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POSTED: Sunday, June 06, 2010
               

     

 

 

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        “;The Making of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter”; at 7 p.m. today on NBC/KHNL

LISTEN »
        “;In the Sun,”; by She & Him (www.myspace.com/sheandhim)

       

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        Starting noon tomorrow, download for free “;The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner,”; a novella by “;Twilight”; author Stephenie Meyer. The hard-copy version of the story hit bookstore shelves yesterday; $1 from each purchase of the first printing will benefit the American Red Cross. The free downloads last until July 5.

       

 

       

Top young poets take the stage

Watch the finest of Hawaii's young local poets compete in the “;David vs. Goliath Poetry Slam,”; with mentors challenging students and everyone else at 3 p.m. Saturday at the ARTS at Marks Garage.

The event is a fundraiser for Youth Speaks Hawaii's crew, which will be competing in the Brave New Voices poetry competition in Los Angeles in July.

Tickets are $1 to $10, sliding scale. Call 521-2903.

 

Book features oral histories

Michi Kodama-Nishimoto, Warren S. Nishimoto and Cynthia A. Oshiro, editors of “;Talking Hawaii's Story: Oral Histories of an Island People,”; will discuss the book at Native Books/Ka Mea Hawaii from 3 to 5 p.m. next Sunday.

“;Talking Hawaii's Story,”; which earned an honorable mention in this year's Ka Palapala Po'okela Awards, chronicles social and cultural history through the narratives of people who lived it. The 29 narratives were originally published in a newsletter of the Center for Oral History at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

The talk is free and books will be available for purchase for $19. Call 956-8697.

 

See Ku for free this Friday

Bishop Museum is waiving admission fees for kamaaina and military visitors on Friday, Kamehameha Day.

Visitors can see the historic exhibition “;E Ku Ana ka Paia: Unification, Responsibility and the Ku Images,”; a collaboration among the Bishop, British and Peabody Essex museums.

The exhibit, which features three Ku images, one from each museum, united in Hawaiian Hall, are on display to Oct. 4. Ku is known throughout the Pacific as the god of procreation, prosperity and warfare.

The museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit bishopmuseum.org or call 847-3511.

 

Experts discuss hula artifacts

Learn about ancient hula implements at the upcoming Art Lunch lecture, noon to 1 p.m. June 29 at the Hawaii State Art Museum.

The Hula Preservation Society will discuss the implements with regard to the traditions of Nona Beamer and George Naope.

The talk is presented by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Visit www.hawaii.gov/sfca.