October 10

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Friday October 10
CLASSES
Bone Health Made Easy
Down to Earth Honolulu Community Room 302, 6-7:39 p.m., $40/student. Dr. Kenneth Howayeck discusses bone density and conducts individual screenings, plus the community outreach team will conduct a smoothie demonstration. Advanced registration required. (947-3249, eventbrite.com)

Cuban Dance Workshops
Locations vary by date: Oct. 10-13 at Dream to Dance Studio, 1070 N. King St. #202, Oct. 14-16 at UH-Manoa’s Music Department Complex Room 118, $15/class, $12/student with ID. Learn the vibrant styles of Cuban dance from Royland Lobato. (722-3265, cubandance808.weebly.com)

Learn Face Reading
Yoga Hawaii, 1152 Koko Head Ave., 6-8 p.m., free. Learn the art of face reading from Eric Standop, founder of Face Reading Academy. Private face readings after workshop available for $20. Advanced registration required. (silkbridgehawaii.com)

Let’s Go Nihongo
Calvary Chapel Windward in Aikahi Shopping Center, Fridays until Nov. 21, 9-10:30 a.m., $60/child. Parent and tot Japanese class. (letsgonihongo@gmail.com)

Microsoft Word for Beginners
Windward Community College Hale Kuhina 114, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., $210. Intermediate instruction in Microsoft Word skills, including templates and WordArt. (235-7433)

Predicting Company Success
Manoa Innovation Center, 2800 Woodlawn Drive, 9 a.m.-noon, $25. Hawaii Small Business Development Center offers a seminar on “A Better Way to Predict Company Success” for financial professionals. (945-1430)

Tai Chi
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Honolulu Medical Office, Fridays through Dec. 5 (no class Nov. 28), 5:30-7 p.m., contact for cost. A blend of medical qi gong and martial art gi gong, tai chi is a mind-body-spirit exercise. Advanced registration is required. (432-2260)

Yoga Ecstatic Dance Celebration
Honolulu Club, 7-9 p.m., free. Dance away your stress with this high-energy, free-flowing celebration of dance, followed by a vegetarian potluck for attendees. (585-9626)

COMMUNITY
Blood Bank of Hawaii
The Queen’s Medical Center, Bloodmobile, 7:15 a.m.-2:15 p.m., free. Donate blood and help save lives. Appointments recommended. (848-4770)

Boohtiville Costume Swap
Beautiville, 525 Farrington Hwy. #102, Oct. 10 for adults from 5-7 p.m., Oct. 11 for keiki from 10 a.m.-noon, free. Swap costumes with others, get hair and makeup tips and free gifts. (674-9999)

Discoverer’s Day Sidewalk Sale
Windward Mall, Oct. 10-12, Friday-Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., free. Mall vendors have special deals and sales in honor of Discoverer’s Day. (235-1143)

Keiki Passenger Safety
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, Mapunapuna Medical Office, Oct. 10, Nov. 7 and Dec. 5, 3:30-6 p.m., free. Find out if your child’s car seat or booster seat is installed properly by getting it checked by a child passenger safety technician certified by the National Hawaii Traffic Safety Administration. Advanced registration is required. (432-2260)

Orchid Gem Plant Show
Washington Middle School cafeteria, 1633 S. King St., Oct. 10-12, Fri-Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 9 a.m.-3 p.m., free. The 75th Orchid Show & Plant Sale features plant care demonstrations and more. (honoluluorchidsociety.org)

Walking With The Dead
Capitol District, weekends until Oct. 31, 7 p.m., $40, ages 21 and up. One-and-a-half-mile walk takes guests through sites of murder, death and suicide in downtown Honolulu and Chinatown, led by Steve Fredrick. Make reservations two days in advance. (filmguy54@hotmail.com, 395-0674)

MUSIC
Ethereal Monkeys
Jazz Minds, 1661 Kapiolani Blvd., Honolulu, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., $7. (945-0800)

Mango Season Trio Live
53 By The Sea, Oct. 10 and 24, 9-11:30 p.m., free. Mango Season performs its sun-kissed island soul jazz. (253-9099)

Royal Hawaiian Band
Iolani Palace, noon, free. Royal Hawaiian Band performs. (922-5331)

