September 5
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Friday September 5
CLASSES
Manage Your Stress
Contact for location in Honolulu, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., contact for cost. Learn tools that can be used inconspicuously anywhere at anytime by anyone to reduce the effects of stress at work, school, home or during the day. (nativemeditation.org, 636-9149)
Tai Chi
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Honolulu Medical Office, Fridays through Dec. 5 (no class Nob. 28), 5:30-7 p.m., contact for cost. A blend of medical qi gong and martial art gi gong, tai chi is a mind-body-spirit exercise. Advanced registration is required. (432-2260)
COMEDY
Jose Dynamite and Friends
O’Toole’s Celtic Room, 6:30 p.m. doors, 7:30 p.m. show, $10, ages 21 and older. Jose Dynamite hosts an open mic comedy night. (391-5673)
COMMUNITY
Book Sale
Waimanalo Public & School Library, meeting room, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 5, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 6. Sale proceeds benefit Waimanalo Public & School Library and its programs. (259-2610)
HWLF Applications
Contact for application information, deadline for October consideration is Sept. 5. Hawaii Women’s Legal Foundation announces that it is accepting applications for its 2014 grant program from organizations and projects that help to improve the legal status and welfare of women and children in Hawaii. (hwlf.org/grants)
Look Good Feel Better
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, Moanalua Medical Center, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., free. A program that teaches beauty techniques to women in active treatment to help them combat the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment. Advanced registration is required. (432-2260)
Oases in Downtown Honolulu
Starts alongside the fountain in front of Saint Andrew’s Cathedral on Beretania Street, 2 p.m., free. Learn how to practice chant walking in the hectic center of the city. (528-0528)
Start Steppin’
Tamarind Park (corner of Bishop and South King streets), 11 a.m.-1 p.m., contact for cost. Kaiser Permanente presents its tenth annual Star Steppin’ lunchtime walk and health fair. Walk two laps around Bishop Square and receive a free pedometer among other healthy rewards. (kp.org)
Take Control: You Call The Shots
Kaimuki-Waialae YMCA, 12:45-1:45 p.m., free. Kaiser Permanente Hawaii presents the next installment in its Senior Summit Seminars. Learn to plan for your health care future by using tools like an advance health care directive and POLST. Advanced registration is required. (737-5544)
MUSIC
11th Hour Live
Waikiki Yacht Club, 6:45-10 p.m., free, members only or guest with member, 21 and older. Waikiki Yacht Club rocks with 11th Hour. (347-1323)
Latin Out!
1680 Kapiolani Blvd., 7:30 p.m.-midnight, $10 plus $5 for parking with validation. A night of dance inspired Latin jazz, salsa, samba and more with Adela chu, La Panamenna on keyboards and Espiritu Libre featuring former Miss Hawaii Cheryl Bartlett on lead vocals, Matt Moore and Elliot Maker on horns, Kim Duffett and Vito Caleffi on percussion, Bob Hernandez on bass and special guest Alex Ciancio on bongo. (946-1343)
Mango Season Trio
53 By The Sea, 9-11:30 p.m., free. Mango Season performs its sun-kissed island soul jazz. (mangoseasonmusic.com)
Not My First Rodeo
Sunset Grill and Bar, Port Allen, 7-10 p.m., free. Kauai’s premiere country band plays classic, swing and contemporary country music on the Southside. (635-6477)
REUNIONS
Kalani Class of 1969
Oahu Country Club, contact for time and cost. Events include a golf tournament and dinner, and tennis/volleyball with Kaimuki High School followed by a potluck that takes place Sept. 13. (kalani1969alumni.blogspot.com, 235-3755)
SPECIAL EVENTS
BIA Remodel It Right Remodel It Green Expo
Blaisdell Arena, 5-9 p.m. Sept. 5, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sept. 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., $2-$9. At the BIA Remodel It Right Remodel It Green Expo, “meet the experts” presentations provide ongoing round table talk story discussion with a panel of experts. (biahawaii.org)
Chefs Who Cook to Compete
Halekulani, 6-10 p.m., $1,000. The fourth annual Halekulani Master Chefs Gala Series: Chefs Who Cook to Compete, features some of the most competitive chefs in the world plating a lavish six-course dining experience. (hawaiifoodandwinefestival.com)
Paw Hana
Pau Hana Lounge (645 Kohou Street), 5-11 p.m., $20. Hawaii Humane Society presents a benefit featuring Shar Carillo, free pupus, door prizes and drink specials. (326-2232, wkim@hawaiianhumane.org)
THE ARTS
”Fiddler on the Roof” Auditions
Hawaii Pacific University, Paul and Vi Loo Theatre, 7 p.m. Sept. Sept. 5 and 8, 1 p.m. Sept. 6. Hawaii Pacific University holds auditions for “Fiddler on the Roof.” Production dates are Nov. 7-Nov. 30, Thursdays thru Sundays. (391-2000, 386-4753)
Narratives
Cedar Street Galleries, Aug. 22-Sept. 21, Mondays-Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., contact for cost. Cedar Street Galleries hosts an opening reception for a show featuring new work by Maui artists Jonathan Yukio Clark. (cedarstreetgalleries.com)
VOLUNTEERS
Community Huki
Kuliouou Beach Park, 8:50 a.m.-12:30 p.m., free. Huki means “to pull” in Hawaii. Pull invasive alien algae in the shallow reef flat area and remove dead algae off Paiko Beach in an effort to restore native algae and coral in the bay. (395-5050)