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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Saturday, May 9, 2009

Community calendar

Advertiser Staff

TODAY

WORM WORKSHOP sponsored by the Board of Water Supply, 10 a.m. to noon, Halawa Xeriscape Garden, Halawa Valley Central Industrial Park; meet the worms, make your own mini-bin and learn about vermicomposting; free garden tour 9:30 a.m.; bring lunch; $30, members $20, guests $10, includes mini-bin, starter worms and manual. Register: waikikiworm@hawaii.rr.com, 382-0432 (Mindy).

AARP CARFIT, free class conducted by a trained professional on comfort and safety-enhancing adjustments older drivers can make to their cars, 8 a.m. to noon, Kaimuki High School; free. Registration: 843-1906.

Mother's Day luncheon benefitting Hawaii Gifted Association, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Elua Restaurant, 1341 Kapi'olani Blvd.; lunch includes spring fashion accessories, flowers, photos and Padovani's chocolates; $50. Reservations: 597-8824.

BLOOD DRIVE, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., Windward Mall; 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Central Seventh-day Adventist; must be 18 or older, in good health, weigh at least 110 pounds and present photo ID. 845-9966.

UPCOMING

BLOOD DRIVES, 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. tomorrow, Foodland Kailua; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Wai'anae High School; must be 18 or older, in good health, weigh at least 110 pounds and present photo ID. 845-9966.

AN EVENING WITH THE MASTER slack-key guitar workshop by Cyril Pahinui and Ron Loo, 6 to 8 p.m. May 14 and 15, Windward Community College, Hale Palanakila Music Room 104; $20 per session. Registration: 235-7433.

FAMILY CAREGIVER TRAINING SERIES: Basics of Family Caregiving, 9 a.m. today-June 13 ($30); Helping Older Adults Fight Depression, 6 p.m. June 24-July 8 ($15); both in Kopiko 128. Information: www.kupunaeducation.com. Register: 734-9211.

HANGAR TALKS: "A Gathering of Mustangs & Legends," monthly aviation presentation, 1 p.m. May 16, Pacific Aviation Museum, hangar 37, Ford Island, Pearl Harbor; museum admission: adults $14, children $7, kama'aina and military adults $10 and children $5. www.PacificAviationMuseum.org.

KAUA'I HIGH SCHOOL BAND SPRING CONCERT, 7 p.m. May 21, Kaua'i Community College Performing Arts Center; adults $5, students and senior citizens $3. 808-274-3173, ext. 133.

FREE HAWAIIAN CULTURE CLASSES taught by cultural practitioners 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays beginning June 3 at Waimea Valley's Ka Pap'oihana; stone masonry, house construction, weapon, fishing implement, stone bowl and poi pounder making will be taught; students may take items home; register by May 20. www.huinaauao.com.

ARTS FIRST SUMMER INSTITUTE for classroom teachers, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. June 16-19, Kapolei High School (K-5); Maui Summer Institute, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 22-25, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Kahului (K-8). Registration/Information: www.hawaii.gov/sfca (grants and programs, arts in education), 533-2787 (O'ahu), 243-4282 (Maui).

FUNDRAISERS

MANOA GOLF CLASSIC, June 25 at Ala Wai Golf Course; 12:30 p.m. shotgun start and awards banquet; $125 per person, $375 per team; benefit for Hawaii Lions Foundation, Lions Clubs International and Coalition for a Drug-Free Hawaii; registration forms at American Savings Bank, Tanabe Service Station and First Hawaiian Bank, all in Manoa, www.drugfreehawaii.org.