February 21

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Tuesday February 21
CLASSES
Adult Swim Classes
Kailua, call for location, Feb. 21-24 beginning class, Feb. 27 to March 2 next step class, call for times and cost. (542-7074)

Dance Lessons
Manana Elementary School, 1147 Kumanu St., Pearl City, Tuesdays until Feb. 28 from 7-9:10 p.m. Hawaii Ballroom Dance Association’s Pearl City Chapter invites you to take these classes. (677-4248, 456-2129)

Intermediate Slack Key Guitar Class
Windward Community College, Hale Palanakila 104, 45-720 Keaahala Road, Kaneohe, Tuesdays, until Feb. 28, 5:30-7 p.m., $60/class, $6/lab fee. Students will be guided through intermediate level solos that will enable them to capture the slack key sound. Call to register. (235-7374)

Japanese Flower Arranging Class
Windward Community College, Hale Kuhina 115, 45-720 Keaahala Road, Kaneohe, 6-8 p.m., $48. Use your aesthetic awareness to assemble materials, choosing their most beautiful aspects, assemble them in a different order, and endow them with a value transcending that which they had in nature. Students are required to purchase or provide their own supplies. Optional text for purchase. Call to register. (235-7374)

Peacefully Pregnant Class
Castle Medical Center, 640 Ulukahiki St., Kailua, 5:30-8:30 p.m., $25/two people. Register online. (263-5400, castlemed.org)

Watercolor Painting Classes
Windward Community College Hale Kuhina 115, 45-720 Keaahala Road, Kaneohe, Feb. 14 to March 6, 8:45-11:45 a.m., $80. For seniors. Learn color theory as it applies to watercolor paints. (235-7433)

COMMUNITY
Library Talks
Liliha Library, 1515 Liliha St., Honolulu, 6:30-7:30 p.m., free. Talks will focus on exterior uses of feng shui. (587-7577)

Keiki Tuesday
Pearlridge, Downtown Center Court, 98-1005 Moanalua Road, Aiea, Feb. 21 and 28, 10:30 a.m to noon, free. Bring the keiki for crafts, balloons, storytelling, face-painting, silly songs and more. (488-0981)

Preschool Storytime
Mililani Public Library, 95-450 Makaimoimo St., Mililani, Tuesdays until Feb. 21, 10:30 a.m., free. Keiki ages 2 to 5, accompanied by a parent or caregiver, are invited to attend the free program and listen to stories, learn finger plays, and sing songs. A simple make-and-take craft will follow the storytime. (627-7470)

Mardis Gras
Bar 35, 35 North Hotel St., Honolulu, all night, visit website for cover. While the street party unwinds on Nuuanu, take a break and step into Bar 35. (bar35.com)

Anti-Nuclear Event
Kapaa Public Library, 6:30 p.m., call for cost and more information. The event will feature three prominent scholar/activists from the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space. (822-7646)

Discussion With Kate Kelly Smith
Kahala Resort & Spa, 5000 Kahala Ave., Honolulu, 6:30-8:30 p.m., call for cost and to RSVP. Kelly Smith will discuss the importance of reinventing the oldest and largest shelter magazine in America. (594-7391, smeihonolulu.com)

House Beautiful’s Kate Kelly Smith
The Kahala Resort, 5000 Kahala Ave., Honolulu, 6:30-8:30 p.m., call for cost and to RSVP. Kelly Smith shares the importance of reinventing the magazine to target readers in this digital age. (594-7391, smeihonolulu.com)

Mardi Gras Carnival
Nuuanu Avenue, Honolulu, 6-10 p.m., free, wristband option. Attendees are encouraged to bring their appetites as there will be a smorgasbord of indulgent treats on offer. (271-9140)

Monsato Poisoning Presentation
Hawaii State Capitol, 415 South Beretania St., Honolulu, 12:30 p.m., free. Stop GMO in Hawaii Rally; Label GMO Food bills, GMO field trials in HI; Walter Ritte, Patricia Bragg and other speakers to be announced. (292-1179)

Biennial Of Hawaii Artists X Panel Discussion
UH Manoa Art Auditorium, 2535 McCarthy Mall, Honolulu, 6-8 p.m., visit website for cost. The six Biennial X artists showing at HAA’s Spaulding House will speak about their work and their approach to one of Hawai‘i’s most prestigious exhibitions. (hawaii.edu/art)

Biennial of Hawaii Artists X Panel Discussion
UH Manoa Art Auditorium, call for address, 6-8 p.m., free. The six Biennial X artists will speak about their work and their approach to one of Hawai‘i’s most prestigious exhibitions. Call to RSVP. (532-5217)