October 15
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Thursday October 15
Becoming a Mother Workshop Series
Waikiki Community Center, 6-7:30 p.m., $15/suggested donation. Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii and Allison Mecham Evans teach expectant mothers about “You Can Do Hard Things: Tapping Feminine Energy.” Pre-registration required. (hmhb-hawaii.org)
Painting Portraits
Art Explorium, 1142 Koko Head Ave., 4-5:30 p.m., $15. Look at the pastel-colored portraits of famous painter Auguste Renoir, learn about proportions, and mix colors to create your own portrait. Pre-registration required. (artexplorium.org)
Comedy Hospital – Open Mic Comedy
Station Bar, 1726 Kapiolani Blvd., 7:30 p.m. signups, 8 p.m. show, free, age 21 and up. Hawaii’s longest-running open mic comedy night. (mraaronpresents.net)
Swing for Wishes Charitable Golf Tournament
Hawaii Prince Golf Club, 91-1200 Fort Weaver Road, 11 a.m. tourney start, check website for cost. Support Make-a-Wish Hawaii at this Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa tournament. (swingforwishes.com, 237-6341)
Ikenobo Ikebana Society Exhibition
Honolulu Museum of Art School, 1111 Victoria St., Oct. 15 from 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Oct. 16-17 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Oct. 18 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., free. Ikenobo Ikebana Society Honolulu Chapter hosts its 35th anniversary celebration exhibit. (ikenobohonolulu@gmail.com)
Paradise Come Dawn
Stage Restaurant at Honolulu Design Center, call for times and cost. Stage Restaurant’s latest dinner party is a throwback to Hawaii’s golden steamship era, featuring music from Starr Kalahiki. (237-5249)
‘A Place in the Middle’ Screening and Discussion
Hawaii State Library, 6 p.m., free. Watching a screening of anti-bullying short film “A Place in the Middle,” about a young girl who wants to lead her all-male hula troop, and then talk story with the film’s creators. (586-3500)