February 25

Verizon Wireless at Kapolei Commons, 5-6 p.m., free. Learn more about how to use your new smartphone. Pre-registration required. (vzwworkshops.verizonwireless.com/vzwworkshops)

Verizon Wireless at Pacific Guardian Tower, 2-3 p.m., free. Learn more about how to use your new smartphone. Pre-registration required. (vzwworkshops.verizonwireless.com/vzwworkshops)

Castle Medical Center, Wellness Center, 6-7:15 p.m., $10. Take your taste buds on a vegan tour of Italy, with tasty food samples and written recipes provided. Pre-registration required. (263-5400, castlemed.org)

Cathedral of St. Andrew, Von Holt Room, 229 Queen Emma Square, noon-1 p.m., free. Learn more about current issues and opportunities in preserving historic churches and other religious buildings from Barbara Shideler and Virginia Murison. (historichawaii.org)

Station Bar, 1726 Kapiolani Blvd., 8-11 p.m., free, age 21 and up. Hawaii’s longest-running open mic comedy. (mraaronpresents.net)

Kapolei High School, 2:30-6:30 p.m., free. Donate blood to save lives. Appointments recommended. (848-4770)

Kaiser Permanente Mapunapuna Medical Office, Plumeria Room, 5:30-7:30 p.m., free. Meet other who are living or have lived with cancer. Share challenges, talk about concerns and learn how other have dealt with problems you may be facing. (432-8538)

Waialua Public Library, 9:30-11 a.m., free. Pick of the month is “Blindness” by Jose Saramago. (637-8286)

Waipahu Public Library, Feb. 25-April 28, 10:30 a.m., free, ages 3-5. Join Ms. Jolene for stories, songs and a craft or fun activity. (675-0358)

Register for location in downtown Honolulu and times, $45-$50. Professional Women’s Network listens to a talk from Helen Godwin, president and owner of Professional Image, Inc. Pre-registration required. (reservations@pwnhawaii.org, pwnhawaii.org)