May 19
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Friday May 19
Garden Meditation
Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden, 9:30-10:30 a.m., free. Practice receiving the colors, movements and sounds around you as Kathryn Rone guides you through gentle stretch, breathing and meditation. Pre-registration required. (522-7066)
GEMS, More Than Just Loss
Kahala Nui, 3:30-5:30 p.m., $10. Dorothy Colby provides essential information for families and professional care partners on how to have a positive, meaningful relationship with loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Pre-registration required. (295-2624, eventbrite.com)
Mantra Sound Rock
Atherton YMCA, 7 p.m., free. Join in a rock-out, ecstatic kirtan where you can’t help but get up and dance. Sponsored by Yoga Kirtan Hawaii. (224-2462)
Plant Doctor
Wahiawa Botanical Garden, 9-10 a.m., free. Bring potted plants, branches, fruit and leaf samples to look at under a microscope. Attendees can ask questions about any horticulture topic. Pre-registration required. (522-7066)
Shamanic Sound Transformation
Mindful Matters Wellness & Yoga Center, 407 Uluniu St., 7-8 p.m., $25-$20. Release energy blocks from others and from old patterns, shift energies, connect with animal spirits and connect with divine frequencies. (wingsound.com, 291-6865)
Nick Swardson
The Republik, May 19 and 20, 7:30 p.m., $39-$29. (bampproject.com)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
Wahiawa General Hospital, 7:30-11:30 a.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Book Study & Breakfast with Rev. Geo Downer
Unity Windward Church, 8:30 a.m., free. Based on Eric Butterworth’s book, “Discover the Power Within You.” (262-6731, unitywindward@gmail.com)
Creations of Hawaii
Pearlridge Center, Uptown Center Court, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., free. A showcase of local artisans and products that are truly of the islands. (pearlridgeonline.com)
Pa‘akai Marketplace
SALT at Our Kakaako, May 19-20, 5-9 p.m., free. Browse crafts, food and more from Native Hawaiian vendors. Live music Friday is by Duncan Kamakana and Mike Tulba, and Saturday sees Left of Right and DJ Shift. (saltatkakaako.com)
Spiritual Ancestry
Hawaii National Baha’i Center, 3264 Allan Place, 6:30-9 p.m., free. Dinner, interfaith devotional and talk given by Lee Lewis on “Spiritual Ancestry” followed by a discussion. (393-3181)
Jazz Peace Concert
Royal Hawaiian Center, Royal Grove, 7:30-8:30 p.m., free. Special guest Asako Takasaki of New York performs with Kit Eversbach, Ernie Provencher and Mihoko M. (mihoko.maier@gmail.com)
Kealakehe Intermediate School Band
Windward Mall, Center Court, 2-3 p.m., free. (235-1143)
Nando Suan and Mike Barques
Pacific Guardian Courtyard, noon-1 p.m., free. Enjoy bossa nova jazz experience featuring Nando Suan and Mike Barques. (384-7223)
Patrick Landeza and Friends
Hawaii Public Radio’s Atherton Studio, 7:30 p.m., $30-$15. (hprtickets.org, 955-8821)
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Hawaiian Brian’s, 6 p.m. doors open, $29. (underworldevents.com)
Rolando Sanchez & Salsa Hawaii
JazzMinds, 9 p.m.-midnight, free. Bring your dancing shoes and get ready for a hot night of Latin music. (rolandosanchez-salsahawaii.com)
Royal Hawaiian Band
Iolani Palace, noon, free. (922-5331)
Preservation Honor Awards Celebration
YWCA Laniakea, Fuller Hall & Courtyard, 5-8 p.m., $60-$50. Historic Hawaii Foundation hosts its 43rd annual awards to honor those who work to preserve Hawaii’s historic buildings. Ken Makuakane performs. (523-2900, historichawaii.org)
‘All Shook Up’
Diamond Head Theatre, May 19-June 11, Fridays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 4 p.m., $35-$23. A musical comedy built around the songs of Elvis Presley. (diamondheadtheatre.com)
‘Blazing Guns at Roaring Gulch, or The Perfumed Badge’
Shreve Theater at Lanikai Community Center, May 19-21 and 26-29, 8 p.m., $10. Lanikai Mortgage Players present their spring melodrama, set in the Old West. (lanikaimortgageplayers.org)
