July 15
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CLASSES
Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED
American Red Cross Hawaii Chapter, 4155 Diamond Head Road, July 15, 19, 21 and 24, 8:30 a.m.-2:45 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. (1-800-733-2767, redcross.org/take-a-class)
Adult CPR/AED
American Red Cross Hawaii Chapter, 4155 Diamond Head Road, July 15 and 24, 8:30-11:30 a.m, $70. Learn to recognize and care for victims of life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies and to use an AED on adults. (1-800-733-2767, redcross.org/take-a-class)
Adult First Aid/CPR/AED
American Red Cross Hawaii Chapter, 4155 Diamond Head Road, July 15, 19, 21 and 24, 8:30 a.m.-2: 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. (1-800-733-2767, redcross.org/take-a-class)
Basic Computer Class for Senior Citizens
Carole Kai Charities, Inc. Office, 418 Kuwili St. #102, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays through Aug. 24, 9-11 a.m. or noon-2 p.m., free. Senior citizens can learn basic computer concepts including email, use of the Internet, composing documents and more. Pre-registration required. (291-6151, renemansho@hawaii.rr.com)
COMMUNITY
Common Eye Conditions Affecting Seniors
Nuuanu YMCA, 1441 Pali Hwy., 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., free. Learn more about common eye conditions that can affect seniors, including cataracts, glaucoma and macular degeneration. Pre-registration required. (536-3556)
Medicare Informational Seminar
Ala Moana Hotel, Hibiscus Room, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., free. Join government agencies in learning more about health care, Medicare and Social Security benefits. RSVP requested. (586-7299, hawaiiship50@gmail.com)
Friends of Waimanalo Library Book Sale
Waimanalo Public & School Library, 41-1320 Kamehameha Hwy., sale runs July 13-18, Monday from 1-4 p.m., Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Wednesday from 2-8 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., free. Find great deals on used books. (259-2610)
Oahu Modern Quilt Guild
Aliamanu Community Center Theater, 182 Kauhini Road, 6:30 p.m., free for first-time guests/members, $5/repeat guests. Meet with other modern quilters, participate in show and tell, and join the door prize drawing. Technique demo for July is quilt hanging sleeves. (info@oahumodernquiltguild.com, oahumodernquiltguild.com)
Waianae Library Book Club
Waianae Public Library, 6 p.m., free. This month’s book is “Ka‘a‘awa: a novel about Hawaii in the 1850s” by O.A. Bushnell. (697-7868)
Dinosaurs Unleashed
Bishop Museum’s Castle Memorial Building, Feb. 28-Sept. 7, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., $8.95-$19.95. A dozen lifelike animatronic dinosaurs with interactive stations and activities explaining how these animals flourished in their respective environments. (847-3511, bishopmuseum.org)
e-magine fun!
Pearlridge Center, June 20-July 19, Mondays-Saturdays 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sundays 10 a.m.-6 p.m., $3-$9/one activity. Enjoy a play zone of activities and experiences, including robotics, interactive gaming, a rope maze, Eurobungy and more. (203-2366)
Pluto: Exploring New Horizons
Bishop Museum, exhibit runs through July, 2:30 p.m., $19.95/adults. Explore Pluto and astronomy as never before in this brand-new planetarium show. (847-3511, bishopmuseum.org)
MUSIC
Mango Season Duo
Lulu’s Surf Club, 6-8 p.m., free. Mango Season Duo performs. (253-9099)
Wildest Show in Town
Honolulu Zoo, 4:35 p.m. gates open, 6-7 p.m. concert, $3. Enjoy live local entertainment every week, plus picnic fare, family activities and a mini guided tour. Performing this week: Willie K. (926-3191, honoluluzoo.org/wild)
THE ARTS
2015 Annual Contemporary Show
1132 Bishop Gallery, 1132 Bishop St., July 13-Aug. 28, regular business hours, free. Featuring oil, acrylic, watercolor, photography, mixed media and 3D work from Association of Hawaii Artists. (542-3147)
A Common Thread: Textiles from the Permanent Collection
