Horse Show: Hawaii Horse Show Association presents hunter and jumper events, silent auction and pony rides for children, 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Barbers Point Riding Club. Victor Hugo-Vidal will judge.
Free admission; revenue from the auction and horse entry fees will go to the Hawaiian Humane Society. Call 946-2187 ext. 213.
Veterinarian Rebecca Rhoades will talk about horse behavior at “Meet a Horse” sessions 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. both days.
Ka‘ala Koala Moa chicken sale: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Ka‘ala Elementary School, Wahiawa. Costs $7 per chicken. For tickets, call 621-8548.
Book sale: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 28 and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Kaimuki Library, 1041 Koko Head Ave. Call 733-8423.
People’s Fund dinner: 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Beach Park. Speakers include Scot Nakagawa from the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force and Kalei Puha from Na Mamo O Hawai‘i. Admission $25 to $50 general; $10 for those with limited incomes; free for children. Call 526-2441. Benefits the grassroots community fund.
“Let’s Dance”: Dance to the big-band sounds of the Willie Barton Orchestra, with Jan Brenner and George Chun, 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Mauna Kea Ballroom, Hawaii Prince Hotel. Tickets $12.50 in advance, $15 at the door. Call 944-4494. Part of the proceeds goes to the National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii.
“Touch of Elegance” fashion show: Boutique opens 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Tapa Ballroom. Costs $35 for lunch and show. Mail a check to: The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary, P.O. Box 620, Honolulu 96809. Or call Betty or Jan at 988-2136.
Exceptional Items Sale: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 5, KCAA Thrift Shop, KCAA Pre-Schools of Hawaii, 2707 S. King St., Moiliili. Benefits tuition-aid programs for Hawaii children.
“Ho‘i Ka Wai II”: “The Water Returns,” a fund-raiser to help pay legal fees in the Waiahole water usage case hearing, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 5, Waiahole Elementary School. Concert with Ho‘okena, Genoa Keawe, the Lim family, Chinky Mahoe, Gary Haleamau, Na Molokama and others; community speakers; food, arts, crafts and informational booths. Tickets $10 general, free for children. Call the Makawai Stream Restoration Alliance at 239-5670.
Dance for AIDS-free Hawaii: The Hard Rock Cafe sponsors a Dance-A-Thon 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Oct. 5 in Dole Cannery Square’s Lanai Ballroom. With funk/reggae band One World Tribe, My Dad’s Jazz Band, Deejay Lee and Dano. Raise $100 and get a T-shirt; or buy a ticket for $25. Call 521-0344. Benefits Pacificare and the Gay and Lesbian Community Center. Dancers may sign up at the Ala Moana Center Community Booth 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 29.
McGruff Fun Run: Annual anti-crime fund-raiser will be Oct. 13 at Kapiolani Park. The 8K race starts 6:30 a.m., the 3K race 7:30 a.m. Registration costs
$17 general, $14 children -- $20 and $17 for both courses -- by Sept. 30. Call 255-4479. Supports projects teaching children how to keep themselves safe from crime.
Roasted chicken sale: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 26, Iolani School. Tickets $7.50; benefits student activities. Call 943-2309.
“Le Masquerade”: Honolulu Theatre for Youth presents a “black tie and mask optional” gala Oct. 26 at the Hawaii Prince Hotel. HTY honors Indru and Gulab Watumull for their support of the arts. Fund-raiser begins with a silent auction at 6 p.m.; Laurence Paxton, Matthew Pedersen, Leda Asher Yager and Beebe Freitas perform a musical tribute; mask contest and dancing to music by Full Circle. Tickets $150; tables $1,750 to $2,500. Call 839-9885.