Clothing sale to aid Dress for Success
YWCA of Oahu is hosting a benefit clothing sale for Dress for Success, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday in the Laniakea YWCA lobby at 1040 Richards St. Admission is free.
Sales of new and used women’s clothing and accessories will help support economically disadvantaged women re-entering the workforce.
Call 538-7061 for more information.
Learn native culture over some tea
Designer Nake’u Awai is hosting "Tea and Talk Story" every Sunday at Na Mea Hawai’i/Native Books at Ward Warehouse from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
The event features a different Hawaiian-culture guest each week.
Listen in while enjoying a simple tea service and a scone selection from local bakeries, at $5 per person. Guests slated to join Awai are:
Sunday: Linda Lee, Ming’s jewelry specialist.
June 8: Lorna Pacheco, lau hala weaver.
June 15: Reyna Keeaunui, kumu hula.
June 22: Lelea’e, artist, actress, singer and granddaughter of feather artist Marylou Kekuewa.
June 29: Brian Tolentino, ukulele player and member of Side Order Band.
Call 596-8885 for reservations.
Dress up and enjoy lots of fairy-tale fun
A fairy-tale fashion show and costume contest will take place beginning 9 p.m. Saturday when 80s Pop Muzik presents "Fairest of Them All" at Bar 35 in a timely nod to the release of Disney’s "Maleficent."
There will be a performance by Malia Delapenia, director of Belly Dancers in Paradise, and everyone is invited to dress up in their favorite fairy-tale costume, with a $100 cash prize for most original.
There is $5 cover for the 21-and-older event. Bar 35 is at 35 N. Hotel St. Visit www. djnocturnaandlana.com or www.djnocturna.com for more information.@Facts — bold1:First signs of summer
Fragrance recalls familiar isle scents
Vivienne Westwood has introduced a new summer fragrance, Sunny Alice, a limited-edition summer scent evoking the charm of seaside memories, combining marine notes with a floral scent.
Sunny Alice has a feminine floral heart of frangipani and sambac jasmine, known here as plumeria and pikake.
The 75-millilter bottle is $160 at Vivienne Westwood Hawaii in the Moana Surfrider Hotel, 2365 Kalakaua Ave. Call 744-5402 for more information.
Beach Wahine marks second anniversary
Beach Wahine Online Boutique will be celebrating its second anniversary Sunday, the start of a storewide sale and giveaways taking place through June 8. Shoppers at www.beachwahine.com will receive a 15 percent discount and a gift.
The online boutique was founded by the mother-daughter team of Carla Saldania-Capone and Sasha Capone, who share a love of a natural, beachy lifestyle.
