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Friday, June 13, 1997
Storytelling
Crafts and stories, 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Barnes and Noble. Call 737-3323.
Jeff Gere will share some European stories and true local and Asian tales, 7:30 p.m. today, Academy of Arts auditorium. Cost: $5-$7. Gere will be accompanied by James McCarthy on the guitar and Kim Dewey on the violin. Information: 592-7029.
Author signings
Roy Alameida, author of "Na Mo'olelo Hawai'i O Ka Wa Kahiko-Stories of Old Hawaii," and Herman Wedemeyer, 12:30-2 p.m. tomorrow, Walden Books, Kahala Mall, call 732-1060.
Readings
Roy Alameida, 4 p.m. tomorrow, Borders, Waikele. Call 676-6699.
Community members read from Jose Rizal's pieces, 2-4 p.m. tomorrow, Kalihi-Palama Public Library. Call 832-3466.
Groups
Contemporary Fiction Reading Group, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Barnes & Noble. Call 737-3323.
Career Search Network Group, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Borders, Waikele. Speaker is Marie Hee, president of Professional Secretaries International. Information: 591-4940.
Writing support group, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Borders, Waikele. Call 676-6699.
Two group studies focus on books by Julai Cameron. From 6:30-8:30 p.m. every Wednesday, the group will discuss Cameron's "Artist Way"; and from 6:30-8:30 p.m. every Thursday, another group will discuss Cameron's "The Vein of Gold." Call Sue at 678-0561 for locations.
Miscellaneous
Mini book sale by the Friends of Pearl City Library, 3-7 p.m. today; and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. tomorrow in the library's meeting room. Library members can shop from 1-3 p.m. today ; and 9-10 a.m. tomorrow. New members can sign up at the door for an annual membership fee of $7. Proceeds go to the library. Call 453-6566.
Accelerate reading and comprehension speed with Paula Manel, 4 p.m. Sunday, Borders, Waikele. Call 676-6699.
"Focus on Fiction" workshop with Marie Hara, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, UH-Manoa, Krauss 016. Fee. Register: 956-7221.
Summer crafts, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Borders, Waikele. Call 676-6699.
"Life story" creative writing workshop with UH-Manoa professor Philip Damon, 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, June 18-July 30, Waikiki Community Center. Limited enrollment. Cost: $3. Call 923-1802.
Contests
"Love" poems wanted by Honolulu-area poets for a $1,000 grand prize. Poems must be written on love or have a love theme and be 21 lines or less. Over $3,000 in prizes. One poem per person. Winners will be announced on or before Sept. 1 and a winner's list will be sent to all entrants. Beginners welcomed. Send poems to: Free Poetry Contest, P.O. Box 1588, New York, NY 10116-1588. Deadline: July 2.
Pacific Islanders in Communication is looking for a published, fictional work by an indigenous Pacific Islander writer for adaptation to the screen. Works must be able to develop into a full-length 60-90 minute program, be relevant to the cultures of the Pacific, and have been published as a book or short story in a magazine or literary journal or have been produced as a stage play. PIC must have option rights. Deadline: Oct. 3. Call 591-0059 or e-mail piccom@aloha.net.
Famous Poets Society is sponsoring a free poetry competition open to people living in the Honolulu area. Grand prize is $1,000. Poems must be 21 lines or less and sent to: Free Poetry Competition, 1626 N. Wilcox Ave., Suite 126, Los Angeles, Calif. 90028. Only one poem per person. Deadline: June 18. Prizes will be awarded on or before July 15, and a winner's list will be sent to everyone entering.
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