Posted on: Sunday, January 2, 2005

Community Calendar

Advertiser Staff

TODAY

PARENTS WITHOUT PARTNERS, free line dancing 2 to 4 p.m., first Sunday monthly, Aloha Tower Marketplace; DJ music, one easy lesson 3:30 p.m.; car-pool; instructors, bring your students and join in. 262-7441.

MONDAY

CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP, 5 p.m., first Monday monthly, 2500 Kalakaua Ave.; sponsored by Hawaii Association of Certified Nurses Aides. 923-5918.

TUESDAY

HAWAI'I STATE ASSOCIATION OF PARLIAMENTARIANS, free meeting on parliamentary procedure, helpful to members of any group with regular meetings; call for further information. 839-4437.

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.

FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP for friends and relatives of the mentally ill, 6 to 7:30 p.m., first and third Tuesdays monthly, Diamond Head Health Center, 3627 Kilauea Ave., Room 408; facilitated by a psychiatrist, psychologist and/or social worker; free and confidential. 733-9260.

NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Wai'anae Coast No. 24, 7 p.m., Wai'anae Neighborhood Community Center, 85-670 Farrington Highway.

WEDNESDAY

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.

AL-ANON MEETING for friends and family of alcoholics 7 to 8 p.m. every Wednesday, fifth floor of Weinberg Building, St. Francis Hospital, 2226 Liliha St. 521-5900.

NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Manoa No. 7, 7 p.m., Noelani Elementary School cafetorium, 2655 Woodlawn Drive.

THURSDAY

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

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

HONOLULU SELF-HELP GROUP for people with multiple sclerosis and their families 5:30 to 7 p.m., 505 Ka'ahi St., Phase II Conference Room, Iwilei area. 532-0811.

NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Downtown No. 13, 7 p.m., Pauahi Recreation Center, 171 N. Pauahi St.

NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETING, Kailua No. 31, 7 p.m., Kailua Recreation Center, 21 S. Kainalu Drive.

FRIDAY

WEEKLY VIGIL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE 4 to 6 p.m. on Ala Moana at the Prince Kuhio Federal Building; bring a sign; sponsored by Not In Our Name.

CRIBBAGE GAMES 6:30 p.m. every Friday, HonBLUE, 501 Sumner St., Suite 381; sponsored by The North Shore Peggers, a grassroots club of the American Cribbage Congress; all ages welcome. 261-4468 or www.cribbage.org

SATURDAY

HULA CLASSES every Saturday, sponsored by Kalihi-Palama Culture & Arts Society: beginning keiki 9 to 10 a.m., keiki 10 to 11 a.m. and teens and adults 11 a.m. to noon, Kauluwela Recreational Park, near Liliha Street and Vineyard Boulevard; $10 per month fee. 521-6905.

HONOLULU NEWCOMERS CLUB monthly pupu party 7 p.m., Mauna Luan Condominium party room. (Also, welcome coffee, 10 a.m. Jan. 13, Mauna Luan Condominium party room. Monthly luncheon, noon Jan. 20, Lung Fung Chinese Restaurant; $15 admission; call for reservations.) 944-3310.

UPCOMING

NEW YEAR'S 'OHANA FESTIVAL featuring multicultural cuisine and entertainment, art displays and demonstrations, a craft fair and antiques and book sale and keiki make-and-take activities, games and rides 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 9, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii and Mo'ili'ili Field; free admission and trolley service from UH-Manoa parking structure all day. 945-7633.