February 16

American Red Cross, Hawaii State Chapter, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 1-3 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)

American Red Cross, Hawaii State Chapter, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 1-2 p.m., $70. Learn to recognize and care for victims of life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies and to use an AED on adults. Pre-registration required. (1-800-733-2767, redcross.org/take-a-class)

American Red Cross, Hawaii State Chapter, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 1-3 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)

Verizon Wireless at Pearl Highlands, 8-9 a.m., free. Learn more about how to use your new tablet. Pre-registration required. (vzwworkshops.verizonwireless.com/vzwworkshops)

Verizon Wireless at Pacific Guardian Tower, 2-3 p.m., free. Learn more about how to use your new smartphone. Pre-registration required. (vzwworkshops.verizonwireless.com/vzwworkshops)

American Red Cross, Hawaii State 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, 6-8:30 p.m., $15. Learn and practice how to be an invaluable labor coach, including what you as a coach can do now to prepare for labor, ways to help reduce labor discomfort and more. (castlemed.org)

Kahuku Public & School Library, 6 p.m., free. Peggy Nihipali, Joanne Lau and Sophie Ann Aoki share their knowledge of essential oils and how they can help you find alternative ways to treat basic daily needs, like colds or fevers. (293-8935)

Oahu Urban Garden Center, 955 Kamehameha Hwy., 9 a.m.-noon, free. Hawaii 4H offers workshops for after-school program staff on “There’s No New Water.” Pre-registration required. (extension.psu.edu/youth/cyttap, 956-7196, nakatsuk@hawaii.edu)

The Pacific Club, 1452 Queen Emma St., 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., $25-$40. HICTA hosts Paul Wertheim, project manager for Public Consulting Group, who will discuss the Independent Verification and Validation discipline and its importance in ensuring the success of system development projects. Pre-registration required. (hicta.org)

Amuse Wine Bar at Honolulu Design Center, 5:30-7 p.m., $10. A fun drop-in class to relax and laugh after work. (thinkfastimprov.com)

Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden, 10-11:30 a.m., $15. Create a beautiful, one-of-a-kind silk scarf using dyes. Pre-registration required. (522-7066)

HiFi COOP at Ward Warehouse, 7:30-9:30 p.m., $10. Learn to live and think in the moment, get out of your head and have fun. (thinkfastimprov.com)

Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, Manoa Grand Ballroom, 5 p.m., free. UH Manoa’s PACE hosts Walter A. Dods Jr., former chairman of First Hawaiian Bank and current chairman of Matson Inc., to chat with PACE executive director Susan Yamada and share excerpts form his recent memoir. Pre-registration required. (pace.shidler.hawaii.edu/kipapa, 956-5357)

Pacific Guardian Center, Conference Rooms A, B and C, 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., free. Donate blood to save lives. Appointments recommended. (848-4770)

The Queen’s Medical Center, 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m., free. Donate blood to save lives. Appointments recommended. (848-4770)

UH-Manoa’s Campus Center Ballroom, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., free. Donate blood to save lives. Appointments recommended. (848-4770)

Halawa Xeriscape Garden, Wednesdays and Saturdays through Feb. 27, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., free. Pick up free Bird of Paradise/Crane Flower seeds at the garden in February. (748-5363)

Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden, 10:30-11:30 a.m., free. Storytelling, crafts and a nature walk activity. Bring walking shoes, rain gear and insect repellent. Children must be accompanied by an adult. February’s theme is “Leaves.” Pre-registration required. (233-7323)

Blue Note Hawaii, Feb. 16-18, 7 and 9 p.m., $25-$45. (bluenotehawaii.com)

Ala Moana Center, 5 p.m., free. (alamoanacenter.com)

Studio 909, 909 Kapiolani Blvd., 7:30 p.m., $15-$10. Enjoy jazz from Rich Crandall on piano, Bruce Hamada and Stacey Tangonan on bass. (941-3759, music-formats.com)

Pohai Nani’s Ruth Bacon Auditorium, 7 p.m., free. KFC and Simple & Unpretentious perform love songs, Hawaiian and American folk, and more. (hakumele@aol.com, 951-4332)

Ala Moana Center, 5 p.m., free. (alamoanacenter.com)

Gallery on the Pali at First Unitarian Church of Honolulu, Feb. 16-March 17, Tuesdays-Fridays from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., weekends from 2-6 p.m., free. Lynne Boyer displays her plein-aire paintings exploring connections between Hungary and Hawaii. (unitariansofhi.org/gallery)