April 16

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Tuesday April 16
CLASSES
Beginning Singers
St. John Lutheran Church, 1004 Kailua Rd., Tuesdays through April 16, 4:15-5 p.m., $85. Hawaii Education of the Arts (HEARTS) offers a beginning singers class. Participants must be in at least kindergarten, ages 5-9. (heartshawaii.org)

Being Extraordinary
Ward Warehouse third floor conference room, Tuesdays until June 4, 6:30-9:30 p.m., $125/10 sessions. Shed old habits that have kept you from remembering how extraordinary you are, re-discover the gifts of resiliency and genius and more. Register online. (landmarkinhawaii.eventbrite.com)

Drama Workshop
St. John Lutheran Church, 1004 Kailua Rd., Tuesdays through April 16, $135. Hawaii Education of the Arts (HEARTS) offers a class to hone acting skills and develop confidence on stage, taught by Annie Cusick Wood. Class is limited to 25 students. (heartshawaii.org)

General Newborn Care
Castle Medical Center, Kailua, 5:30-8:30 p.m., $30/two people. Learn how to tell if your baby is sick, how to take your baby’s temperature, why babies cry, how to calm a crying baby and how to bathe your baby. Contact to register. (263-5400, castlemed.org)

Hawaii Ballroom Dance Association
Manana Elementary School, classes taught thru May 21, 7-8:30 p.m. contact for cost. Learn to dance the East Coast Swing and Rumba. (224-5927)

Intro to Meditation
Open Space Yoga Diamond Head Monsarrat Studio, 6:45-8 p.m., $40. This workshop covers reasons to meditation and what the benefits are for a meditation practice. (232-8851)

Part-Time Evening JD Program
William S. Richardson School of Law classroom one, 5:30-7 p.m., visit website for more information. Learn about the part-time/evening JD program and the law school admissions process. (surveymonkey.com/s/ptApr16)

Taiko Center of the Pacific Classes
Washington Middle School, until April 16, various levels at various times, $105-$182. Free parking located in the school’s King Street lot only. Contact for registration and times. (taikoclasses@gmail.com, 737-7236)

Ti Leaf Lei
Wahiawa Botanical Garden, 12:30-2 p.m., $5. Learn how to prepare ti leaves several ways and how to create a variety of lei and ti roses. (522-7064)

Compassion & Choies Hawaii
Hawaii State Capitol Rotunda, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., free. Compassion & Choices Hawaii trained volunteers are onsite to talk about the need for advance care planning. Free” Good to Go” toolkits, Hawaii state advance directive forms and other information available. This and other community events are in recognition of the 6th annual National Healthcare Decisions Day on April 16. (compassionandchoices.org/hawaii)

Eh, Can You Hear Me Now?
Waikiki Community Center, 10-11 a.m., free. A presentation on hearing health, explaining the consequences of hearing loss and the symptoms of untreated hearing loss by Dr. S. James Lee. (923-1802)

Foster Botanical Garden Docent Training
Foster Botanical Garden, Tuesdays through April 16, 1-2:30 p.m., $25 (reimbursed after 12 hours of volunteering). Training includes an overview of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens, documentation of plants, history of Foster Botanical Gardens’ trees, hybrid, species orchid and more. (522-7064)

COMMUNITY
Music for a Lifetime
Pearl City Public Library, 6:30 p.m., free. Local classical pianist and music educator Ralph Hedges discusses what music is, how music can play a vital role in traditional education and more. Includes a recital performed by some of Hedges’ top piano students. Contact the library as soon as possible if a sign language interpreter or other special accommodation is needed. (4553-6566)

Kailua AYSO Registration
Kailua High School Cafeteria, 6:30-8:30 p.m., $65. Registration for the Fall AYSO season. Pre-register at eAYSO.com and bring three copies of your registration forms to the onsite registration. New players are required to bring a copy of your birth certificate. (r100registrar@aysohawaii.org)

Gleemen Plus Barber Shop
Bacon Auditorium, 7 p.m., contact for cost. (247-8410, 235-5025)

THE ARTS
Art Work Display
Wahiawa Library, thru April 20, scheduled library hours, contact for more information. The Wahiawa School for Adults-Calligraphy and Sumi-e Class of Mrs. Mary Mineko Weite displays their art work. (621-5572)

The Best in Watercolor
The ARTS at Marks Garage, through April 27, Tues.-Sat from noon to 5 p.m., free. The Hawaii Watercolor Society Members’ Exhibition presents a showcase in the best in watercolor paintings of its members. An artist reception takes place on April 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. (hawaiiwatercolorsociety.org)