West Oahu Highlights

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Below are highlights of what’s coming up in West Oahu.

* PLAY TRYOUTS Hawaii Shakespeare Festival auditions actors for its summer plays from 2 to 5 p.m. April 12 at Leeward Community College Lab Theatre. Call 256-6657.

* BLOOD DRIVES Hawaii Blood Bank has donor drives from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 12 in Aiea High School library, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 15 at Bank of Hawaii Kapolei, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 18 at Waikele Center, and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 22 at Waipahu High School chorus room. Call 845-9966.

* ROTARY CLUB Chief of Staff Col. Tom Guthrie addresses Kapolei Sunset Rotary Club at 6 p.m. April 12 at Roy’s Ko Olina. His topic is the 25th Infantry Division’s recent deployment to Iraq. E-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

* ANTI-DRINKING Waipahu Community Coalition has a town hall meeting from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 13 at Waipahu Intermediate School cafeteria on the Hawaii Underage Drinking Prevention Campaign. Call 295-8592.

* LIBRARY FURLOUGHS All public libraries are closed April 14 and 21 for staff furlough days. Call 831-6877.

* ROTARY SPEAKERS Guest speakers at Kapolei Rotary Club include ‘Olelo Community Television president Kealii Lopez April 15, builder D.R. Horton April 22 and Pamela Witty Oakland of St. Francis Residential Care Community April 28. All club breakfasts begin at 7:30 a.m. in the faculty lounge at Kapolei High School. For details, visit http://www.kapoleirotary.org.

* PEARL DINNER Students in LCC’s Culinary Arts Program serve a three-course dinner with dessert and wine at 6 p.m. April 16 at the Pearl restaurant. Guest chef is Philippe Padovani. Cost is $85 with wine, $70 without. Reservations are required at 455-0528.

* HAWAII FOODBANK Hawaii Foodbank’s annual drive accepts nonperishable items from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 17 all over Oahu, including Pearl City Shopping Center and Pearl Highlands Center. Call 836-3600, ext. 239.

* MANANA FAIR Manana Elementary School PTO has its annual “Celebrate Spring” craft fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m, April 17 at 1147 Kumano St. in Pearl City. Featured are about 60 vendors, Mother’s Day gifts, grocery bags with school logo ($5), goods from Larry’s Bakery, plate lunches, games, a bounce house and a mini golf course. Proceeds pay for classroom activities and supplies. Call 453-6430. ext. 261.

* WHITE ELEPHANT SALE Pearl City Community Church has a White Elephant and Country Store from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 17 at 933 Lehua Ave., with lots of food, craft items, plants and more. Call 839-2056 or 487-7895.

* ON STAGE Ho’okahi Sunday at Pearlridge Center Downtown presents Pineapple Squeeze at 1 p.m. and Halau Hula O Minerva Pang at 2:30 p.m. April 18. Call 488-0981.

* GUITAR CONCERT Leeward Community College presents its spring guitar concert at 4 p.m. April 18. Call 455-0385. * PEARL BUFFET Students in LCC’s Culinary Arts Program present their spring buffet from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 21-23 at the Pearl restaurant. For details, call 455-0475.

* NEIGHBORS Waipahu Neighborhood Board meets at 7 p.m. April 22 at FilCom Center. Call 768-3710.

* RAIL TRANSIT The city Department of Planning and Permitting conducts a community workshop on the East Kapolei Neighborhood TransitOriented Development Plan from 6:30 to 9 p.m. April 22 at Hale Pono’i Building, 91-5420 Kapolei Parkway. Call Matt Higashida at 768-8045.

* MADD MEETING Mothers Against Drunk Driving Hawaii plans an Ewa town hall meeting at 6 p.m. April 22 at Campbell High School cafeteria. Call 532-6232.

* CLUB BENEFIT Leeward Pilot Club hosts a Bunco Challenge and Share from 7 to 9 p.m. April 23 at its Lodge at Wailuna, 98-1856 Kaahumanu St. Tickets cost $20 (for decadent desserts and coffee) and proceeds go to support its community service activities. Reservations are requested by April 20 to 671-2861.

* KAPOLEI STORIESKapolei Library has Keiki Storytime at 10 a.m. Thursday and Saturday through April 24, featuring finger play, songs, crafts and stories for preschoolers. Call 693-7050.

* DEBRIS ART Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawaii has posted student paintings and drawings now through April 30 at the Waipahu and Ewa Beach libraries on the impact of marine debris. The displays feature art by students from Campbell and Waipahu high schools, Island Pacific Academy, Alvah Scott Elementary and several others.

Ongoing

* EWA BEACH MARKET Ewa Beach Shopping Center and Lay Farms offer a new farmers market from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily; the Serendipitous Gardener from 2 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays; and The Bread of Life from 2 to 6 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays. Call 689-7387.

* CANCER TESTS Hawaii Medical Center West conducts free mammo-grams and pap smears for women 40 and older from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Wednesday and Friday in Room 108 of the medical office building. Call 547-6820.

* SOFTBALL SIGNUPSThe Kulia 10U softball league is registering girls age 8-10 for play in its spring 2010 season. Call Jay at 368-6474.

* MAKUA SITES The U.S. Army’s final list of “high-priority” Makua cultural sites is available at the Kapolei, Waianae and state libraries. Call 656-6821.

* RECYCLING Reynolds Recycling’s HI-5 Nanakuli redemption center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday at Nanakuli Village, 89-102 Farrington Hwy. (It’s closed from noon to 1 p.m.) Call 487-2802.

* EWA RECYCLING Reynolds Recycling’s HI-5 Ewa redemption center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily at Ewa Town Center near Longs Drugs at 91-1404 Fort Weaver Road. (It’s closed from noon to 1:30 p.m.) Call 487-2802.

* FIT CLUB Fit Club Hawaii has adult exercise classes from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Mondays at Iroquois Point Elementary School, Room P14. Fee is $1 per class. Call 561-3837 or visit http://www.fitclubhawaii.com.

* STAR SIGHTINGS Ko Olina hosts “Stars Above Hawaii,” a astronomical star show at 8 and 9 nightly by reservation at 291-2464.

* WAIPAHU MARKETWaipahu Festival Marketplace is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays and holidays at 94-340 Waipahu Depot Road, offering fresh fish, produce, crafts, refreshments and Island-made products. Call 677-6939.

* WAIANAE MARKET Waianae Farmers’ Market is open from 8:30 a.m. to noon every Saturday in the mid-campus parking lot at Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center, 86-260 Farrington, Hwy. Call 848-2074.

* CITY MARKETS The People’s Open Market sells produce on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. at Waiau District Park and 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. at Waipahu District Park; Fridays from 7 to 8 a.m. at Halawa District Park and 9 to 10 a.m. at Ewa Beach Community Park; Sundays from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Kapolei Community Park, 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Royal Kunia Park-n-Ride and 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Waikele Community Park. Call 522-7088.

* GARDENING Urban Garden Center has a free public gardening program from 9 a.m. to noon on the second Saturday of each month at 955 Kamehameha Hwy. Call 453-6050.

* DOG ADOPTIONS Hawaii Dog Foundation conducts adoptions at PETCO from noon to 2 p.m. Sundays in Pearl City. Call 782-8387.

* HANGAR TALKS Pacific Aviation Museum has guest discussions at 1 p.m. every third Saturday in the museum theater. Admission is $14 to $5. Call 441-1000.

* TOASTMASTERS Pearl City Toastmasters meet at 7 p.m. every first and third Tuesday in the Mokihana Room of Pearlridge Gardens & Tower at 98-1042 Moanalua Road. Call 780-2066.