Family Calendar
The • indicates admission is $5 or less, or free. Only O'ahu events are listed. Full price is listed; the * denotes discounted (or free) admission for students, seniors, military, members and/or children. Call the venue for details.
TODAY
• Hawaii State Farm Fair, noon-midnight, Aloha Stadium; $3*. 848-2074.
WEEKDAYS
American Box Car Racing International Summer Youth Program, for ages 9 and older; learn to build, drive and repair box cars, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays through August, Pearl City Box Car Track; $50 a week per child, extended hours available at $3 an hour per child; scholarships available. Register: 947-3393.
• Keiki Summer Monday, with clowns, a magic show, puppets, storytelling, face painting and more, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Monday, Town Center of Mililani; free. 625-5233.
• Keiki Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Borders-Waikele; repeats 11 a.m. Saturdays; free. 676-6699.
• Keiki Tuesday, with games, activities and more, 10:30 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Pearlridge Center Downtown; free. 488-0981.
• Yo-yo class, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Pearlridge Center Downtown; free. 488-0981.
• Yo-yo class, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, Town Center of Mililani; free. 625-5233.
NEXT WEEKEND
• Kids Workshop, taught by an experienced Home Depot associate, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Home Depot in Honolulu and Pearl City; free. 521-7355, Honolulu, or 455-1200, Pearl City.
Forest Impressions, for ages 5 and up; visit a forest and compile your memories in a scrapbook to take home, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday; children must be accompanied by an adult; presented by Hawai'i Nature Center; for fee information or to register: 955-0100.
• Children's Storytime at Unity Church, 10-10:30 a.m. Saturdays, Unity Church of Hawaii Bookstore; free. 735-4436, ext. 310.
Junior Trainer, for ages 9-15; go behind the scenes at Sea Life Park to learn how to be a trainer, assist staff with some of their duties and work with a dolphin or sea lion, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday; $130. Register: 259-2512.
• Aunty Pua's Keiki Kanikapila, with singing and storytelling, 11 a.m.-noon Saturdays, Native Books & Beautiful Things, Ward Warehouse; free. 845-8949.
Snooze in the Zoo, an overnighter that includes, dinner, a nature walk, storytelling, a tour, breakfast and more, 5:30 p.m. Saturday-9 a.m. next Sunday, Honolulu Zoo; campers are asked to bring a tent and sleeping bag; $35*. 926-3191.
• Yo-yo class, with Yo-Cool Club, 7 p.m. Saturdays, Windward Mall; free. 235-1143.
Nature Photography, for ages 5 and up; use a Polaroid camera to take pictures of nature, and create a picture frame, 9:30-11:30 a.m. next Sunday; children must be accompanied by an adult; presented by Hawai'i Nature Center; for fee information or to register: 955-0100.
COMING UP
Birds, Bugs and Beasts, for ages 5 and up; search for forest creatures, and discover what they do in their homes and why they should be protected, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Sept. 3; children must be accompanied by an adult; presented by Hawai'i Nature Center; for fee information or to register: 955-0100.
Art classes, studio art sessions, including "Exploring Two and Three Dimensional Art," for grades K-4; "Cartooning," for grades 4-6; or "Drawing and Painting," for grades 5-12, Saturdays, Sept. 22-Dec. 8, Academy Art Center; $100*. Register: 532-8741.
Family Calendar lists events of interest primarily to families with children. Send information to: Family Calendar, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; e-mail ohana@honoluluadvertiser.com or fax 535-8170.
