Courtesy of Ralston Antiques & Collectibles
This carousel horse is one of the antique
items up for bid at the Crazy Shirts
warehouse tomorrow.

Going once, going twice:
Sold! on antiques auction

Crazy Shirts founder Rick Ralston is hosting an antique auction tomorrow at the Crazy Shirts warehouse in Halawa Industrial Park.

Some of the fine and funky items from the past include 1930s kitchen stoves, an 8-foot back bar, bicycles, a carousel horse, treadle sewing machine, chandeliers, mounted animal heads, armoires, wood and brass beds, toys, dressers, garden furniture, and more.

Antiques can be previewed from 9 a.m. to noon. The auction starts at 12:01 p.m. A 5 percent premium from each lot auctioned will be donated to Haleiwa Main Street, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the revitalization and beautification of Historic Haleiwa Town.

For more information about the auction, call 486-1243. The Crazy Shirts warehouse is at 99-969 Iwaena St.

Other antiques can be found year 'round at Ralston Antiques & Collectibles, at 66-030 Kamehameha Highway in Haleiwa. The store is open 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. Call 637-8837.

Steel guitar fest at Halekulani

Steel guitarist Jerry Byrd, known worldwide as "master of touch and tone," will headline the Halekulani's Aloha Week Steel Guitar Festival running tomorrow through Sept. 20.

Byrd performs from 7:45 to 8:30 p.m. tomorrow and on the 20th in the House Without A Key. He will be joined by House regulars the Islanders and Hiram Olsen Trio, who will perform daily from 5 p.m.

Other guests performing from 7:45 to 8:30 p.m. follow. There is no cover charge and no reservations are needed for any of the performances:

Sunday -- Jam session with TV and film star John Ely, international recording artist Hanalei de Willigen, Casey Olsen of the Hiram Olsen Trio and Alan Akaka of the Islanders.

Monday and Tuesday -- Hanalei de Willigen and Alan Akaka and the Islanders.

Wednesday -- BB Shawn, at age 19, one of Hawaii's hottest new performers, and Bobby Ingano.

Thursday -- John Ely and the Islanders.

Sept. 19 -- Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association Superteens Benjamin Cheney, 18; Al Greene Jr., 17; and Konapiliahi Lau, 15.

For information, call 923-2311.

New Sneaker Pimps date

The Sneaker Pimps, originally slated to appear Oct. 11 at Nimitz Hall, will now be appearing Oct. 8 only, from 8:15 p.m.

Tickets, at $13.50, still go on sale Saturday as planned, at all Hungry Ear record stores, Radio Free Music Center, Tower Records, Pearl Harbor Bloch Arena, the Kaneohe MCBH ITT outlet and all Connection outlets. Or charge by phone at 545-4000 or 1-(800)-333-3388.

For information, call 536-4255.