Brew honors theater director
Dennis Carroll will be honored with a special beer, the Dennis Carroll Belgian Brew, at Kumu Kahua Theatre’s annual Kala-Bash Fundraiser and Silent Auction Saturday.
Palolo Brewing Co. designed the brew to recognize Carroll, the theater’s founding board member, who has served on the board of directors for 43 years and worked for the company as a playwright, director, playwriting instructor, managing director and artistic director.
The event, from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the theater, 46 Merchant St., includes a guided architectural tour of the area and food from several Honolulu eateries, including Brasserie Du Vin, the Chart House and Murphy’s Bar & Grill.
Tickets are $50, available at the door, at the box office or at kumukahua.org. Call 536-4441.
Moana goes mad for mangoes
Mangoes at the Moana takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Moana Surfrider.
Now in its sixth year, the annual event welcomes back its most popular event, "Mango Throw Down," a cooking competition featuring local celebrity chefs, from noon to 4 p.m. in the Banyan Courtyard.
Other events include a recipe contest, best mango contest, farmers market, cooking demonstration, cocktail mix-down and seminars and workshops.
Go to moana-surfrider.com/dining/mangoesatthemoana for a list of events or call 922-3111 and ask for the concierge desk.
Learn about tea from a master
Tea master Andrew Lau will discuss the history and Chinese classification of teas, give an introduction to rare teas and explain how to distinguish high-quality teas, 5:30 to 9 p.m. Monday at Jade Dynasty Restaurant in Ala Moana Center.
"The New Art of Tea" will be followed with a nine-course Chinese tea-pairing dinner.
Cost is $108. Call 533-3181, email info@chinesechamber.com or go to chinesechamber.com. Deadline for reservations is Friday.
Sweets reward good deeds
To celebrate its first anniversary, BRUG Bakery is donating pastries to one nonprofit organization each week to be served at meetings or events.
This month’s recipients are HUGS, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, Ronald McDonald House Hawaii and Shriners Hospital for Children.
To inquire about participating, email brugcommunity@gmail.com.
Call for entries
Win cash, career opportunities or personal recognition through these competitions:
» Mahi’ai Match-Up: Farmers and entrepreneurs may submit agricultural business plans tailored for specific parcels of Kamehameha Schools land. Winners will receive an agricultural lease for up to five years and start-up money from and Ke Ali’i Pauahi Foundation.
Entries must be postmarked by Aug. 15. For rules and to apply, go to pauahi.org/mahiaimatchup.
» Good Food Awards: Calling all makers of beer, charcuterie, cheese, chocolate, coffee, confections, pickles, preserves, oils, spirits and honey.
Entries in these categories that are tasty, authentic and responsibly produced will be considered for recognition. Entries are due Aug. 1.
A blind tasting will be held in September; awards will be issued Jan. 8 in San Francisco. Go to goodfoodawards.org for details.
» Farmers Market Coalition nationwide poster contest: Entries should represent a 2014 farmers market. A prize of $1,000 will be awarded to the market promoted on the poster that best engages the audience, identifies market information and communicates a sense of place. A bonus prize of $1,000 will go to the poster that best promotes a market’s EBT and/or nutrition incentive. A fan-favorite category will be judged by the most likes received on Facebook.
Winners will be announced on Aug. 3 to mark National Farmers Market Week.
Entries must be submitted by midnight July 27. For rules, go to bit.ly/fmcPoster.
Pick your favorites in the Pulse Awards
Voting is underway to choose the winners in the first-ever Honolulu Pulse Awards. Nominees were collected earlier this month, and now you can vote for one of five finalists in more than 45 categories, including best bar, best nightclub, best local band, best pizza and best Instagram.
Since its launch in 2010, HonoluluPulse.com has become Hawaii’s top online source for news, reviews and blogs covering Honolulu’s arts, entertainment, food and night-life scenes. More than 200,000 unique visitors access the site every month for the latest news and photo coverage of events, and more than a dozen regular weekly features provided by a team of veteran journalists and bloggers.
Go to honolulupulse.com/pulseawards to vote. Deadline is July 20; winners will be announced during a special VIP celebration later this summer.
