MALLS
Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center: On Wednesday, the Royal Hawaiian Band performs at 1 p.m. in Hibiscus Courtyard, and Nueva Vida performs at 2 p.m. in Fountain Courtyard.
Borders: Film from Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Waikele.
Kahala Mall: Myra English performs songs from her latest CD, "Best of the Champagne Lady," 1 p.m. Saturday. On Sunday, get tax tips from Hawaii Association of Public Accountants, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Kapena performs songs from "Kapena Collection Vol. 2," 2 p.m.
MUSICAL GROUPS
Oratorio Choir: Rehearsals for Gioacchino Rossini's "Stabat Mater" begin this week. Those who can sing on pitch can meet 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays through March 13 at the Central Union Choir rehearsal room. Roy Hallman directs. Performances will be March 16 and 23.
The Sounds of Aloha Chorus: Rehearsals for men's a cappella chorus, 7 p.m. Thursdays, Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse. Call 262-7664.
Oahu Choral Society: Rehearsals, 7 p.m. Mondays, UH-Manoa's Music Department, Room 36. Call Joe McAlister at 595-0327.
Oahu Civic Orchestra: Rehearsals, 7 p.m. Mondays, Eiben Hall, Chaminade University. Call 261-6127.
Honolulu Community Concert Band: Rehearsals, 6:45 p.m. Tuesdays, Aiea High School Band Room. Call 236-7057.
Honolulu Chorale: Rehearsals, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Band Room, St. Andrew's Priory. Call Reno Villaren at 941-4266.
Na Leo Lani, Sweet Adelines: Women's barbershop group rehearses, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, St. Francis School. Call 373-3192.
DANCING
Line dancing: Free family fun with Phillis, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Benjamin Parker Elementary School cafeteria, 45-259 Waikalua Road. Call the Kaneohe Community Family Center and Parent Community Networking Center at 235-7747.Also, free lessons 7 p.m. Thursdays through April at Windward Mall center stage, and 7 to 8:30 p.m. Fridays through March at Waimanalo District Park. Call 262-7441.
Scandinavian dancing: 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse. Free. Call 922-0793 or 955-2577.
Scottish country dancing: 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Moiliili Community Center. Call 737-1897.
Country-western dancing: Partner dance lessons, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Maunawili Elementary School, 1465 Ulupii St., Kailua. Costs $30 per couple per month. Line dance lessons 7:30 p.m. Fridays at the school; donation $3. Call 261-0869.
Tahitian dance: Classes for adult women with Roiti Sylva, 6 p.m. Thursdays, Palama Settlement, Room 205. Costs $10 each month. Call 521-6905.
Hula dancing: Classes with Iwilani Ohelo, Saturdays, Kauluwela Playground. Costs $10 each month. Call 521-6905.
Israeli dancing: With lessons for beginners in the first hour, 1 to 4 p.m. March 2, 9, 16 and 30, Ala Wai Clubhouse. Costs $3. Call 373-2561 to check days. No meeting March 23.
International folk dancing: Includes Bulgarian, Greek, Rumanian and Israeli dances, 7 to 9:15 p.m. Sundays, Makiki District Park. Donation $3. Call 239-7078.
Square dance: With the Square Wheeler Club, 7:30 p.m. Mondays, Kapiolani Park Bandstand. Lessons 7 p.m. Donation $4. Call Mel at 946-6320.
With the Spares and Pairs Square Dance Club, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays at Kapiolani Park Bandstand and 4 to 6 p.m. Saturdays at Ala Wai Community Park. Call Norman at 689-6752 or 456-1215.
With the Pali Twirlers, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays at Yacht Club Terrace. Call 254-2333.
Okinawan dance: Class for seniors with Mitsuko Toguchi, 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Kalihi Valley District Park. Call 521-6905.
Line dancing: 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Waikiki Community Center. Costs $3. Call 923-1802.
Kodak Hula Show: 10 a.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Free. Call 627-3300.
Tap for Health: Classes for seniors with Jack Cione, 1 p.m. Tuesdays at the Ala Wai Clubhouse, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and noon Thursdays at the Waikiki Community Center and 7 p.m. Thursdays at Makiki Park. Costs $1. Call 922-8401.
MEETINGS
"Business on the Internet": Lecture by Shyam Sunder, a professor at Carnegie-Mellon University, 4 to 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Yukiyoshi Room, Krauss Hall, University of Hawaii-Manoa. Presented by the Hawaii Council on Economic Education and the UH economics department.
Orchid Society of Manoa: Henrietta Fujiwara speaks on lady slipper orchids, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Manoa Valley District Park. Call 537-3071.
Brown Bag Biography: Novelist and social critic Chaman Nahal speaks on "Family Biography and the Nonviolent Novel," noon Thursday, Biography Cottage 96-36, 1633 East-West Road. Call 956-3774.
Hawaiian Historical Society: "The Ahupua'a of Kea'au," a talk on land ownership and public access rights by Emmett Cahill and Bonnie Goodell, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Atherton Halau, Bishop Museum. Cahill, author of "The Shipmans of East Hawai'i," will discuss the family's purchase of Kea'au land. Goodell, a planner, will show how access and traditional use of the land became restricted. Free. Call 537-6271. New books on Hawaii's history will be available at a 20 percent discount.
