Food producers to show at store
More than 25 farmers, harvesters, roasters, producers and artisans will accompany their products to Whole Foods Kailua from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday.
Participants include FarmRoof, Waialua Chocolate & Coffee, Ho Farms, Indigenous Soap, Mohala Farms, ‘Nalo Farms, OnoPops and Puna Noni.
At 6 p.m. Feb. 19, the store will screen "The Greenhorns," a documentary about upcoming generations of farmers, at the bar lanai. Call 263-6800.
Learn to cook vegan dishes
Learn to be "babelicious" the vegan and macrobiotic way at a "Hot Dish" cooking class Sunday.
Chef Leslie Ashburn’s Valentine’s Day-inspired meal includes Sweet Potato Chipotle Bisque, Greens with Pumpkin Seed Dressing and a quinoa dish.
Cost is $45 for registration by Thursday, $50 after that. The class will be held at a house in Aina Haina. Call 398-2695 or visit www.macrobiotichawaii.com/event.
Buffet to benefit sanctuary group
Gene Baur, president of Farm Sanctuary, a farm animal protection organization, will headline two events this month. Call 944-8344 or visit www.vsh.org.
» "Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food," a free lecture on food production, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse, 404 Kapahulu Ave.
» Benefit for Farm Sanctuary, a vegan buffet with entertainment by Justin Young, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 13, Govinda’s Vegetarian Buffet, 51 Coelho Way. Cost is $20; call 531-1929.
Luau to mark school birthday
Enchanted Lake Elementary School turns 50 this year and will celebrate with a luau on March 16.
The event from 4 to 8 p.m. will include dinner, entertainment and displays of school memorabilia.
Tickets are $12 until March 1, $15 after that. Call 266-7800.
Family needs contest votes
Vote online to help Elizabeth Smith’s family win $15,000 in the Smucker’s Uncrustables Unstoppable Family Photo Contest.
A photograph of the Ewa Beach family enjoying Uncrustable peanut butter and jelly sandwiches at the beach is among 10 finalists up for public vote through March 6.
Smith hopes to take her family on a trip if she wins the prize.
Vote at www.uncrustables.com.
Foundation cancels weekend events
The nonprofit Love and Peas Foundation has canceled its trio of charity events on Oahu this weekend.
The group had scheduled a tennis tournament, Kapiolani Park festival and a gala dinner for Feb. 9 and 10, but decided to cancel due to lack of participation.
The events were to benefit the Hawaii island Food Basket.
Visit www.loveandpeasfoundation.com or call 808-937-3727 for information or to make a donation.
Mililani welcomes isles’ first PetSmart
PetSmart will open its first Hawaii location with a celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Town Center of Mililani, 95-660 Lanikuhana Ave.
A special “speed dating” event for prospective pet owners and cats and dogs from the Hawaiian Humane Society starts at 8 a.m., with adoptions to begin at
10 a.m. All of the animals will be microchipped, spayed or neutered and vaccinated. The society will bring dogs to the store each weekend for adoption.
The new PetSmart occupies 15,000 square feet and will carry more than 10,000 products for dogs, cats, fish and small pets.
