August 16

Hawaii Red Cross, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 1:30-3:10 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)

Hawaii Red Cross, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 1:30-2:30 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)

Hawaii State Art Museum, 9-10:30 a.m., free. Members of the arts community discuss AFTA report Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 and Hawaii’s creative economy. RSVP required. (arts@hawaiiartsalliance.org, )

Hawaii Red Cross, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m., $85. Healthcare professionals can learn how to respond to cardiac and breathing emergencies for adult, child and infant victims. Pre-registration required. (1-800-733-2767, redcross.org/take-a-class)

1st Presbyterian Church, Aug. 9 and 16, 5:30-6:30 p.m., free. Discover or rediscover your gifts and talents, learn how to navigate life’s transitions and improve your well-being by living your purpose. Pre-registration required. (info.bluezonesproject.com/ko/purpose)

Manoa Innovation Center, 10 a.m.-noon, $10. An entrepreneurship class for those in the beginning stages of starting their own business. Pre-registration required. (hisbdc.org, 945-1430)

Senior Benefits Consultants, 1585 Kapiolani Blvd. #1020, 10-11 a.m., free. Those age 65 or retiring can learn about Medicare and how to apply. Park at Ala Moana Shopping Center near Macy’s. (780-7989)

Anna O’Briens, 8:30 p.m., $7-$5, age 21 and up. Ten comedians roast each other in front of a panel of judges to find out who is the best trash talker. (facebook.com/comedyu.hi)

Waikele Premium Outlets, Aug. 1-31, center hours, free. Drop off a donation of school supplies to benefit the students of Waikele Elementary and Waipahu High schools, then get special deals at Waikele vendors as thanks. (676-5656)

Cycle City, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)

Mililani Market Place, 3-7 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)

Swinerton Builders, 8 a.m.-noon, free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)

Taste Tea, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)

Call for meeting place of Waikiki tour, daily through August, noon, $40-$30. Celebrate Duke Kahanamoku’s 127th birthday with tours of the sites related to his life and career including Duke’s Canoe Club, famous hotels and the Duke statue along Kalakaua. (395-0674, filmguy54@hotmail.com)

Lulu’s Surf Club, 6-9 p.m., free. (253-9099)

Blue Note Hawaii, 6:30 and 9 p.m., $15-$35. (bluenotehawaii.com)

The Laylow, Autograph Collection, 7-10 p.m., free. (laylowwaikiki.com/event-directory)

Honolulu Zoo, 4:35 p.m. pre-show activities, 6-7 p.m. performance, $5. Honolulu Zoo hosts its annual summer concert series with special, family-friendly activities each week. Proceeds benefit Honolulu Zoo Society. (honoluluzoo.org/wild, 926-3191)

Brue Bar, 119 Merchant St., on display through September, business hours, free. Dieter Runge exhibits unique woodblock prints with inspirational messages. Reception is July 7 at 5 p.m. (bruebar.com)

Louis Pohl Gallery, Aug. 1-Sept. 29, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, free. Mark Mitsuda displays his glass work. Artist reception is Aug. 4 and Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. (521-1812)

Polynesian Cultural Center, July 17-Aug. 24, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., free/with admission. Learn more about the art and culture of the Cook Islands at this special exhibit. (polynesia.com)

The ARTS at Marks Garage, Aug. 11-20, Wednesdays-Saturdays at 6:30 p.m., Sundays at 2:30 p.m., free. Hawaii Shakespeare Festival breaks with the Bard to present a Chekhov mini-festival in these comedic shorts from the Russian master. (hawaiishakes.org)

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)

Bishop Museum, March 18-Oct. 16, business hours, $22.95-$10.95. Explore Hawaiian aesthetic traditions, design motifs and visual similarities in the natural world. (bishopmuseum.org)

Louis Pohl Gallery, Aug. 4-24, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, free. Plein Air Painters of Oahu display their work. Reception is Aug. 4 at 4 p.m. (521-1812)

Royal Hawaiian Center, Aug. 3-Sept. 30, business hours, free. Resin painter Sarah Caudle displays her abstract and seascape art on B-Building, Level 3, next to H.I.S. Travel. (royalhawaiiancenter.com)

The ARTS at Marks Garage, Aug. 3-26, business hours, free. The ninth annual exhibit features photographers from around the state. (outreach.hawaii.edu/pnm)

Bishop Museum, Feb. 25-Sept. 4, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., $22.95-$10.95. Learn more about how evolution is Earth’s greatest innovator, and how humans have been inspired by nature’s ingenuity. (bishopmuseum.org, 847-3511)

UH-Manoa’s East-West Center Gallery, June 4-Sept. 10, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, noon-4 p.m. Sundays, free. The motif of the “tree of life” is celebrating as it appears around the world. Opening reception is June 4 at 2 p.m. (944-7177, arts.eastwestcenter.org)

Waianae Public Library, 3:30 p.m. kids, 6 p.m. adults, free. This month’s books are “The Honest Truth” by Dan Gemeinhart (kids) and “We Never Asked for Wings” by V. Diffenbaugh (adults). (697-7868)