Learning disabilities conference: Sally L. Smith and Richard Lederer will be the guest speakers at the fourth annual conference, Friday and Saturday at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel.
Smith is the founder and director of the Lab School of Washington, author of eight books on learning disabilities and recipient of the 1993 Learning Disabilities Association Award. Lederer, a teacher at St. Paul's School, has several best-selling books and can be heard on National Public Radio.
The conference theme is "Building on Strengths and Unlocking Creativity." Local teachers, doctors and parents will discuss study and social skills and other topics. A Teen Conference on Saturday focuses on self-advocacy and improving learning skills. Call the Orton Dyslexia Society at 538-7007 or LDA-Hawaii at 536-9684. Partial scholarships are available.
Practical Traveling in Japan: Register by Friday for a slide and video presentation by David Cisan, 7 p.m. March 5 at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Costs $7. Call 945-7633. Register by March 14 for part two of the seminar, March 19.
Lent in the Philippines: Chris Millado from Ateneo de Manila/PETA, Philippines, speaks on "Lenten Traditions in Contemporary Performance," 11:30 a.m. Friday, University of Hawaii, Moore Hall 319. Free. Call 956-2688. Presented by the Centers for Southeast Asian Studies and Philippine Studies.
Austrian Hawaiian Association: Make your reservations for the Europa Ball, a dinner-dance 7 p.m. Saturday at the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel. Admission. Call 254-1076.
CLASSES
Hands-on gardening: 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays, Wahiawa Botanical Garden. Free. Call 621-7321.
Urban Garden Center: Class on controlling ants and other insects, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, 962 Second St., Pearl City. Costs $5. Call 453-6050 for a registration form.
Gardening: "Flower Arranging With a Flair," 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. Friday, Lyon Arboretum. Anna Lise Vogel shows how to place flowers to harmonize with an art object. Costs $8. Call 988-7378.
55 Alive/Mature Driving: Two-part course for seniors who continue driving, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday and March 8, Queen's Medical Center. Costs $8. Register at 537-7117.
Mature Driving courses will also be at Castle Medical Center, 8 a.m. March 4 and 5 (call 263-5252), and the Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior Center, 8:30 a.m. March 11 and 12 (call 847-1322).
New media workshop: Anthony Lau covers the basics of scanning for computer prints and Internet images, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Manoa Innovation Center. Lau is a supervisor at Harbor Graphics and Fine Printing and a consultant for WhaleSong Arts. Costs $45. Try the website http://www.summer.hawaii.edu or call 956-7221.
Hawaiian quilting class: With Poakalani Serrao, 9:30 a.m. to noon Mondays and Saturdays, Queen Emma Summer Palace. Charge. Call 524-0394.
CLUBS
Gaming Guild: Fantasy role-playing games club, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturdays, Pogo Stick, 328 Uluniu St., Suite 102, Kailua. Call 261-4760.
Chess clubs: Chess Fans, 3 p.m. Saturdays, Harbor Center, Aiea; call Richard at 488-1221 or 456-0895. Moiliili club meets 2:30 p.m. Sundays at the Moiliili Community Center; call Jeffrey at 956-4678. Mililani club meets 6 p.m. Mondays; call Guy at 625-2769.
Scrabble club: 9:15 a.m. Mondays, 2933 Kalakaua Ave. Call 923-9060. Also 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Barnes & Noble, Kahala. Call 377-0893.
Toastmasters: Practice speaking skills, 7 p.m. Mondays, St. Andrew's Priory. Call Hillary at 524-2388. Also noon Tuesdays at the Net Cafe, Puck's Alley. Call Maggie at 941-9929.
LUNCHTIME
Hawaii Pacific University: Free seminars 12:15 p.m. on accounting, Wednesday; the corporate communications major, Monday; and financial aid, March 4. Call 544-0238.
Music Break: Ru Te Pua Ariki presents music and dance of the Cook Islands, noon Friday, Tamarind Park.
Bach's Lunch: Free organ concert, noon Fridays, St. Andrew's Cathedral. Call 524-2822.
Royal Hawaiian Band: 12:15 p.m. Fridays, Iolani Palace. Also 2 p.m. Sundays at Kapiolani Bandstand.
EXERCISE
Paul Bragg exercise: 9 a.m. Mondays to Saturdays, Fort DeRussy lawn. Free. Call 941-2048.
Aerobic workout: 6 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Kuhio School cafeteria. Costs $1. Call 735-5755 or 732-5118.
Ursula Hare exercise: 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, Honolulu Zoo front lawn. Free. Bring beach towel or mat. Call 373-2015.
TAX HELP
Free help with tax returns: The American Association of Retired Persons provides confidential help with volunteers trained and certified by the Internal Revenue Service. Bring copies of last year's federal and state returns and current income tax information. Call 523-4545 or ASK-2000 for the site nearest you.
LOOKING AHEAD
Scholarship pageant: Applications to be "Miss Downtown Honolulu," a preliminary to the Miss Hawaii and Miss America pageants, will be accepted through Friday. Among other qualifications, contestants must be Hawaii residents between the ages of 17 and 24, and must never have been married or had children. Write to: Miss Downtown Honolulu, Scholarship Pageant, P.O. Box 37006, Honolulu 96837. Or call 941-7989.