August 26
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Wednesday August 26
Apple iPhone: Getting Started
Verizon Wireless at Pearlridge Center, 9-10 a.m., free. Learn to use your iPhone. Pre-registration required. (vzwworkshops.verizonwireless.com/vzwworkshops/)
Healthy Pregnancy Class
Castle Medical Center, 6-8 p.m., $10. Prepare for a healthy pregnancy by learning about prenatal nutrition, exercises and more. (263-5400, castlemed.org)
Higher Education Workshop
Mililani High School, 6:30-8:30 p.m., free. U.S. Rep. Mark Takai sponsors an evening to learn more about college application requirements and college affordability including financial aid organizations, scholarships, debt forgiveness and more. (202-603-6934, alex.hetherington@mail.house.gov)
Senior Tennis
Pearl City District Park, tennis courts, Tuesdays from Sept. 8-Nov. 13, 9-10 a.m., free. Have fun while learning basic tennis skills, no experience necessary. Register at the park Aug. 26 at 6-8 p.m. or Aug. 27-28 at 2-5 p.m. (453-7550)
Wedding Cafe’s Wednesday Night Workshops
Ward Warehouse, Kakaako Conference Room, 1050 Ala Moana Blvd., 6-8 p.m., free. Learn to make the wedding planning process easy, efficient and fun. This week’s theme: videography. RSVP encouraged. (theweddingcafe.com/workshops)
Yoga Pilates
Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center, fourth floor waiting area, 3288 Moanalua Road, Wednesdays from Aug. 26-Dec. 9, 5:30-6:30 p.m., $75-$105. Get a full body workout in this class that combines yoga and Pilates. Work your core (Pilates) and increase balance and flexibility (yoga). Pre-registration required. (432-2260)
BikeShare Hawaii Open House
Honolulu Design Center, 1250 Kapiolani Blvd., 5-7 p.m., free. Take a look at BikeShare Hawaii’s equipment and systems, and learn more about its first phase, rolling out in Honolulu in 2016. (bikesharehawaii.org)
Cancer Support Group
Kaiser Permanente Mapunapuna Medical Office, Maile Room, 2828 Paa St., 5:30-7 p.m., free. Meet with others who have had similar experiences living with cancer. Share challenges, talk about your concerns and learn how others have dealt with the same problems you may be facing. (432-8538)
YWCA Oahu Benefit Clothing Sale
Laniakea YWCA Lobby, 1040 Richards St., 10 a.m.-2 p.m., free. Find amazing bargains on new and preowned designer and name-brand women’s clothing and accessories. Proceeds support the Dress for Success program, which helps economically disadvantaged women re-enter the work force with confidence and style. (538-7061)
Dinosaurs Unleashed
Bishop Museum’s Castle Memorial Building, Feb. 28-Sept. 7, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., $8.95-$19.95. A dozen lifelike animatronic dinosaurs with interactive stations and activities explaining how these animals flourished in their respective environments. (847-3511, bishopmuseum.org)
Follow the Path of the Chiefs
Hawaiian Mission Houses, 553 S. King St., 10:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., $39.25. Master historian Joe Recca explains what life was like in the 1800s on a downtown walking tour. Storytelling to follow. (travel2change.org)
Mango Season Duo
Lulu’s Surf Club, 6-9 p.m., free. (253-9099)
Kipa Aloha
Hawaii Convention Center, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., $65. Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association hosts a Hawaiian culture education conference, with featured speakers, presentations, interactive workshops and a panel discussion of the Ali‘i Residence Museums. (628-6374, eventbrite.com/e/kipa-aloha-tickets-17815384294)
2015 Annual Contemporary Show
1132 Bishop Gallery, 1132 Bishop St., July 13-Aug. 28, regular business hours, free. Featuring oil, acrylic, watercolor, photography, mixed media and 3D work from Association of Hawaii Artists. (542-3147)
A Common Thread: Textiles from the Permanent Collection
UH-Manoa’s East-West Gallery, 1601 East-West Road, May 24-Sept. 20, weekdays 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sundays noon-4 p.m., free. This exhibit features a selection of textiles rarely seen by the general public, including batik from Indonesia and Malaysia, embroidered clothes from China and much more. (944-7177, arts.eastwestcenter.org)
ACTION!
Brue Bar, 119 Merchant St., exhibit runs through September, free. Painter and printmaker Annie Irons displays her work at Brue Bar. A reception will take place July 29 from 5-7 p.m. (441-4470)
Association of Hawaii Artists 2015 Contemporary Show
1132 Bishop Gallery, 1132 Bishop St., July 13-Aug. 28, regular gallery hours, free. Association of Hawaii Artists hosts its 2015 Contemporary Show. Reception is July 20 from 5-7 p.m. (623-6497, 395-6234)
‘Bodies in Motion: Waikiki’
Gallery on the Pali, 2500 Pali Hwy., Aug. 9-Sept. 10, Tuesdays-Fridays 10 a.m.-6 p.m., weekends 2-6 p.m., free. Diana Nicholette Jeon displays her painterly street photography from Waikiki. Reception to be held Aug. 14 from 6-8 p.m. (unitariansofhi.org/gallery)
Duke Paoa Kahanamoku
Bishop Museum, Aug. 9-Nov. 30, normal museum hours, $19.95-$8.95/museum admission. Bishop Museum honors the legacy of Duke Kahanamoku with a special exhibit featuring archival video and photos, objects from his life, fun activities and more. (bishopmuseum.org)
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UH-Manoa’s Art Gallery at the Art Building, Aug. 24-Sept. 18, weekdays 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sundays noon-4 p.m., free. Associate professor Scott Groeniger presents a collection of recent digital prints and videos. Reception on Aug. 30 from 2-5 p.m. (956-8364, gallery@hawaii.edu)
HouMinn Architecture Exhibition
UH-Manoa’s Architecture Building, Haigo and Irene Shen Architecture Gallery, Aug. 26-Sept. 20, weekdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., free. Explore the alternative approach to design and production of HouMinn Practice. (956-2859)
‘Lilo & Stitch’
Kaneohe Public Library, 45-829 Kamehameha Hwy., 6 p.m., free. Screening of “Lilo & Stitch.” (233-5676)
Shannon Webb
Waikiki Parc Hotel, July 2-Sept. 25, daily hotel hours, free. Check out ceramic art from Shannon Webb, an imminent graduate of UH-Manoa’s BFA program. (956-8364, gallery@hawaii.edu)
‘Shear’ Delight: Weaving in the Year of the Sheep
Honolulu Museum of Art School Gallery, Aug. 25-Sept. 13, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., free. Hawaii Handweavers Hui celebrates the year of the sheep in Chinese astrology and will look at wool as an important element in fiber traditions. (hawaiihandweavers.org)
The Best in Watercolor!
Honolulu Museum of Art School, Mezzanine Gallery, 1111 Victoria St., Aug. 3-29, 8 a.m.-9 p.m. daily, free. Hawaii Watercolor Society presents 55 artists in “The Best in Watercolor!” Reception is Aug. 10 from 5-7 p.m. (235-5406, hawaiiwatercolorsociety.org)