September 13

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Wednesday September 13
Adult & Pediatric CPR/AED (Online Blended)
Hawaii Red Cross, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 11 a.m.-12:25 p.m., $93. Get trained to recognize and care for victims of illness 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 & Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED (Online Blended)
Hawaii Red Cross, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 11 a.m.-12:40 p.m., $113. 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)
Hawaii Red Cross, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 9-9:45 a.m., $73. 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)
Hawaii Red Cross, 4155 Diamond Head Road, 9-10 a.m., $93. 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)

Create Your Own Xeric Critter Planter
Halawa Xeriscape Garden, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., $5-$10. This hands-on workshop involves crafting a 2-liter plastic bottle to look like a hedgehog or other outdoor critter. You will also learn a few hints on how to care for your container plants. Pre-registration required. (748-5315)

Giving Birth: The Castle Experience
Adventist Health Castle, four Wednesdays between Sept. 13-Oct. 4, 6-8 p.m., $45-$80. Focused on different aspects of the birthing experience, from preparing for the hospital to caring for your baby. Pre-registration required. (263-5400, castlemed.org)

Hawaii Burlesque Festival Floorwork Workshop
Paradise Tango, 7-9 p.m., $45. Join renowned burlesque performer RedBone for a dance class focused on floorwork. (295-6197, hawaiiburlesquefestival.com)

Comedy U Southern Hospitality Show
Anna O’Brien’s Upstairs, 8:30 p.m., $5-$7. Featuring Hawaii’s comedians from the South.(facebook.com/ComedyU.HI)

Blood Bank of Hawaii
Airports Conference Center – Conference Room, 8:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)

Blood Bank of Hawaii
Matson – Bloodmobile, 12:30-4:30 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)

Blood Bank of Hawaii
WCC Hale Akoakoa – Bloodmobile, September 13 and 14, 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m., free. Donate blood and save lives. Pre-registration recommended. (848-4770, bbh.org)

Community Veggie Food Dinner
Honolulu Central Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m., free. Attendees may bring food. The only acceptable meat is beef or chicken. (469-7193)

Crystal Healing
Crystal Cave & Kyanite Lounge, 11 a.m.-4 p.m, call for cost. Medical intuitive cosmic healing. Pre-registration required. (308-8328)

Prostate Cancer Support Group Open Meeting
347 North Kuakini St Conference Room PB-5, 7-9 p.m., free. Support group “Us Too” for prostate cancer survivors and those wanting to learn about it. All are welcome, including spouses/significant others. (222-0425)

Rotary Club of Mililani Sunrise Meeting
Leileihua Golf Course Club House, 7:15-8:30 a.m., call for cost. The speaker for this meeting is Philip Acosta of ALEA Bridge, a nonprofit organization dedicated to community outreach and engagement. (389-1166)

Grandparent Week
Sea Life Park, Sept. 9-17, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., $12.50 for groups with attending grandparents and grandchildren. Sea Life Park is offering half-off admission for groups with one grandparent present. Grandparents must be 45 years or older and present a photo I.D. at admission. (259-2500, sealifeparkhawaii.com)

Celtic Waves, RPG, Keith Batlin
Kelley O’Neil’s, 5 p.m.-3:30 a.m., free. (926-1777)

Mango Season Duo
Lulu’s Surf Club, 6-9 p.m., free. (mangoseasonmusic.com)

Michael Lington
Blue Note Hawaii, Sept. 12-13, 6:30 and 9 p.m., $25-$35. Melodic musical wonders punctuated by horn sections, bass lines, organ, guitar licks, and driving rhythms. Presented alongside local Hawaiian jazz musicians Michael Grande, Zanuck Lindsey and Randy Aloya. (bluenotehawaii.com)

Royal Hawaiian Band
Waikiki Community Center, 1:30 p.m., free. (rhb-music.com)

Saloon Pilots (Bluegrass)
Hard Rock Cafe, 9-11 p.m., free. Oahu’s premier Bluegrass and Americana band. (955-7383)

Sundown Sounds
The Surfjack Hotel & Swim Club, Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m., free. Enjoy a cocktail or two with Foreseeable Futures, an indie music duo whose music bridges the borders of Americana ballads, the heartfelt strains of the indie acoustic genre, and the rhythmic, soaring hooks of pop. (surfjack.com)

