December 11

American Red Cross Hawaii Chapter, 4155 Diamond Head Road, Dec. 11 and 13, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., $70. Learn to recognize and care for victims of life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies and to use an AED on adults. (1-800-733-2767, redcross.org/take-a-class)

American Red Cross Hawaii Chapter, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 9:30 a.m.-3:15 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. (1-800-733-2767, redcross.org/take-a-class)

Verizon Wireless at Pearl Highlands Center, 4-5 p.m., free. Attend this workshop and learn the basics of your new Android Device. We will review hardware functions, show you how to set up email, add your social network accounts, master device features, how to customize your device, and much more! Pre-registration required. (https://vzwworkshops.verizonwireless.com/vzwworkshops/)

Verizon Wireless at Pacific Guardian Tower, 2-3 p.m., free. Attend this workshop and learn about the great features of your iPhone. During this workshop Verizon Experts will show you how to use features like Maps, Siri (not available on all models), FaceTime, the app store and much more. Pre-registration required. (https://vzwworkshops.verizonwireless.com/vzwworkshops/)

Windward Community College Hale Kuhina 115, 6-7:30 p.m., $25/class and $20/lab fee. Learn a brief history of why the Japanese made kadomatsu for New Years, then make two of your own. (235-7323)

Liliha Public Library, 1515 Liliha St., 6 p.m., free. Learn the basic of Hawaiian word structure, spelling and pronunciation from Jack Christensen of The Program to Preserve Hawaiian Place Names. (587-7577)

St. Christopher’s Church, 93 N. Kainalu Dr., Dec. 11, 18 and Jan. 8, 15, 22 and 29, 6-8:30 p.m., free. Learn the concepts and approaches presented in the “Teen Wise” book set, and learn how to develop solution-based strategies in an open, interpersonal communicative environment. RSVP required. (teenwise@teenwisebook.com, 688-4540)

Still & Moving Center, 1024 Queen St., Dec. 11 and 18, 7-8:15 p.m., $69/series, $25/session. Workshops will focus each week on rejuvenating a different portion of the spine, while always addressing the back as a whole. (397-7678)

Pearlridge Center, 9 a.m.-noon, free. The islands’ only deaf and signing Santa is special guest at the state’s signature holiday celebration for the deaf community. (203-2366)

Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, Honolulu Medical Office, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., free. Learn about the latest products and speak with a license clinical aesthetician. (432-5670)

Oahu Country Club, noon-1:30 p.m., $25/lunch. Exchange Club of Honolulu features speaker Creighton Goldsmith, president of Akamai Global Consultants, at its weekly luncheon. (225-2965, edracers@aol.com)

Aina Haina Public Library, 10:30 a.m., free. Puppeteer Christy Lipps will present favorite children’s holiday stories in a lively puppet show featuring beautifully hand-crafted puppets and songs. (377-2456)

Jazz Minds, 1661 Kapiolani Blvd., 9 p.m.-2 a.m., $7. (945-0800)

Pearlridge Downtown Center Court, 7-8 p.m., free. (203-2366)

Paliku Theatre at Windward Community College, 7 p.m., free. Featuring student soloists and the Windward CC College Choir, and slack-key guitar students under Ron Loo and Kahiko Hula students under direction of Sky Gora. (kaalac@hawaii.edu)

YWCA Elizabeth Fuller Hall, 1040 Richards St., 5-7 p.m., $25/presale, $30/at the door. Celebrate the anniversary of marriage equality in Hawaii, with panelists U.S. Rep Colleen Hanabusa, state Rep. Della Au Belatti and more. (ywcaoahu.com)

Manoa Valley Theatre, 2833 East Manoa Rd., Dec. 11-13 at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 14 at 4 p.m., $10-$20. Enjoy a play inspired by the classic American holiday film “It’s a Wonderful Life.” (988-6131, manoavalleytheatre.com)

The ARTS at Marks Garage, Dec. 11-14 and 19-21, Thursdays-Saturdays 8 p.m., Sundays 7 p.m., $25-$35. Pretty Peacock Productions hosts its winter production, featuring burlesque, kitsch and karaoke. (prettypeacockproductions.com/sweets)