September 11
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Sunday September 11
Giving Birth: The Castle Experience
Castle Medical Center, four Sundays starting Sept. 11, 3-5 p.m., $45/person, $80/couple. Learn different aspects of the birthing experience, from preparing for the hospital to caring for you and your baby. Pre-registration required. (263-5400, castlemed.org)
Parkinson’s Class
Still & Moving Center, 1024 Queen St., 3:30-5 p.m., donations welcome. John Pepper speaks and demonstrates conscious walking that reduces Parkinson’s disease symptoms. Pre-registration required. (721-4886, reverseparkinsons.net)
Tone for Peace
Bodhi Tree Meditation Center, 654 N. Judd St., 7 p.m., free. Vocal sound healing, chakra clearing, inner peace meditation. (425-3348)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
Kahala Mall, 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
Kailua Town Center, 7 a.m.-noon, free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
St. John Lutheran Church, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Blood Bank of Hawaii
Waikele Center, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)
Mayor’s Remembrance Walk
Walk begins in front of Honolulu Police Department Headquarters, 801 S. Beretania St., 5 p.m., free. Walk to pay tribute to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Walk runs ewa on Beretania Street, makai on Alapai and South, and ends at Honolulu Fire Department Headquarters. (768-6622, honolulu.gov/moca)
Swing Dance Club Hawaii
Palladium at Ala Wai Golf Clubhouse, 6-9:15 p.m., $5-$8. Take lessons for the first hour, then dance away to swing, cha cha, waltz, NC 2-step, CW, salsa and foxtrot. (529-8816)
Ala Moana Center Keiki Hula Show
Ala Moana Center Stage, 1 p.m., free. (alamoanacenter.com)
BBQ Beach Bash Beneift
Kalama Beach Club, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., $30. Family Hui Hawaii hosts a BBQ Beach Bash Benefit with food, face painting, keiki activities, unlimited water slide rides for $5 and much more. Proceeds benefit the nonprofit organization that provides parenting support to families. (familyhuihawaii.org)
‘Beyond Sound: Chinese Music Past and Present’
UH-Manoa’s East-West Center Gallery, 1601 East-West Road, 2-3 p.m., free. An illustrated talk by Beryl Yang. (944-7177)
Sunset Jazz
La Pietra, Great Lawn, 5:30 p.m., $50. An evening of jazz and great food, featuring a tribute to Jimmy Borges by performer Shari Lynn. (lapietra.edu/giving/sunsetjazz, 922-2744 ext. 119)
Joseph Stanton Reading
UH-Manoa’s Art Gallery, 4:30-6 p.m., free. Joseph Stanton reads poems from “Things Seen,” inspired by art, fairy tales and noh plays. (956-4050)
