December 16

Verizon Wireless at Windward Mall, 7-8 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. (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. (vzwworkshops.verizonwireless.com/vzwworkshops)

American Red Cross, Hawaii Chapter, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 8:30-11:30 a.m., $75. Breathing new life into resuscitation education, Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS) is designed to train professionals 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)

Castle Medical Center, 5:30-7:30 p.m., $25. Pre-registration required. (263-5400, castlemed.org)

Kalihi-Palama Public Library, 9-11:30 a.m., $25. Learn more about the five-step design thinking process in a fun, approachable way. Pre-registration required. (yuendesigns.com/dthinking-registration, 202-2211)

Happiness U, 560 N. Nimitz Hwy. #117A, 2:30-3:30 p.m., free. Hear from founder Alice Inoue about how it is possible to change your life by changing your focus, and experience firsthand what Happiness U has to offer. Pre-registration required. (yourhappinessu.com)

Wahiawa Botanical Garden, 11 a.m.-noon, $5. Create Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer using dried materials. Pre-registration required. (522-7066)

Halawa Xeriscape Garden, Wednesdays and Saturdays in December, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., free. Get free Pregnant Onion seeds from the garden. (748-5320)

Honolulu Hale, 530 S. King St., Dec. 6-31, 8 a.m.-11 p.m., free. Enjoy the traditional decorations and lights around downtown Honolulu for the holidays. (honolulucitylights.org)

Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St., Dec. 13-30, 8 a.m.-11 p.m., free. Enjoy the holiday decorations around Kapolei. Opening night is Dec. 12 from 3-9 p.m., featuring free keiki games, live entertainment, food and a holiday lights parade at 6 p.m. (768-6666)

Ka‘elepulu Elementary School, 4:30-7:30 p.m., free. Enjoy dinner from many favorite local food trucks and eateries from all over the island. (266-7811)

Ward Village Information Center, Nov. 27-Jan. 10, Fridays-Sundays from 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Mondays-Thursdays from 4-9 p.m., $15/90 minutes. Go ice skating at Ward Village in the open air. (wardvillageshops.com/icerink)

Laniakea YWCA Lobby, 1040 Richards St., Dec. 16-17, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., free. Find amazing bargains on new and pre-owned designer and name-brand women’s clothing and accessories. Proceeds support the Dress for Success program. (538-7061)

Hukilau Marketplace at Polynesian Cultural Center, 55-370 Kamehameha Hwy., Dec. 10-23, 6:30 p.m., $5 or free with a Pepsi product. Enjoy canoe rides, entertainment, train rides, a snow day Dec. 19, photos with Santa and more. (293-3333, hukilaumarketplace.com/events)

Windward Mall, Sports Authority wing, Nov. 14-Dec. 20, mall hours, free. Write Santa a letter. Bring your own postage. (235-1143)

Pearlridge Center, Uptown Center Court, Nov. 20-Jan. 10, Mondays-Saturdays from 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sundays from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., $3.50/ride, $29/10 rides. Ride Hawaii’s only scale-model, fully functioning train around the mall. (203-2366, pearlridgeonline.com)

Ala Moana Center, Nov. 21-Dec. 23, check website for times and cost. Take a picture with Santa just in time for the holidays. (alamoanacenter.com)

Kahala Mall, Nov. 27-Dec. 24, check website for times, $20. Take photos with Santa at Santa’s Candyland. (kahalamallcenter.com)

Pearlridge Center, Downtown, Nov. 27-Dec. 24, see website for times, $25. Take photos with Santa and tell him what’s on your wish lists. (pearlridgeonline.com, 203-2366)

Windward Mall, Center Court, Nov. 14-Dec. 24, Mondays-Saturdays from 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sundays from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., $25. Take a photo with Santa and his elves. (windwardmall.com)

