MARCH COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Central Union PS-KindERGARTEN Fundraiser

Fri April 1 – 6:30 to 9:30 pm

Dazzle! Featuring select tastes and spirits from some of Hawaii’s best chefs: D.K. Kodama, Hiroshi Fukui, Russell Siu Alan Wong’s, Naret Sihavong and more. Wines selected Chuck Furuya. Sheraton Waikiki Ballroom. $100 p/p. Call 946-4025.

SHORLINE WHALE WATCH & survey, 1 & 2

Fri March 4 & 11 – 11:30 am to 1 pm

Offered by Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, at Diamond Head, registration required for needed volunteers to help count in official survey. Call 397-2651, x253.

CLASSICS AT PEARLRIDGE

Sat March 5,12,19,26 – 6 to 8 pm

Various performers: strings (3/5), early rock (3/12), piano (3/19) and Honolulu Jazz Quartet (3/26), Downtown Center Court. Call 488-0981.

BISHOP MUSEUM WORKSHOP

Sat March 5 – 11 am to 2 pm

Learn about the math foundation and significance of the Sierpinski Pyramid, a mathematical masterpiece. 847-3511.

honolulu newcomers club

Sat March 5 – 10 am

Aloha welcoming coffee held at a private residence; monthly restaurant luncheon a week later. Call 944-3310.

SUNSET BEACH BIKE PATH CLEAN-UP

Sat March 5 – 8:30 am to Noon

North Shore Outdoor Circle annual clean-up project. Meet at Ehukai Beach Park. Complimentary lunch follows. Call Rex at 638-7075.

Read & write awards gala

Wed March 9 – 5:30 to 9 pm

Hawaii Literacy fetes students and teaches of adult reading. Rep. Abercrombie guests. Fundraiser. For more information call 537-6707 .

CABARET

Various days Mar 9 thru 27 –
Call for times

Hitler is rising to power, racism and anti-Semitism are growing, and the best place to hide from it all is the Berlin cabaret. A major Broadway hit of 1966, 1987 and 1998, and an award-winning 1972 film. Manoa Valley Theatre. Call 988-6131.

UH International night

Fri March 11 – 6:30 to 9 pm

Students host international cultural celebration with ethnic music and performances. At the UH Manoa Campus Center Ballroom. Call 255-5975.

HPU International VOCAL ENSEMBLE

Fri March 11 – 7 pm

Fundraising concert Moonlit Serenade at First Presbyterian Church on Keeaumoku St., Honolulu. Call 544-1127.

BROTHERS CAZIMERO

Fri March 11 – 8 pm

In concert at the Hawaii Theatre. $30. Call 528-0506.

HONOLULU SYMPHONY HAWAII YOUTH CONCERTO

Sat March 12 – 7:30 pm

Hawaii Youth Concerto Competition Winners in concert with the Honolulu Symphony; Joan Landry, conductor. Blaisdell Concert Hall. Call 792-2000.

Kahuku Coast Hike

Sat March 12 – 9 am to 2 pm

Hawaii Nature Center sponsors the four-mile “physically challenging” beach trek for hardy family hikers on the most northern Oahu Beaches. Fee. For more information call 955-0100.

japanese women’s chorus

Sat March 122 pm

Fourth annual concert. Free. Reception will follow, at Waialae Baptist Church, 1047 21st Ave. 722-7578.

St. Paddy’s Day block party

Thurs March 17 – 7 pm

Waterfront party with live entertainment, food and giveaways. Aloha Tower Market Place. Call 566-2337.

ST PATRICK’S DAY PARADE

Thurs March 17 – Noon

Along Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki.

SHORLINE WHALE WATCH/survey, 3

Fri March 19 – 11:30 am to 1 pm

Offered by Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, at Makapuu Point Lighthouse, registration required for needed volunteers to help count in official survey. Call 397-2651, x253.

AMERICA’S WALK FOR DIABETES

Sat March 19 – 8 am

Raise awareness and money for diabetes research and educational programs. 2.3-mile course begins at Kapiolani park. Call 342-2389.

Paul Martinez & Na Hokupa 

Sun March 20 – 1 pm

With Post-Polio Hawaii Network, a Na Mele Nei Concert featuring the four-part Hawaiian arrangements of Polio survivor Paul Martinez & Na Hokupa. Ward Warehouse Stage. Free. Call Native Books at 596-8885.

LANIKAI TRIATHLON 2005

Sun March 20 – 6 am

First event of the season at Kailua Bay. Good for beginning triathletes. For more information call 591-9839.

CHAMBER MUSIC HAWAII — HONOLULU BRASS QUINTET

Mon Mar 21 – 7:30 pm

Trumpeters Mark Schubert and Ken Hafner are featured in Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Trumpets, accompanied by the quintet’s incomparable low brass. Music by Mozart, Rossini and Fisher Tull will round out another exciting brass program. Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Academy of Arts. Call Dave at 524-0815, ext. 245.

BBB Hawaii Torch Awards

Wed March 23 – 11:30 am to 1:30 pm

2005 Torch Awards for Business Ethics, Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki.

PRIME TIME wellness fair

Tues March 23 – 8:30 am to 1 pm

Free health screening, glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure, hearing, risk assessment. Workshops and presentations.

25th annual plant show

Fri & Sat March 25-26 – 10 am to
8 pm Fri, 10 am to 4 pm Sat

Victoria Ward’s 25th Anthurium Plant Sale and Show. Prizewinners on display, other exotic flowers shown and sold. Workshops in amphitheater.

MESSIAH

Fri & Sun Mar 25 & 27 – 8 pm Fri,
4 pm Sun

The Honolulu Symphony presents Handel’s great choral masterpiece, Messiah. Call 792-2000.

SPRING BAZAAR AND BAKE SALE

Sat March 26 – 8 am to 2 pm

Kawaihoa Foundation fundraiser. New and used items for sale, home baked items, arts and crafts, Halau Kawaihoa hula performance. Raffle giveaway. Hahaione Elementary School in Hawaii Kai. Call Nena at 292-2738.

CARLOS BARBOSA-LIMA CONCERT

Sat Mar 26 – 7:30 pm

Brazilian guitarist Carlos Barbosa-Lima returns to Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Academy of Arts for a one-night performance. Barbosa-Lima will present a program that spans classical to modern times. Call 532-8768.

EDDIE WOULD GO/QUEEN OF MAKAHA: RELL SUN

Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun Thru Mar 27 – Call for times

The Honolulu Theatre for Youth presents the stories two Hawaiian surfers and role models, Eddie Aikau and Rell Sun, at Kumu Kahua Theatre. For more information call 839-9885.

104TH EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE

Sun Mar 27 – Sunrise

Held at the National Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) at 6:15 am. Gates open at 4:30 am. Parking is available in the Crater. The BUS will run two special bus service from Waikiki. 536-8418.