SPECIAL

HMSA ISLAND SCENE FESTIVAL, with healthy cooking demonstrations by local chefs, farmers market, entertainment, keiki activities, petting zoo, the TumbleBus and watermelon-eating contest; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 27; Kaka'ako Gate Park; free. 948-6853.

CHAPPELLET WINE DINNER, a four-course dinner complemented by five Chappellet wines, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Sept. 30, Stage restaurant, Honolulu Design Center, second floor; $85; reservations: 946-3707.

"KEY INGREDIENTS: AMERICA BY FOOD," a traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibit, exploring the connections between Americans and the foods they produce, prepare, preserve and present; through Oct. 18, Kapolei Public Library; free; 693-7050. Also: Hawai'i Plantation Village docents, Pete Behasa and Espy Garcia, will share childhood memories of plantation life, with photos and food preparation artifacts, 10:30 a.m. Sept. 27.

MARKETS

Farmers Market; 7:30-11 a.m. Saturdays; Kapi'olani Community College parking lot; free; 848-2074.

Sunset Country Market; 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays; Sunset Beach Elementary School; Hale'iwa; free; 237-8248.

Waialua Farmers Market; 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays; Old Waialua Sugar Mill; 637-8589.