Community Calendar

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Tuesday, July 23, 1996

TUESDAY 7/23

Urban Garden Center: Home vegetable gardening class on melons, onions, peas, squash, tomatoes, 9:30 a.m., Pearl City. Donation. Call 453-6050.

Grant application workshops: Hawaii Community Foundation grants of $2,000 to $5,000 are available to Oahu-based organizations with limited financial resources for clean-up activities, crime prevention, newsletters and other projects. Learn the eligibility criteria 6 p.m. Tuesday at Harris United Methodist Church and 9 a.m. July 29 at Waialua Community Association. Call 537-6333.

Honolulu Gay Support Group: "Coming Out Under Fire from the Religious Right" is the topic for the 24-year-old social discussion group, 7:30 p.m., Hotel Honolulu Rooftop Garden, 706 Kaiolu St. Call 532-9000. Sponsored by GLEA Foundation.

WEDNESDAY 7/24

Hawaii Pacific University: Free seminar on psychology, 12:15 p.m. Call 544-0238.

Wildest Show in Town: AT&T presents Firehouse, 6 p.m., Honolulu Zoo. Free admission from 4:35 p.m. Concerts continue Wednesdays through Aug. 28.

"Planet Fest": Celebrate Spaceweek, the 25th anniversary of Apollo 15 and 20th anniversary of Viking, with vintage videos from space missions, 7 to 9 p.m., UH-Manoa's Marine Sciences Auditorium, Room 114. Also, professor G. Jeff Taylor shows home videos of robots navigating volcanic terrain on the Big Island; and indoor rocket launch. Free. Call 956-3132.

"Digital Childhoods": Julian Sefton-Green discusses young people's social and cultural uses of new technologies, 7:30 p.m., Yukiyoshi Room, UH-Manoa's Krauss Hall. Call 956-7866.

Orchid Society of Manoa: Wally Nakamoto discusses how to grow and display quality plants, 7:30 p.m., Manoa Valley District Park. Call 537-3071.

THURSDAY 7/25

Urban Garden Center: Home vegetable gardening class on how to care for your mango tree, 9:30 a.m., Pearl City. Donation. Call 453-6050.

"Africa in a Changing World Order": Hans Abrahamsson from Goteborg University, Sweden, talks about his studies of conflict and resolution in southern Africa, and international security, noon to 2 p.m., Yukiyoshi Room, UH-Manoa's Krauss Hall. Call 956-7866.

Hawaii Pacific University: Travel industry management seminar, 12:15 p.m. Free. Call 544-0238.

East Honolulu Community Children's Council: Discussion on Felix-Waihee consent decree and implementation plan, 4 to 6 p.m., Hokulani Elementary School. Call 733-4400 or 733-9850.

Pacific Asian Lecture Series: Chen Min speaks on "Managing Successful Technology Transfer Projects to China," 4:15 p.m., UH-Manoa's Business Administration building, Room C102. Free.

Barnes & Noble: Resume and interview seminar with Stacy Hasegawa and Emy Yamaguchi from Altres, 7:30 p.m., Kahala.

FRIDAY 7/26

Music Break: The Honolulu Jazz Band performs, noon, Tamarind

Park.

Hawaii Pacific University: Free seminar on cooperative education and internships, 12:15 p.m. Call 544-0238.

Hawaiian Chutzpah: Oahu Jewish Young Adult Group, ages 25 to 45, has Pau Hana Happy Hour at Studebakers in Restaurant Row. Call 944-3329.

SATURDAY 7/27

"The How-to's of Media Relations": Community activists, media representatives and lobbyists give advice on how to make the most of your message, 9 a.m. to noon. Costs $15. Call 956-7212 or 235-7433. Family Community Leadership series continues Aug. 10 and 24.

"How to Xeriscape": Mark Takemoto teaches how to start your water-conserving garden, 9 a.m. to noon, Halawa Xeriscape Garden. Costs $2. Register at 527-6113.

Plant care class: Recycling for plant growth, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Kaneohe. Free. Bring work clothes and shoes, bug repellent and rain gear. Reserve at 233-7323.

Parents Without Partners: America Open Dance, 8 p.m. to midnight, Sundowner Room, Tripler Officers Club. Costs $10 general. Call 262-6442.

SUNDAY 7/28

Sierra Club: Recruitment drive continues Sunday, with easy and moderate hikes at Kalauao. Membership is $25. Call 538-6616.

MONDAY 7/29

Hawaii Pacific University: Free seminar on teaching English as a second language, 12:15 p.m. Call 544-0238.