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PIANO teacher Ernie Chang is celebrating the 37th anniversary of his piano studio. This means he'd been teaching for 20 years when Helen Huang was born. He calls her "the finest Pianist Huang
back in Hawaiiteen-age pianist on this planet," and it's with the greatest of pleasures he presents her in a solo recital at Orvis Auditorium Aug. 6. She performed here last spring with the Honolulu Symphony, but this is her first solo recital in Honolulu. Huang made her professional debut at the age of 8 with the Philadelphia Orchestra, and since then has appeared with major orchestras in many countries including England, Germany and France. One of her biggest supporters (besides Chang) is Kurt Masur, who presents her yearly with the N.Y. Philharmonic. She's a student of Yoheved Kaplinsky at Juilliard ...
THERE are actually some people among us who remember when there were places you could park free in Waikiki, such as behind Stewart's Pharmacy. Of course those people would have to remember Stewart's at Lewers and Kalakaua. Those days are long gone, but this weekend, Daisy Yamada, G.M. of the Waikiki Trade Center, is offering all day parking from 6.a.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday for just a buck! Not an hour -- for the day. No more excuses not to enjoy a Sunday in Waikiki ...
Sue me
THE theory, it would seem, is milk causes stronger bones. Could that be why Meadow Gold Dairies is having a "Better Bones" family day at Bishop Museum Aug. 6 so Hawaii folks can get one last chance to see visiting dino Sue T.rex for free? A family of four can attend that day with an empty Meadow Gold or VIVA half-gallon milk carton. There'll be bone scans, so you can see how your bones stack up against Sue's and activities for the keiki such as the "Dino Dig," so kids can find bones like real fossil hunters. Lani Moo, Hawaii's ambassador of strong bones and teeth, will also be there ...ALREADY adjusting to the perils of being a pedestrian in Honolulu is Kevin Lynch, new corporate support manager for Hawaii Public Radio. He returned to the office the other day after visiting Daiei, just across Kaheka Street, with a tale of wonder. He spotted a white-haired Asian lady with a shopping cart, about to step off the curb into a stream of traffic. With the look of someone who'd done it before, the woman produced a stick with a white flag on it and waved it determinedly as she crossed the street, bringing surprised motorists to a halt. Once her trek across the street was completed, she stowed the flag and continued on her way. Lynch is now wondering if these devices could be marketed ...
THE man who puts on the high school Shakespeare competition in Honolulu each year, Dr. Ed Moore, is again visiting England and attending numerous works by the Bard of Avon as performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company ...
Magical "Mystery" tour
THE Academy of Arts' exhibit, "Mystery of the Nile," set an attendance record with more than 75,000 filing in to see the Egyptian exhibit of antiquities. This topped the previous record set by the Xian tomb treasures. And there are still three days to see the Egypt exhibit, today through Sunday ... And just when you thought the "Mysteries" were over, Bluewater Dance Company brings back to life the Egyptian Sky Goddess and Earth God in dance, based on the Egyptian Book of the Dead. The premiere concerts are Aug. 4 and 5 at Tenney Theater ...
Dave Donnelly has been writing on happenings
in Hawaii for the Star-Bulletin since 1968.
His columns run Monday through Friday.Contact Dave by e-mail: ddonnelly@starbulletin.com