August 11
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Friday August 11
Adult & Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED
Hawaii Red Cross, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 9 a.m.-3:20 p.m., $110. Get trained to recognize and care for victims of illness and sudden injuries and life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies in adults, children, and infants and learn how to use an AED. Pre-registration required. (1-800-733-2767, redcross.org/take-a-class)
Adult First Aid/CPR/AED
Hawaii Red Cross, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., $90. Get trained to recognize and care for victims of illness and sudden injuries and learn how to administer CPR and use an AED for life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies on adults. Pre-registration required. (1-800-733-2767, redcross.org/take-a-class)
Tao Calligraphy and Tao Chang Discovery with Master Cecilia Liu
Master Sha Tao Center Hawaii, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 11, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Aug. 12-13, call for cost. (988-8090)
Jose Dynamite & Friends
O’Toole’s Celtic Room, 7:30 p.m., $10, age 21 and up. Jasmine Bautista hosts an evening with Jose Dynamite, Conrad Holmberg, Jonathan Freeman, Keith Henry and headliner Ken Jones. (391-5673)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
Hawaiian Telcom, Maile and Lehua conference rooms, 7 a.m.-noon, free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
HECO Ward, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Jehovah’s Witnesses Convention
Mililani Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 239 Pali St., July 28-30, check website for schedule and cost. This year’s theme is “Don’t Give Up.” Session is in English and Marshallese. (jw.org, 623-8332 Mondays-Thursdays, 441-0451 Fridays-Sundays)
Pearl City Hongwanji Mission Obon
Pearl City Hongwanji Mission, Aug. 11-12, 5:30 p.m. booths open, 7-10 p.m. dance, free. Join us at the annual bon dance which features dance, music, games, food and crafts. (455-1680)
Silent Disco
Battleship Missouri Memorial, 6-9 p.m., $20, age 18 and up. Spend a night dancing in this very unusual disco, where each attendee has their own headset with their choice of music. RSVP requested. (ussmissouri.org/silentdisco, rsvp@ussmissouri.org)
Windward Carnival
Windward Mall parking lot, 6-10 p.m. Aug. 11, noon-10 p.m. Aug. 12 and noon-6 p.m. Aug. 13, free. Enjoy E.K. Fernandez rides and games at the mall. (ekfernandezshows.com/events/263)
Borgore
The Republik, 9 p.m., $25-$35. (bampproject.com)
Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra
Blue Note Hawaii, Aug. 11-13, 6:30 and 9 p.m., $45-$35. (bluenotehawaii.com)
Royal Hawaiian Band
Iolani Palace, noon, free. (922-5331)
Vespers on the Lanai
Christ Church Uniting, 7-8 p.m., free. Saloon Pilots perform. (ccukailua.org/vespers, 262-6911)
Book Club Meeting
Kaimuki Public Library, 9:30 a.m., free. This bimonthly meeting focuses on “Lab Girl,” by Hope Jahren. (librarieshawaii.org/event/kaimuki-public-library-book-club/)
Hawaii Shakes: ‘Seagull’
The ARTS at Marks Garage, Aug. 11-20, Wednesdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 3:30 p.m., $20-$10. Hawaii Shakespeare Festival breaks with the Bard to present a Chekhov mini-festival in this play about love, innocence, betrayal and the price of art. (hawaiishakes.org)
‘The Virtue in Propaganda’
Chaminade University’s Loo Theatre, Aug. 11-12, 7:30 p.m., $5. A radio show-style staged reading focusing on women in war-torn Vietnam. (showtix4u.com, 1-866-967-8167)
‘Twelf Nite O Wateva!’
Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives, Aug. 11-26, Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m., $25-$20. A pidgin retelling of Shakespeare’s classic romantic comedy. (missionhouses.org)
