March 30

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Wednesday March 30
Adult & Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED (Online Blended)
American Red Cross, Hawaii State Chapter, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., $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. Pre-registration required. (1-800-733-2767, redcross.org/take-a-class)

Adult CPR/AED (Online Blended)
American Red Cross, Hawaii State Chapter, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 1-2 p.m., $70. Learn to recognize and care for victims of life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies and to use an AED on adults. Pre-registration required. (1-800-733-2767, redcross.org/take-a-class)

Adult First Aid/CPR/AED (Online Blended)
American Red Cross, Hawaii State Chapter, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 1-2:10 p.m., $90. Get trained to recognize and care for victims of illness and sudden injuries and learn how to administer CPR and use an AED for life-threatening respiratory or cardiac emergencies on adults. Pre-registration required. (1-800-733-2767, redcross.org/take-a-class)

Android: Getting Started
Verizon Wireless at Moanalua Center, 2-3 p.m., free. Learn to use your new mobile device. Pre-registration required. (vzwworkshops.verizonwireless.com/vzwworkshops)

Android: Getting Started
Verizon Wireless at Pacific Guardian Tower, 2:30-3:30 p.m., free. Learn to use your new mobile device. Pre-registration required. (vzwworkshops.verizonwireless.com/vzwworkshops)

Android: Getting Started
Verizon Wireless at Pearlridge Center, 9-10 a.m., free. Learn to use your new mobile device. Pre-registration required. (vzwworkshops.verizonwireless.com/vzwworkshops)

Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers
American Red Cross, Hawaii State Chapter, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 8:30-11:30 a.m., $75. Breathing new life into resuscitation education, Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS) is designed to train professionals to respond to cardiac and breathing emergencies for adult, child, and infant victims. Pre-registration required. (1-800-733-2767, redcross.org/take-a-class)

College Prep Workshop
Washington Middle School, 1633 S. King St., 6:30-8:30 p.m., free. U.S. Rep. Mark Takai hosts a college-prep workshop featuring guest speakers and representatives from local colleges including the University of Hawaii system, Hawaii Pacific University, Chaminade University and more. (541-2570, hi01.rsvpevents@mail.house.gov)

Cuisines of the World: Kusuma Cooray
ChefZone, 2888 Ualena St., 4-7 p.m., $25-$35. Chef Kusuma Cooray performs a cooking demo as part of Les Dames d’Escoffier Hawaii Chapter’s 2016 Global Culinary Initiative Series, including recipes for salad, deviled shrimp, lassi, lamb biryani and more. (ldeihawaii.wildapricot.org/event-2189610)

Energy Movement Class with Raven
Crystal Cave & Kyanite Lounge, call for times, $25. (397-3174)

HCAP Tax Preparation Services
Check website for list of locations and times between Feb. 1-April 8, free. Honolulu Community Action Program hosts free tax help for working Hawaii families with an adjusted gross income of less than $50,000. Appointments recommended. (hcapweb.org, 521-4531)

AARP Free Tax-Aide
Wahiawa Public Library, Wednesdays through April 15, free. Get help preparing your tax returns with AARP volunteers. (622-6345)

AARP Free Tax-Aide
Waianae Public Library, Feb. 2-April 14, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., free. AARP volunteers help taxpayers file their taxes. (697-7868)

Tax Preparation Help
Two locations: Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior Center, 1640 Lanakila Ave., Feb. 1-April 11, 8 a.m.-noon; Catholic Charities Hawaii at Clarence T.C. Ching Campus, 1822 Keeaumoku St., Feb. 13-April 9, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., free. Catholic Charities Hawaii and AARP team up to offer free tax help to seniors by appointment. (847-1322, catholiccharitieshawaii.org)

Kindergarten Readiness Storytime
Liliha Public Library, 1515 Liliha St., Wednesdays through April 13, 10-11 a.m., free. Thirty-minute storytime followed by interaction stations that connect adults and children through activities that correspond to that week’s early literacy skill practice. (587-7577)

Magic Show for Children
Makiki Community Library, 4 p.m., free. The Fairy Grandmother’s Magical Storytime includes audience participation, magic, puppetry, movement and fosters the idea that reading is magical. (542-3334)

Whale Watching Cruises
Departs from Pier 6 at Aloha Tower Marketplace, daily through April 10, 8:30-10:30 a.m., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. or 1:30-3:30 p.m., $45-$30. Catch a glimpse of humpback whales and enjoy spectacular views of Waikiki, plus delicious food. (973-1311, atlantisadventures.com)

Carson High School Choir
Ala Moana Center, Center Stage, 5 p.m., free. (955-9517)

‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’
Manoa Valley Theatre, March 17-April 3, Wednesdays-Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays-Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 4 p.m., $39-$20. A joyously funny musical romp through Rome, featuring desperate lovers, scheming neighbors and secrets behind every toga. (manoavalleytheatre.com)

