November 2
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Thursday November 2
Fraud Prevention Tips Plus Budget Basics
Royal Kunia Rec Center, 94-750 Anoiki St., 5:30-6:30 p.m., free. Learn about resources available to help avoid identity theft, prevent fraudulent access to personal financial information. Also have budget questions answered. (379-7910)
Mobility Skills Class for Family Caregivers
Central Union Church, Women’s Building, 1660 S. Beretania St., 10-11 a.m., call for cost. Learn strategies to make caregiving safer as it relates to mobility and independence. Learn tips to avoid caregiver injuries and make your life a bit easier. RSVP required. (591-2771 ext. 8236)
Paint For Your Soul
Downbeat Lounge, 42 N. Hotel St., 5-7 p.m., free. Gwenaelle Devaux hosts a pau hana painting class. Enjoy happy hour while being inspired. This is a 21+ event. Reservations recommended. (paintforyoursoul.com, 492-7702)
Pua Culture
Na Kupuna Makamae Center, 653 Ala Moana Blvd., 9:30-11:30 a.m., $10. Join Aunty Syl Kop and her hui as she teaches you about Hawaii horticulture, and the process behind picking flowers for lei. Reservations recommended. (773-7047)
Beer Summit
Kona Brewing Co., 5:30 p.m., free. There will be a special guest panel on homelessness, featuring Rep. Sam Kong, Charles Struwe and Mike Goodman. (586-6420)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
Kailua Town Center, Bloodmobile, Loading Bay, 3-7 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
Na Lama Kukui, Bloodmobile, 7:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
Roosevelt High School, Library, 7 a.m.-2:45 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Holiday Craft and Gift Fair
Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, Maui and Kauai Ballrooms, 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., free. Come for jewelry, holiday crafts and decor, baked goods, food items, clothing, and much more. (931-7791, dennis.justo@luxurycollection.com)
Rotary Club of Kapolei Meeting
Kapolei High School, faculty lounge, 7 a.m., $8. Rotary Club of Kapolei will be having a club assembly. (rckrotary@gmail.com)
Hawaii Youth Symphony and Hawaii Symphony Orchestra
Blaisdell Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m., $10-$20. At this special concert, each HSO musician will sit next to a YSI musician, making for an unforgettable evening for the Youth Symphony musicians, Hawaii Symphony musicians and the audience. (946-8742, https://tickets.hawaiisymphonyorchestra.org/shows/side%20by%20side%20with%20the%20hawaii%20youth%20symphony/events?utm_source=Local+Media&utm_campaign=33f34cb121-HSO_HYS_side-by-side&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_764e68582c-33f34cb121-273500769)
Royal Hawaiian Band
Diamond Head Crater, 11 a.m., free. This concert will take place during an Arbor Day tree planting. (rhb-music.com)
Sounds of Aloha Guest Singer Program
Ala Wai Golf Course, clubhouse ballroom, 7 p.m., contact for cost. The Sounds of Aloha Chorus is providing an opportunity for male singers, both experienced and inexperienced, to give a cappella singing a try. (soundsofaloha.org/guestsingers)
‘She Kills Monsters’
Leeward Theatre, 8 p.m. Nov. 2-4, $10-$15. Come see this comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games, directed by award-winning local director Betty Burdick. (honolulutransit.org/traffic-updates.aspx, ltheatre@hawaii.edu)
‘Wild Birds’ by Eric Anderson
Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant St.; Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. Nov. 2-Dec. 2; Sundays at 2 p.m. Nov. 5-Dec. 3; $5-$25. Kumu Kahua Theatre presents a historical drama about the Alii children and their educators. (536-4441, kumukahua.org)