May 26
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Sunday May 26
CLASSES
Android: Getting Started Workshop
Pearl Highlands Center Verizon Wireless Store, May 26, and Sundays through June 30, 9-10 a.m., free. Learn about the hardware functions, how to set up email, adding social network accounts and customizing your device. Registration online is required. (vzworkshops.verizonwireless.com/vzworkshops)
DROID Razr by Motorola Workshop
Pacific Guardian Tower Verizon Wireless Store, 8;30-9:30 a.m., free. Learn about the unique features of the DROID Razr. Registration online is required. (vzworkshops.verizonwireless.com/vzworkshops)
COMMUNITY
Hawaii Polo Club 2013 Season
Visit website for location, Sundays through July 14, gates open at 11 a.m. for picnic, matches start at 2 p.m., $10/open field seating, $25/clubhouse. The Hawaii Polo Club celebrates 50 years of polo. (hawaii-polo.org)
Hawaii Polo Club Celebrates Military Appreciation Month
Mokuleia, contact website for specific location, $10/open field seating, $25/clubhouse. The Hawaii Polo Club celebrates Military Appreciation Month with a country-western theme. Houligan’s Harp plays country western music from 5 to 7 p.m. after the polo matches. (hawaii-polo.org)
Israel’s Independence Day Celebration
Civic Center Grounds on King, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., contact for cost. Bring the family to enjoy a day of cultural activities, entertainment and foods of Israel. (212-2433)
Swing Dance Club of Hawaii
Palladium at Ala Wai Golf Clubhouse, 6:30 p.m., $5-$8. Music be Bert Burgess. Dancing includes swing, cha cha, waltz and more. (255-6095)
Winging It 3!
Dot’s, Wahiawa, 3-11 p.m., $15-$30. Non-profit Prayers on Wings holds Winging It 3! featuring the Prayers on Wings Jam Band, comprised of 120 of Hawaii’s musicians. This also celebrates the 40th birthday of Prayers on Wings founder and entertainer Devin Nakasone. Funds raised will be used to be buy rubber duck kits for its Rubber Ducky Workshops which builds communication between children and family members. (341-5820)
Children’s Storytime
Kaimuki Public Library, through July 28, 10:30-11:15 a.m., free. Children, accompanied by a parent or caregiver, are invited to listen to stories, participate in finger plays and rhymes and make a small craft to take home. Contact the library two weeks in advance if a sign language interpreter or other special accommodations are needed. (733-8422)
The Hammer Slam Bam
Island Pacific Academy, doors open at 6:15 p.m., show takes place 6:30-8:30 p.m., free. Join Daughters of the King for an evening featuring island celebrity DJ Gregg Hammer and wife Shawnee as guest ministers/speakers. (dokinternatioalinc.org)
Everything is Beautiful
Community of Christ Church, 6 p.m., free. An evening for friends and family of choral singing of original arrangements of favorite songs like “What a Wonderful World,” “E Maliu Mai” and Giuseppe Verdi’s “Va Pensiero” from Nabucoo. (228-5068)
Give + Take
Alan Wong’s Pineapple Room, Ala Moana Center, dinner begins promptly at 6 p.m., concert takes place 7-9 p.m., $250. Give + Take allows guests to interact with the performers and with each other. Featuring Jake Shimabukuro and Paula Fuga. Proceeds benefit Hawaii-based non-profit Hands in Helping Out. (giveandtake.bpt.me)
Live Music at Tiki Town
Tiki Town, 2330 Kalakaua Ave., Sundays through May 26, Ben and Kanoe perform from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.; Shawn Garnett performs from 8:30 to 10 p.m. Ben and Kanoe perform classic rock and R&B, and Shawn Garnett performs Hawaiian and and reggae music. (tikitownhawaii.com)
THE ARTS
Living in Waianae
Gallery on the Pali at the First Unitarian Church of Honolulu, May 26 through June 20, Mon.-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 2-6 p.m., free. “Living in Waianae” features watercolors by Gloria Flores. An artists reception takes place June 1 from 5 to 7 p.m. (unitariansofhi.org/gallery)
Manifestation
HPU Art Gallery, until July 12, free. Many small drawings are gathered here. (hpu.edu)
Peranakan Chinese Heritage of Southeast Asia
East-West Center Gallery, May 19-Sept. 15, weekdays 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sundays noon-4 p.m., contact for cost. The Peranakan Chinese are descendants of Chinese traders who settled in Malacca and the coastal areas of Java and Sumatra. This exhibition reflects the unique Peranakan aesthetic and highlights many of the community’s distinctive arts and customs. (944-7177, arts.eastwestcenter.org)
Trophy
HPU Art Gallery, until July 12, free. Intrigued by painting as a practice of visual intervention, the artist restages the experience of viewing images of violence as a reflective process of engagement. (hpu.edu)