May 3

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Thursday May 3
Arts Corps
The Arts at Mar’s Garage, Thursdays through May, contact for times, free. Take part in a free arts education program for children and teens ages 10-18. Pre-registration required. (info@artsatmarks.com, artsatmarks.com/arts-corps)

Environmental Stewardship
Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve, theater, Thursdays through May, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., free. Attend a series of free seminars on community service and restoration. Please arrive at 6:15 p.m. (397-5840)

Aloha Coffee Time
Contact for location, 10-11:30 a.m., free. New Hawaii residents are invited to join Newcomers Club of Honolulu. (newcomersclubofhonolulu.org, newcomersclubofhonolulu@yahoo.com)

Beer Summit with State Rep. Gene Ward
Kona Brewing Co., 6 p.m., free. Come hear a talk on how to be energy independent by guest speaker Ernest Nishizaki of Blue Planet Foundation. (586-6420)

Blood Bank of Hawaii
Kailua Town Center, Bloodmobile, 3-7 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)

Blood Bank of Hawaii
Leeward Community College, Education Building, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)

Blood Bank of Hawaii
University of Hawaii at Manoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine, 304, 7 a.m.-1 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)

Blood Bank of Hawaii
Waialua Intermediate and High School, gymnasium, 7:45 a.m.-2 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)

Neck and Back Pain – Minimally Invasive Surgical Options
Adventist Health Castle Wellness & Lifestyle Medicine Center, 6-7 p.m., free. Dr. William Beringer will discuss common spine disorders, as well as both non-surgical and surgical options to alleviate neck or back pain, including the latest advances in minimally invasive spine surgery and artificial disc replacement. Pre-registration required. (263-5400, adventisthealthcastle.org)

Open Mic
Siam Paradise, 1336 Dillingham Blvd., contact for time and cost. (841-8807)

‘Shear Madness’
Manoa Valley Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8 p.m. Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays through May 20, $22-$40. See a comical whodunit about the murder of a landlady who lives above a unisex hair salon. (manoavalleytheatre.com)

Keilana
The Laylow, Autograph Collection, Thursdays through May, 7-10 p.m., free. (laylowwaikiki.com/event-directory)

Haiku
The ARTS at Marks Garage, 6-8 p.m., contact for cost. Prolific author, educator and traveler David Kawika Eyre will read his most recent haiku poetry. He will also be joined by Bret Brady, coordinator for the Haiku Society of America, reading from his own work, as well as Chinatown resident Wing Tek Lum. (artsatmarks.com)

‘Haphazardly Ever After’
Hawaii Baptist Academy, elementary school auditorium, 7 p.m. May 3, and 3 and 7 p.m. May 5, $5. (hba.net)