‘Art Awakens’
Kaimuki Public Library, Feb. 13-April 3, library hours, free. View “Star Wars”-inspired works from Niu Valley Middle School. (733-8422)

Association of Hawaii Artists Annual Aloha Show
Honolulu Hale, March 21-April 15, weekdays from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., free. Association of Hawaii Artists hosts its 46th annual Aloha Show, with submissions in a variety of mediums. Opening reception is March 31 from 4-6 p.m. (623-6497)

CONTACT 2016
Honolulu Museum of Art School, March 24-April 17, check website for schedule, free. More than 50 of Hawaii’s contemporary artists showcase over 80 works exploring the theme of “contact” as it relates to Hawaii, its people and their experiences. Artists include Bernice Akamine, Kaui Chun and more. (contacthawaii.com)

‘Different Strokes’
1132 Bishop St. Mezzanine, March 28-June 3, business hours, free. Paintings by Warren Stenberg and Lauren Okano. Artist reception is April 15 from 5-7 p.m., (230-3189)

Erin Marquez
Waikiki Parc Hotel, Parc Promenade Gallery, Jan. 28-April 1, business hours, free. Recent UH Manoa BFA graduate Erin Marquez displays her sculptures. (956-8364)

‘Footprints of Life’
Ward Village, IBM Building Courtyard, March 8-May 12, daily from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., free. Yayoi Kusama’s “Footprints of Life” features multi-piece sculptures — the first time she exhibits in Hawaii. (wardvillageshops.com)

‘Fragments & Empire: Cambodian Art from the Angkor Period’
John Young Museum of Art at University of Hawaii, March 6-May 6, weekdays from 1-4 p.m., free. John Young’s collection of “Golden Age” Cambodian art is on display. (956-6888)

‘H2O 2’
Honolulu Country Club Gallery, 1690 Ala Puumalu St., Feb. 28-April 10, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. daily, free. 2D artwork featuring water in all its forms by local artists in oil, acrylic, watercolor, mixed media and photography. Opening reception is March 6 from 5-7 p.m. Artists should review prospectus before bringing water-themed works on Feb. 28 from 8:30-9 a.m.(db.tt/6UKeACD6, 286-5675)

‘Ikebana 2016: Vessels’
Louis Pohl Gallery, 1142 Bethel St., March 1-April 15, Tuesdays-Fridays from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., free. Featuring ceramic works from Ed Higa, Ken Kang, Philip Markwart, Bob McWilliams and Yukio Ozaki. Artists reception is March 4 from 6-9 p.m. (521-1812)

‘Lele O Na Manu: Hawaiian Forest Birds’
Bishop Museum, March 19-July 31, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., $22.95-$10.95. Hawaii’s native birds are on display at the museum, focusing on the science and cultural significance behind these magnificent creatures. (847-3511)

‘Malay Theatre: Intangible Cultural Heritage and Islam’
UH-Manoa’s East-West Center Gallery, Feb. 7-May 22, weekdays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sundays from noon-4 p.m., free. Explore traditional Malaysian theatre styles, including shadow puppetry and female dance drama, to glean insight into these complex theatre forms and issues currently facing traditional arts. (944-7177, arts.eastwestcenter.org)

‘Nostalgic Hawaii’
Louis Pohl Gallery, 1142 Bethel St., March 26-April 9, Tuesdays-Fridays 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., free. Students of Vernon Rieta of the Friends of City and County of Honolulu Art Program display their work. Reception is April 9 from 6-9 p.m. (521-1812)

‘One Flea Spare’
Kennedy Theatre at UH-Manoa. March 30-April 2 at 7:30 p.m., April 3 at 2 p.m., $18-$8. A plague-ravaged London find a few families in an extended period of quarantine, with the trials and tribulations that entails. (etickethawaii.com, 944-2697)

‘Selections from the Collection of Arm and Roller Press’ and ‘Prints by Jenny Sanzaro-Nishimura’
UH-Manoa’s Art Gallery at the Art Building, Feb. 28-April 8, weekdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sundays from noon-4 p.m., free. Two art exhibitions capture 60 prints from artists around the world, as well as the effects of mining on the Australian landscape. (956-8364, gallery@hawaii.edu)

Survey Exhibition of Contemporary Photography in Hawaii
The ARTS at Marks Garage, March 29-April 9, business hours, free. The eighth annual photography exhibition features new work from Hawaii artists. Reception is April 1 from 6-8 p.m. (artsatmarks.com)

‘Sweet: A Tasty Journey’
Bishop Museum, Castle Memorial Building, March 12-May 30, daily from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., $22.95-$10.95. Learn more about the history, fantasy and science behind the candy industry with interactive displays, models, games and learning stations. (bishopmuseum.org)

‘Water of Life’
Gallery on the Pali at First Unitarian Church of Hawaii, March 20-April 28, Tuesdays-Fridays from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., weekends from 2-6 p.m., free. Linda Umstead shares her watercolor pieces on water. Artist reception is April 2 from 6-8 p.m. (595-4047, gallery@unitariansofhi.org)