December 16
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Friday December 16
Macrame Plant Holder
Island Bungalow Hawaii, 6 p.m., $40. Create a personalized macrame plant hanger with Erica Perry of Dreamweaver Hawaii. (536-4543)
What Can I Do to Start or Grow My Business?
SBA HDO Training Room, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Building 1, Suite 306, 9-10:30 a.m., free.Entrepreneurs starting out can learn more about expanding, ask questions and get tips and strategies for success. Pre-registration required. (541-2990 ext. 211, mary.dale@sba.gov)
Xeriscape Floral Arrangement
Halawa Xeriscape Garden, 6-7:30 p.m., $25-$20. Learn to clip and arrange hardy xeriscape plants to make a wonderful centerpiece. Bring garden clippers. Pre-registration required. (748-5315, workshops@hbws.org)
Jose Dynamite and Friends
O’Toole’s Celtic Room, 6:30 p.m. doors open, 7:30 p.m. show starts, $10, ages 21 and older. John Yabes, Daryl Bonilla and Jeremiah perform with headliner Jose Dynamite. (391-5673)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
HECO Ward, 8:30 a.m.-2:45 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
Oahu Veterans Center, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Paakai Marketplace
SALT at Our Kakaako, 5 p.m., free. Browse the wares of local crafters, artists and more, including Kamehameha Schools Entrepreneurship Club, Laei Designs, Pulapula, Andy South and more. (ourkakaako.com)
WCC Christmas Pottery Sale
Windward Community College, Hale Palanakila 216, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 16, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 17, free. Find beautiful and affordable ceramics from more than 30 artists and students. (235-7323)
Daily Whale Watch Lunch Cruises
Departs from Pier 6 at Aloha Tower Marketplace, Dec. 16-April 2, meet at 11 a.m. for 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. cruise, $87-$50.50. Sail on the 150-foot Majestic and look for humpback whales returning to Hawaii’s springtime waters. (973-1311)
4U Ukulele Quartet
Kahala Mall, 6-6:45 p.m., free. (kahalamallcenter.com)
A Carol of Joy
Central Union Church, 7-8:30 p.m., free. Windward Choral Society performs with Marine Forces Pacific Band Wind Ensemble and organist Margaret Lloyd. (thewindwardchoralsociety.org, 254-5717)
Christmas Concert
Pacific Guardian Center, Courtyard, 733 Bishop St., 7:30-8:30 a.m., free. Arsenio and Honolulu Blend Christmas chorus. (382-9495)
From the Terrestrial to the Galactic!
Anna O’Briens, 9 p.m., $8, age 21 and up. Good Foot, Space Kadets, Hook+LIne and more perform. (946-5190)
H.U.M.B.O. Hearts
Kahala Mall, 4-4:45 p.m., free. (kahalamallcenter.com)
HI Praises
Kahala Mall, 7-7:45 p.m., free. (kahalamallcenter.com)
Rebelution
Waikiki Shell, 6 p.m., $79.50-$39.50. (bampproject.com)
Royal Hawaiian Band
Iolani Palace, noon, free. (922-5331)
Royal Hawaiian Band
Ka Makana Alii, 5:15 p.m., free. (922-5331)
Willow’s Songs of the Season
Doris Duke Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $20-$25. Vocalist Willow Chang and friends celebrate a wealth of beautiful music this season, from sacred to secular. (willowchang.com, 292-0820)
Opera Night Out: ‘Eugene Onegin’
First Unitarian Church of Honolulu, 2500 Pali Hwy., 6-9:50 p.m., free. Watch a screening of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin.” Bring a potluck dish to share. (595-4047)
‘The Nutcracker’
Blaisdell Concert Hall, Dec. 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 18 at 2 p.m., $39-$120. Ballet Hawaii presents a special, Hawaii-themed production of “The Nutcracker,” set in 1858 at the home of Mary Dominis. (ticketmaster.com, 800-745-3000)
‘The Nutcracker’
Mamiya Theatre, Dec. 16 at 7 p.m., Dec. 17 at 3:30 and 7 p.m., and Dec. 18 at 1 and 4:30 p.m., $20-$36. Hawaii State Ballet puts on its 30th anniversary production of “The Nutcracker.” (danceticketing.com/23357, hawaiistateballet.com)
‘The Nutcracker’
Mamiya Theatre, Dec. 16 at 7 p.m., Dec. 17 at 3:30 and 7 p.m., and Dec. 18 at 1 and 4:30 p.m., $20-$36. Hawaii State Ballet presents its 30th anniversary production of “The Nutcracker.” (danceticketing.com/23357)
