Health Calendar

Tomorrow

"A Potpourri of Heart Healthy Foods," gourmet buffet and cooking demonstration with chef Kusuma Cooray, 6:30 p.m., Culinary Institute of the Pacific, Ohi‘a Building, Kapi‘olani Community College; $20 or free with "The Healing Heart Coupon Book." 547-4466.

Wu Style T’ai Chi Ch’uan, lecture by Sifu Eddie Wu Kwong Yu, 7 p.m., Room 132, UH-Manoa Art Auditorium; free. 542-1111.

Saturday

"Shiatsu for Shoulder Tension," two-session workshop with Marie Riley, 10 a.m.-noon, this Saturday and March 10, Room 541, UH-Manoa Social Sciences Building; $39 for both meetings. 956-7221.

"Golf Yoga: How to Avoid Injuries and Improve Your Game," workshop sponsored by Yoga Hawai‘i, 1-3 p.m., Room 309, YWCA on Richards Street; $60. 739-9642.

"Moonlight and Magic," benefit for Alzheimer’s Association, Aloha Chapter, cocktails, dinner, silent auction and dancing, 6 p.m., Coral Ballroom, Hilton Hawaiian Village; $100. Reservations required. 591-2771.

Sunday

Straub Hawai‘i Women’s 10K Run/Walk, open to women ages 6 and over, 7 a.m., Kapi‘olani Park Bandstand, late registration $30 available 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday from the Sports Authority. 522-4395, www.straubhealth.com/

"Achieving Optimum Health Workshop," with Viktoras Kulvinskas on uncooked plant foods and super foods, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Elk’s Lodge at Kapi‘olani Park; $75. Registration: 933-9589.

Wednesday

"Arthritic Hands," lecture by Dr. Antonio Cordero, 3 p.m., Healthsouth, Waipahu; free. 677-5177.

"It’s Not Only Women - Men Can Be Infertile Too," talk by Dr. Stephen Chinn, sponsored by Resolve of Hawai‘i, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Conference Room A, Kapi‘olani Medical Center; free. 528-8559.

"Traditional Lomilomi Techniques," talk by Margaret Machado on herbs and healing, sponsored by the Hawaiian Culture Center Project of Kamehameha Schools, 7-9 p.m., Choral Room, Kamehameha Schools Performing Arts Building; free. 842-8655.

The Health Calendar appears in the Island Life section each Thursday. Send announcements to: Health Calendar, Island Life, Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802. Fax: 525-8055.

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