November 6
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Wednesday November 6
CLASSES
Body Conditioning
Kaiser Permanente – Honolulu Clinic third floor waiting area, Mondays and Wednesdays through Dec. 9, 6-7 p.m., $5/members, $6.50/non-members. Aerobics with a touch of Zumba, appropriate for all levels including beginners. Pre-registration is required. (432-2260)
Breastfeeding Class
Castle Medical Center, Nov. 6 or 20, 6-8:30 p.m., $25 or free with any Castle childbirth class. Contact to register. (263-5400, castlemed.org)
Free Career Night
Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties Kahala office, 6-7:30 p.m., free. Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties’ New Agent Training Office (NATO) holds a free career night to help current real estate agents and those interested in a career in real estate. Contact to RSVP. (748-3410)
Qi Gong Golden 8
Sun Village, Village Hall D – rec room, Wednesdays through November, 10-11 a.m., free. A beginning qi gong class that promotes balancing the body for greater health, increasing vitality and radiating more energy. (qikauai@gmail.com)
Shake That Fitness 808
United Visayan Comm. Hall (94-833 Awanei St.), Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 6:15 p.m., contact for cost. High cardio, ab workouts and dance routines. Bring water and a mat, if you have one. (671-3943)
The Parent Project
Kailua High School – Counseling Room F-10, Oct. 16-Dec. 18, Wednesdays, 5:30-8:30 -.m., $24. For parents with children ages 11-22. Learn and practice specific prevention and intervention strategies for destructive behaviors. (233-5727 ext. 247, parentproject.com)
Thomas Lawson Lecture
University of Hawaii at Manoa Art Auditorium, 6 p.m., free. (hawaii.edu/art/events)
Zumba
Kaiser Permanente – Honolulu Clinic fifth floor waiting area, Mondays and Wednesdays through Dec. 9, 5:30-6:30 p.m., $5/class for members, $6.50/class for non-members. Routines feature aerobic fitness interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms. Pre-registration is required. (432-2260)
Zumba
Kaiser Permanente – Waipio Clinic second floor waiting area, Mondays and Wednesdays through Dec. 9, 5:30-6:30 p.m., $5/class for members, $6.50/class for non-members. Routines feature aerobic fitness interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms. Pre-registration is required. (432-2260)
AFCEA YAC Social
Gordon Biersch Honolulu, 4:30-7:30 p.m., free to AFCEA members plus one guest, $35/additional guest. The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association holds a young AFCEA social. (afcea-hawaii.org)
THE ARTS
Niihau Shell Lei
Bishop Museum – J.M. Long Gallery, until Jan. 27, 2014, Mon. and Wed.-Sun., 9 a.m.-5 p.m., $8.95-$19.95. “Niihau Shell Lei: Ocean Origins, Living Traditions” is a unique exhibition that showcases the private collection of modern styled Niihau shell lei. The exhibit also includes pieces from Bishop Museum’s Niihau collections. (bishopmuseum.org, 847-3511)
Sites of North Kohala
Pauahi Tower Lobby, through Dec. 28, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, free. Featuring 61 photographs by Jan Becket and Jesse Stephen. (janbecket.net@gmail.com)
Sweeney Todd
Diamond Head Theatre, 5 p.m. Nov. 6, 7 p.m. Nov. 7, 8 and 9, $5-$25. Iolani School’s Performing Arts Department presents Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” (943-2244)
Historical Doll Collection
Hawaii State Library lobby exit, until Nov. 30, library hours, free. View the historical doll collection of the Hawaii State Library. (586-3500)
Medicare Outreach
Ewa Beach Library, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., free. The Sage PLUS, a Medicare program, with the Executive Office of Aging offers unbiased counseling for 2014. (586-7299, hawaiiship.org)
COMMUNITY
Native Hawaiian Education Council
Waianae District Park, 6-8:30 p.m., free. The Native Hawaiian Education Council (NHEC) sponsors a series of community listening sessions to gather information to be given directly to the U.S. Department of Education. (nhec.org, 523-6432)
Sleep Secrets
Leeward YMCA, 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., free. Learn the secrets of what you can do to get better sleep. Pre-registration is required. (671-6495)
The Stitchery Guild
1111 Victoria St., 7 p.m., free. Featuring make-and-take gifts for Christmas. (487-2090, hsfag.org)
The Mikado
Hawaii Theatre, 7 p.m., $5-$10. Hawaii Opera Theatre presents “The Mikado,” appropriate for grades K-8. Families are invited to enjoy the comic misadventures of Nanki-Poo, his father the Emperor, Yum-Yum and Ko-Ko, that result from disguise and mistaken identities. (hawaiitheatre.com)
The Mikado
Hawaii Theatre, 7 p.m., $5-$10, children under 4 are free. HOT’s Opera Express presents its one-act adaptation of the classic comic operetta, “The Mikado.” (hawaiitheatre.com, 528-0506)
MUSIC
Mango Season Trio
Lulu’s Surf Club, Wednesdays through November, 6-9 p.m., free. (mangoseasonmusic.com)
Totally 80s
Downbeat Lounge, Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., no cover charge. Featuring G-Spot, DJ Nocturna, Ross Jackson, Dallas and more. Drink specials include $4 martinis and CoorsLight on special. (oospot.com, 591-3500)
Hawaii’s Gauguin
Manoa Public Library, through November, library hours, free. Artwork by master printmaker, etcher and artist John Melville Kelly, often referred to as “Hawaii’s Gaugin,” is on display in the library’s main lobby as well as in the library. (988-0459)