Music Break: Tropi Jazz plays smooth jazz, noon, Tamarind Park.
Barnes & Noble: John Cruz plays music from his solo CD, "Acoustic Soul," 8:30 p.m., Kahala.
Gardening class: How to plant and care for a tree, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Kaneohe. Free. Bring work clothes, bug repellent and rain gear. Call 233-7323.
Barnes & Noble: Aura photography and interpretation with psychic Dayle Schear, for $20, 2 to 4 p.m., Kahala. Classical and contemporary music by Heartstrings, 7:30 p.m.
Borders: George Kuo and Rev. Dennis Kamakahi play slack key guitar, 2 p.m., Waikele. At 4 p.m., Karl Nishio plays music from his CD "Let the Children Play."
Plant sale: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Noelani Elementary School, Manoa. With display by Pacific Bonsai Club.
Education lecture: John Taylor Gatto, the 1991 New York State Teacher of the Year, offers "Some Thoughts on the Government Socialization of Children," 4 to 5:30 p.m., UH-Manoa's Art Auditorium. Gatto, who supports educational reform in public schools, is the author of "Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling."
"The Guerrilla Curriculum" examines Gatto's ideas on independent study, apprenticeship, community service and solitude, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday. Workshop $35. Call 956-7221.
Vegetarian Society: Cromwell Crawford, a professor specializing in comparative bio-ethics, discusses standard views of health and disease in medicine and popular culture, and alternate food-based approaches, 7 p.m., Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse. Call 395-1499.
Power Breakfast: Michael Paulin, chairman of Marc Resorts Hawaii, discusses "The Future of Hawaii in Asia-Pacific Tourism," 7:30 a.m., Plaza Club. Costs $9. Reserve at 521-8905.
Fashionable Fathers Show: Men's fashions by Nake'u Awai, Double Paws Wear, Manuheali'i, Kim Messier, kuhina, Skinny Dip, Tutuvi, Cane Haul Road and One by One, 11:30 a.m., Richards Street YWCA courtyard. Tickets $15 in advance, $25 Wednesday; includes lunch. Call 599-5511. Benefits Punana Leo o Kawaiaha'o, a Hawaiian language preschool.
Hawaii Pacific University: Free seminar on cooperative education and internships, 12:15 p.m. Call 544-0238.
Wildest Show in Town: AT&T presents a Hawaiian music concert with Kulana, 6 p.m., Honolulu Zoo. Free admission from 4:35 p.m. Concerts continue Wednesdays through Aug. 28.
P-FLAG: Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays meets 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month in the UH-Manoa Student Services Building. Call 672-9050.
Japanese culture for seniors: Learn about brush art, calligraphy, haiku and haiga poetry and more, 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays, June 13 through Aug. 1, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. The class, taught by Rev. Seiko Okahashi, is also offered 9:30 a.m. to noon Mondays, June 17 through July. Costs $12. Call 945-7633.
Hawaii Geographic Society: Color travelogue of "Russia Today: Its Land and People," part of the society's 50th birthday celebration, 7:30 p.m., Tenney Theatre, St. Andrew's Cathedral. Admission $4. Call 538-3952.