December 29

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Tuesday December 29
Apple iPhone Getting Started
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)

New Year’s Countdown to Party Town!
Art Explorium, 1142 Koko Head Ave., 9:30-10:30 a.m., $15. No New Year’s celebration is complete without some noisemakers and fancy-dancy hats! We’ll make both! Plus, we’ll bust out some party-worthy dance moves and decorate a wish box for whispering in all our hopes and dreams for the next year. Pre-registration required. (artexplorium.org/littleartists)

Pau Hana Drop In Improv Class
Amuse Wine Bar in Honolulu Design Center, 1250 Kapiolani Blvd., 5:30-7 p.m., $10/class. A fun drop-in class to relax and laugh after work. (thinkfastimprov.com)

Unscripted Theater Drop In Class – Stagecraft
HiFi COOP at Ward Warehouse, 1050 Ala Moana Blvd., 7:30-9:30 p.m., $10/class. The essentials of working a stage and scene. (thinkfastimprov.com)

Beethovan’s Ninth Symphony
Blaisdell Concert Hall, Dec. 29 and 30 at 7:30 p.m., $34-$92. Hawaii Symphony Orchestra performs Beethovan’s classic work, including “Ode to Joy.” (hisymphony.org)

Cory Oliveros
Nico’s Pier 38, 1129 N. Nimitz Hwy., 5:30-8:30 p.m., free. (540-1377)

Truetone Tuesdays Songwriter Invitational
Downbeat Diner & Lounge, 42 N. Hotel St., 8 p.m., free, age 21 and up. Unsigned, independent artists are invited to showcase their music. (533-2328)

George Woollard ~ Life and Art
Hawaii State Art Museum, 250 S. Hotel St., noon-1 p.m., free. Artist and teacher George Woollard will share images, stories, philosophy and more. (586-9958, hawaii.gov/sfca)

‘Shaun the Sheep’
Kahuku Public & School Library, 5:30 p.m., free. Screening of “Shaun the Sheep.” (293-8935)