July 24
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Thursday July 24
CLASSES
Android: Getting Started
Verizon Wireless, Pearl Highlands Center, 4-5 p.m., free. Advanced registration is required. (vzwworkshops.verizonwireless.com/vzwworkshops)
Hebrew Language Class
Temple Emanu-El, Thursdays through July 31, contact for time, $10 suggested donation. Receive an introduction to modern Hebrew and learn the basics of Hebrew grammar, syntax and conjugation, as well as some practical vocabulary for travel and every day interaction. (595-7521, executivedirector@shaloha.com)
Printmaking
Art Explorium, Thursdays through July 31, 4-5:30 p.m., $15/class, ages 7 and older. Learn about various forms of printmaking, from stamping to stencils. Advanced registration is required. (artexplorium.org)
Yoga Pilates
Kaiser Permanente, Waipio Medical Office, Thursdays through July 31, 5:30-6:30 p.m., $75/member, $104.50/non-member. A combination of yoga and Pilates for a full body workout. Advanced registration is required. (432-2260)
COMMUNITY
Readers’ Group
Waialua Public Library, 9:30-11 a.m., free. This month’s pick is “Going Postal” by Terry Pratchett. Join in on the discussion, or sit back, listen and enjoy the company. (637-8286)
Talk Story with Filipino Community Leaders
ROOTS Cafe, 5:30 p.m., free. Filipino leaders Dr. Romeo Quijano, M.D. and Gilbert Sape share their frontline experiences of empowering communities with resources to take control of their health, workplace and food systems. (681-7688, kho@centerforfoodsafety.org)
The Restoration of Family Ties
Ward Warehouse, Native Books/Na Mea Hawaii, 5:30-7 p.m., free. Historic Hawaii Foundation and Native Books/Na Mea Hawaii host an illustrated talk by Valerie Monson of Ka Ohana O Kalaupapa about its program, “The Restoration of Family Ties,” which has helped hundreds of families in Hawaii learn more about ancestors or loved ones sent to Kalaupapa. (historichawaii.org)
THE ARTS
Iggy, Chee-Yun and Friends
Honolulu Museum of Art, Doris Duke Theatre, 7:30 p.m., contact for cost. Hawaii Performing Arts Festival presents Iggy Jang with Chee-Yun, Michael Strauss, Parry Karp and more, alongside students participating in this year’s festival. (hawaiiperformingartsfestival.org)
Art + Flea
1020 Auahai Street, 5-10 p.m., $3 admission. The night features a collection of artists, food vendors, entertainment and activities. This month’s theme is “Fly Me to the Moon.” (artandflea.com)
CabaRAE
Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort, Tapa Ballroom, through Aug. 21, Thursdays-Sundays, 7:30 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show, $30-$60. CabaRAE’s preview shows performed in an intimate theatre set-up, presents aerial artistry, daredevil feats of strength and more featuring a 12-member cast from Great Britain, Australia, Germany, France, Canada, Russia and Las Vegas. (cabarae.com)
Chaos and Order
Gallery of Hawaii Artists, July 3-Sept. 25, contact for days, times and cost. Polish-born fine artist Rafael Cholodzinski presents his paintings that feature creative interpretations of various landscapes including those found in Europe, North America and tropical environments of Western Africa. (info@galleryofhawaiiartists.com)
Hairspray
St. Louis School, Mamiya Theater, July 24-26, 7:30 p.m. (matinee performance takes place 2 p.m. Saturday), $10-$15. Ohana Arts Summer Festival and School presents “Hairspray,” featuring youth ages 8 to 18 from around the island performing. (showtix4u.com, ohanaarts.org)
Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
Honolulu Museum of Art, Doris Duke Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $15/students and seniors, $25/general admission. Joining Iggy Jang is Avery Fisher Grant recipient violinist Chee-Yun, Oberlin faculty violist Michael Strauss, Wisconsin faculty cellist Parry Karp and more joining its group of students. (hawaiiperformingartsfestival.com)
Resistance!
TAG – The Actors’ Group, through Aug. 3, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, $12-$20. Resistance is a historical drama about William Parker, a former slave who resisted the Fugitive Slave Act in Pennsylvania in 1851, and with the aid of abolitionists, eventually helped to overturn the act. (taghawaii.net, 722-6941)
Waikiki Parc Features Nate Ditzler
Waikiki Parc Hotel Lobby, Parc Promenade Gallery, through Aug. 29, daily operational hours of the hotel, free admission. The hotel features Nat Ditzler’s ceramic sculptures. A reception takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. June 5. (hawaii.edu/calendar/manoa/2014/06/05/24207.html)
Warren Stenberg: The Works
Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden Gallery, July 3-31, daily, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., free. An exhibit featuring realism, abstraction, still life, portraits, landscapes, seascapes, cityscapes and more in a variety of artistic mediums. Meet the artist July 12 from 3 to 5 p.m. (233-7323)