Learn to cope at grief workshop
St. Francis Hospice and the Hawaii Donor Family Council offer a "Holiday Grief Workshop," 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Ko'olau Golf Club.
Topics for the one-day workshop include "In Memory of You" by Bernadette Baraquio, and "When Life Gives You Scraps, Let's Make Quilts" by Christa Freeze of St. Francis Hospice.
Cost: $50 ($65 after Tuesday, includes lunch, refreshments and materials).
Information: Felicia Marquez-Wong at 547-8145.
PET BLESSING AT KAPI'OLANI PARK
Unity Church of Hawai'i, which resurrected its Blessing of the Animals in 2006, will celebrate its third annual event with a ceremony at 3 p.m. tomorrow at Kapi'olani Park, across from Waikiki School (look for the banner off Monsarrat Avenue).
Bring your feline, canine, bird or other animal companion — or a photograph, if your pet doesn't travel well.
Information: 735-4436.