Don't cry for her, Honolulu. Eva Perón, that is: The peasant girl who married way up, rose to political power in Argentina, died, had a Broadway musical made of her life by Andrew Lloyd Webber and was played on the big screen by Madonna. A four-night run of Webber's "Evita" — staged by Kapi'olani Community College musical theater and stagecraft students — begins tonight at the Maile Performing Arts Theatre. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.; tickets are $7. Call 734-9748 for more information.

— Derek Paiva

BOOK SIGNING

'HOT-YOGA' GURU IN TOWN

Currently in town to train yoga instructors, international "hot-yoga" guru Bikram Choudhury will be at Barnes & Noble in Ala Moana at 7 p.m. today to sign and discuss his new book, "Bikram Yoga." Bikram's brand of yoga is one of the most popular, with more than 1,700 studios worldwide, four of them on O'ahu. Referred to as the "Bill Gates of Yoga," Choudhury began what is believed to be the world's first yoga franchise — Yoga College of India — and is now infamous for his legal fight to copyright his series of 26 yoga poses.

— Loren Moreno

FINAL WORD

"I actually didn't want Gabrielle to get married because I'm getting married in real life and didn't want to spoil it."

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