April 14
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Sunday April 14
CLASSES
Easy as PAI: Play, Act, Improvise
Smart Karate Kapolei, until May 5, Kidz noon-1:30 p.m., youth 1:30-3:30 p.m., adults 4-6 p.m., $25/drop-in, $160/eight weeks. Easy as PAI provides a space to explore the essentials of artistic performance. Chris Riel leads students while enabling them to find their natural abilities. (play4lifehawaii@gmail.com)
Hands on Adjustments
Open Space Yoga Diamond Head Monsarrat Studio, 9-11:30 a.m., $35. Learn how to enhance the alignment of yoga postures and refine your own yoga practice. (232-8851)
Mobile UX: Wireframing and Prototyping
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Sakamaki, 1-4 p.m., $60. Learn how to rapidly design wireframes and interactive prototypes of your mobile app. (956-8244)
Taiko Center of the Pacific Classes
Washington Middle School, until April 21, various levels at various times, $105-$182. Free parking located in the school’s King Street lot only. Contact for registration and times. (taikoclasses@gmail.com, 737-7236)
Advance Directive Parties
Contact for more information, April 14-20. Members of Compassion & Choices Leadership Council host “advance directive parties,” for family and friends in their homes. Receive information to prepare an advance directive, along with assistance in filling out forms. (mary@compassionandchoices.org)
Bereavement Support Group
Kaiser Permanente – Moanalua Medical Center, 1-3 p.m., free. A group meeting for anyone who has lost a loved one and would like a nurturing environment to share thoughts and feelings. Pre-registration required. (371-8611)
Hawaii Organ and Tissue Donor Suport Group
Kaiser Permanente – Moanalua Medical Center, 1-3 p.m., free. A support group for family members of organ and tissue donors. Pre-registratioin required. (371-8611)
Hawaii Polo Club 2013 Season
Visit website for location, Sundays through July 14, gates open at 11 a.m. for picnic, matches start at 2 p.m., $10/open field seating, $25/clubhouse. The Hawaii Polo Club celebrates 50 years of polo. (hawaii-polo.org)
Swing Dance Club Hawaii
Palladium, Ala Wai Golf Clubhouse, 6:30-9:15 p.m., $5-$8. In addition to swing are cha cha, waltz, night club 2-step, CW, salsa, fox trot and more, with music by Bert Burgess. Includes a lesson at 6:30 p.m. and a snack. (255-6095)
UH Institute for Astronomy Open House
2680 Woodlawn Dr., 11 a.m.-4 p.m., free admission and parking. The University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy presents its fifteenth annual Manoa Open House featuring family-friendly activities for everyone. (ifa.hawaii.edu/open-house)
FAMILY FUN
Children’s Storytime
Kaimuki Public Library, through July 28, 10:30-11:15 a.m., free. Children, accompanied by a parent or caregiver, are invited to listen to stories, participate in finger plays and rhymes and make a small craft to take home. Contact the library two weeks in advance if a sign language interpreter or other special accommodations are needed. (733-8422)
Hawaii Youth Symphony Spring Concert
Blaisdell Concert Hall, 4-6 p.m., free. Hawaii Youth Symphony’s top orchestra Youth Symphony I performs a refreshing mixture of symphonic classical and popular favorites with pianist stand-out Evan Lin, the youngest winner of the 2012 Aloha International Piano Competition, and the Kamehameha Schools Children’s Chorus. (941-9706)
Mustang Madness All Ford Show
McKenna’s Windward Ford, 9 a.m.-4 p.m, visit website for cost. The Aloha Mustang and Shelby Club of Hawaii and Mike McKenna’s Windward Ford present the 21st annual Mustang Madness All Ford Show, a benefit for the Hawaiian Humane Society. All entries must be pre-registered. (alohamustang.com)
THE ARTS
Ohana Exhibition
HPU Art Gallery, until April 26, free. An exhibition of artwork in various media by artists from the HPU community, including HPU’s talented students. (hpu.edu)
Smithsonian Tour of Congressional Gold Medal
Bishop Museum, runs until April 14, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., closed on Tuesdays, $8.95-$19.95. Bishop Museum presents a traveling exhibit featuring the Congressional Gold Medal award in 2011 to Japanese Americans, or Nisei, World War II veterans. (bishopmuseum.org)
Upcycled Collages
Gallery on the Pali, First Unitarian Church of Honolulu, runs through April 25, Mon.Fri. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 2-6 p.m., contact for cost. “Upcycled Collages” by Meghan Bundtzen uses patterns from inside business envelopes and other repurposed paper to “recreate” junk mail from rubbish art to reducing the environmental impact in many facets of life. (unitariansofhi.org/gallery)