June 7
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Thursday June 7
Hanauma Bay Seminars
Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve, theatre, Thursdays through June, 6:30-7:30 p.m., free. Attend a series of seminars on Waikiki beach’s past, present and future. Guests are asked to arrive at 6:15 p.m. (397-5840)
Marketing Your Business: Social Media and More. What Taxes Do I Need to Pay?
Waimanalo Market Co-op, 41-1029 Kalanianaole Hwy., 4:30-6:30 p.m., free. Attend a workshop for vendors, farmers and other community members who want to establish or grow their small business. Reservations recommended. (690-7607)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
Castle Medical Center, Bloodmobile, 9:45 a.m.-1 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
Kailua Town Center, Bloodmobile, 3-7 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Food Wine Tasting – Hookipa 101
Windward Community College, Hale Akoakoa, 45-720 Keaahala Road, 5:30-7:30 p.m., $45. Let chef Dan and wine educator Alice Swift give you a jump start session so you will know what to serve at your next summer gathering. Uala Leaf Cafe chefs will prepare pupu to complement your flight of six wines. (235-7433, windwardcce.org/cooking.htm)
Hawaiian Piano Night
Royal Hawaiian Center, 6-7 p.m., free. (royalhawaiiancenter.com)
‘Last Taxi Dance’ Event
Hawaii Theatre Center, 1130 Bethel St., 5 and 8 p.m., $20. Hawaii filmmaker and US Army veteran Brayden Yoder will host a pair of crowdfunding/trailer-launch parties for his new short, ‘Last Taxi Dance.’ The even will include behind-the-scenes footage of the film, which stars Danielle Zalopany as Max Holtz and is set in a Chinatown dancehall in the aftermath of WWII. Cost includes drinks, heavy pupu and live music by Pomaikai Lyman. (hawaiitheatre.com/upcoming-events)
The Places We Come From, Real and Imagined
Tenney Theatre, 7 p.m., free. Celebrate children’s literature with festivities for the whole family, including a performance by Honolulu Theatre for Youth, featuring the work of Lee Cataluna, Patrick Ching and Lehua Parker. Pre-registration required. (clh2018.eventbrite.com)
Wahiawa Blue Zones Project Dinner
Seventh Day Adventist Church, Fellowship Hall, 1313 California Ave., 6:30-8 p.m., free. Hear the Blue Zones Project story, eat a plant-based meal and learn how the Blue Zones Project is helping to make healthy choices easier. (goo.gl/eWq2Nu, 367-3471)
Mark Caldeira
Basalt, Thursdays through June, 5:30 p.m., free. Enjoy a live contemporary music performance. (dukeslanehawaii.com)
Sean Cleland
BLT Market, Thursdays through June, 6 p.m., contact for cost. Enjoy melodic blends of guitar-based new and classic songs while watching the sunset along the Waikiki skyline. (bltmarket.com)
‘Dead of Night’
Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant St., 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through June 23, $5-$25. Four friends struggle to provide for their families in 1956 Honolulu, turning to violently pressuring their company’s boss into meeting the union’s demands. (536-4441)
