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Zoo celebrates Christmas

'Tis the season for holiday cheer at the Honolulu Zoo, with "Christmas with the Animals" taking place 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today. Witness a true spectacle when zoo animals receive a special gift in celebration of the holidays.

Lions will receive zebra-shaped meat-filled piñatas, while the chimpanzees will uncover neatly wrapped surprises contributed by the public, such as old stuffed animals, plastic toys and soccer balls.

The gifts will be placed in the animals' exhibits first, then the animals will be let loose to explore and find the gifts, examine them, and inevitably either rip them open (as the tigers are expected to do) or excitedly unwrap them (like the chimps).

Visits will take place as follows:

10 a.m. -- Chimpanzee exhibit

10:30 a.m. --Tiger exhibit

11 a.m. -- Monkey Island

11:30 a.m. -- Rusti, the Orangutan

Noon -- Elephants

The zoo is open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, except for Christmas and New Year's Day. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for kamaaina, $1 for children ages 6-12 and free for children under 5 years of age. For general information, call 971-7174.

Interior design classes

The Hawaii College of Design will offer classes in its Graduate Certificate in Interior Design Program beginning Jan. 14.

The two classes are:

>> "An Introduction to Interior Design," a fast-paced, graduate-style class on the fundamentals of interior design, suited to anyone who has not been in a formal program of architecture or interior design. Tuesday or Thursday evenings.

>> "Color & Light," a class on the essentials of a designer's view of color and lighting. Topics will include color perception; basics of the art, science, physiology and psychology of color and light; color scheming; and lighting selection. The class focuses on how color and lighting work together, correct use of terminology, different types of lighting to achieve the desired effects. Wednesday evenings.

Classes last eight weeks and cost $275 to $350 each. Class size is limited to six to 12 students, depending on the class. There is no grading, but 75 percent attendance is required for a completion certificate.

The classes may be tax-deductible as design industry training for qualified businesses. Classes are taught by working professionals and geared for working adults.

Call 595-8071 or 597-5802 for more information.

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