necklace from Gold Mart, a $250 Windward Mall shopping spree, an Elmo Live, or one of 10 $100 KB Toys gift cards. Shoppers will also receive a coupon bag with savings from Windward Mall merchants. You must be 16 or older to participate, and you must be present to win. Visit www.WindwardMall.com for official rules.

Participants must enter through Windward Mall's Food Court entrance, located next to IHOP. Doors open at 5 a.m. and ticket distribution begins in Center Court at 5:30 a.m.