October 13
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Sunday October 13
CLASSES
National Dance Week
Loading Zone, 47 N. Hotel St., Sept. 29-Oct. 6, visit website for days and times, $15-$20. National Dance Week offers workshops with instructors from Hawaii, New Zealand and Los Angeles. Workshop topics include street style, Afro-Cuban dance and hip hop, amongst others. (ndw-hawaii.com)
”Trash Fashion”
Art Explorium, 1-3 p.m., $15/student, ages 5 and older. Re-use materials that others might think of “trash” to start making your own costume. Registration is required. (artexplorium.org)
COMMUNITY
2013 Fall Polo Season
Mokuleia, Sundays through Oct. 27, gates open at 11 a.m., matches begin at 2 p.m., $10/open field, $25/clubhouse. The Hawaii Polo Club holds its fall season beginning with a visiting team from India. (226-0061)
Conservation Council Gathering
Waipao – Papahana Kualoa’s education site in He‘eia (46 Haiku Rd.), 11 a.m.-3 p.m., $25 suggested donation, keiki free. The Conservation Council for Hawaii’s Annual Awards and Membership Meeting includes keiki nature activities, lunch, shave ice, conservation awards, music by Waipuna, a silent auction and a country store. (593-0255, info@conservehi.org)
Hispanic Heritage Day
Windward Mall Center Court, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., visit website for cost. Featuring Hispanic themed food and entertainment, as well as a low rider car display and keiki corner. Miss Latina Hawaii 2013, Steisha Sheather also makes a special appearance. (windwardmall.com, 235-1143)
Rumble on the Roof Car Show
Honolulu Ford Lincoln, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., free to spectators. Hawaii Performance Mustangs holds its Rumble on the Roof car show. (hawaiiperformancemustangs.com/rumble)
Swing Dance Club Hawaii
Palladium at Ala Wai Golf Clubhouse, 6:30 p.m., $5-$8. Bert Burgess provides music. Dance swing, cha cha, waltz, night club 2-step, CW, salsa and more. (255-6095)
FAMILY FUN
Children’s Storytime
Kaimuki Public Library, Sundays through Dec. 15, 10:30-11 a.m., free. Children in preschool and older, accompanied by a parent or caregiver, are invited to listen to stories, participate in finger plays and rhymes, and make-and-take home a small craft to help them remember the day’s story. Contact the library ASAP if special accommodations are needed. (733-8422)
Inspired By Nature: Biomimicry
Hawaii Nature Center, 1:30-3:30 p.m., $10/non-member, ages 6 and older. Be inspired by nature and take a closer look at ways we can (and already do) use nature’s wisdom to live smarter. Biomimicry looks to nature for inspiration as we find ways to link the natural world and human invention. Registration is required. (955-0100)
MUSIC
11th Hour
Dillingham Ranch (68-539 Farrington Hwy.), 5-7 p.m., free. (347-1323)
An Afternoon of Piano Solos
University of Hawaii at Manoa Orvis Auditorium, 2 p.m., free. The students of Setsuko Devens perform a principally classical repertoire. (373-4234)
THE ARTS
Bollywood and Beyond
University of Hawaii at Manoa East-West Center Gallery, Sept. 29-Jan. 12, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, noon-4 p.m. Sundays, free. The exhibition focuses on the design and execution of Bollywood costume, featuring outfits worn in some of India’s most famous films. (944-7177, arts.eastwestcenter.org)
Convergence: Glitch_Click_Thunk
University of Hawaii at Manoa, UH Art Gallery, Oct. 6-Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri., noon-4 p.m. Sun., free admission. The series encompasses and explores the impact of internet art, digital, electronic, sound and a wide range of new, traditional and hybrid technologies. (hawaii.edu/art/exhibitions/art_gallery)
Patterns
Gallery on the Pali at First Unitarian Church of Honolulu, Oct. 6 through Nov. 7, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 2-6 p.m. Sat. and Sun., free. Featuring paintings by Erin Browne Delventhal, a North Shore-based artist who creates work to heighten the viewer’s experience of where we live, find value in those moments shared with nature and the Aloha spirit. An artist’s reception takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 11. (unitariansofhi.org/gallery)
Two Acres of Land
University of Hawaii at Manoa East-West Center Gallery, 1-4 p.m., free. The East-West Center screens “Two Acres of Land,” directed by Bimal Roy. The film is about a man trying to protect his two acres of land from the local landlord. (944-7177, arts.eastwestcenter.org)