May 12

American Red Cross Hawaii Chapter, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 2:30-4:15 p.m., $50. An advanced skills course for professional rescuers, including lifeguards, who want to improve their ability to provide care for victims of breathing emergencies. This course covers a variety of physical and mechanical tools for maintaining patient oxygen levels until more advanced medical personnel can take over. (1-800-733-2767, redcross.org/take-a-class)

Castle Medical Center, 6-8:30 p.m., $15. Recommended for parents, grandparents and other non-professional childcare providers, this course teaches basic life support techniques for infants and toddlers as well as how to make your home safe for young children. Pre-registration required. (263-5400, castlemed.org)

HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union, first-floor community room, 1259 Aala St., 8:30-11:30 a.m., free. HawaiiUSA FCU discusses best practices, regulatory requirements, the vendor management life cycle and sample forms. Pre-registration required. (lsoma@hawaiiusafcu.com, 844-8270)

Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center, EOC Conference Room, 3288 Moanalua Road, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., free. This is a free program that teaches beauty techniques to women in active treatment to help them combat the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment. Pre-registration required. (432-2260)

Hard Rock Cafe, 280 Beachwalk, 9-11 p.m., free. (955-7383)

Jazz Minds Art and Cafe, 1661 Kapiolani Blvd., May 12 and 26, 9 p.m., $5. (945-0800)

Fort Shafter, Hale Ikena Club, 711 Morton Drive, 11 a.m. check in, $14-$20. Col. Jeff Davis is guest speaker at AFCEA Hawaii’s May luncheon. Pre-registration encouraged. (afcea-hawaii.org)

Foster Botanical Garden, 180 N. Vineyard Blvd., 9:30-11:30 a.m., free. Make ti leaf lei to be placed on the graves of veterans for the Mayor’s Memorial Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. (522-7066)