Ballet master to teach

Ballet luminary Violette Verdy, a former dancer for George Balanchine at the New York City Ballet, will offer an open master class at 1 p.m. Saturday at Ballet Hawaii.

The class is intermediate-advanced and pointe shoes are required for female dancers. The cost is $15 and dancers must pre-register by calling Ballet Hawaii at 521-8600.

The studio is in the Dole Cannery, 650 Iwilei Road, second floor.

Verdy is in Hawaii participating in Ballet Hawaii's Summer Intensive Program with other master teachers.

'Looking Good' workshop

The American Cancer Society Central/Leeward Unit is sponsoring a free "Look Good, Feel Better" workshop at Kaiser Nanaikeola Clinic in Nanakuli from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday.

The class helps women cope with the physical changes that result from cancer treatments.

Students will pick up tips on makeup, skin care, hairstyling and use of accessories.

To register, call 486-8420.

Healthy 'Aloha'

Queen's Heart Institute presents "Living Aloha with Moe Keale and Friends," a program of music and stories taking place noon to 3 p.m. Aug. 19 at the Queen's Conference Center (Mabel Smyth Auditorium).

Herbert Hoe, Dr. Blane Chong and Clair Hughes will also share information about the cultural and nutritional values of food.

Admission for two is free with the institute's Healing Heart Coupon Book, with the price of a healthy Hawaiian lunch from Kealoha Caterers running $6.

General admission is $10, and lunch is $10.

Call 547-4466 to learn more about the institute and coupon book.

Kala for Kumu Kahua

Kumu Kahua Theatre is preparing for its third annual Kala-Bash fund-raiser.

The party at Murphy's Bar and Grill takes place 6 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 19, and will feature complimentary pupu, entertainment, a raffle drawing and door prizes.

Tickets are $5, available from the theater office at 46 Merchant St. Raffle tickets are $1 apiece and can also be purchased at the office for a chance to win a cash prize of $1,000, round-trip Hawaiian Airline tickets, and, naturally, season subscriptions to Kumu Kahua productions.

For more information, call 536-4222.

Last call

If you thought you grabbed the best off the racks at Neiman Marcus's 65 percent off sale, you'd better look again. The Last Call sale started yesterday with more merchandise shipped in from the West Coast stores. That means more apparel, handbags and jewelry to choose from at 70 percent off original prices, through Aug. 11. Call 951-8887 for information.

While at the store this weekend, check out the Carrera Y Carrera Trunk Show.

Manuel Carrera, sculptor and great grandson of the founder of Spain's leading jeweler, will make an appearance 3 to 5 p.m. tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday in the Precious Jewels Salon, Level One, to show his new Olive Collection. For more information, call 951-3449.

Mabe pearls on view

The Rainbow Collection will introduce the rarest of all pearls at the Empress Mabe Pearl show, tomorrow and Saturday at its Ala Moana Store.

The show will feature loose, unset high-quality cultured hemispherical abalone pearls, ranging from 8mm in diameter to 20mm, and pearls fashioned into jewelry. The pearls vary in color from intense greens, turquoise, blues and purples to pale mint greens.

Liz McKenzie, director of Empress Pearl Farms in New Zealand, will talk about the gems and answer questions, giving a 2 p.m. in-store presentation each day of the show.

The Rainbow Collection is on Ala Moana Center's upper level. For information, call 947-8058.

Dropping names

Philosophy, known for clever product names like "footnotes" (a tube of pumice) and "take a hike" (foot ointment ), started the name-dropping trend, but L.A.-based cosmetics company Too Faced has taken the lead.

Julia Roberts, Britney Spears, Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow and Drew Barrymore are fans of the brand, and so are the casts of TV's "Will & Grace" and "Felicity," says Too Faced co-founder Jerrod Blandino.

But it's the names he's given his products that keep buyers laughing. Names include "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia" lipstick and nail polish (worn by Spears, Barrymore and Christina Aguilera), Tabloid Gossip gloss and new eye shadows "Boo-Boo Kitty" and "Leading Lady," available for about $13 each.

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