Departs from Pier 6 at Aloha Tower Marketplace, Dec. 6-25, 5:30-7:30 p.m., $104-$159/adults, $56-$98/keiki. Share a special holiday evening aboard Atlantis Cruises with Santa and a delicious dinner of prime rib, roast pork and more. Plus, enjoy live entertainment and more. (973-1311, atlantisadventures.com)

Hawaii Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $24-$65. Hawaii Symphony Orchestra and Oahu Choral Society perform a joint holiday concert of Vivaldi, Handel and Bach. (528-0506, hisymphony.org)

Nico’s Pier 38, 1129 N. Nimitz Hwy., 6-8 p.m., free. Legendary guitarists Mike Barquez and Nando Suan form Jazz Monsters playing a range of instrumental jazz, Bossa Nova, and Hawaiian. (540-1377)

Honolulu Hale, 7 p.m., free. (768-6622)

Ala Moana Center, 7 p.m., free. (955-9517)

Kahala Mall, 6 p.m., free. (949-5355)

Ala Moana Centerstage, 3 p.m., free. (922-5331)

Hukilau Restaurant, 5:30-8:30 p.m., $100. Downtown Athletic Club Hawaii hosts a fundraiser for the Rainbow Wahine basketball team, with plenty of food, drink, prizes and more. (wahinebasketballhoopla.com, kalowena@aol.com)

Gallery on the Pali, 2500 Pali Hwy., Dec. 6-Jan. 7, Tuesdays-Fridays from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturdays-Sundays from 2-6 p.m., free. Suzanne Barnes, Cynthia Schubert, Wendy Roberts and Dawn Yoshimura collaborate on an art exhibit with individual answers to the same questions. Reception is Dec. 11 from 6-8 p.m. (595-4047)

Hawaii Kai Public Library, 2:30 p.m., free. Watch a screening of Pixar’s “Inside Out.” (397-5833)

Waikiki Parc Hotel, Parc Promenade Gallery, Oct. 1-Jan. 8, free. Recent UH graduate Jonathan Holshue displays his glass sculptures. Reception is Oct. 1 from 6-8 p.m., featuring a performance from Aaron Cardenas. (956-8364, tasakas@hawaii.edu)

Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice St., Nov. 27-Jan. 3, 11:30 a.m., 2:30 and 7 p.m., $3-$10 plus museum admission. Enjoy a vivid laser show set to Christmas classics. (bishopmuseum.org)

Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice St., Oct. 3-Jan. 5, check website for schedule, $10-$3. Enjoy unique laser light shows in a domed theater, including “Fright Light,” “Legends of the Night Sky: Perseus and Andromeda” and more. (bishopmuseum.org, 847-3511)

Second Floor at Cedar Street Galleries, 817 Cedar St., Nov. 20-Jan. 3, Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., free. This miniature art show features dozens of local artists. (cedarstreetgalleries.com)

UH-Manoa’s East-West Center Gallery, John A. Burns Hall, 1601 East-West Road, Oct. 11-Jan. 24, weekdays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sundays from noon-4 p.m., free. View Parsi textiles, highlighting aspects of the long and varied development of the South Asian community. (944-7177, arts.eastwestcenter.org)

Ala Moana Center, 5 p.m., free. (955-9517)

Honolulu Country Club Gallery, 1690 Ala Puumalu St., Nov. 23-Jan. 9, business hours, free. Features photography, oil, watercolor, acrylic and multimedia paintings from local artists in the Association of Hawaii Artists. (286-5675)

Waianae Public Library, 6 p.m., free. Book Club discusses “The Journal of Prince Alexander Liholiho: The Voyages Made to the United States, England and France in 1849-1850.” (697-7868)

Kahala Mall, Nov. 23-Jan. 4, Mondays-Saturdays from 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sundays from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., free. Toyota Hawaii displays the art of local finalists in its 2015 Dream Car Art Contest. (toyotahawaii.com)

Bishop Museum, Oct. 3-Feb. 1, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., $19.95. The museum spotlights 32 award-winning garments from the international World of Wearable Art competition, with interactive installments. (bishopmusem.org, 847-3511)