Nikkei and Retirement will usher in the holiday season with a luncheon on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 12 noon at Shima Sushi Restaurant, 601 Van Ness at Golden Gate Avenue in San Francisco's Opera Plaza.

Entertainment chair Cal Kitazumi has announced that a dazzling array of Nikkei talent will dispense holiday cheer with all-time favorite yuletide songs.

Guests will have a choice of combination bento lunches: (A) chicken teriyaki and tempura, (B) saba shioyaki and tonkatsu, or (C) beef teriyaki and tuna sashimi.

The cost is $16.50. There will be no charge for N&R attendees who are 85 and over.

Deadline for reservations is Saturday, Dec. 6. Send checks to N&R c/o 474 35th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94121.