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Brothers Cazimero's autographing session
To celebrate tomorrow's release of the Brothers Cazimero's "25th Annual May Day Concert 2002" on DVD in stores, Robert and Roland themselves will be autographing copies of it at Na Mea Hawaii Store downtown at Fort Street Mall and Merchant Street. The session will run from 4 to 6:30 p.m., and the first 50 people through the door will receive a special lei.
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Planning for arts
With the long-planned Hawaii State Museum now open, the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts is forging ahead to create a strategic plan for 2003 to 2007 and is inviting public input.The foundation will host a series of talk-story sessions to gather ideas. Meetings will be held at 5:30 p.m., except where noted, on the following dates:
Wednesday: Kauai Community College Learning Resource Center.
Thursday: Maui Arts and Cultural Center classroom.
Friday: Honolulu Academy of Arts Linekona Arts Center; also on Jan. 22.
Saturday: University of Hawaii-Hilo Campus Center, Room 316, 10 a.m., and at King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel Marina Room at 7 p.m.
Jan. 21: Windward Community College, Akoakoa Room 107-109.
Jan. 30: Campbell Building Laulima Room, Kapolei.
RSVP for the meetings by calling 523-8688 on Oahu. If you are unable to attend, you may call or e-mail meetingrsvp@yahoo.com for a mana'o kit and complete a survey with written comments. The survey can also be downloaded at www.state.hi.us/sfca/strategicplan.htm.
Short films sought
Pacific Islanders in Communications is seeking proposals for its Short Film Initiative for 2003. The personal narrative digital video works will relate untold stories of the Pacific Islander experience for broadcast on national public television.Works can be up to eight minutes in length. Most genres are welcomed, including video diary, drama, comedy, animation and mixed genre. Completed works will be offered to Colorvision, a multicultural short film showcase.
The work must be budgeted at no more than $10,000 and completed for broadcast delivery by June 15. Deadline for applications is Jan. 3.
Applications are available online at www.piccom.org; by e-mailing gcobb-adams@piccom.org; writing PIC at 1221 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 6A-4, Honolulu 96814; or calling 591-0059.
PIC is a nonprofit that aims to raise the profile of Pacific Islanders in national broadcast programming.
It's narcissus season
"Mr. Narcissus" is back. Architect Gilman Hu, who annually hosts workshops on the ancient practice of cultivating and carving narcissus for Chinese New Year celebrations, returns to the Honolulu Academy of Arts for classes at the Academy Art Center beginning Jan. 4.Beginning and advanced students will learn the art of upright and crab-claw narcissus culture in preparation for the lunar new year on Feb. 1.
Classes will run four consecutive Saturdays. Morning sessions will run 8:30 to 11 a.m., and afternoon sessions from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Both classes will accommodate all skill levels, with two to three instructors per class. Fees are $35 for new students and $25 for returning students.
Narcissus cultivation takes 14 to 17 days. Growers use special tools to scar the bulb, causing it to sprout leaves that curl into dramatic sculptural forms.
The workshops are being held in conjunction with the annual Narcissus Exhibition slated for Feb. 8 and 9 in the Academy of Arts courtyards. This year's display will also feature bonsai plants and demonstrations.
To register for the narcissus classes, call 532-8742.
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