Recording star Rivers
to play at Blaisdell

Johnny Rivers, whose hit recordings include "Secret Agent Man," "Poor Side of Town," "Maybelline" and "Seventh Son," makes his first Hawaii performance next month at Blaisdell Concert Hall.

Rivers, a Grammy-Award winning singer who has sold more than 30 million records in 25 albums, will perform June 13 at 8 p.m.

Tickets, at -- $22.50, $27.50 and $32.50, go on sale Friday at Blaisdell box office and through Connection outlets. Tickets can be charged by phone by calling 545-4000 or 1-800-333-2211.

Rivers is credited with starting the American disco craze at the Whiskey A Go Go in Los Angeles in 1963 and nearly 30 years later performed with the E-Street Band and President Clinton at the 1992 Inaugural Ball.

For more information call 591-2211.

Chefs prepare Filipino specialties

Savor Filipino delicacies by 11 chefs at Saturday's Filipino Chefs Festival. Almar Arcano of Hy's prepares paella Valenciana. Gregory Gaspar of Maui Prince Hotel serves kalua duck lumpia. Pulama Ramos of Kapiolani Community College grills coconut-glazed chicken adobo.

The festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at McCoy Pavilion features sampling, demonstrations and food contests. Tickets are $10 at the Philippine Consulate or $15 at the gate. Call 595-6316.

Other chefs represent Hilton Hawaiian Village, Hyatt Regency Waikiki, New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel, Pacific Beach Hotel, Royal Hawaiian Hotel and Turtle Bay Hilton.

Tour Italian cuisine in free class

Donaldo Soviero tells how Italian cuisine came to be, 7:30 p.m. Friday at UH-Manoa, Yukiyoshi Room, Krauss Hall 012. Soviero, who taught in Italy for 15 years, will take a tour through the styles and regional differences of Italian cuisine. Free. For information, call 956-3836 or connect to http://www.summer.hawaii. edu.

A Pacific bash: Kokee quail, tea-smoked duck orange, and Hawaiian Vintage Chocolate malassadas top the menu of an eighth anniversary dinner at A Pacific Cafe on Kauai, 6 p.m. tomorrow in Kapaa. Chef/owner Jean-Marie Josselin is joined by his isle restaurant chefs George Gomes Jr., Don Gusman, Mike Nishi, Jasper Schneider, Richard Schump and Edgar Theisen to prepare a seven-course dinner with 20 wines; $45. Milani Bilyeu of Kalapana entertains. Call 822-0013 on the Garden Isle.

Italiano belissimo!: If eating is more your style, Chef Donato Lopersido will create traditional Italian recipes and menus that participants can prepare at home. Lopersido, of Sarento's Restaurant Top of the "I," will give "hands-on" instructions. Classes meet 8:30 a.m.-noon Saturdays, May 30-June 27 in Kapiolani Community College's 'Ohi'a 109/112. Students must bring a 6- or 8-inch cook's knife. Cost: $175. Register for course LR83C3 at 734-9211.

"Modified Hawaiian Diet": Want to lead a healthier lifestyle? Tony Ramos and Paul Onishi will provide course participants with an introduction to some of the concepts of Dr. Terry Shintani's Hawaiian diet. Students will also learn nutritional analysis for foods. Each registrant can bring one person at no cost. Classes meet 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays, June 2-16 at Kapiolani Community College 'Ohi'a 118. Cost: $50. Register for course LR83C4 at 734-9211.

Grand Yan: Martin "Yan Can Cook" Yan and Jean-Marie Josselin of A Pacific Cafe collaborate for "Grand Chefs on Tour" fusion events, June 4 to 6, Kea Lani Hotel on Maui; $35 to $85 per activity with kamaaina prices available. Call 1 (800) 659-4100, Ext. 223.

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