October 27
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Sunday October 27
CLASSES
First AId/CPR/AED Instructor
American Red Cross Hawaii Chapter, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., $640. For those interested in becoming an American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor. (456-0431, earl.yamaguchi@redcross.org)
2013 Fall Polo Season
Mokuleia, Sundays through Oct. 27, gates open at 11 a.m., matches begin at 2 p.m., $10/open field, $25/clubhouse. The Hawaii Polo Club holds its fall season beginning with a visiting team from India. (226-0061)
Hallelujah Community Health Fair
Nanakuli Door of Faith Mission (89-142 Haleakala Ave.), 2-7 p.m., free. Featuring health, vision, diabetes, hepatitis screening, lunch, glucose and blood pressure testing. Food, keiki rides, a country store, live entertainment and displays also available. (478-9883)
Jodo Mission of Hawaii Bazaar
Jodo Mission of Hawaii, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Items on sale have been collected throughout the year and include clothing, household items, pots and pans, dishes, children’s toys, used books, craft items, baked goods and plants. (949-3995)
Koolau Clinic Family Fun Day
Kaiser Permanente – Koolau Clinic, 1-4 p.m., free. Kaiser Permanente hosts a Family Fun Day in celebration of its new clinic. The afternoon features music, games, snacks and prize giveaways for the whole family. (kp.org)
Swing Dance Club Hawaii
Palladium at Ala Wai Golf Clubhouse, 6:30 p.m., $5-$8. Featuring music by Bert Burgess. The night includes swing, cha cha, waltz, night club 2-step and more. (255-6095)
The Movement Center Halloween Show
Windward Mall Center Court, 2-3 p.m., visit website for cost. Enjoy a Halloween-themed performance by a local dance and performing arts school. (windwardmall.com, 235-1143)
FAMILY FUN
Children’s Storytime
Kaimuki Public Library, Sundays through Dec. 15, 10:30-11 a.m., free. Children in preschool and older, accompanied by a parent or caregiver, are invited to listen to stories, participate in finger plays and rhymes, and make-and-take home a small craft to help them remember the day’s story. Contact the library ASAP if special accommodations are needed. (733-8422)
Hawaii Pacific Health Kids Fest
Bishop Museum, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., free admission for Hawaii residents and military with ID. Enjoy a day of health and wellness activities. Learn about asthma, nutrition, exercise and more, and play health education games to win prizes, while supplies last. Also, meet and take photos with Olympic decathlon gold medalist, Bryan Clay, and Olympic water polo gold medalist, Tumua Anae. Children ages 4-12 may enter to win a bike and helmet. (522-3469, hawaiipacifichealth.org)
Lono’s Journey
Tenney Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4:30 p.m. Oct. 19, 4:30 p.m. Nov. 2 and 9, $10-$20. Hawaii Theatre for Youth presents the world premiere of Lono’s Journey, in collaboration with Bishop Museum. The story incorporates Hawaiian language, music, dance, sport and puppetry. (htyweb.org, 839-9885)
Making Monsters!
Art Explorium, 1-3 p.m., $15/student, ages 5 and older. Learn how to draw favorite monsters using simple geometric forms. The class also creates an original, Hawaiian monster. Registration is required. (artexplorium.org)
Shichigosan Children’s Festival
Contact for location Oct. 20-Nov. 24, contact for days, 8 a.m-4 p.m., $50 donation for blessing (includes blessing, Chitose-ame candy, omamori and gift), plus a $10 donation for the Kimono Preservation Fund. Receive a complimentary kimono rental and dressing upon request, offered on weekends only. Reservations are required. (e-shrine.org)
Spooky Spiders
Hawaii Nature Center, 9:30-11:30 a.m., $10/non-member, ages 3-5. Discover the hidden haunts and silken webs of the world of spiders. Search them out in the forest and glade, and learn about their homes and habits. End the day by making a spider mask for Halloween. Reservations are required. (955-0100)
Sugar Skull Social
Chinatown’s Let Them Eat Cupcakes, 2-4 p.m., $25/child, parents may accompany children at no extra cost, children under 5 must be accompanied by an adult. A make-and-take workshop where keiki can learn the fun and colorful art of sugar skull painting. The cost of the workshop includes a blank mask, paint an decor, tools and a two-pack of cupcakes to take home. Reservations are required. (531-2253, cupcakes808.com)
MUSIC
A Fall Concert
Mystical Rose Oratory, Chaminade University, 4 p.m., $5-$35. Join the 30 voices of Hawaii Vocal Arts Ensemble for an afternoon of beloved choral music. The afternoon features madrigal and motets, English folksongs and American music, plus two recently composed pieces by Ola Gjeilo for chorus, piano and string quartet. (honoluluboxoffice.com, 550-8457)
The Honolulu Wind Ensemble
McKinley High School Auditorium, 4 p.m., free. Brian Mizuguchi serves as guest conductor for the Honolulu Wind Ensemble, which features Eihara from the Omiya Band in Japan playing Ballade by Alfred Reed. Other pieces during the afternoon include Persis by Hosay and Abram’s Pursuit by Holsinger. (456-4607)
Hallowbaloo Kanikapila
Kapiolani Park, 3-6 p.m., free. Artists include Mike Love, John Cannizzaro and more. (facebook.com/hallowbaloo)
Hapa Haole Hula and Music Festival
Hawaii Theatre, 4 p.m., $20-$25. Celebrate hula and music of the Hapa Haole era at the 11th annual Hapa Haole Hula and Musical Festival. Halau hula and solo dancers compete in keiki, wahine, kupuna and solo hula categories. Special guest appearances include The Royal Dance Company, Robert Cazimero, Nola Nahulu and more. (hawaiitheatre.com/tickets)
THE ARTS
Bollywood and Beyond
University of Hawaii at Manoa East-West Center Gallery, Sept. 29-Jan. 12, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, noon-4 p.m. Sundays, free. The exhibition focuses on the design and execution of Bollywood costume, featuring outfits worn in some of India’s most famous films. (944-7177, arts.eastwestcenter.org)
Convergence: Glitch_Click_Thunk
University of Hawaii at Manoa, UH Art Gallery, Oct. 6-Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri., noon-4 p.m. Sun., free admission. The series encompasses and explores the impact of internet art, digital, electronic, sound and a wide range of new, traditional and hybrid technologies. (hawaii.edu/art/exhibitions/art_gallery)
Patterns
Gallery on the Pali at First Unitarian Church of Honolulu, Oct. 6 through Nov. 7, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 2-6 p.m. Sat. and Sun., free. Featuring paintings by Erin Browne Delventhal, a North Shore-based artist who creates work to heighten the viewer’s experience of where we live, find value in those moments shared with nature and the Aloha spirit. An artist’s reception takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 11. (unitariansofhi.org/gallery)
Recycle Bin-making Workshop
Contact for location in Manoa, register by Oct. 27 for Nov. 3 and 17, 3-5 p.m. free. B.E.A.C.H. holds a recycle-bin making workshop for volunteers to provide much-needed separate containers for recyclables at beaches. The workshop is suitable for participants ages 16 and older. Participants must register one week before the date they would like to volunteer. Workshops are limited to 10 participants, must be ages 16 and older. (393-2168, b-e-a-c-h.org)