THE six hotshots in "Tap Dogs" at the Hawaii Theatre perform incredible tap dancing routines. And these tireless young men do it in work boots, not little tap dance shoes. Their Swiss-watch-like precision is remarkable. The staging and props are also quite innovative. You don't have to be a tap dancer to be impressed with what these guys come up with. The amplification for the drummer and the keyboarder-guitarist can be turned down a notch ... ‘Tap Dogs’ six
are remarkableBEAUTY reigned at an Outrigger Canoe Club table last Sunday night as a group of past and present beauty queens, actresses and models came to toast one of their own, Nalani Bickson, on her birthday. Nalani is development director at St. Louis School. Nalani's mom, former UH Kapalapala beauty queen Joan Castroverde Bickson, was hostess. Nalani's calabash aunt, ex-Rep. Jackie Young, another UH ex-queen, attended, as did Baby Handl, who taught Nalani how to model. Actress-models Elizabeth Lindsey, Carolyn Bosanko and Jean Dickinson attended. Joan revealed she played a dead body in "Hell's Half Acre." She and Jackie were also in "Birds of Paradise."Nalani's brother Michael and his wife Gianna and Girl Scout chief Joyce Richards filled out the party. In her daughter's card, Joan wrote: "Years ago I got lucky, I had you." Awwww ...
"I HOPE we last another 50 years," said Aston Hotels chief Andre Tatibouet at the 50th anniversary party at the Park Shores Hotel Thursday night. Andre piled praise on his mom, Annalie, who turns 84 next month. "She worked so hard, seven days a week, 'round the clock to get the business started," he said. "What's doubly nice is that she can be here to see it." Pookela, made up of steel guitarist Greg Sardinha, bassist Baba Alimoot and guitarist Rick Rickard, were outstanding, playing and singing isle songs ... Aston, Tatibouets celebrate
THE French Festival benefit at the Hilton's Tapa Ballroom raised $10,000 for the Honolulu Youth Symphony last Saturday. The symphony was impressive under the direction of Henry Miyamura. Actor Cary Tagawa, who starred in "Rising Son," sat with Gov. Ben and Vicky Cayetano, along with Chanel's Joyce Okano Reed, a festival force. Others important in the fest's success were Louis Vuitton's Gary Hahn, Hermes' Kathy Sakamoto, Duty Free's Patti Nakagawa, Halekulani's Dean Fujitani, Cartier's Kellyn Kubo and coordinator Dean Christopher. Reed said Cayetano will be honorary chair of next year's festival. Cayetano said the festival shows how businesses can work together to give the economy a shot in the arm.
JAPAN Consul General Kishichiro Amae and the Honolulu Symphony Board are inviting friends to a reception at the consul's residence following the Symphony's opening concert tomorrowat the Concert Hall ... Over 14 varieties of oysters from Nova Scotia to New Zealand will be offered raw and cooked at the Prince Hotel's Pearl Jam '97 Friday ... A Pacific Cafe in Ward Centre is holding an "organic food and organic wines" dinner Tuesday ...
DON'T forget tonight's benefit dinner for the U.S. Olympic Committee at the Ihilani Resort and Spa. A concert by the Brothers Cazimero follows. Cost for dinner and show is $125. Call Terri-Lynn Hyden, 679-0079 ... Liz Perry and Conne Sutherland, owners of Old Waialae Road Cafe, traveled down the road to Mission Houses Museum and have opened a petite cafe there at museum director Lindsay Dodge's request ... I'm taking a birthday break and will be back in the office Oct. 29. Cazimeros at Ihilani
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