Eerie tales, to
believe or not!

Do you believe in goblins and ghosts and things that go bump in the night? Whether you do or not, you might want to check out "Ghost Stories: Believe It or Not!", a series of Ripley's Believe It Or Not! ghost stories presented by the University of Hawaii theatre and dance department in an Ernst Lab Theatre Late Night Theatre production at the UH Kennedy Theatre.

OK, that's a lotta theatres, and to fill 'em the production promises a tongue-in-cheek presentation with over-the-top melodramatic acting, full of outrageous accents and farcical characters. Performances are 11 p.m. Oct. 23, 24 and 31, and Nov. 6 and 7. Tickets are $6 regular admission, $5 for students, seniors, military personnel and UH faculty and staff, and $3 for UH-Manoa students with a valid I.D. Tickets go on sale at the theater entrance one hour before curtain time. Call 956-7655 for more information.

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Learn new fund-raising methods

The Aloha chapter of the National Society of Fund Raising Executives will hold an all-day conference for professionals from nonprofit organizations Nov. 20 at Sheraton Waikiki Hotel

Participants will hear from development directors of the latest fund-raising trends and discuss topics like "direct mail" and "corporate partnerships" while networking with other professionals, consultants, volunteers and board members. There also will be a continental breakfast and lunch with a recognition of an extraordinary volunteer.

Cost for the conference is $120-$140 if registering before Oct. 16; $140-$160 if registering by Nov. 13; $175-$200 the day of the conference.

Scholarships are available. To receive an application form, call 377-5471 or write to: Scholarships Committee, Dana J. Myers, Director of Development, Honolulu Waldorf School, 350 Ulua St., Honolulu, Hawaii 96821-2146. Scholarship application forms must be submitted by Oct. 16.

For conference registration forms, call 946-2187, ext. 221; or write to: Registration Committee, Kristy Tong, Co-Chair, Director of Development, Hawaiian Humane Society, 2700 Waialae Ave., Honolulu, Hawaii 96826.

Fellowships offered to Native Americans

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is accepting nominations for several one-year fellowship programs available in 1999 to Native American health and welfare leaders.

The programs are designed to give Native Americans an opportunity to learn about national health and welfare policies that affect Native Americans. Those selected will be placed on Congressional committees or within government agencies.

A living stipend and travel support will be provided. Nominations will be accepted through Oct. 16

For information, call Laurie Thompson, First Nations Development Institute, at (540) 371-5615.

PREVIEW

Two movies begin their Oahu run on Friday:

Holy Man: (PG) Eddie Murphy plays a televangelist whose message is that shopping by TV can be a religious experience.

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries: (R) A compassionate look at one family's ability to cope. The Willises are expatriate Americans living in 1950s Paris: Bill (Kris Kristofferson) is a bluff, successful novelist, Marcella (Barbara Hershey) is his impassioned wife, and Channe (Luisa Conlon and later Leelee Sobieski) is their clever, slightly discontented daughter. Into their lives comes an illegitimate French boy, Benoit (Samuel Gruen and Jesse Bradford), whose desperate young mother has allowed the Willises to adopt him.

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