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"Degrassi" stars hit mall
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Melissa McIntyre (Ashley) and Stacey Farber (Ellie) will be on hand to meet fans and offer autographed posters while fans participate in trivia contests for Degrassi merchandise and enter to win a walk-on role on the show.
"Degrassi" is the 21st-century version of the much-loved, award-winning series "Degrassi High." The juicy series follows a new generation of teens who tackle complex, real-world issues like relationships, race, drinking, drugs, sexuality, mental illness and body image.
Other event partners include Pepsi, CosmoGIRL!, Cotton Inc., Joico, Fuji and the DK BMX Bike Team.
"Degrassi: The Next Generation" airs at 4 p.m. Fridays on the N network for tweens and teens, on digital channel 447.
Historian to speak
Literary historian Maria Rosa Menocal will discuss "Three Cultures or One? Muslims, Jews, and Christians and the Art of Coexistence in Medieval Spain" during a free talk at the Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Academy of Arts at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow.Menocal is the R. Selden Rose professor of Spanish and Portuguese, and director of the Whitney Humanities Center, at Yale University. She is the author of five books, including the best-selling "The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain" (2002). Her rare message of coexistence has elicited many positive responses.
The talk comes at a time when the climate in the Middle East is volatile. Menocal's presentation focuses on a time nearly 1,000 years ago when Muslims, Jews and Christians created a glorious, harmonious culture in southern Spain, a land known to the Spaniards as Andalusia, to Muslims as Al-Andalus, and to Jews as Sepharad.
Menocal uses vignettes to travel through time to reveal events that shaped the world and continue to affect the present. She looks not at political events, but at cultural activities such as the songs people sang and the buildings people built. In culture, she finds tolerance and symbiosis among Jews, Muslims and Christians.
Seating for the event, sponsored by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, is limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, call the academy at 532-8700.
For parents-to-be
Moms to be can mark their calendars for Sept. 24, when Healthy & Hapai Day 2004 takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the state Capitol auditorium.Pregnant women and their families, providers and the public are invited to participate in the event, part of Women's Health Month activities in September.
Among the presentations included in the preliminary program will be talks on preparing the home for a baby, exercise and nutrition, perinatal depression, the role of doulas, and pregnancy and fatherhood.
No pre-registration is needed. The event is sponsored by Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii. For more information, contact Kari at 951-5805.
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Blaisdell hosts home expo
Island Home Improvement ExpoFeaturing celebrity designers Frank Bielec, pictured, of Discovery Channel's "Trading Spaces" and Chayse Dacoda of TLC's "While You Were Out."When: 4 to 9 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. tomorrow and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday Where: Neal Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall Cost: $5 for adults; children 12 and under free Call: 591-2211
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The two will host what organizers anticipate will be lively audience-interactive home-improvement and design seminars, focusing on practical design tips that are easy and affordable.
The designers will alternate their seminar appearances with short autograph sessions. The 10 seminars to be held in the NBC's Pikake Room are scheduled as follows: 4:30 and 6 p.m. today; 11 a.m. and 1, 3, 5 and 7 p.m. tomorrow; and 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday.
Those taking in the expo will have access to hundreds of home improvement vendors, designers, construction and remodeling experts all under one roof.
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Hawaiian stylin'
"Hawaiian Tropic," a story in the August/September issue of Elle Decor magazine, features a Windward Oahu getaway owned by an unidentified "Hollywood power couple" -- she "an award-winning actress" married to a media mogul. (Psst. Our bets are on Michelle Pfeiffer and hubby producer David E. Kelley, but don't tell.)Michael S. Smith, Santa Monica interior designer to the stars, put his magical touch on the home, inspired by its Hawaiiana feel, maintained sans the kitsch. According to Elle Decor, Smith, who was also at the helm of the Turtle Bay Resort renovations, loves "that the house is not showy -- it's essentially Hawaiian, but a Hawaii that has almost been lost."
Even an "outsider" knows this much. Kahala minimansion developers, take note.
Win time with Vern Yip
Win $5,000 and a private in-home consultation with Vern Yip of "Trading Spaces" fame by entering the "Show Us Your Style" contest sponsored by Moen as part of its Summer of Style promotion.Hurry; the deadline for entries is Tuesday.
Simply submit up to five color photographs, any size, taken by you, of your newly renovated -- completed between Jan. 1 and Aug. 16, 2003 -- kitchen or bathroom, including before and after shots. Be sure to include a photo of your faucet.
Mail the photos with your name, complete address, age and daytime phone number to Show Us Your Style Contest, c/o Moen Summer of Style, P.O. Box 2389, Ronks, PA 17573; or enter online at www.summerofstyle.com.
The design must be original and created by the entrant individually or with in-store retail help.
Remodel It Right
BIA-Hawaii offers free Remodel It Right seminars tomorrow at Kahala Mall and Sept. 11 at Koko Marina Shopping Center.The theme for the Kahala Mall presentation is landscaping; the event begins at 10 a.m., with the presentation running from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Interior design is the focus of the Koko Marina presentation, which begins 10 a.m., with the seminar from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
For more information, call 847-4666, ext. 201.
Best old homes win
The National Trust for Historic Preservation and Old-House Journal are seeking entries for the Great American Home Awards.The awards program is open to homeowners, professionals (architects, contractors, craftspeople, designers) substantially involved with the project, or third parties (preservation organizations, municipal governments, individuals) who know of outstanding projects in their communities.
Categories include kitchen renovation or addition, bathroom renovation or addition, exterior rehabilitation, interior rehabilitation, adaptive reuse, landscape design and sympathetic addition.
Nominations deadline is Nov. 15. Applications and descriptions of categories are available online at www.nationaltrust.org and www.oldhousejournal.com. A $100 entry fee is required for each project submitted. For more information, call Nancy Berry at 202-339-0744.
Winners will also receive a gift certificate for a stay at a participating National Trust Historic Hotel of America and a Great American Home Award plaque.
Winners will be announced in the May/June 2005 issue of Old-House Journal and Preservation magazines.
Olomana winners
Home Beautification Day 2004 winners were recently announced in the Olomana Suburbanite, a community newsletter published by the Olomana Community Association.Exceptional garden winners are:
» Best use of flowers: Sereno residence on Ulupii Street.Winners received a $20 gift certificate from Koolau Farmers, major sponsors of this event.
» Mailbox area: Ostermiller residence on Uluhala Street.
» Best lawn: Lovell residence on Ulupii Street.
» Tropical flowers, plants: White residence on Uluhaku Place.
» Use of color: Parks/Harris residence on Uluhao Street.
» Landscaping, gardening: Canonico residence on Uluhao Street.
» Overall winner: Montrone residence on Uluhaku Place.
Build your dream
Graham Builders presents a free Build Your Dream seminar from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 8 at the Oahu Country Club. Call for reservations, 593-2808.Another session will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at MECO Auditorium on Maui. Call 808-871-2806 for reservations.
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