Beanies boost
Red Cross

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Ty Inc., makers of Beanie Babies, is introducing a new "America" bear to support local Red Cross relief efforts. All profits will be donated to buyers' local Red Cross chapters.

The "America" Beanie Baby may be purchased only online at www.ty.com. A previous blue "America" bear, has generated more than $1.1 million for the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.

The Hawaii State Chapter of the Red Cross responded to more than 120 disasters in 2001, providing individuals and families with food, clothing, shelter, grief counseling and more.

Sanabria is all that jazz

Bobby Sanabria and ¡Quarteto Ache! will bring its melding of Afro-Cuban, Puerto Rican and Brazilian jazz traditions to Orvis Auditorium for a 7:30 p.m. concert March 22.

For those who can't get enough of the rhythms, Sanabria will also lead a workshop, "Clave: The Key," in percussion technique, from 7 to 9 p.m. March 21. Fee is $25; to register call 956-8400.

Sanabria possesses the ability to hammer out at least four different rhythms simultaneously over his drum kit. His foundation is the five-beat rhythm of the clave as the key unlocking the roots of Afro-Cuban music.

Playing a variety of instruments, he takes audiences on a poly-rhythmic musical journey through history, tracing the slave route from the European colonization of Africa in the 15th century to the New World.

Tickets are $25 adults; $20 for students. They may be purchased in advance at a $5 discount at the University of Hawaii Campus Center ticket office, or call 956-6878 to charge by phone. For information call 956-8246.

'Men Dancing' is back

"Men Dancing" returns to Hawaii Theatre March 9 and 10 with a lineup ranging from hula halau to the men of 24-VII DanceForce.

The concert is the third by Tau Dance Theater, designed to present top male performers who live, work or have roots in Hawaii, embracing all styles of dance.

Tau Dance Theater, under the direction of Peter Rockford Espiritu, will be joined by Halau O Kekuhi, Andrew Sakaguchi, Halau Hula Ke Kai o Kahiki, Austin Hartel (director of Dalton-Hartel Dance, New York City), Sami L.A. Akuna and Ben Arcangel.

Tickets are $18, $23 and $28, available at the Hawaii Theatre box office. Call 528-0506.

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30 breweries star at Kona bash

For the love of beer, 30 breweries and 25 restaurants will gather in Kona March 9. The seventh Kona Brewers Festival takes place 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the King Kamehameha Hotel.

Local and mainland breweries will serve up beers ranging from the lightest pilsners to the darkest stouts. And since you shouldn't drink on an empty stomach, plenty of food will be on hand. For educational purposes, brewers and chefs will discuss their specialties.

Entertainment will be by Voggy Mountain Ramblers, Lawakua and Dano. There will also be a Trash Fashion Show.

Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door and include a mug, eight brew-tasting tickets and unlimited food samplings. Proceeds benefit the Tropical Reforestation & Ecosystem Education Center, He Kula Na Mea Hawaii, Chefs de Cuisine, Recycle Hawaii and the Aloha Brewers Guild. For ticket locations call (808) 331-3033 or, online, www.KonaBrewingCo.com.

Shintani featured at fair

Dr. Terry Shintani, creator of the Hawaii Diet, leads a seminar based on his new book, "The Good Carbohydrate Revolution," at the Hawaii Dietetic Association's Nutrition, Health and Wellness Fair Saturday.

The seminar is the kickoff event of the festival at Ward Warehouse. It will be held at 9 a.m. in the Kewalo Conference Room; other exhibits and activities will be set up at the ewa end of Ward Warehouse from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Take advantage of body-fat analyses; glucose, cholesterol and kidney screenings; stroke-risk and lung-capacity assessments; yoga exercises; or have your medications reviewed by a pharmacist. Food samples, games and fitness demonstrations round out the free event.

Call 842-8363.

Cooking classes

Best Breads by Farr: Charlie Farr teaches how to make breads, from basic yeast bread to rye, cornbread, cranberry, mango, sweetbread, bread pudding and more, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Lyon Arboretum. Cost is $22 ($18 for arboretum members). Call 988-0456.

Salads of Summer: Carol Lent teaches a free vegetarian cooking class, 2 p.m. Saturday at Down to Earth Honolulu Lifestyle Center. Samples of Olé, Wild Summer, Magic Clear Noodle and Watercress salads will be served. Call 949-0298.

KCC teaches the basics: Chef/instructors lead workshops, 8 a.m. to noon March 9 at Kapiolani Community College. Learn to make "mother" sauces of bechamel, veloute, demi-glace and tomato, Ohi'a Room 109. Or, learn pie-making -- dough to fillings to meringue. Cost is $35 per class; 734-9211.

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