December 12

Windward Community College Hale Kuhina 115, 5:30-8:30 p.m., $25 plus $20 lab fee. Learn about this Japanese New Year’s tradition through history and hands-on construction. Materials provided to make and take home two finished Kadomatsu. (235-7433)

Windward YMCA, 12:15-1:15 p.m., free. Learn how stretching, flowing movement and deep breathing exercises can also improve the brain’s potential. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Register in advance. (261-0808)

Pearlridge Center Uptown, 9 a.m.-noon, contact for cost. The islands’ only deaf and signing Santa is a special guest at the State’s signature holiday celebration for the deaf community. (pearlridgeonline.com, 488-0981)

Kaiser Permanente – Moanalua Clinic second floor waiting area, Mondays and Thursdays through Dec. 16 (no class Oct. 31 and Nov. 28), 5:45-6:45 p.m., $5/class for members, $6.50/class for non-members. Routines feature aerobic fitness interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms. Pre-registration is required. (432-2260)

Harbor View Center, Pier 38, 5:30-8 p.m., $80. The event features awamori, wine, soju and sake, as wella s food from Nico’s, live entertainment, a silent auction and raffle drawings. All proceeds used to preserve, promote and perpetuate culture in hAwaii. (780-3440)

Atherton Halau – Bishop Museum, 6-7:30 p.m., free for members, $10 general admission. Renowned conservation biologist and wildlife photographer Dr. Robert Shallenberger discusses the two dozen seabirds that call Hawaii home and their migration throughout the Pacific Ocean and beyond. (bishopmuseum.org, 847-8296)

Yuzu at Ala Moana Hotel, Thursdays through Dec. 19, 7-8:30 p.m., free to enter the challenge, two-drink minimum for all contestants and audience members, ages 21 and older. Yuzu presents its first Yuzu Karaoke Challenge. Participants must be amateurs and soloists, and the chosen song must be in Walter Karaoke’s song list. Finals take place Dec. 26. (yuzuhawaii.com)

53 By The Sea, Thursdays through Dec. 26, 9-11:30 p.m., free. (mangoseasonmusic.com)

Manoa Valley Theatre, 5 p.m. Dec. 12, 7 p.m. Dec. 13, 4 and 7 p.m. Dec. 14, $5-$50. Iolani School’s Performing Arts Department presents “A Christmas Carol.” The first and last night feature general admission. Dec 13 is a gala fundraiser (tickets cost $50). Tickets are available at the door on a space available basis. (duval@iolani.org, 943-2251)

TAG, through Dec. 29, 7:30 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., $12-$20. “Hollywood Arms” is the funny and moving story of three generations of women living on welfare in a one-room apartment. (taghawaii.net, 722-6941)