Sam Choy’s goes to bat for Ronald McDonald House

Take advantage of various food stations, including an array of appetizers, a raw bar and a carving station when Sam Choy’s Breakfast, Lunch & Crab celebrates its 13th anniversary with a benefit for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Hawaii, 6 to 9 p.m. June 16.

The lineup includes Poke Spring Rolls with Creamy Wasabi Dressing, Garlic Crusted Beef Tenderloin and Shrimp Cake with Shiitake Mushroom Cream Orzo.

Entertainment will feature Nathan Aweau and Natalie Ai Kamauu.

Tickets are $100, $60 of which is tax deductible. Call 973-5683, ext. 40. (To donate directly to the Ronald McDonald House, send checks, payable to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Hawaii, to RMHC-Hawaii, P.O. Box 61777, Honolulu HI 96839-1777.)

Du Vin serves up dinner and a few laughs

Four classic silent comedy shorts will be screened as a free special event at downtown’s Brasserie Du Vin on June 17.

Starting at 7 p.m. on the patio—and with complimentary popcorn—the slapstick will commence with Charlie Chaplin in "Easy Street," Buster Keaton’s "One Week," "Chasing Choo-Choos" starring Monty Banks and "Big Business" with Laurel and Hardy.

Meanwhile, on June 14, the restaurant continues with its weekly Monday three-course wine dinners. Cost is $49.

On the menu: Chilled Cucumber and Avocado Soup with a Dill Creme Fraiche, paired with Famega "Vinho Verde," Minho, Portugal, 2008; Warm Salad of Spinach, Roasted Red Bell Peppers, Feta Cheese, topped with Boquerones (Marinated White Spanish Anchovies), with Triennes Rose, Provence, France, 2009; and Slow-Roasted Pork Loin with Fennel, Carrots, Cippolini Onions, Baby Potatoes and Au Jus, with Bibi Graetz "Casamatta," IGT, Tuscany, Italy, 2008.

Brasserie Du Vin is at 1115 Bethel St., across Hawaii Theatre. Call 545-1115 or visit www.brasserieduvin.com.

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Take a fresh approach to standard Japanese dishes, as chef Paul Onishi leads a class in "New-Style Japanese," part of the Wellness Cuisine cooking classes at Castle Medical Center.

The class is at 6:30 p.m. June 24. Cost is $15, $20 a couple and $10 seniors and students. Reservations required. Call 263-5400 or register online at www.castlemed.org.