Stars On Ice
Kristi Yamaguchi glides into town.

Cutting fine figures on ice

"Discover Stars on Ice," with Olympic gold medal-winning figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, opens at 8 p.m. tomorrow at Blaisdell Arena. Additional performances will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday.

Joining Yamaguchi are two-time Olympic gold medalist Katarina Witt, Brian Orser, Caryn Cadavy, Scott Davis and Yuka Sato, among others. Due to an injury, Phillipe Candeloro will not perform, according to the show's producers, IMG.

Tickets, $25, $30 and $50, are available a the Blaisdell box office, Connection outlets and by phone at 545-4000 or (800) 333-3388. For information, call 591-2211.

Art academy hosts
family festival

The Honolulu Academy of Arts offers a free Japanese Midsummer Festival and Bonfire at 3 p.m. on June 27. The Academy Art Center at Linekona across the street from the Academy of Arts serves as the venue for this family event, which is based on a Japanese purification ceremony.

An art project for children and traditional Japanese storytelling theater will also be presented.

The bonfire is traditionally used to burn used ritual objects, thus purifying them. The Academy of Arts will fulfill an obligation to Hanazono Shrine in Tokyo by burning ritual objects sent by the shrine for an exhibit in 1994.

As part of the ceremony participants pass through a large purification ring made of straw or reeds to cleanse themselves of sources of illness and misfortune.

All activities are open to the public. One adult is required per attending child or group of children.

For more information, call the Academy's Education Department at 532-8726.

Physician addresses assisted death

Dr. Norman Goldstein will present "Dying Issues In Our State: Doctor-Assisted Death With Dignity" at 2 p.m. Sunday at the open meeting of the Hemlock Hawaii organization, Ala Wai Clubhouse, 404 Kapahulu Ave.

Goldstein is editor of the Hawaii Medical Journal, 1993 Physician of the Year and a member of the Governor's Blue-Ribbon Panel on Living and Dying With Dignity.

Oregon is currently the only state that allows euthanasia, although Rhode Island and Massachusetts have introduced similar laws. A Hawaii measure allowing the practice will be placed before the legislature next year, according to Gov. Ben Cayetano.

Admission is free. For more information, call 261-3452 or 538-7044.

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