UH-Manoa’s East-West Gallery, 1601 East-West Road, May 24-Sept. 20, weekdays 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sundays noon-4 p.m., free. This exhibit features a selection of textiles rarely seen by the general public, including batik from Indonesia and Malaysia, embroidered clothes from China and much more. (944-7177, arts.eastwestcenter.org)
Aloha Aina FOR‘EWA Pono
Kapolei Hale, 1000 Uluohia St., July 13-31, weekdays, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., free. An exhibit of work by the children who participated in Ewa Beach CBDO art development programs. Artist reception is July 23 from 4:30-6 p.m. (768-6666)
An Expression of My Vision Through Watercolor
Gallery on the Pali, July 12-Aug. 6, Tuesdays-Fridays 10 a.m.-6 p.m., weekends 2-6 p.m., free. Kealohilani Samuel Ahai exhibits his watercolor paintings. Reception is July 17 from 6-8 p.m. (unitariansofhi.org/gallery)
Association of Hawaii Artists 2015 Contemporary Show
1132 Bishop Gallery, 1132 Bishop St., July 13-Aug. 28, regular gallery hours, free. Association of Hawaii Artists hosts its 2015 Contemporary Show. Reception is July 20 from 5-7 p.m. (623-6497, 395-6234)
Beauty and the Beast Junior Musical
Punahou’s Dillingham Hall, 1601 Punahou St., 7 p.m., free. Punahou middle school students present the beloved fairytale of Belle and the Beast in Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast Junior.” (943-3295)
Collages & a bit of Clay
Honolulu Country Club Gallery, 1690 Ala Puumalu St., exhibit runs until Aug. 8, regular business hours, free. Check out collages and fine craft items from Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden artists. (395-4702, sraoahu@hawaii.rr.com)
CONTACT(ed) 2015
The ARTS at Marks Garage, 1159 Nuuanu Ave., July 14-Aug. 28, Tuesdays-Saturdays, noon-5 p.m., free. A look at the period of Americanization of the Hawaiian nation (1890s-1930s). Originally exhibited at Honolulu Museum of Art in April, and reinterpreted here. (josh@nameahawaii.com)
Hawaii Shakes 2015: ‘Dromio and Juliet’
The ARTS at Marks Garage, July 15, 17 and 19, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 3:30 p.m., $10-$25. Enjoy Shakespeare in a new way with this comedic mash-up of “Romeo and Juliet” and “Comedy of Errors.” (hawaiishakes.org, 1-800-838-3006)
Nani I Ka Hala; Weaving Hawaii
Bishop Museum, March 28-July 27, open daily except Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., $8.95-$19.95. Nani I Ka Hala: Weaving Hawaii is an original exhibition that will explore the rich ulana (weaving) heritage linking Pacific islanders, carried forward in modern Hawai‘i by a thriving community of contemporary lau hala artists. (bishopmuseum.org, 487-3511)
National Memories: U.S.-China Collaboration During WWII
Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Hangar 79, 319 Lexington Blvd., March 14-July 31, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., $12-$25. This traveling exhibit demonstrates the unusual and little-known camaraderie that existed between Chinese and U.S. soldiers during WWII. (pacificaviationmusem.org, 441-1007)
‘Once Upon One Noddah Time’
Manoa Valley Theatre, July 2-Aug. 2, Wednesdays-Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays-Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 4 p.m., $42-$20. This Hawaii-spawned local-style musical adapts traditional popular fairy tales into a comedic Pidgin English fantasy brimming with energetic songs, colorful characters and plenny talk-story. (988-6131, manoavalleytheatre.com)
Papahana Kuaola Lelekamanu Program Poster Display
Windward Mall, Center Court, July 13-26, normal mall hours, free. Papahana Kuaola Lelekamanu Programs’ spring and summer participants share their knowledge about Hawaii’s natural and cultural connections to fresh water through art. A special event will be held July 26 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (235-1143)
Shannon Webb
Waikiki Parc Hotel, July 2-Sept. 25, daily hotel hours, free. Check out ceramic art from Shannon Webb, an imminent graduate of UH-Manoa’s BFA program. (956-8364, gallery@hawaii.edu)
VOLUNTEERS
National Suit Drive
Men’s Wearhouse, June 22-July 31, regular store hours, free. Donate gently used professional attire to Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii. (bbbshawaii.org)