September 16
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Friday September 16
Nested Paper Pots
Halawa Xeriscape Garden, 99-1268 Iwaena St., 6-7:30 p.m., $5/non-members. Learn how to make paper pots from recycled newspaper and decorative paper. Pre-registration required. (748-5315, workshops@hbws.org)
Tropical Wedding Flowers
Foster Botanical Garden, 10-11:30 a.m., $5. Bob Schwager demonstrates and creates masterful tropical and European-style wedding bouquets and centerpieces. Pre-registration required. (522-7066)
‘Antigone’
Kennedy Theatre Lawn, Sept, 16 and 23 at 5 p.m., Sept. 17, 24 and 25 at 2 and 5 p.m., $18-$8. UH-Manoa’s Department of Theatre and Dance present a reimagining of Sophocles’ classic “Antigone.” (etickethawaii.com, 944-2697)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
Hawaii Coffee Company, 6:30-9:30 a.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
Kalaheo High School library, 8 a.m.-2:15 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
Oahu Veterans Center, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Hawaii Chinese Tourism Association Networking Event
Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki, 7-9 p.m., $65-$60. Registration deadline is today to attend a Sept. 29 networking event hosted by Hawaii Chinese Tourism Association, in conjunction with its Hawaii Tourism Conference. The evening includes heavy pupu and a cash bar. nihipala@polynesia.com)
Waipahu Food Rally
Waipahu High School, 3:30-8:30 p.m., free. A fundraiser for the Waipahu High School athletic department. (780-6082)
Waimea Valley Moon Walk
Waimea Valley, 8-9 p.m., $10. Take a walk through Waimea Valley by the light of the moonlight. Must exit valley by 10 p.m. (638-5864)
Josh Tatofi
Lola’s Grill and Pupu Bar, 8-11 p.m., free. (lolashawaii.com)
The Music of Queen
Blaisdell Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m., $89-$29. Hawaii Symphony Orchestra presents Queen classics, its first concert in this year’s musicthatROCKS series. (hisymphony.org)
Decades
Honolulu Club Bar & Lounge, 5-8 p.m., free, age 21 and up. Maryanne Ito celebrates the start of Honolulu Club’s new happy hour with a special performance. DJ James Cole plays the classics from the 70s, 80s and 90s. (honoluluclub.com)
‘1776’
Paliku Theatre, Sept. 2-18, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 4 p.m., $30-$25. A group of revolutionaries hope to liberate their colonies from British control with a certain Declaration of Independence. (paliku.com, 235-7330)
