Calling All Orchid Enthusiasts

Aiea Orchid Club will have its 31st annual Orchid Show and Plant Sale this weekend, offering hands-on lectures, orchid culture demonstrations, displays and sales.

The show runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m Sunday in the Aiea Elementary School cafeteria, and each day highlights different types of orchids. A chicken sale also is planned for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday only.

The nonprofit club was founded in 1953 by a small group of people with a passion for the lush tropical flowers. Members meet at 7 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month at the Aiea school, which is located mauka of Aloha Stadium at 99-370 Moanalua Road.

For more details or to join the club, visit aieaorchidclub.blogspot.com.