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New releases by Hawaii authors
Reviewed by Burl Burlingame
bburlingame@starbulletin.com
Another spectacular book in which it's more useful to show the pictures than talk about it. Collector/historian Brown has added humor and pizazz to scholar Arthur's original work, and together they talk not just about the arcane details, but about the social tableau in which the aloha shirt was introduced and continues to glow. They know that the deal with aloha shirts is that they have to be worn, loudly and proudly. Except maybe for those flowered men's jump suits that bloomed briefly in the '70s. Terrific book at a gimme price.
"The Art of the Aloha Shirt"
by DeSoto Brown and Linda Arthur
(Island Heritage, $12.99)
Send items at least two weeks in advance of publication to 7 Waterfront Plaza, Suite 210, Honolulu, 96813; or fax 529-4750. [ Read All About It ]
"Duke's Olympic Feet" AUTHOR SIGNINGS
By Ellie Crowe, 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at Barnes & Noble. Call 737-3323.
"Hawaiian Lei in Crochet"
By Roberta Wong, 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at Hilo Hattie, Ala Moana Center. Call 973-3266.
Barnes & Noble
STORYTELLING
10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Call 737-3323.
Borders Waikele
10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays. Call 676-6699.
Borders Ward Centre
10:30 a.m. Wednesdays and 11 a.m. Saturdays. Call 591-8995.
Hawaii Opera Theatre
Volunteers will read stories at 6:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the Hawaii State Library. To book an opera reader for school presentations, contact Stephanie Conching at 596-7372, ext. 18.
Kaimuki Public Library
10:30 to 10:50 a.m. Thursdays at the library. For toddlers and their accompanying adult; led by children's librarian Sandra Hall. No sign-up needed. Call 733-8423.
"Growing Plants for Hawaiian Lei"
WORKSHOPS/LECTURES
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the UH-Manoa Bookstore. UH-Manoa's College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources presents this free lecture and demonstration; call 956-4338.
"For Beer and the Bible"Noon to 1:15 p.m. Friday at UH-Manoa's Center for Biographical Research, Henke Hall 325. Sandra Wagner-Wright, a history professor at UH-Hilo, presents "For Beer and the Bible: A Story of German Immigrants, Lutheran Pastors and the Evolution of a Church as Revealed Through Documents, News Stories and Oral Interviews" in this installment of the "Brown Bag Biography" series. Free. Call 956-3774.
General Membership Meeting
SPECIAL
The Friends of Pearl City Library will hold a general membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. March 24 at the library. Items on the agenda include the 2002 annual report, library book sale and discussion on changes to the library's schedule. Call 453-6566.
Poetry Contest
Hawaii residents are invited to enter poems of 21 lines or less in a nationwide contest for a share of 50 prizes, including a $1,000 grand prize. Mail entries by Thursday to Free Poetry Contest, 1257 Siskiyou Blvd. PMB 4, Ashland, OR 97520; or visit www.freecontest.com.
Request for Donations
The new Kapolei Public Library will be collecting donations of books, CDs, DVDs, videos and other library materials in good condition at the library, 1015 Haumea St. Donations will be accepted from 10 to 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays at the back entrance to the library. Call 831-6877.
AAUW Multicultural Book Group
CONTINUING
6:30 to 8 p.m. every fourth Monday of the month. Call 537-4702 for location.
African American Literary Book Group
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every second and fourth Monday of the month at 1132 Bishop St., Suite 1404. Call 528-5037 to confirm attendance and book title.
Crafts and Stories: 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Barnes & Noble; call 737-3323.
Literature Readers Group
Meets at 7 p.m. every second Tuesday of the month at Borders Ward Centre; call 591-8995.
Moonlight Storytellers
7 to 9 p.m. every second Friday of the month. Novice and experienced storytellers are welcome to swap tales and develop storytelling skills at these informal meetings. Call Vicky Dworkin at 262-2049 for topics and locations.
Poetry Writers Circle
7 p.m. every third Thursday of month at Borders Ward Centre; call 596-8194.
"Sammath Naur"
The Mythopoeic Society of Hawaii meets every third Saturday of the month to discuss fantasy, science fiction and other literature; 638-7497.
Shakespeare on Sunday
7 p.m. every second and fourth Sunday of the month at Barnes & Noble. A different play is presented every other week. Call 737-3323.
Writers Support Group
3 p.m. every first Friday of the month at Borders Waikele; call 676-6699.
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