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Clayt Ohta, banquet chef at the Hilton Waikoloa Village, was among featured chefs at the Great Waikoloa Food, Wine and Music Festival during last year's Dolphin Days.
June's a great month for dining marathons
One weekend, two major eating events. Which will you choose? Well, where do you live?Taste of Honolulu, the major fund-raising gorge-a-thon for Easter Seals Hawaii, takes place June 25 to 27 on the grounds of Honolulu Civic Center grounds.
Overlapping that event is Dolphin Days, which begins June 24 at the Hilton Waikoloa Village on the Big Island and culminates in a festival of food, wine and jazz on June 26. Dolphin Days is a benefit for Hawaii Shriners Hospital for Children and the Pacific Marine Life Foundation.
Pre-sale packages for Taste of Honolulu include $50 worth of scrip and two admission tickets for $45. Sending a check or money order to Easter Seals Hawaii, Attention: Taste Scrip, 710 Green St., Honolulu 96813. Orders must be postmarked by Friday.
Regular admission will be $3, with scrip sold to buy dishes from two-dozen participating restaurants. Or, spend all your money in one place: The Chefs du Jour tent will serve a seven-course tasting menu featuring the signature dishes of guest chefs. Seatings are at 6 p.m. June 25 and June 26. Tickets are $50 and include a glass of wine and reserved parking. Corporate tables of 10 are $500 and $750.
For a list of participating restaurants, entertainment and other details visit the Web site www.taste808.com. Call 536-1015.
Dolphin Days includes a golf tournament June 26, Aloha Friday Luau June 25, silent auctions and dolphin-watching activities.
The showcase event brings 37 Hawaii chefs together for the Great Waikoloa Food, Wine and Music Festival, 6 p.m. June 26. Along with unlimited tasting of the chef's dishes, the event includes wine, beer and spirits; jazz entertainment and a fireworks show. Tickets are $100 presale; $125 at the door. Children's tickets are $60.
Call (808) 886-1234. For a complete schedule of events, visit the Web site www.dolphindays.com.
Vegetarian nutrition
Dr. Michael Klaper, author and nutrition expert, will speak on the results of his latest research on vegetarian nutrition in free lectures sponsored by the Vegetarian Society of Hawaii.Klaper hosts the radio program "Sounds of Healing," on Maui's KAOI 1110 AM. He was a contributor to the PBS television productions "Food for Thought" and "Diet for a New America."
He will speak at 7 p.m. next Wednesday at the Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse and at 7 p.m. June 12 at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Kahului, Maui. Call (808) 944-8344 or visit VSH.org.
Special events
"The Shoreline Chef": Elmer Guzman, chef at Sam Choy's Diamond Head Restaurant, demonstrates recipes from his cookbook on island fish, noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at Williams-Sonoma, Ala Moana Center. The free demonstrations includes samples, and Guzman will sign copies of his book. Call 951-5006."Okinawa Diet Plan": Author Brad Willcox will sign copies of his book, noon Saturday at Borders Books and Music at Ward Centre, and noon Sunday at Borders Waikele. Willcox's book focuses on traditional Okinawan eating as a guide to good health, long life and weight loss.
Cooking for One: Chef Keoni Chang shares quick cooking ideas for singles, 6 to 9 p.m. June 24 at Kapiolani Community College as part of the pau-hana Evening Cooking Series. Cost is $45. Registration runs three weeks ahead; call 734-9211.
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Library hits 4-0
Aiea Public Library will celebrate its 40th anniversary tomorrow with a free celebration in the children's reading area from 6 to 7:30 p.m.The family program will feature local storyteller Nyla Ching-Fujii and bluesman/balladeer Jeffry Stephen Babb, who will present "Read-It Books: Silly Songs & Ticklish Tales," suitable for ages 5 and up. Following the program, refreshments will be served in the meeting room.
Ching-Fujii recently retired as a professional librarian with the Hawaii State Public Library System. She is one of Hawaii's premier storytellers and the only storyteller from Hawaii to be an invited "Featured Teller" at the prestigious National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tenn.
Babb, a composer, blues-vocalist, and guitar/harmonica player, will team up with his wife, adding music and singing songs to complement her unique storytelling style.
Aiea Public Library -- designed by architect Stephen Oyakawa, an associate of Frank Lloyd Wright -- opened on June 5, 1964, featuring a hexagonal reading room and two seascape murals by acclaimed Hawaii artist Tadashi Sato.
Call 483-7333 for information.
Ham it up on stage
The Na Leo Lani Chorus is in search of hams, of the acting variety, for its upcoming show, Barbershop Bandstand, which will take place Aug. 28 at Paliku Theater.Needed are three male and two female actors for the first act. All characters are meeting at a 40-year reunion of Hawaii's own bandstand show.
The part of Dick Souza will be played by Bill Sage. Other characters are:
>> Jody, the most popular girl from Bandstand days (lead female)For a script sample, e-mail clc4mail@hawaii.rr.com. Call 944-3373 for more information.
>> Martie, comical lady (Jody's best friend)
>> Glen, the lady's man (old flame from Bandstand days)
>> Jimmy, the jock (old flame from Bandstand days)
>> Larry, the poet (old flame from Bandstand days)
Latest on elder care
According to U.S. census projections, the number of Americans 65 years and older will double to more than 70 million in the next 30 years. Currently, about one in four families provide some type of assistance to an elder.Increasingly affected by this demographic are baby boomers who care for their aging parents as well as find themselves concerned with preparation for their own years as senior citizens.
A new series of University of Hawaii Outreach College workshops provides the latest information in the areas of eldercare, medical topics, and legal issues:
"Eldercare in Hawai'i": Deborah Jackson, founder of Eldercare Hawai'i, leads a two-session workshop on basic training for those caring for an older adult: how to be a successful caregiver, community resources, sharing with other caregivers, assessing a changing situation, emotional and family dynamic issues, the spiritual dimension in end-of-life care, and identifying and preparing for key transitions. Runs 9 a.m. to noon Saturday and June 12.
"Healthy Aging": Dr. Lam Nguyen, Queen's Medical Center and assistant professor of geriatric medicine, UH John A. Burns School of Medicine, details the differences between normal aging and disease; memory loss (when is it Alzheimer's?); medication use and minimizing the potential for adverse effects; and practical tips for staying healthy. Runs 9 a.m. to noon June 19.
"Elder Law": Get updated on how to put your house in order; what's involved in estate planning; and what you should know about wills, trusts, executors, probate, inheritance taxes, and health directives. From 9 a.m. to noon June 26.
For information, connect to www.outreach.hawaii.edu. To register, call 956-8400.
Register for all three workshops at a discount.
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