The Bobs bring high times to the University of Hawaii Nov. 23.

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A-cappella quartet Bobs into town

IT comes bob-bob-bobbin' along - the Bobs, that is, a four-person Grammy-nominated a-cappella group. The quartet, which has produced eight albums, presents zesty drama, humor and musicality via rich voices and body percussion. Their repertoire includes original songs about passionate lawn sprinklers and a boy with an imaginary tuba, plus interpretations of Peggy Lee's "Fever" and the Beatles' "Strawberry Fields."

The foursome - Joe Bob Finetti, Richard Bob Greene, Janie Bob Scott and Matthew Bob Stull - performs at 8 p.m. Nov. 23 in the University of Hawaii Campus Center ballroom. Tickets are $10 and $12. Reserve at 956-3836.

The group makes a free promotional appearance at Borders Ward Centre at 9 p.m. on Nov. 22.

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Banyan 'birth' on Arbor Day

I think that I shall never fathom a poem as lovely as a banyan.

Thus, the Outdoor Circle plans to plant more than a dozen banyans to restore the Ala Wai Promenade to its full complement of some 50 banyans, says Circle spokeswoman Christine Akaka Hall.

The promenade is the two-block stretch along the Ala Wai Canal between Kalakaua Avenue and Ala Moana. The Outdoor Circle hosts a ceremonial banyan-tree planting at 10 a.m. Friday - Arbor Day in Hawaii - on the ewa side of the canal at midpoint along the Promenade.

For banyan bits and other information, call 943-9658.

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Go on watercolor safari at zoo

The monkeys in the zoo give their watercolor best to you during Hawaii Watercolor Society Day Nov. 9 at Honolulu Zoo.

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. that day, Society members will display and sell their watercolor paintings of zoo animals and birds, and demonstrate watercolor techniques. Zoo admission is required.

For information, call 239-4945.

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Artists team against hunger

Isle poets and artists are showcased at the fifth annual Writers Harvest Nov. 14 at Barnes & Noble Kahala.

The 7 p.m. reading and art display feature poets and artists whose work appears in the anthology "Fire in the Sea," a project of the national Share Our Strength fight against hunger.

Joining 1,500 writers participating in similar events nationwide are Hawaii poets Eric Chock, Juliet Kono, Tony Quagliano, Cathy Song and Joseph Stanton. Also, artists Ron Kent, Jinja Kim, Louis Pohl and Doug Young.

A portion of the day's sales will benefit Share Our Strength. For information, call 737-3323.

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Come to cabaret at HTC

Get ready to quaff "4 Bottles of Cabaret & A Cup of Joe" - a magnum of cabaret-style singing from the 1960s through the 1990s.

The vintage fare features veteran vocalists Loretta Ables, the longtime Halekulani headliner; multiple Po'okela Award-winning actress Yvonne Filius; Broadway and television performer Byron Nease; and lyric tenor and University of Hawaii Professor Laurence Paxton. A Cup of Joe refers to the children's choir from the recent production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat."

Theater favorites Ray Bumatai and Eden Lee Murray provide comic relief with vignettes and antics.

The event, sponsored by Fox 2 Hawaii's News Channel, is at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at Hawai'i Theatre Center.

Tickets are $50 ($35 tax deductible), with proceeds benefiting the Hawaii chapter of the American Heart Association. Tickets are available at the Hawai'i Theatre Center box office or charge them at 528-0506.