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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, November 21, 2008

Community calendar

TODAY

FLU SHOT CLINIC, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Wal-Mart, Kahului, Maui; $40; free to HMSA, HMSA 65C Plus and HMSA QUEST members, 18 and older with HMSA card and photo ID; free to Medicare Part B beneficiaries with Medicare card and photo ID.

TOMORROW

FREE DIABETES RISK TESTS, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (also Nov. 29), Blaisdell Park; sponsored by the Philippine Nurses Association and UH School of Nursing. 852-1816.

BOOTS ON THE BEACH, benefit for the American Cancer Society, Hilton Hawaiian Village's Coral Ballroom: 5:30 p.m.-12 a.m., cocktails, games, silent auction, dinner, music and dancing; wear cowboy boots and hat; $250. 358-9298 (Eleanor Thommes), ethommes@yahoo.com.

"Rock the Tower," benefit concert for Special Olympics Hawaii, with Hawai'i bands, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., Don Ho's Island Grill; $25 in advance, $28 at door, tax-deductible; tickets at Times Supermarkets, select Macy's stores, Blaisdell box office and Ticketmaster (877-750-4400).

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

FUNDRAISERS

WALK THE TALK, circle-O'ahu walk to fight hunger, continuing through today, to end at Capitol; join the walk along the way or donate. www.WalkTheTalkHawaii.org.

BENEFIT FOR GINA IGARASHI, 1978 Miss Aloha Hula battling colon cancer, 4-8:30 p.m. Nov. 23, Pearl Ultra Lounge, Ala Moana Center; $25 ($10 for ages 2-12). FriendsforGina@gmail.com, 284-7846.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD shoebox collection sites Nov. 17-24: Central Union Church, Hope Chapel Kapolei, Kailua United Methodist Church; fill shoeboxes with toys, necessities, hard candy, school supplies. www.samaritanspurse.org, 561-4994.

SUPPORT GROUPS

AD/HD, for parents of children with AD/HD. 536-9684.

Alzheimer's Association, Honolulu Chapter. 591-2771.

Breast Cancer, Queen's Medical Center, 547-4697; Kuakini Hospital, 547-9562; Tripler Hospital, 433-2317.

UPCOMING

BLOOD DRIVES, 7-11 a.m. Nov. 23, Kahala Mall, near Macy's; 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 23, Foodland, Ewa Town Center.; must be 18 or older, in good health, at least 110 pounds and show photo ID. 845-9966.

"JAPAN'S MIHO MUSEUM," lecture on one of the 20th century's most architecturally innovative buildings, 6 p.m. Nov. 25, Liliha Public Library; free. 587-7577.

FREE DIABETES RISK TESTS, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 29, Blaisdell Park. 852-1816.

Annual Holiday Wreath Contest, themed "Holiday Heroes"; entries and entry forms accepted 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 1, Lane Gallery, Honolulu Hale; forms available at Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts. www.honolulu.gov/moca/.

AARP WAIKIKI, Chapter 60, luncheon meeting featuring the Step*Taculars, 11:30 a.m. Dec. 3, Hale Koa Hotel, Banyan Tree Ballroom; $24, members $23. RSVP by Nov. 28: 593-1026, 734-1350.

HAWAII LITERACY ORIENTATION for volunteers who want to learn to teach adults to read, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. 4, Hawai'i State Library; free. Register: 537-6706. Information: www.hawaiiliteracy.org.

Na Mele o na Keiki, free holiday concert featuring the Marine Forces Pacific Band and local celebrities, 7 p.m. Dec. 10, Blaisdell Concert Hall; four free tickets per person, available at the box office; bring a new toy for Toys for Tots.