Hiroshima, widely known for their 'Hawaiian Electric' song
and TV commercials of years past, will perform next month
The seven-member jazz ensemble with a 20-year history features former Hawaii native Kimo Cornwell on keyboards and synthesizers, plus co-founders Dan Kuramoto and June Okida Kuramoto, performing on such traditional Japanese instruments as the shakuhachi (bamboo flute) and koto (17-string zither).
The Oahu concert, benefiting the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, will take place 7:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Hawaii Theatre Center, 1130 Bethel St. Tickets are $67.50 for Golden Circle (includes prime reserved seats and post-concert cocktail and pupu reception), $39.50 and $29.50, plus a $2 theater restoration fee per ticket. For more information, call 528-0506.
The Maui concert will begin at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center Castle Theatre at 6 p.m. and also features Kinnara Taiko from Los Angeles and Maui Taiko. Tickets are $67.50 Golden Circle, $37.50 and $32.50, plus applicable service charge. Proceeds will benefit the Wailuku Hongwanji Mission and Maui Community College. Call (808)-242-7469.
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Four movies begin their Oahu run on Friday.
The Dinner Game
Rated PG-13
Pierre (Thierry Lhmerette) is a shallow Parisian publisher trying to find a dinner guest for a contest among his friends to find the biggest "idiot" -- so they can laugh at him. Pierre seems to find the perfect fool in Francois (Jacques Villeret) a tax accountant whose avocation is building scale models of famous buildings with matchsticks.
Mickey BLue Eyes
Rated PG-13
Hugh Grant is a British auctioneer who belatedly discovers that his fiancee's family is in the mob. James Caan plays his prospective father-in-law.
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Rated PG-13
Katie Holmes plays a goody-two-shoes high-school honor student, desperate to get a scholarship to college and ditch her small-town life. Her only obstacle is Mrs. Tingle (Helen Mirren), a spiteful teacher who wants her students to fail.
Universal Soldier
Rated R
Jean-Claude Vandamme reprises his role as Luc Devereux, one of the original universal soldiers. Can this cyborg survive a computer glitch?
In its May/June 2000 issue the magazine will profile 25 Beautiful Girls, ages 8 to 14, who have demonstrated beauty of mind, spirit, strength and caring. To nominate a girl who has pursued her dream; overcome difficulties; fought injustice; stood up for her beliefs; created something new; or in some way shown this inner beauty, send a 300 word essay about why she is beautiful to girl@newmoon.org or to Beautiful Girls, New Moon Publishing, P.O. Box 3620, Duluth, MN, 55803-3620. The deadline for nominations is Nov. 1.
New Moon is an award-winning bimonthly magazine edited by and for girls 8 to 14.
Scoops, which runs Tuesday in Today, provides information on scholarships and opportunities for students and young adults. Send listings to: The Scoops, P.O. Box 3080, Honolulu 96802
