October 4

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., Oct. 4 and 18, $7. Led by master drummer Phil Bennett, these guys are some of the most musicially mature musicians in town. Featuring Todd Yukumoto on sax. Jazz Fusion & Funk. (945-0800)

New Ewa International Golf Course, noon, visit website for more information. Presented by 102.7 Da Bomb, 94.7 KUMU, 93.1 Da Paina and 105.9 KPOI. (facebook.com/events/110494332432019/)

YWCA Laniakea, 5-8 p.m., $75. Enjoy great appetizers, fabulous auction and prizes, dessert and wine. Glam gown benefit sale. Divine local boutique shopping and more.(ywcaoahu.org/DowntownDecadence2012)

John C. Lane Gallery, Honolulu Hale, Oct. 4-31, opening reception Oct. 16 from 5-7 p.m., free. Local artist Corinne Gallardo Mata is organizing an art exhibit in commemoration of the Philippine-American Heritage Month. (corrinagallardo@hotmail.com)

American Red Cross, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Oct. 5, 13, 21, 22, 26 and 31, $110. Get trained to recognize and care for victims of illness and sudden injuries and life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies in adults, children, and infants and learn how to use an AED. Call to register. (1-800-733-2767)

KROC Center, Kapolei, Tuesdays, Sept. 4 to Nov. 6, 6-8:30 p.m., $25/textbook. Mahalo to the Salvation Army’s Family Services Branch for sponsoring this program. Open to the community. (256-5933)

Kahala Nui, Diamond Head Room, Oct. 5, 9, 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)

Kaiser Permanente, Mapunapuna Clinic, 11 a.m.-2:45 p.m., free. (bbh.org)

Waimanalo Library, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 5, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 6, free. Sale proceeds will benefit Waimanalo Public & School Library and its programs. (259-2610)

Behind First Hawaiian Bank in Kapaa, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., $15. ADHD, Early Identification Strategies; Sensory Processing in Early Childhood and more. (pkunimura@aol.com)

Washington Middle School, Oct. 5-6 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Oct. 7 9 a.m.-3 p.m., free. New to this year’s show will be collections of rare jewels orchid species, some of which are often endangered in their native habitat, and bulbophyllums, with blooms that astonish. (honoluluorchidsociety.org, 228-6504)