October 6

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Tuesday October 6
Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED (Online Blended)
American Red Cross Hawaii Chapter, 4155 Diamond Head Road, Oct. 6, 7 and 23, 1-2:45 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. (1-800-733-2767, redcross.org/take-a-class)

Adult First Aid/CPR/AED (Online Blended)
American Red Cross Hawaii Chapter, 4155 Diamond Head Road, Oct. 6, 7 and 23, 1-2 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. (1-800-733-2767, redcross.org/take-a-class)

Advance Directives
Kaiser Permanente Honolulu Medical Office, Conference Room 2E, 1010 Pensacola St., 10-11:30 a.m., free. Learn how to understand an advance directive so that your loved ones will know exactly what you want in the event you’re unable to care for yourself or express your wishes. Pre-registration required. (432-2260)

Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (Online Blended)
American Red Cross Hawaii Chapter, 4155 Diamond Head Road, Oct. 6-7, 8:30-11 a.m., $75. Breathing new life into resuscitation education, Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers is designed to train professionals to respond to cardiac and breathing emergencies for adult, child and infant victims. (1-800-733-2767, redcross.org/take-a-class)

General Newborn Care
Castle Medical Center, 6-8:30 p.m., $30/couple. In this class, learn how to tell if your baby is sick, how to take your baby’s temperature, why babies cry, how to calm a crying baby, and how to bathe your baby. Pre-registration required. (263-5400, castlemed.org)

Marketing & Networking Strategies Workshop
Argosy University, 1001 Bishop St. #400, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., $45. iConnectedUHI and Hawaii Socialite present nine speakers at an all-day workshop about marketing and networking strategies that will enable your business to grow in an ultra-competitive environment. (533-6708, brodi54@hotmail.com, bit.ly/1fZlpFb)

Explorers Club
Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor, 319 Lexington Blvd., Oct. 6-8, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., $175-$155. Students grades 3-5 explore topics in science, technology, engineering and math plus flight simulation programs. Pre-registration required. (445-9137, pacificaviationmuseum.org)

Greywacke Wine Dinner
The Plaza Club, 6 p.m., $85. Enjoy a five-course dinner with wine pairings from featured winemaker and owner Kevin Judd. Reservations required. (theplazaclub.eventbrite.com, 521-8905)

An Overview of Works
UH-Manoa’s Art Building Auditorium, 6-7:30 p.m., free. Lecture by Intersections Visiting Artist Barbara Takenaga. (956-6888, gallery@hawaii.edu)

‘The Velocity of Autumn’
Pohai Nani, Bacon Auditorium, Oct. 6 and 8 at 7 p.m., Oct. 11 at 2 p.m., donations welcome. Windward Readers Theatre presents “The Velocity of Autumn,” the story of 80-year-old artist Alexandra, who is quarreling with her family about where she will live out her last years. Starring Jo Pruden, Peter Togawa and Lorna Mount. (436-4578, 254-4885)