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RESTAURANT REPORT

Dixie Grill specials mark Mardi Gras

Dixie Grill in Aiea celebrates Mardi Gras beginning Wednesday.

Menu specials will include French Market Onion Soup, Mahi Mahi Pontchartrain, Louisiana Crab and Shrimp Etouffe, Barb-b-Que Shrimp and a Real Na'wlins Muffaletta Sandwich.

The celebration wraps up on Fat Tuesday, from 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 5, with a party featuring blues and Cajun music by the Chris Vandercook Trio.

Call 585-CRAB.

Kaiseki dinner offers 10 small courses

Hiroshi Eurasion Tapas presents another of chef Hiroshi Fukui's Contemporary Kaiseki dinners on Thursday. The 10-course dinner of small plates includes Cold-Smoked Hamachi Puttanesca, Bacon-Wrapped Petite Filet Mignon and such playful twists as Sous Vide of Beef Striploin "Poke" with sunny-side-up quail eggs, and a Pork Sandwich with pancetta, brie and Brussels sprouts.

Cost is $75, $100 with wines. Seatings begin at 5:30 p.m. Call 533-4476.

GLIMPSES

Young photographers are focus of exhibit

ProjectFocus Hawaii, Inc., a photography internship for children, is exhibiting works by students at Honolulu Hale through Jan. 29. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Students are from "Kids hurt too," a nonprofit organization that provides grief services to children.

The 12-week internship, geared toward enhancing self-esteem, self-awareness and self-reflection in youth, teaches photography skills, including a photo session where students shoot their own work and are photographed themselves. The program concludes with exhibits of the works.

Laurie Breeden of Baby Face Productions and Lisa Uesugi of Utopia Photography run the internship.

Call 224-5995 for more information or visit ProjectFocusHawaii.com.

Outrigger displays Herb Kane's work

The lobby of the Outrigger Reef on the Beach, which recently completed renovations, now houses museum-quality artifacts and original works by Hawaii artists.

Eighteen works by Herb Kane, Hawaiian historian and artist, are part of the hotel's art collection.

Other pieces on loan include canoe items from Papua New Guinea, a shark-man figure from the Soloman Islands, a woven mat and navigational stick chart from the Marshall Islands and handcrafted wood bowls from Hawaii.

Museum reopens Picture Gallery

The Bishop Museum yesterday reopened its restored Picture Gallery, located within the Hawaiian Hall Complex.

The gallery is exhibiting works from the museum's collection of art about Hawaii for the first time in about 60 years.

Oils from the 18th and 19th centuries will be among the permanent displays, while delicate watercolors, such as the ones created by artists traveling with Capt. James Cook, will be rotated with rare books and manuscripts from the museum's library and archives.

Margaret Keane shows art in Waikiki

Former isle artist Margaret Keane, known for her "big eye" portraits, is now showing her work at International Art Galleries at the International Marketplace. Keene, who now lives in San Francisco, is celebrating 50 years in the art business with a return of her art to Hawaii.

The gallery holds wine-and-cheese events most Saturdays at 7 to 9 p.m.

Other artists showing there include Debbie Chow, Kelly Krusnoski and Kevin Suarez, as well as artists from England, China, France and Japan.

Lahaina Galleries holds annual event

Lahaina Galleries presents "Art of Aloha," the sixth annual event, in which 10 international and Maui artists exhibit their work.

The event, 1 to 4 p.m. Jan. 27, features artists Alessio and Marcello Bugagiar, Dario Campanile, Aldo Luongo, Ronaldo Macedo, Andre Razzauti, Dale Zarrella, Robert Bissell, Gil Burvel, Yankel Ginzberg and Frederick Hart.

The gallery is located at 828 Front St.

Hotel gallery features work by Big Isle artist

The Gallery -- Hilton Waikoloa Village is now showing artwork in wood and stained glass by Skip Thomsen.

The gallery, located in the Hilton Waikoloa Village's Lagoon Tower, displays original work from Big Island artists.