Star in your own water sports adventure at Bayfest '97, Oahu's biggest water sports carnival. Family fun
down by the bayThe event runs 3 p.m. to midnight tomorrow, noon to midnight Saturday, and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday at Kaneohe Marine Corp base. Headline act is the pop group America.
Tickets are $2.50 for adults, $1.25 for children 4 to 12; kids under 4 are free. Call 254-7653 or visit the Web site http://hypermedia.net/bayfest.
An art fund-raiser featuring top island artists will celebrate the 18th anniversary of TEMARI, Center for Asian and Pacific Arts from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Ala Moana Park's McCoy Pavilion. Art for the Soul
Artists participating include Reiko Brandon, Yvonne Cheng, Marie Kodama, Esther Shimazu, Doug Young and Cora Yee. "Art & Soul" will include a marketplace, art auctions, a performance by magician Carlos da Silva II and music by Once in Awhile.
Tickets are $25 ($15 is tax deductible). Call 735-1860.
More than 4,000 hemp heads are expected to join in the merry making at the fifth annual Hawaii Hempfest Saturday at Waimanalo Polo Field. Sponsored by Anancy Music and the Friends of Haile Selassie, this festival aims to promote hemp awareness in the islands and return Radio Free Hawaii to the airwaves. In honor of hemp
Activities include the Save The Planet Volleyball Series and several bands from Hawaii and Los Angeles such as Red Session, Chilum, Dread Ashanti, THC, Marty Dread, Homegrown and Ocean 11.
The volleyball tournament will kick off at 10 a.m. and wind down around 3 p.m. and the bands will play from noon until 11 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Call 261-2324 for more information.