SPECIAL

"SPICE UP YOUR RICE," vegetarian "wellness" cooking class; 11 a.m.-1 p.m. July 9, Castle Medical Center, Wellness Center auditorium; $15 ($20 a couple; $10 seniors and students); registration deadline noon July 8, 263-5400.

FOODS FOR ACTIVE BODIES food tour, co-sponsored by Fitness Together Studio, with grocery tour of foods recommended for health, nutrition, wellness and energy; 6 p.m. July 9, 16, 23 and 30; Whole Foods Market, Kahala; free; reservations, 738-0820.

"MANGOES AT THE MOANA," 9 a.m.-1 p.m. July 11, Moana Surfrider Hotel, with a recipe contest (9 a.m.); mango farmers demonstration and tasting (9 a.m.-1 p.m.); mango culinary demonstration (11 a.m.-1 p.m.); mango seminar with a local farmer and garden columnist (11 a.m.-12 p.m.); lunch and afternoon tea, with mango dishes (12-3 p.m.); entertainment, and mango-themed menu items at the hotel's restaurants and bars; free; 922-3111.

WHOLE FOODS MARKET VALUE TOURS focused on shopping on a budget; 1 p.m. July 11 and 25; Whole Foods Market, Kahala; free; reservations, 738-0820.

BEER TASTING DINNER TUESDAY, with a tasting of seven international beers; first seatings: 5:30 and 6 p.m., second seatings: 7:30 and 8 p.m. July 14, 12th Ave. Grill; 732-9469.

"IN SEARCH OF THE OPTIMAL DIET" speech to the Vegetarian Society of Hawai'i, by Dr. William Harris, founding and current director, on historical points where mankind and vegetarianism made nutritional mistakes; 7 p.m. July 14; Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse; free; 944-8344.

38th ANNUAL LEGENDARY KAUMAKAPILI CHURCH LU'AU, 5 p.m. July 18, at the church; $25 (take-out boxes pick-up, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Kanoa Street, one block mauka of North King Street, off Palama Street; cost, $15); ticket purchase/information, 845-0908.

"UNCORKED," an interactive wine course for wine lovers and novices, with different wine/wine region focus each month; 6-8 p.m. first Wednesdays monthly; Pearl Ultra Lounge, Ala Moana Center; $20; required reservations, 944-8000.

KAPI'OLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE Summer Culinary Program public cooking/baking classes — on a variety of subjects, including knife skills, cooking with shoyu, braising favorites, Thai basics, various regional favorites, ribs and Southern cuisine, entertaining, "man-can-cook," Chinatown cooking tour, health and wellness, beer making, cooking with wine, etc. — limited class size; fees; registration, 734-9211.