The Honolulu Jazz Quartet, whose cool jazz has caught the attention of jazz authority Nat Hentoff (he did the liner notes on their second album), is off to the Mainland for a minitour of California and Washington state. To finance the trip, the band is playing a concert at 7 tonight at the Musicians Association of Hawaii's Studio 1, 949 Kapi'olani Blvd. (enter from the new building on Waimanu Street). Special guests will be Jimmy Borges and Keahi Conjugacion. Donation: $20.

— Lesa Griffith

RED CROSS SERIES

CLASSES FOR CAREGIVERS

A nine-session, weekly Red Cross training series called "Family Caregiving" is offered beginning 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Christ Lutheran Church, 95-1361 Mehe'ula Parkway, in Mililani.

Home safety, healthy eating, caring for a loved one with dementia, Alzheimer's disease or HIV/AIDS, and legal and financial issues, will be discussed; expert Gary A. Powell leads the series. Cost is $3 per session, and registration is required: Call Eileen Ward, 623-9229.

— Advertiser Staff

FINAL WORD

"We're naked in a pool in New York, and we're singing really fast underwater. We had no idea what was going on, but it made every day an adventure."

Evan Rachel Wood | actress, on her new film, "Across the Universe," a musical set to Beatles music, in Entertainment Weekly