AHA Contemporary Show 2017
1132 Bishop St., lobby level, Aug. 21-Sept. 15, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. weekends, free. Association of Hawaii Artists hosts its 46th annual show, featuring 2-D and 3-D artwork by 35 local artists. Reception is Aug. 25 at 5 p.m. (630-460-2422, jessicaorfe@gmail.com)

‘Allow – Create – Love and other inspirational prints’
Brue Bar, 119 Merchant St., on display through September, business hours, free. Dieter Runge exhibits unique woodblock prints with inspirational messages. Reception is July 7 at 5 p.m. (bruebar.com)

Art of the Drink and Other Distractions: A Study in Line Pattern and Form
Louis Pohl Gallery, Aug. 1-Sept. 29, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, free. Mark Mitsuda displays his glass work. Artist reception is Aug. 4 and Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. (521-1812)

‘BOTANICVM’
Gallery on the Pali, Sept. 10-Oct. 13, Tuesdays, Wednesdays at Fridays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Thursdays, 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Sundays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., free. Linda Umstead displays her work in botanical painting. (595-4047, gallery@uuhonolulu.org)

‘Digital Current’
Honolulu Country Club gallery, Aug. 27-Oct. 15, business hours, free. Digital Art Society of Hawaii members present new work. Opening reception is Sept. 3 at 5 p.m. (dubanosk@earthlink.net)

Feeding the Immortals
Ravizza Brownfield Gallery, Aug. 22-Oct. 10, business hours, free. Taiji Terasaki displays his mixed-media work exploring his search for a meaningful response to death. A live demonstration will be held at 4:30 p.m. opening day, with a reception to follow at 8:30. (724-6877, ravizzabrownfield.com)

Friends of Hawaii State Art Museum Exhibit
Hawaii State Art Museum, Sept. 1-Oct. 27, business hours, free. Satoru Abe, Allyn Bromley, Jodi Endicott, John Koga, Carl F.K. Pao and Abigail Romanchak display their work in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Art in Public Places Program. (sfca.hawaii.gov/hisam)

‘Hulia ‘Ano: Inspired Patterns’
Bishop Museum, March 18-Oct. 16, business hours, $22.95-$10.95. Explore Hawaiian aesthetic traditions, design motifs and visual similarities in the natural world. (bishopmuseum.org)

Tao Calligraphy
Louis Pohl Gallery, Aug. 29-Sept. 29, business hours, free. Orlena Sau Ming Wong displays her Chinese calligraphy. Reception is Sept. 1, and a demonstration takes place Sept. 9. (521-1812, louispohlgallery.com)

Korean Cinema 2017
Doris Duke Theatre, Sept. 2-23, check website for times and cost. Honolulu Museum of Art hosts its annual celebration of Korean cinema with 10 films including “Warriors of the Dawn,” “A Taxi Driver” and “The Mayor.” (honolulumuseum.org)

Lanikai Mortgage Players Auditions
Shreve Theatre at Lanikai Community Center, 7 p.m., free. Lanikai Mortgage Players hosts auditions for “The Counterfeit Contessa, or Love Transforms a Brooklyn Bramble into a Poifect Rose.” The play is loosely based on the story of “Pygmalion” and has open slots for five men and five women. (262-5482)

Little Picture Show
The ARTS at Marks Garage, Tuesdays-Saturdays between Aug. 29-Sept. 16, noon-6 p.m., free. Hawaii Watercolor Society presents 100 little paintings by 25 artists, framed and ready to hang. Reception is Sept. 1 at 5 p.m. (artsatmarks.com)

Raku Hoolaulea
Gallery Iolani at Windward Community College, Sept. 8-Oct. 7, business hours, free. Hawaii Craftsmen present its 2017 Raku Hoolaulea, an annual exhibition of raku-style pottery. Reception is Sept. 8 at 4 p.m. (hawaiicraftsmen.org)

Sarah Caudle
Royal Hawaiian Center, Aug. 3-Sept. 30, business hours, free. Resin painter Sarah Caudle displays her abstract and seascape art on B-Building, Level 3, next to H.I.S. Travel. (royalhawaiiancenter.com)