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
• Family Sunday Island Style, part of Children and Youth Month festivities; with family activities, entertainment, food and more, 9 a.m.-5 p.m, Bishop Museum; $3 for Hawai'i residents and military personnel with ID, or $10 for a family of four (two adults, two children ages 4-12); $14.95* for nonresidents. 848-4160.
• Children and Youth Day, part of Children and Youth Month festivities; with educational exhibits, demonstrations, tours of historic places, food and more, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., State Capitol, 'Iolani Palace and Hawai'i State Library grounds; free. 586-6130.
• Keiki Car Seat Checkup, part of Children and Youth Month festivities; 1-3 p.m., state Department of Health rear parking lot; free. 956-5015.
Junior Zookeeper, for ages 11 and up; to help children learn about the many careers available at zoos; 1-4 p.m. today, Oct. 14, 21 and 28, Honolulu Zoo; $35* per class, $120* for all four sessions. 926-3191.
• Talk Story Festival, part of Children and Youth Month festivities; with storytellers from Hawai'i and the Mainland, 7-9:30 p.m, McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Beach Park; free. Visit lava.net/talkstory2001 or call 973-7262.
WEEKDAYS
Vacation Adventures at Honolulu Zoo, for ages 5-12; go behind the scenes to meet the animals and keeper, play animal-inspired games and more; Monday through Friday and Oct. 15-19; daily sessions 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., $40*, or 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., $45*; weekly sessions 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., $160*, or 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., $195*. 926-3191.
• Preschool Puzzletime and Storytime, 10 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays through Dec. 5, Pearl City Public Library; free. 453-6566.
The Bearing Way, for ages 5-8; learn how to use a compass, then go on a treasure hunt, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Monday; presented by Hawai'i Nature Center; children must be accompanied by an adult; for fee information or to register: 955-0100.
• Keiki Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Borders-Waikele; repeats 11 a.m. Saturdays; free. 676-6699.
• Keiki Tuesday, with games, activities, 10:30 a.m.-noon Tuesdays, Pearlridge Center Uptown; free. 488-0981.
• Chess Class, 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Pearlridge Center Uptown; free. 488-0981.
• Hawaii Opera Theatre presents Aesop's Fables, see the Ants and the Grasshopper, the Lion and the Mouse, and the Fox and the Grapes, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Salt Lake/Moanalua Public Library; free. 831-6831.
• Yo-Yo Class, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Pearlridge Center Uptown; free. 488-0981.
• "Class Act," showcase of students in the performing arts, 7-8 p.m. Fridays, Pearlridge Center Uptown; free. 488-0981.
NEXT WEEKEND
Spooky Spiders, for ages 5 and up; 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday; presented by Hawai'i Nature Center; children must be accompanied by an adult; 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.
• Solar Fest 2001, with keiki activities, arts and crafts, information booths and more, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Town Center of Mililani; free. 625-5233.
• Children's Storytime, 10:30-11 a.m. Saturdays, Edna Allyn Room for Children, Hawai'i State Library; free. 586-3510.
• Aunty Pua's Keiki Kanikapila, with singing and storytelling, 11 a.m.-noon Saturdays, Native Books & Beautiful Things, Ward Warehouse; free. 845-8949.
• Keiki Storytime and Kids Kraft Korner, 11 a.m. Saturdays, Borders Ward Centre; free. 591-8995.
• Windward Mall Family Festival & Honolulu Fire Department Fire Prevention Week, part of Children and Youth Month festivities; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Windward Mall; free. 235-1143.
• Keiki Fun Day at Pearlridge, part of Children and Youth Month festivities; with activities, games, balloon animals and more, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Pearlridge Center Uptown; free. 488-0981.
• Yo-Yo Class and Spin Top Demo, 7 p.m. Saturdays, Windward Mall; free. 235-1143.
Daring Decomposers, for ages 6-8; investigate the rotting wonders of the forest and discover how important these critters are, 9:30-11:30 a.m. next Sunday; presented by Hawai'i Nature Center; for fee information or to register: 955-0100.
COMING UP
Preschool Pirates, for ages 2-5; meet sea turtles, penguins, sea lions and more, 10-11:30 a.m. Oct. 17, Sea Life Park Hawaii; $15 for parent and child (includes park admission). Register: 259-2512.
