July 12

Crystal Cave & Kyanite Lounge, 10 a.m.-noon, $30. Call for appointment. (308-8328)

Anna O’Brien’s, 8 p.m. doors open, 8:30 p.m. show starts, $7-$5, age 21 and up. Patrice Scott hosts an evening with a mix of Honolulu’s top comedians performing their best in seven minutes, followed by Open Mic Comedy. (facebook.com/comedyu.hi)

Blue Note Hawaii, 6:30 and 9 p.m., $36-$26. (bluenotehawaii.com)

Kakuhihewa, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)

Halawa Xeriscape Garden, Wednesdays and Saturdays in July, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., free. Pick a free cutting of the Dwarf Oyster plant. (748-5315)

Waikele Country Club, noon, free. This week’s speaker is Gary Tsuru, who will discuss vocations based on his work on college and career readiness at UH-West Oahu. (381-0917, bching2@hawaii.rr.com)

Scarlet Honolulu, 6-8 p.m., $5 or donation of diapers and feminine hygiene products. Planned Parenthood hosts a sex trivia night with prizes and networking. (497-9877)

Kapolei Public Library, 6:30 p.m., free. Magician and storyteller Yasu Ishida enchants with action origami. Suitable for age 9 and up. (693-7050)

Call for meeting place of Waikiki tour, daily through August, noon, $40-$30. Celebrate Duke Kahanamoku’s 127th birthday with tours of the sites related to his life and career including Duke’s Canoe Club, famous hotels and the Duke statue along Kalakaua. (395-0674, filmguy54@hotmail.com)

Hard Rock Cafe, 9-11 p.m., free. Oahu’s premier bluegrass and Americana music band. (955-7383)

Royal Hawaiian Center, 6-7 p.m. July 10-13, 5:30-9 p.m. July 14-15, free. Enjoy steel guitar entertainment from Hawaii’s best performers all week at Royal Hawaiian Center, as well as an all-day exhibit over the weekend on vintage steel guitars. (375-9379)

Brue Bar, 119 Merchant St., on display through September, business hours, free. Dieter Runge exhibits unique woodblock prints with inspirational messages. Reception is July 7 at 5 p.m. (bruebar.com)

Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden gallery, July 2-30, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., free. Warren Stenberg, Barb Sumida and Fran Wong display their work. Reception is July 8 at 4 p.m. (230-3189)

Bishop Museum, March 18-Oct. 16, business hours, $22.95-$10.95. Explore Hawaiian aesthetic traditions, design motifs and visual similarities in the natural world. (bishopmuseum.org)

Louis Pohl Gallery, 1142 Bethel St., May 30-July 28, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays, free. Marques Marzan displays work inspired by the Hawaiian “net carrier.” Reception is June 2 at 6 p.m.; a special book reading by the artist and other Bamboo Ridge writers is June 10 at 1 p.m. (521-1812)

Honolulu Hale courtyard, weekdays between July 10-27, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., free. Eleven OOPPS Club artists display their work in this eighth annual exhibit alongside 21 newcomers. Reception is July 12 at 4:30 p.m. (595-7615)

Bishop Museum, Feb. 25-Sept. 4, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., $22.95-$10.95. Learn more about how evolution is Earth’s greatest innovator, and how humans have been inspired by nature’s ingenuity. (bishopmuseum.org, 847-3511)

UH-Manoa’s East-West Center Gallery, June 4-Sept. 10, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, noon-4 p.m. Sundays, free. The motif of the “tree of life” is celebrating as it appears around the world. Opening reception is June 4 at 2 p.m. (944-7177, arts.eastwestcenter.org)