TODAY

THE BEAD SOCIETY, 7 p.m., Academy Art Center at Linekona; members' sales to be discussed; visitors welcome. 487-2090.

MAKAKILO/KAPOLEI/HONO-KAI HALE Neighborhood Board meeting, 7 p.m., Kapolei High School cafeteria.

MILILANI/WAIPI'O/MELEMANU Neighborhood Board, 7:30 p.m., Mililani Recreation Center III.

TOMORROW

NATURALIZATION INFORMATION SESSION hosted by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 6 to 8 p.m., Susannah Wesley Community Center; learn about the naturalization process, including the new test and free resources and materials available from the agency; free. 415-987-0191.

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN OUR MILITARY COMMUNITY, talk by U.S. Army Reserve Col. Ann Wright, 6:30 p.m., Quaker Meeting House in Mānoa; free. 542-3668.

MOONLIT NIGHT IN MOANALUA, sixth annual Moanalua High School PTSA Menehune Kina'ole Awards Dinner and silent auction at Honolulu Country Club; 1972-73 faculty and staff to be honored; proceeds supplement school resources; tickets $75, 12 place table sponsorships available; silent auction items welcome. 561-5417 or www.mohs.k12.hi.us.

WAIPAHU Neighborhood Board, 7 p.m., Waipahu Filcom Center.

FRIDAY

Family Caregiver Awareness Day & Resource Fair, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., state Capitol, 3rd floor; free educational event for family caregivers, persons with disabilities and frail elders; visit with legislators; network with others involved in elder care. 343-2165 (Wes Lum).

BLACK HISTORY MONTH celebration, 6 to 9 p.m., U.S. VETS-Hawaii, Building 37, Shangrila, Barbers Point; theme: The History of Black Economic Empowerment; southern cuisine, entertainment, motivational speakers, oral story and black film review; free.