Community Calendar
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ONGOING
• Free exercise class 9-10:30 a.m. Monday to Saturday, Fort DeRussy lawn, next to Army Museum.
• BOX CAR OPEN RACING sponsored by American Box Car Racing International at its Pearl City track, 1-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, 3-9 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays; tennis shoes required; children under 18 must wear long pants and be accompanied by an adult; $6 per person, $4 with track pass, group rates and student sessions available. 947-3393.
MONDAY
• 12 step meeting for men and women recovering from drug/alcohol addiction, from 5:30 Mon.-Fri.; 12 step program for recovering male addicts only, 7-9 p.m.; care group for adult children of dysfunctional families, 7-9 p.m.; support group for those healing from divorce, 7-9 p.m., 45-815 Po'okela, Kane'ohe Bay area. 235-5814.
TUESDAY
• "TASTE OF SHRINERS," multicultural cooking contest among hospital staff with judging by special guests; haku lei activity and cultural costume contest by patients, 10-11:30 a.m., Shriners Hospital for Children, 1310 Punahou St., Makiki; celebration of National Hospital and Healthcare Week; free. 951-3606.
• "CULINARY HERBS," talk for senior citizens by Flo Stanley, retired public health nurse and instructor with Lyon Arboretum, 10 a.m., Central Union Church women's building, 1660 S. Beretania St., Makiki. 941-0957.
• Tai Chi demonstration by the Dong Family Tai Chi Association, 6:30 p.m., Sun Yat Sen School, 135 N. Kukui St., downtown; pot luck to follow; free; call for information. 224-6784.
• Hawaii Historical Bottle Collectors Club, 7:30 p.m., second Tuesday of each month, Susannah Wesley Community Center, 1117 Ka'ili St., Kalihi, one block ewa of North King and Kalihi Streets. 941-8551.
WEDNESDAY
• AARP DRIVER SAFETY CLASSES, double sessions for the older driver 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., today, Kaiser Hawaii Kai Clinic, 333 Keahole St. (432-2260) and tomorrow, Wai'anae United Methodist Church, 85-671 Farrington Highway (668-7169); free.
• QIGONG HEALING SESSIONS 5:45-7:15 p.m. Wednesdays, 1518 Evelyn Lane, Makiki, by Master Jizhou Yang; sponsored by East West Qigong International; $75 a month; call to register. 941-9707.
THURSDAY
• Anger control group for women 9-10:30 a.m.; anger control group for men 7-9 p.m., 45-815 Po'okela, Kane'ohe Bay area; no child care available. 235-5814.
• Honolulu Newcomers Club lunch; call for details and reservations. 944-3310.
FRIDAY
• Silent vigil to protest U.S. involvement in Palestine 4-6 p.m., 'ewa side of the Prince Kuhio Federal Building, 1300 Ala Moana, downtown. 988-6266.
• Free qigong seminar 6-7:30 p.m., McCully-Mo'ili'ili Public Library, 2211 S. King St., sponsored by East West Qigong International. 941-9707.
• THE HAWAI'I ETHNIC HERITAGE SERIES, festival featuring music and dance of the Cambodian, Laotian and Vietnamese cultures, 6:30 p.m., Honolulu Hale, downtown; also art, handicrafts and ethnic food; free admission; parking at Civic Center, enter from Alapa'i or South Beretania Streets. 523-4674.
• Kako'o 'ohana pa'ahao, support/activity group for families of current or former inmates, ex-inmates and community members who want positive change; 6:30 p.m., Queen Lili'uokalani Children's Center, 1300 Halona St. 833-7694.
SATURDAY
• Family-to-family mental health education program for caregivers and loved ones of the mentally ill, 12 week course, 10 a.m.-noon, third Saturday monthly starting today, NAMI OAHU, 770 Kapi'olani Blvd., Suite 613; topics: various mental disorders, brain biology, medication, empathy, self-care, rehabilitation, advocacy and more. 536-2225 (Charlotte); 735-0164 (Ernest).
• PEDIATRIC CPR TRAINING by the American Heart Association during the New Baby Expo 2002, two hour courses beginning 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall, Ward Avenue at Kapi'olani Boulevard; free, no pre-registration required; admission to event $3.50. 531-0174.
• SIERRA CLUB, Kawa'ewa'e Heiau service project; call for details. 538-6616.
• WEEKEND CHANNEL CATFISH FISHING permissible at Nu'uanu Reservoir No. 4 until all anglers with assigned fishing times have been accommodated. 587-0320.
• Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, end of Luluku Road, Kane'ohe: tropical plant walks 10 a.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays; reservations required; catch and release fishing 10 a.m.-2 p.m. weekends; hand-held poles, small, barbless hooks, non-live bait, picnic lunch and water suggested, follow red-fish signs to lake shoreline; walking shoes, insect repellent and raingear required for both activities. 233-7323.
