TODAY

THE SCIENCE OF PERSUASION, a lecture on how the latest brain research data can increase your powers of persuasion, 6-7:30 p.m. at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa, Marine Science Auditorium, Room 114; $8 for pizza and soft drinks. Information: 226-3000 (Kat McDivitt).

HISTORIC BITES: Hawaiian Flag Quilts, lecture by Loretta Woodward, project director of the Hawaiian Quilt Research Project, 12 p.m. at Mission Houses Museum; free; bring lunch or buy from the museum cafe.

FAMILY/FRIENDS of the mentally ill, 6-7:30 p.m., at Diamond Head Mental Health Center, 733-9260.

STROKE SUPPORT, 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific, first-floor lanai. 531-3511,www.rehabhospital.org.

TOMORROW

AARP, Chapter 60 Waikiki, meeting 11:30 a.m. at Hale Koa Hotel, Hawaii Ballroom; lunch precedes meeting and guest speaker; chapter members $23, nonchapter members $24, payable in advance; send to P.O. Box 23227, Honolulu, HI 96823-3227. Information: 734-1350 or 593-1350.