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The Honolulu Advertiser

Posted on: Monday, December 27, 2004

Community Calendar

Advertiser Staff

TODAY

HUMANISTS HAWAII Winter solstice potluck celebration, 10:30 a.m., Queens Surf Beach, 'ewa side of Waikiki Aquarium; public invited; call for further information 261-3452.



TOMORROW

OKINAWAN DANCE CLASS, adults/seniors, 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Kalihi Valley District Park; seniors free; sponsored by the Kalihi-Palama Culture & Arts Society. 521-6905.



WEDNESDAY

AL-ANON MEETING for friends and family of alcoholics, 7 to 8 p.m. every Wednesday, St. Francis Hospital, Weinberg Building, fifth floor. 521-5900.

FILIPINO DANCE CLASS, adults/seniors, 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, Susannah Wesley Community Center; free; sponsored by Kalihi-Palama Culture & Arts Society. 521-6905.



THURSDAY

ADDICTION EDUCATION FOR FAMILIES, 7 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, Hina Mauka, 45-845 Po'okela St., Kane'ohe; helping families and close friends of the addicted deal with addiction and recovery; $5 fee. 236-2600.

QIGONG introductory class on Chinese system of self-healing, 8 to 9 a.m. every Thursday, Kapahulu Center, 3410 Campbell Ave., by cancer survivor Ginny Walden, $5; also, open practice 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturdays, $12. 259-8453.

BREATHE WITH EASE into the new year, free presentation by Straub Clinic allergist and asthma specialist Jeffrey Kam, M.D., 4 to 7 p.m., Ala Moana Centerstage; a team of healthcare professionals will discuss inhaler and nebulizer techniques, medications and how to use a respirator to cope with fireworks smoke; receive a free respirator mask while supplies last. 524-6755.



SUPPORT GROUPS

Bereavement Support Groups, Castle Medical Center, 263-5343; Hospice Hawaii, 924-9255.

Caregiver Support Group, Castle Medical Center, 263-5400.

Disordered Eating, for women and teens with eating disorders. 262-3345, 262-7922.

Health Support for older adults who are depressed, isolated or chronically ill. Honolulu Gerontology Program, 543-8421.

Nami Oahu, for those affected by serious mental illness. 591-1297.

National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association Support Group, 372-1991.

Suicide Crisis Center, 832-3100.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Program, Waimanalo Health Center, 259-7948, ext. 127.