A fish egg is just a fish egg, unless it's caviar. And if it's Tsar Nicoulai Caviar -- well, "fish egg" doesn't sit right at all. If you savor the thought of a salty little bubble exploding in your mouth, the Halekulani's "A Caviar Exposition" is for you. For caviar tastes
Sample six of Tsar Nicoulai's specialties as well as the hotel's Onaga with Three Caviar Sauce. And complementing wines, of course. Mats Engstrom, founder of Tsar Nicoulai will be the guest speaker. The caviar affair takes place 6:30 p.m. Oct. 29 in the Halekulani Ballroom, costs $65. Call 923-2311, Ext. 5300.
Expect to see Jimmy Buffett and band performing here next year. Hawaii's on Buffet's mind
"I'm sure we'll play (in Hawaii) next year after we finish the West Coast swing," Buffett said in an interview at the Royal Hawaiian.
Buffett last played in Honolulu in 1992 in a concert for the victims of Hurricane Iniki and then at a private function on Kauai about four years ago. The singer-songwriter-musician just completed a five-month tour of sold-out performances in the United States, then spent a week on Maui with his band resting.
"There are so many places you like to play, but I'm like Nolan Ryan," Buffett said. "I pitch a good game, but I need a lot of rest in between.
"I have more wounds and injuries that it takes time to nurse. Physically I just need time off between shows to recoup."
And Buffett's old buddy Tom Moffatt, who promoted the last Buffett show in Hawaii and the singer's first in Tahiti 16 years ago, will be in charge of this one.
"Can't do it without the colonel," Buffett said of Moffatt.
Kayak, sail, make leis and weave at the "Play for Peace Festival" 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the YWCA's Camp Kokokahi. Peace festival scheduled
The festival coincides with national YWCA "Week Without Violence" and "will focus on presenting nonviolent concepts and offer cooperative, constructive and fun activities" for adults and children, said Susan Au Doyle, executive director and CEO of YWCA Oahu.
Activities also include board games, musical performances, ceramic making, quilting, rollerblading, and tours to the Marimed's tall ship, Toule Mour.
Admission is free. Information, call 988-8043 or 538-7061, Ext. 250.
Jim Nabors and the Honolulu Symphony will unite again this holiday season for the return presentation of "A Merry Christmas with Friends and Nabors." A Naborly Christmas
Performances are 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 and 5, and 2 p.m. Dec. 6 at Hawaii Theatre. Tickets, $30 and $40, go on sale Nov. 3 at the theater box office, 1130 Bethel St.
Joining the symphony will be its music director, Sam Wong, Karen Keawehawaii and Emma Veary, as well as a number of children's choruses and halau yet to be announced. The three shows will feature popular holiday selections arranged by Matt Catingub, the symphony's POPS conductor.
The concerts are a joint presentation of the Hawaii Theatre Center, Naborly Productions and the symphony.
To charge tickets by phone, or for information, call 528-0506.
Reggae greats Eek-A-Mouse and Don Carlos will headline "Reggae JamDown '98," Nov. 21 at Sea Life Park. Also performing will be rising reggae artist Humble Soul, as well as Natural Vibrations, Oooklah the Moc and special guests. Reggae JamDown set
Eek-A-Mouse returns to the islands with the introduction of a new CD. Don Carlos is performing solo with his own band, after 10 years with Black Uhuru. His new CD is entitled "7 Days a Week."
Humble Soul will bring his roots reggae to Hawaii for the first time at the jam. His sound is captured on his debut CD "Good Lord Thank You."
The jam starts at 6 p.m. Tickets are $18.50 general in advance or $21 at the door.
The JamDown '98 will also be in Kona Nov. 20, beginning 8 p.m.
Tickets for both shows go on sale Saturday.
On Oahu, tickets are available at Tower Records-Pearl Kai and Kahala, Tower Video Kapiolani, Hungry Ear-Honolulu, Kailua and Wahiawa, Radio Free Music Center, Paradise City Music, Toogruvz, University of Hawaii Campus Center, Twelve Tribes in Haleiwa, Jamaican Cuisine restaurant, Kaneohe MCBH, Pearl Harbor Bloch Arena, Sea Life Park, or charge by phone at (888) 441-7440. Or call 627-0128 for more information.
On the Big Island, tickets are at Tempo Music-Kona and Hilo, Mele Kai Music, Byrds Music, Rhythm and Reading, MJS-Hilo, Oshima Store, Kona Surf. Charge by phone at above number, or call (808) 325-6188 for information.
If someone is keeping you awake with snoring, you can get help for both of you at The Queen's Medical Center. Procedure offers relief for snorers
Five ear, nose and throat specialists are offering a new procedure called Somnoplasty to eliminate snoring, which occurs when floppy tissue in the airway relaxes and vibrates during sleep.
Most simple snoring is caused by an enlarged soft palate and uvula at the back of the mouth, although the tongue, tonsils, adenoids and congested nasal passages also can contribute to the sound.
Excess weight, alcohol intake and smoking can also aggravate snoring.
Somnoplasty, usually taking less than 30 minutes in the doctor's office under local anesthesia, uses low-power, low-temperature radiofrequency energy to treat an area in the uvula or soft palate.
Some swelling and discomfort may occur after the procedure but snoring will gradually decrease during the next month, according to Queen's.
Call 547-4780.
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