Blind adventurer to give free talk
Erik Weihenmayer lost his vision at the age of 13, but that didn’t stop him from going on to climb the world’s "Seven Summits" and Mount Everest.
Weihenmayer, 46, is an accomplished athlete and adventurer who is redefining what it means to be blind. He recently completed a 21-day kayak trip through the Grand Canyon.
He will share his inspirational story at a free presentation called "The No Barriers Life" at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Stan Sheriff Center at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The event, sponsored by Hawaii Pacific Health, also will be broadcast via live streaming video at the Kauai Marriott Resort.
Tickets, while free, are required for admission and can be obtained via nobarriershi.eventbrite.com. Parking is available for $6 at the center’s parking structure, 1355 Lower Campus Road.
For tickets for the Kauai event go to nobarriers kauai.eventbrite.com.
Charity event will honor local heroes
The Current Affairs event planning and production company is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a Heroes of Aloha charity event Saturday at the Waikiki Shell.
Proceeds will benefit Hospice Hawaii, Joshua Neves Children’s Foundation, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, PATCH and Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii.
The event will run from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 to $30 at Ticketmaster locations, www.ticketmaster.com and the Blaisdell Center box office.
Free activities include a superhero costume parade, face painting, keiki games, magic by Alan Arita and a screening of "Legends of the Knight," a documentary about real-life heroes. Food and drinks will be sold.
