January 28
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Thursday January 28
Apple iPhone: Getting Started
Verizon Wireless at Pacific Guardian Tower, 2-3 p.m., free. Learn how to get the most of your Apple device. Pre-registration required. (vzwworkshops.verizonwireless.com/vzwworkshops/)
Eat Well for Life: Bon Appetit!
Castle Medical Center’s Wellness Center, 6-7:15 p.m., $10. Bring a French flair to healthy dishes and remember that eating healthfully doesn’t have to be complicated, expensive or boring. Pre-registration required. (263-5400, castlemed.org)
Slack Key & Ukulele PIcking
Ewa Mahiko District Park, classes run for five Thursdays from Jan. 28, 9-10 a.m. slack key, 10:15-11:30 ukulele, contact for cost. For new beginners. (685-6035, fongsmusic.homestead.com)
Stained Glass: Preservation and Protection
Cathedral of St. Andrew, Von Holt Room, 229 Queen Emma Square, noon-1 p.m., free. Learn more about current issues and opportunities in preserving historic churches and other religious buildings from James Erickson and Glenn Mason. (historichawaii.org)
The Greek Kyrenian Shipwreck and the Goods of its Crew
UH-Manoa’s Art Building Auditorium, 7:30 p.m., free. Professor Andrea Berlin discusses the Kyrenian ship, discovered in 1964 as the best preserved fourth-century Greek merchant ship ever found. (littman@hawaii.edu)
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)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
BYUH Ballroom, 55-220 Kulanui St., 9:15 a.m.-4 p.m., free. Donate blood to save lives. Appointments recommended. (848-4770)
‘Solo Rites: Seven Breaths’
UH-Manoa’s Orvis Auditorium, 7:30 p.m., $25-$10. Jen Shyu wows audiences with her solo opera performance that draws inspiration from Asian traditions and styles. (956-8246, outreach.hawaii.edu/community)
Throwback to Give Back Pop-up Concert
Lola’s Grill and Pupu Bar, 1108 Keeaumoku St., 5 p.m., $20. A Touch of Gold, Jeff Rasmussen & Robi Kahakalau, and Sam Solatorio & Harmony perform. Proceeds benefit musicians in need of medical and housing assistance. (375-0660, 489-2724)
Erin Marquez
Waikiki Parc Hotel, Parc Promenade Gallery, Jan. 28-April 1, business hours, free. Recent UH Manoa BFA graduate Erin Marquez displays her sculptures. Opening reception is Jan. 28 from 6-8 p.m., with entertainment from Aaron Cardenas. (956-8364)
‘Not One Batu’
Kumu Kahua Theatre, Jan. 21-Feb. 21, Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m., $20-$5. Hannah Ii-Epstein premieres her play about the ice epidemic in Hawaii, told through the story of drug dealer Honey Girl. (536-4441, kumukahu.org)
Tokyo Tea Party feat. Misako Aoki
The Study at The Modern Honolulu, 6 p.m., free. Learn more about Tokyo street fashion from Sara Oka of Honolulu Museum of Art and meet Misako Aoki, renowned Lolita model and president of the Japan Lolita Association. (888-970-4161, themodernhonolulu.com)
Waialua Readers’ Group
Waialua Public Library, 9:30-11 a.m., free. Pick of the month is “The Old Curiosity Shop” by Charles Dickens. (637-8286)
