Rumba dance lesson offered Saturday
Rumba dance lesson offered Saturday
Dance Hawaii Ballroom Club offers a free rumba dancing lesson from 7:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 22 at its site located at 74-5617 Pawai Place, Unit G. Beginning movements and breaks will be presented for easy understanding and clarity.
After the lesson, a party practice session with the theme, “Aloha,” is scheduled and will end at 10 p.m. Aloha wear is suggested but not required.
For more information, call Gilbert or Carolan at 334-0224.
Contest seeking healthy babies
It’s time to register for the 24th annual Meadow Gold Healthy Baby Contest, celebrating National Children’s Health Month, on Oct. 20 at Prince Kuhio Plaza in Hilo. Babies born on or between April 10, 2010, and Oct. 20, 2011 are eligible. Registration deadline is Oct. 10.
Participants receive goodie bags and a certificate for free Meadow Gold gallon milk. Five winners will receive Meadow Gold milk, POG nectar and ice cream cups, a trophy, toys, books and more. The overall winner will receive one-year supplies of Meadow Gold products.
Contestants are judged on physical appearance, healthiness and personality by a panel of physicians and health care professionals from the Big Island.
The Meadow Gold Healthy Baby program raises awareness about the importance of teaching keiki proper nutrition, health and wellness habits at an early age with events on Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai and the Big Island.
Visit healthybabycontest.com for details and registration. Registration forms are available at Kona Community Hospital, West Hawaii Keiki Health Center, Arakaki Store, Choicemart, Earl’s Paauilo and Waimea, Fujihara Store, KTA Super Stores, Matsuyama Food Mart and Market, Mizuno Superette, Nakahara Store, Ocean View Market, Takata Store and Waikoloa Village Market.
For more information, call the Meadow Gold Hilo office at 935-5481.
Cooking contest pairs breadfruit, banana
The Breadfruit Cooking Contest at Breadfruit Festival Goes Bananas calls for original recipes that feature breadfruit as the main ingredient — a new twist this year also challenges cooks to combine breadfruit and banana into one unique dish.
Breadfruit Festival Goes Bananas will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in South Kona. The festival is free and open to the public. In addition to celebrating the cultural and culinary aspects of breadfruit (ulu), this year’s festival will also highlight breadfruit’s forest companion — banana (maia).
The public is invited to compete for prizes by entering the Breadfruit Cooking Contest with original recipes. Prizes will be awarded in the categories of: appetizer; main dish/entree, which includes soups or salads served as a main dish; dessert; going bananas by combining breadfruit and bananas in one dish; youth ages 12 to 18; best of show and healthiest choice. Each dish will be judged based on: best use of breadfruit, taste, appearance/presentation, originality and healthy ingredients.
Preregistration for the contest is encouraged, but not required. Rules, instructions and entry forms can be found at breadfruit.info.