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[ DA KINE ]
Screamin' good time
Thrill seekers are invited to kick off the summer at Bishop Museum's newest exhibit, "Scream Machines: The Science of Roller Coasters."The 5,000-square-foot exhibition features 11 stations that allow visitors to experience all the heart-pounding, stomach-churning and head-spinning Gs of a roller coaster ride.
Hands-on activities such as the "Tumble-vision" and "G-Force" feature 18-foot loops, high and low G-forces and free-fall weightless sensations.
Admission to the exhibition is just one of the activities planned for Family Sunday this weekend.
The day starts at 9 a.m. on the museum's Great Lawn, with take-home crafts, face painting, costume stations, inflatables, flute-making demonstrations by Duchiecela Ecuador of Music of the Andes, storytelling by Vicky Dworkin and food booths.
Honolulu Theatre for Youth will perform "Pacific Tales" at 11 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. The roster of entertainers also includes B.E.T. Simple Soulz, Coconut Joe, and "American Idol" contestant Jonah Moananu, who will perform at 3 p.m.
Admission to Family Sunday is $3 for kamaaina and military, and free for Bishop Museum Association members and children under 3. Bank of Hawaii employees and customers with one guest will also be admitted free with an employee I.D. Regular admission is $14.95 for adults, $11.95 for ages 4 to 12, and free for children under 4.
The museum is at 1525 Bernice St. Call 847-3511 for more information.
Bookworms gather
The Kailua Bookworms program is back. The mentoring program was devised by Iolani School student Sara Wynhoff to get children in grades K through 5 and their parents interested and involved with the local library.Bookworms meet over a six-week period, from Monday through July 15. Sessions run 10:30 to 11 a.m. Monday or 4:30 to 5:30 Thursdays. There's no fee for the program.
There will be a noon pizza picnic at Kalama Beach Park on Sunday allowing families who register to meet before the program starts.
To register, sign up at the Children's Desk at Kailua Library. Call 266-9911.
[ NIGHT LIFE ]
C&K holding release party
Cecilio & Kapono will have a CD and DVD release party this weekend at Aloha Tower Marketplace to promote the recent simultaneous release of "Lifetime Party -- 30 Years of Friends," taking music and video footage from concerts that was recorded in the first weekend of June of 2003.There'll be a pre-concert viewing of some of the DVD's footage, plus a special performance by comic Mel Cabang. A special C&K food court will be open, featuring Kapono's, Gordon Biersch Brewery, Hooters and Villa Roma. Free caricature drawings, shiatsu massages and tarot card readings will also be available.
» Place: Kapono's, Aloha Tower Marketplace
» Time: 8 p.m. today and tomorrow (gates open at 7)
» Tickets: $16 advance and $25 at the door, all ages, available at Kapono's, the Blaisdell Arena box office, BYU-Hawaii, all Ticketmaster outlets (including Times Supermarkets), online at ticketmaster.com and charge-by-phone at 1-877-750-4400
» Call: 536-2161
[ HOME & GARDEN BRIEFS ]
Garden concerts
Enjoy music surrounded by the beauty of flora and fauna in Foster Botanical Gardens when it hosts a series of free summer concerts beginning June 10 with Celtic Pipes and Drums of Hawaii.The gardens will open from 4:30 to 7 p.m. with entertainment from 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. Guests are invited to stroll around the gardens before the concert and bring a picnic dinner to enjoy as you listen.
The musical lineup:
» June 17: Royal Hawaiian Band Glee Club
» June 24: Air Force -- Pop Ensemble
» July 1: Pacific Fleet (Navy) -- Dixieland Band
» July 8: local band Jin & Tonic
» Aug. 5: Angel Harp Ensemble
For more information, call 522-7064.
Can-do clinics
Home Depot's Alakawa Street store is hosting the following do-it-yourself workshops this month, conducted by Kenneth A. Boyce:» 7 p.m. Tuesdays: Using a jigsaw to build a folding patio chair.
» 7 p.m. Thursdays: You can install a ceiling fan.
» 7 p.m. Fridays: You can build a pond.
» 10 a.m. Saturdays: You can lay ceramic tile.
» 2 p.m. Saturdays: You can install vinyl replacement windows.
» 2 p.m. Sundays: You can use a pressure washer and paint sprayer.
Call 521-7355 for more information.
Rehab plant sale
The Rehab Hospital of the Pacific will hold its Summer Greenhouse Plant Sale 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at 226 N. Kuakini St.Funds from the sale will benefit the Horticulture Therapy Program.
Included are native Hawaiian plants, herbs and assorted gift baskets, as well as craft items made by patients.
Call 566-3791 for more information.
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