LOOK » Chris Yeaton, Hawaiian slack key guitar, and Adam Werner, steel string and harp guitar, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Atherton Performing Arts Studio. Tickets are $25, $15 for students.Call 955-8821.

LISTEN » “;When the Devil's Loose”; by AA Bondy.

DO » Tour Shangri La, Doris Duke's Islamic-styled estate at Diamond Head, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays to Saturdays. Cost is $25; visitors must be 13 or older. Call 385-3849 or 532-3853.

MORSELS

Passion for Chinese pickling

“;Pickle Lady”; Leonora Ching will share Chinese New Year recipes at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library.

Ching will offer free samples during her hourlong presentation about her passion for pickling and preserving fruits, vegetables and even eggs and shrimp.

The library is at 3225 Salt Lake Blvd. Call 831-6831.

Stop by for wine classes

The Wine Stop, 1809 S. King St., is offering two classes this weekend. Visit http://www.thewinestophawaii.com or call 946-3707. Reservations required.

» The shop's aspiring sommelier, Blair Halpin, will explore wines from a beginner's point of view, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Cost is $10, free to Wine Club members.

» Tasting Methodology 102, a beginner's class led by a certified sommelier, helps students expand their wine vocabulary. The class runs 4 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Cost is $20, with Wine Club member discounts.

Local baristas compete in L.A.

Honolulu Coffee Co. baristas Row Aczon and Pete Licata will compete in the Western Regional Barista Competition this weekend in Los Angeles.

Contestants are observed for 45 minutes by six judges, with 15 minutes each for setup and cleanup and 15 minutes to serve 12 drinks. Two judges observe the contestant's technical skills, while the other four are served espresso, cappuccino and a specialty drink created by the barista.

Aczon and Licata are the first baristas from Hawaii to participate in the competition. If either wins the regionals, he will compete in a national competition in Anaheim, Calif., in April.

Learn about Mediterranean wines

Master sommelier Chuck Furuya offers an evening of wines from the Mediterranean basin at 6 p.m. next Wednesday at Vino in Restaurant Row.

The tasting will include the 2007 Numanthia “;Termes”; from Spain, 2004 Tommaso Bussola Amarone della Valpolicella from Italy, and from France, the 2006 Maxime Magnon “;La Demarrante,”; 2008 Gramenon “;La Sagesse”; and 2006 Dupere Barrera “;Tres Longue Maceration.”;

The wines will be served in 2-ounce pours. Cost is $45. Call 533-4476 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Imu fundraiser at Kailua school

Kailua Elementary School is holding a fundraising imu for the fourth grade's Big Island trip. Food goes into the underground oven on March 12, emerging the next morning steamed full of luau flavor.

Cost is $15 per large aluminum tray. Food — such as whole turkeys or pork butt, sweet potatoes, taro or luau leaves — must be thawed, seasoned and in foil.

Reservations due by March 4. Make checks payable to Kailua Elementary School and send to the school, 315 Kuulei Road, Kailua 96734. Write “;IMU”; in the lower left corner of the envelope. Include your name, telephone number and a self-addressed, stamped envelope so a confirmation ticket can be sent to you.

Call 728-7389, 389-2173 or 224-5826.

Culinary event funds scholarships

Taste hundreds of wines from around the world along with dishes from the Kahala Hotel & Resort's various restaurants at the 10th Annual Executive Vineyards, a benefit for the University of Hawaii-Manoa Shidler College of Business.

The March 11 event also will feature a silent auction offering dining certificates, travel, art and more.

Proceeds will go toward an endowed scholarship fund and will be matched by the Shidler matching gifts program. Admission is $75 until Friday; $85 afterward. Premium tickets, which include a private wine seminar and sampling of exclusive wine-and-food pairings, are $95 and $105, respectively. Call 956-3263 or visit www.shidler.hawaii.edu/ExecutiveVineyards.