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Thar be pirates!
Maybe you didn't know this, but Tuesday is International Talk-Like-a-Pirate Day. If the only pirate phrase you know is "yo ho," you might want to take in the activities from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday at Cha-Cha-Cha Salsaria Restaurant in the Hawaii Kai Shopping Center.
The "Pirates for Peace" event, a benefit for Seagull Schools, is free, with Seagull earning a share of food and beverage sales. Prizes will be offered to kids from the Pirate's Treasure Chest.
Pirate Boat Vessels will sail the marina at 5 p.m., and a Pirate Costume Monologue Contest will begin at 6:30 p.m. (Here's where you learn to talk like a pirate.) Call 225-5896.
On the Net: http://www.talklikeapirate.com
Royal court leads beach cleanup
Cherry Blossom Queen Desiree Lynne Yamamoto and her court will join the volunteers in a cleanup of Waimanalo Beach Park from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday. The royals plan a competition to see who can gather the most marine debris. Prizes will include tickets to the Magic of Polynesia and Ben & Jerry's ice cream. The East Oahu Lifeguard Association is sponsoring the event as part of "Get the Drift and Bag It," a global cleanup day. Volunteers should register at the Web site
www.eastoahulifeguards.com or call 393-2168.
New center under way
The site of the Nanakuli Village Center will be dedicated at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
The center will house social and health services, including a preschool, community kitchen, employment training and economic development programs.
It will include an auditorium, classrooms and will offer space for small businesses.
The Nanakuli Hawaiian Homestead Community Association is hosting the ceremony at 89-102 Farrington Highway (Camp Andrews) on the mauka side of Farrington Highway. Refreshments will follow. Call 668-8870.
For moms only
The Hawaii Association of American Mothers is hosting a conference, "Treasuring Motherhood," on Saturday, to include workshops and a dinner with speaker Laurie Richardson, the 2006 National Mother of the Year.
Workshops include "The Tears & Joys of Parent & Grandparenting," "Family Fun Time," with Lianna McMillan, "Pampering Yourself," "Understanding Children's Behaviors as We Make Positive Changes," "God and the Kitchen Sink," "Effective Family Communication," "The Proper Care of Husbands" and "Strengthen Families with Traditions."
Pre-workshop activities will include yoga, lomilomi and quilting.
The conference will run from 2:30 to 8 p.m. at the Kamehameha Elementary and Middle Schools. Cost is $15, which includes dinner. Register online at www.americanmothershawaii.org or call 216-8088, 293-4212 or 842-8444.
Year-round theater
Diamond Head Theatre now offers a year-round performing arts program, including classes for autistic children. An enhanced curriculum has also been established for a home-schooled children's program that started in 2002.
Bill Ogilive leads the creative drama class for children with high-function autism and Asperger's syndrome. Skits, games, puppets, exercises, music improvisation and short plays help these children learn to express themselves and understand others.
Enrollment is open for all levels. Call 733-0277, ext. 206, or visit www.diamondheadtheatre.com.
Reef recognition
The second annual Hawaii Living Reef Program Awards, recognizing those who help promote coral reef preservation, will be held from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Radisson Waikiki Prince Kuhio Hotel.
Tickets are $35, with tables available for parties of 10. Call Laleen Ramiscal, 237-3674, e-mail laleen@hawaiipacificentertainment.com or visit www.hawaiireef.org and click on "participate to celebrate."