October 11

Pearl City Public Library, Thursdays until Dec. 6, 9:30-10:30 a.m., free. Toddlers ages 1 – 3, accompanied by a parent or caregiver, are invited to play with educational board puzzles, and then sit down for an age-appropriate storytime featuring stories, sing-along songs, and fun activities. (453-6566)

Jimmy Buffett’s Surf Museum, 2300 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu, Thursdays through Nov., 7-9 p.m., free. (mykelc@earthlink.net)

Jazz Minds, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., $7. Riya Davis on vocals, Joshua Kaye on keys, Mark Tanouye on bass, Rod Esteban on drums. Featuring many special guests. (945-0800)

The Greenhouse, 7-9 p.m., $20/door. Raffle for stand-up paddleboard and paddle and other surf gear. A benefit night for SURFAID International. (489-3253)

Bay View Golf Course, 110:30 a.m. shotgun start, call for cost. There will be a Putting and Chipping Contest with a Silent Auction. (235-8787 ext. 202)

Doris Duke theatre, 7:30 p.m., free. An illustrated lecture with Professor Avraham Faust, Bar-Ilan University in Israel. (littman@hawaii.edu)

UH Manoa McCarthy Hall, 3-8 p.m., visit website for more information. See through artists’ eyes as each department displays interactive art pieces, demonstrations, and performances, transforming the center of the UH Manoa community into a wave of creativity and inspiration. (kaleo.org/artsfestival)

UH Manoa campus, 3-8 p.m., free. Spend an afternoon on the mall celebrating the wide range of arts. (etickethawaii.com, 944-2697, hawaii.edu/kennedy)

Wahiawa Botanical Garden, 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., free. Class will cover an overview of small-scale irrigation systems for lawn, garden, even hanging potted plants, using readily available parts and supplies. Call for reservations. (522-7064)

Kahala Nui, Diamond Head Room, Oct. 12, 16, 23, 26 and 30, 3:30 p.m., free. The lectures will begin with unsigned portraits made by limners, traveling painters with little formal training, who made portraits for landowners and merchants in colonial America. (533-4165)

Leilehua High School, 7:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m.; Central Pacific Bank Downtown, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., free. (bbh.org)

Kaiser Permanente Mapunapuna Clinic, 3:30-6 p.m., free. Call to register. Install your child’s car seat before your appointment and bring your car manual and car seat instructions. (432-2260)

Kapaa Public Library, Oct. 12-14, call for times and more information, free. DVDs, CDs, new and slightly-used fiction and non-fiction titles including Hawaiiana, children’s books, romances, mysteries, history, travel, reference, literature, cook books and more. (821-4422)

State Depts. of Labor, Tax, Atty. General, call for schedule. (291-6151, renemansho@hawaii.rr.com)

Kamiloiki Elementary, 1:30-6 p.m., free. t features a 30-foot rock climbing wall, rides, an Xtreme slide, bounce houses, a wide variety of food vendors and merchant vendors, lots of games and a bountiful Silent Auction. (397-5800)