Saloon Pilots (Bluegrass)
Haleiwa Joe’s Kaneohe, 46-336 Haiku Road, 8:30-10:30 p.m., free. Oahu’s premier bluegrass and Americana music band performs. (247-6671)

Summer Kealoha Live
Big City Diner Kailua, 8:30-11 p.m., free. Summer Kealoha will play an eclectic mix of blues, jazz, funk, Hawaiian and more. (263-8880)

SPECIAL EVENTS
10th Annual Hawaii Belly Dance Convention
Contact for locations, times and cost. The 2014 Hawaii Belly Dance Convention brings performers and teachers from near and far to share the beauty and drama of Middle Eastern dance with a variety of visiting performers and instructors engaging in workshops and performances. (hawaiibellydanceconvention.com)

Dr. Carnage’s House of Horrors
Windward Mall theater parking structure, Oct. 10, 11, 17, 18, 23-25, 29-Nov. 1, 7 p.m.-closing times vary, $15/pre-sale. The Scream Team brings Dr. Carnage’s House of Horrors, with frights you’ve never seen before. (scream808.com)

Nightmare at Dole Plantation 2
Dole Plantation, weekends through Oct. 31, Fridays-Saturdays 7-11 p.m., Sundays 7-10 p.m., $11 pre-sale per attraction, $13 same-day per attraction, $30 combination ticket (mazes and house). Four new attractions, including two mazes, a haunted house and train, terrify guests. Children under 13 must be accompanied by adult. (dole-plantation.com)

Pacific Buddhist Academy Fundraiser
Waialae Country Club, 5:30 p.m., contact for cost. Pacific Buddhist Academy hosts its annual fundraiser honoring Dr. Margaret Y. Oda, James Yagi, Laoretta Yajima and Hawaii Betsuin Buddhist Women’s Association. (532-2649, pacificbuddhistacademy.org)

THE ARTS
’Blithe Spirit’
Kennedy Theatre Mainstage, 1770 East-West Road, Oct. 10 and 11 at 8 p.m., Oct. 12 at 2 p.m., $25 regular. Paul T. Mitri directs Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit,” a story about psychic detectives, ghosts and comedy. Post-show chats with the director take place Oct. 4 and 11. (944-2697)

Hairspray
Windward Community College, Paliku Theatre, Sept. 19-Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 4 p.m. Sundays, $22-$29. Rob Right directs the Broadway hit, which won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical. (235-7310, etickethawaii.com)

Hawaii Craftsmen 2014 Statewide Juried Exhibition
Honolulu Museum of Art School, exhibit runs from Oct. 10-Nov. 1, call for hours, free. Hawaii Craftsmen seeks submissions for its 47th annual exhibition from both members and nonmembers in traditional or non-traditional crafts made of clay, fiber, glass, metal, mixed media and wood. Janet Koplos is juror and gives special lecture Oct. 5. (699-5330)

Honolulu Murder Mystery Players
Dave & Busters, 1030 Auahi St., doors open 6:30 p.m., show starts at 7, $52/adult, $32/kids under 10. Dine on a three-course meal and watch a hilarious three-act crime thriller, where you’ll work with your table to solve the crime. (589-2215)

’Madam Butterfly’
Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall, Oct. 10, 12 and 14, check website for times, cost. Hawaii Opera Theatre performs the classic play about star-crossed wartime lovers. (596-7858, hawaiiopera.org)

New Works
Cedar Street Galleries, 817 Cedar St., exhibit runs until Nov. 9, reception Sept. 26 from 5:30-8 p.m., call for cost. Michael Furuya displays “New Works.” (589-1580)

Shimmy Showcase
Honolulu Museum of Art, Doris Duke Theatre, 6 p.m. “The Essence,” 8 p.m. “The Unveiling” for ages 18+, $25/general per show, $45/both shows. Belly dancing stars come from around the world to perform, with ethnic tapas, a wine and beer bar, henna artists and more. (honolulumuseum.org/pages/14622)

Upside Reverie
Earle Ernst Lab Theatre, Oct. 10 and 11, 11 p.m., $10 general, $8 seniors/military/UH faculty/student, $5 UH students. MFA dance candidate Mareva Minerbi presents a 45-minute dance concert with the theme of “escapism.” (956-7655)