Da Kine
Monday, September 30, 1996


Friends help community

Friends of the Ohana Ola O Kahumana are staging its first fund-raising event, the Hanai Pono Benefit Concert, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Makaha Sheraton Luau Grounds.

The daylong event includes arts and crafts booths, games for the keikis, food booths and door prizes.

Admission is $10 for adults which includes a stew plate and a cold drink; children under 12 are free. For information call 695-9043.

Ohana Ola O Kahumana is a transitional housing program operated in Waianae.



Chamber series continues

The Honolulu Chamber Music Series continues its 42nd season with five 8 p.m. concerts at Orvis Auditorium, University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Admission to each concerts is $20; $15 students. Season tickets for all six concerts are $90, a savings of 25 percent; five concerts are $80; $70 students. Information: 956-8242.

The schedule:

Oct. 19 - Trio Fontenay, playing Shostakovich, Brahms and Mendelssohn.

Nov. 8 - Keller Quartet, playing Beethoven, Bartok and Brahms.

Jan. 25 - American Quartet, playing Mozart, Wolf and Beethoven.

March 15 - Vogler Quartet, Brahms, Britten and Schubert.

April 17 - Borodin Quartet, Shostakovich, Brahms and Webern.



Keiki compete in hula

The 1996 Hula O Na Keiki (Dance of the Children), Maui's only solo hula competition, will be held at the Kaanapali Beach Hotel, Oct. 18 and 19.

More than 14 halau and 41 children from throughout Hawaii will compete in the Plantation Room as part of a three-day Aloha Festival celebration. The hula competition begins at 5 p.m. on Oct. 18 and 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 19.

Tickets are $10 for adult each night; $18 for both nights. Keikis under 12 are $5 each night or $8 for both nights. Reserved tickets are $15.

For information call 661-0011.



Ballet stars on two stages

The Ballet Stars of Moscow, a stellar troupe of 10 dancers from Moscow's leading companies, including the Bolshoi Ballet, will perform on Maui and Oahu Nov. 15 and 16.

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center performance will be 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15. On Oahu, the dancers will appear at Hawaii Theatre 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16, performing excerpts from classical ballets such as "Swan Lake," "Don Quixote," and lesser known works from the Bolshoi repertoire, such as "The Flames of Paris" and "Walpurgis Night."

In addition, Shamil Yagudin, ballet master from the Bolshoi, has hand-picked 13 Hawaii ballet students to perform a brief excerpt from "Swan Lake."

Tickets in Honolulu are $32.50, $50 and $75 for a VIP package that includes choice seats and a post-performance reception with the artists. Tickets are available at the Hawaii Theatre box office 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, and all Connection outlets. Or charge by phone at the box office at 528-0506 or through the Connection at 545-4000.

Maui tickets are $25, $35 and $55 for a VIP package with post-performance reception. Tickets are available at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center box office (242-7469), open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays, or through the Connection at 1-(800)-333-3388.

Applicable service and handling charges apply to all Connection ticket sales.



'Doc' calls at Hilton

Former "Tonight" show orchestra leader Doc Severinsen headlines a fund-raiser for the Honolulu Symphony at Honolulu Magazine's 13th Annual Hale Aina Awards Jan. 20 at the Hilton Hawaiian Hotel.

The awards honor the best restaurants in Hawaii as voted by Honolulu Magazine readers. The ceremony will be held in advance of the "Dining and Dancing with Doc" entertainment.

The event also features a silent auction that includes private musical performances by Symphony members and a fishing trip to Canada's St. Lawrence Islands.

Tables for 10 range in price from $1,500 to $5,000 with each including some special gifts ranging from VIP Symphony tickets, a wine tasting party by Richard Field, exclusive cocktail party at the new First Hawaiian Bank Contemporary Museum Exhibition Gallery (March 1997), and a dinner with Symphony Maestro Samuel Wong on May 11.

For more information and reservations call 396-0169.



Compiled by Star-Bulletin staff




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