March 10

Foster Botanical Garden, 180 N. Vineyard Blvd., 10-11:30 a.m., $15 plus garden admission. Make a pattern using flowers and leaves, then let the sun do the work. (522-7066)

Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center, Ka‘aha‘aina Cafe dining hall, 86-260 Farrington Hwy., 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., free. Meet professionals and government agencies in 10-15 minute sessions to ask your vital business questions and make your best pitch. Pre-registration required. (541-2990 ext. 211, mary.dale@sba.gov)

Castle Medical Center, 6-8:30 p.m., $15. Recommended for parents, grandparents and other non-professional childcare providers, this course teaches basic life support techniques for infants and toddlers as well as how to make your home safe for young children. Pre-registration required. (263-5400, castlemed.org)

Windward Community College, Hale Kuhina 115, 45-720 Keaahala Rd., class runs for six Tuesdays, 6-8: p.m., $65. Learn to use your aesthetic awareness to assemble materials and endow them with a value transcending that which they had in nature. Pre-registration required. (235-7433, windwardcce.org/art)

Call for location, 6:30 p.m., free. (372-9304)

Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center, EOC Conference Room first floor, 3288 Moanalua Road, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., free. This is a free program that teaches beauty techniques to women in active treatment to help them combat the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment. Pre-registration required. (432-2260)

First Presbyterian Church at Koolau Golf Club, 45-550 Kionaole Road, Tuesday nights from Feb. 3-March 24, 6:30-8:45 p.m., free. The Alpha Course is a practical introduction to the Christian faith where attendees can ask questions about God, faith, and life in general in a relaxed and non-threatening environment. What to expect: dinner, video teaching, and discussion in small groups. (532-1111, fbchawaii.org/alpha)

Church of the Crossroads, Weaver Hall, 1212 University Ave., 7-9 p.m., free. Jeff Paterson of Courage to Resist will discuss Chelsea Manning and the state of U.S. military war objectors today. (949-2220)

1164 Bishop St. #1400, March 10-12, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., free. The public is invited to participate in this meeting that brings together scientists to assist the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council in the development and amendment of fishery management plans for federally managed fisheries in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (522-8220, wpcouncil.org)

Jazz Minds Art and Cafe, 1661 Kapiolani Blvd., March 10 and 24, 9 p.m., $5. (945-0800)