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Learn dance of Korea
A workshop on Kosong Ogwangdae, a masked dance drama from the Pusan area of South Korea, will take place on Mondays and Thursdays, Aug. 25 through Sept. 25.Classes will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Ala Moana Park's McCoy Pavilion except for the Sept. 1 class, which will be held at the Halla Huhm Foundation's studio at 1502-B S. King St.
Leading the workshop will be master teacher Yi Yun-Sok, recognized by the Korean government for his contributions to this art form.
Cost is $30. Checks should be made payable to Halla Huhn Foundation and sent to 1502-B S. King St., Honolulu 96826. Checks must be received before the first class. Call the foundation, 949-2888, or the University of Hawaii at Manoa Outreach College, 956-8246.
HALLA HUHM FOUNDATION
The dance form of Kosong Ogwangdae will be taught in a series of workshops.
Like act?
Hawaii Pacific University will host auditions for Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" early next month at the windward campus theater in Kaneohe.Auditions are at 7 p.m. Sept. 5, and noon Sept. 6 and 7, for the production running Nov. 7 to Dec. 7.
The primary roles are Joe Keller, a 60- to 65-year-old businessman, and his 55- to 60-year-old wife Kate, three men ages 30 to 40, three women ages 26 to 40, and an 8-year-old boy.
Auditions will consist of readings from the script, which will be available for perusal on the premises at the windward and downtown campus libraries. Rehearsals will take place 7 to 10 p.m. Mondays to Fridays and some weekend days as needed.
Call 254-0853.
'Evening with Angels'
Sisters Offering Support will host the seventh annual "An Evening with the Angels," 5 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at the YWCA's Cafe Laniakea.The evening will honor the people, organizations and businesses that have assisted victims of commercial sexual exploitation.
Featured will be a wine tasting, heavy pupus, silent auction and entertainment by Hema Pa'a.
SOS, a non-profit organization, says that one in 10 youths, ages 11 to 21, surveyed in Hawaii, reported that they felt someone has tried to recruit them into the commercial sex industry from schools, shopping malls, dances, bus stops, and other places where youths socialize.
Tickets to "An Evening With the Angels," are $100. Proceeds will help fund nine SOS programs. Call 941-5554.
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Food as art
For the sake of charity, chefs on Maui are studying up on their art history. The annual fund-raising event "Maui Chefs Present" has taken as its theme the punnily endearing "You 'Art' What You Eat," and has challenged participating chefs to present their dishes as an exhibit in the style of their favorite artist.Their work will be juried in the manner of an art show.
Everything's on view and up for eating at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 5 at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa on Kaanapali Beach.
The chefs: James McDonald (Pacific'O and I'o) Mark Ellman (Penne Pasta Café and Maui Tacos), Dean Louie (Café Sauvage), Michael Gallagher (Sea House), Alex Stanislaw (Plantation House), Tom Selman (Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar), John Zaner (Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua) and Kaanapali resort chefs Jon Benson, Bryan Ashlock, Thomas Muromoto, Bart Umidi and Bobby Masters.
The dishes include McDonald's Oysters with Summer of Love Juices and Benson's Frozen Mosaic Souffle.
Cost is $105, benefitting Maui charities. A silent auction will benefit the Cancer Institute Alliance. Call 808-667-9175.
COURTESY GEORGE R. WOLF
Chefs Jon Benson, left, and James McDonald add an artful touch to exotic fruits from Ono Organic Farms. The backdrop of Kaanapali Beach and the setting sun in West Maui is the site of "Maui Chefs Present ... You Art What You Eat."
Range of flavors
Hawaii's James Beard Award-winning chefs -- Roy Yamaguchi, Alan Wong and George Mavrothalassitis will be honored at the Taste of the Hawaiian Range, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Big Island's Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel.As honorees, the chefs will get to cook. The annual event showcases dishes made with Hawaii-grown grass-fed meat -- beef, lamb, mutton, goat, venison, bison, pork, chicken and the Kohala Mountain Oyster.
Joining the all-star chefs will be a selection of Big Island chefs and Chris Albrecht of the MGM Grand Hotel's Craftsteak Restaurant in Las Vegas.
Taste of the Hawaiian Range is one of the ultimate bargains among culinary events. Tickets for unlimited tasting are $25 in advance; $35 at the door. Call 808-322-4892.
New yogurt blends
POG-flavored yogurt -- why not? Meadow Gold Dairies Hawaii has launched a new line of low-fat yogurts in flavors that are locally familiar but not normally found in yogurt cartons -- passion-orange, lychee. haupia, guava and papaya.A total of 14 new flavors (some tropical, some more familiar fruit varieties), are being offered in new, smaller 6-ounce containers (used to be 8 ounces), selling for about 99 cents each. They'll be introduced gradually through next spring 2004.
KCC cooking classes
Kapiolani Community College offers these classes in the next few weeks. Registration runs three weeks in advance. Call 734-9211.Tasty Vegetarian Desserts: Taught by Alyssa Moreau, 8 a.m. to noon Sept. 6; $43.
Healthy Appetizers: With Sharon Kobayashi of Latitude 22 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 8; $39
Food safety and sanitation: A 16-hour food-safety program in preparation for the ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification Examination, Sept. 8 and 15, Oct. 13 and 20 and Nov. 3 and 10; $185. Three-hour sanitation refresher courses are offered at restaurant sites, starting at $360.
Puerto Rican fare
Puerto Rican foods, crafts and products will be showcased at the third annual Taste of Puerto Rico, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Windward Mall.The free event will feature entertainment by Son Caribe Salsa Band, Latin Amigos, Aloha Rumberos Dance Team and Salsa 101 Dancers.
Chef selections
Kaui Philpotts' "Great Chefs of Hawaii" has been re-released in a user-friendly abridged edition by Mutual Publishing.
Seventeen local chefs, including Sam Choy, Alan Wong and Roy Yamaguchi, leaders in the Hawaii Regional Cuisine movement, have contributed recipes to the cookbook.
"Great Chefs," published spiral-bound so it lies flat on the kitchen counter, sells for $13.95 at most bookstores.
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