March 3

Halawa Xeriscape Garden, 6-7:30 p.m., $5/non-members. Learn the benefits of the Neem and Moringa oleifera trees, and how to grown, maintain and prepare them. Pre-registration required. (748-5315, workshops@hwbs.org)

Wahiawa Botanical Garden, 9 a.m.-noon, free. Learn how to make a ti leaf lei and help reach the city’s goal of 5,000 ti leaf lei to place on a gravesite at Punchbowl Cemetery for Memorial Day. Pre-registration required. (522-7066)

Hawaii Coffee Company, 6:15-9:30 a.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)

Oahu Veterans Center, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)

Roosevelt High School, 7 a.m.-noon, free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)

Waialua High and Intermediate School, 6-10 p.m. March 3, noon-10 p.m. March 4, noon-6 p.m. March 5, free. Enjoy a carnival in the country with EK Fernandez rides, games, food, live entertainment and more. Proceeds benefit the school. (waialuacarnival.org)

Iolani Palace, noon, free. (922-5331)

Rain on Fort Street, 1138 Fort Street Mall, , 5-9 p.m., $10/suggested donation. Dance, mix and mingle with the “who’s who” of the LGBT and performance communities, meet the members of Hawaii LGBT Legacy Foundation and learn how to get involved with Honolulu Pride. Proceeds go to the foundation. (hawaiilgbtlegacyfoundation.com)

Hawaii State Art Museum, Artizen Gallery, March 3-May 26, Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., free. Legendary painter Ka-Ning Fong’s works are displayed alongside rising star Erin Marquez. Reception is March 3 at 5 p.m. (391-6247)

Hawaii State Art Museum, 6-9 p.m., free. U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific performs while the library’s exhibits stay open late for First Fridays. (586-9959)

Washington Middle School cafeteria, 5:30-7 p.m., free. The school’s band, orchestra, piano, chorus, dance, drama and visual arts students perform. Light refreshments will be served. (973-0177, rskai3@gmail.com)

Mamiya Theatre, March 3-19, Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m., Sundays at 4 p.m., $22-$18. Saint Louis School Center for the Arts presents “Hairspray,” about plucky Tracy Turnblad seeking fame by dancing in the 1960s. (739-4896, info@mamiyatheatre.com)

Kaimuki High School auditorium, March 3-5, Fridays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 3 p.m., $15-$10. Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Center presents Lin-Miranda Manuel’s “In the Heights,” about a tight-knit, multicultural community. (khspac.org, office@khspac.org)

UH-Manoa’s Orvis Auditorium, 7:30 p.m., free. Yanagiya Sankyo performs rakugo, traditional Japanese comedy storytelling. (543-3111)

ArtZone, 3245 Pali Hwy., March 3, 4, 10 and 11, 7:30 p.m., $25-$30. Samdhi Hawaii presents the Samadhi aerial company and adult students performing high above the audience on silks, rings and trapeze. (samadhihawaii.com)