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Thursday, September 4, 1997


Art reception: Painter John Young's
work will be featured at a reception celebrating
Ramsay's 25 years in business, 5 to 7 p.m. at
Ramsay's gallery, 1128 Smith St.
Also featured: Herb Kane's prints.

75 years young

Hawaii Theatre celebrates its 75th birthday Saturday with a street festival by day and a concert by night.

Here's the lineup:

Street fair: Craft and food booths, entertainment by KINE radio, mini-tours of the theater, from noon to 5 p.m. on Bethel Street in front of the theater and on adjacent downtown streets.

Chinatown Gateway Park: Hilton Hawaiian Village Color Guard, Hula Ho'o'kupu and lion dance, 7 p.m.

Organ recital: A mini-concert on the 1922 Robert Morton Unified Orchestral Theatre Organ, 7:30 p.m. in the theater.

Birthday concert: Tony Conjugacion, Nina Keali'iwahamana Rapozo, Cathy Foy, Nola Nahulu, Beebe Freitas, Quinn Kelsey and Hawaii Opera Theatre Chorus perform, 8 p.m.

Concert tickets are $25 and $50, including a post-concert dessert party at First Hawaiian Tower. Call 528-0506.

Another birthday ...

The annual Queen's Seranade, commemorating the birthday of Queen Lili'uokalani, takes place Saturday outside 'Iolani Palace.

The free program begins at 5 p.m. and includes the premiere of a musical tribute to the queen by composer James Wong, performed by the Royal Hawaiian Band. Also performing: Slack-key artist George Kahumoku Jr., Willy K & Amy, and Aunty Genoa Keawe, as well as ukulele and hula troupes. Call 522-0822.

Aloha and mahalo, Noland

Brother Noland's handprints become a permanent part of King's Alley Saturday when he is honored for teaching ukulele and slack-key guitar at Palama Settlement.

The Variety Club of Hawai'i recognizes Noland in a 9:30 a.m. hand-printing ceremony. Performers include Native Hawaiian Band, Sudden Rush and Tony Conjugacion.




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