Ever merengue at the Honolulu Zoo pau hana? Rolando Sanchez and Salsa Hawaii are bringing their live salsa to Starbucks Wildest Show in Town tonight. The weekly sunset music concert provides the sounds and room to dance. All you have to do is bring yourself, the family and, maybe, some Latin moves. Gates open at 4:30 p.m.; a $2 donation is requested. 971-7171.

— Derek Paiva

SONGS OF EXPERIENCE

FORMER NFL PLAYER COMES OUT, SINGS AT HULA'S

Esera Tuaolo, who created ripples in the National Football League when he came out of the closet, will make an appearance at 8 p.m. tomorrow at Hula's Bar & Lei Stand, 134 Kapahulu Ave. on the second floor of the Waikiki Grand hotel. There will be $5 cover at the door.

Tuaolo will perform his new single, "Alone in the Trenches," inspired by his autobiography, "Alone in the Trenches: My Life as a Gay Man in the NFL." Information: 923-0669.

— Wayne Harada

FINAL WORD

"Just because you're poor and you're young, it doesn't mean you can act like an idiot. If you're starting fights at a funeral, I'm talking about you."

Jam Donaldson | creator of BET TV series "We Got To Do Better," in The Washington Post