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Poetry month
Bamboo Ridge Press initiates a National Poetry Month celebration this weekend that publishers hope will become an annual poetry festival.From 1 to 4 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaii Pacific University's Hawaii Loa campus pavilion, poets and editors from nearly a dozen local publications will present their work with readings and display tables.
Editors of each literary journal will explain the vision and goals of their publications and the type of material they seek, accompanied by a reading of poetry from their journals.
Slated to participate are Pat Matsueda and Frank Stewart, from Manoa Journal; Ku'ualoha Ho'omanawanui, of 'Oiwi: A Native Hawaiian Journal; Lee Tonouchi, of Hybolics; Jhoanna Salazar and poet Rova Maroufkhani Dennis, of Prose Ax; Patrice Wilson with poet Clinton Frakes, for Hawaii Pacific Review; Susan Schultz and poet Steve Carll, for Tinfish Press; Catherine Sustana, from Hawaii Pacific University's student literary magazine Wanderlust; Jim Kraus, of the Chaminade Literary Review; a representative from Kapiolani Community College's Kanani; Lillian Cunningham, of Windward Community College's Rainbird, with poets Norma Gorst and Lauren Ku'ulei Vickery; and Travis Quezon, from the University of Hawaii's LitWits Society.
Admission is free. For more information, call 626-1481.
Heavy duty
Watch men, women and junior men and women compete in the "snatch" and "clean and jerk" at the Hawaii State Weightlifting Championships taking place at the Windward Mall Center Stage from noon to 3 p.m. tomorrow.Hawaii has an illustrious history in the sport, having produced six Olympic weightlifting medalists from 1948 through 1960. Former Olympic contender Tommy Kono is a supporter of the event.
Admission is free. For more information, call Brenda Salgado at 973-9889.
Tending the land
Do something good for the land by joining the Friends of Heeia as they beautify the stream at Heeia State Park by removing alien mangrove and planting native Hawaiian plants.Individuals, groups and families are welcome to participate from 8:30 a.m. to noon tomorrow, April 26, May 10 and 24. Be prepared with sunscreen or a hat, and bring a towel because you may get dirty.
Call 247-3156 for more information.
Theater stages 5 nights of Arabian tales
A selection of tales from "The Thousand and One Nights" will be presented in the Leeward Community College Lab Theatre at 8 p.m. today, Saturday, and April 17 through 19."Arabian Nights" comprises seven stories adapted for the stage by Dominic Cooke at the Young Vic Theatre, London.
Shahrayar, the all-powerful King of Baghdad, takes a new wife each night, only to have her executed the next morning. This continues for a thousand nights, until the King marries Shaherazade, who enchants the king with her stories of cunning thieves, ghouls and courageous heroes.
These stories, accentuating the mystery of womanhood and Islamic culture, are brought to life under the direction of drama professor Paul Cravath.
Admission for "Arabian Nights" is $5 and seating is limited. For more information, contact Cravath at 455-0549.
Family fun at the fair
Highlighting the annual Hanahauoli School Children's Fair this year will be an "American Idol Builders" mock salon and day spa with face painting in theatrical makeup, tattoos, nail painting and accompanying "Hair Scare" with colorful wild 'dos.The event takes place on the school grounds, and, as usual, moms and grandmoms will be toiling the day before to stock the fair's country store with homemade goodies such as mango chutney, pesto, salsa and guava barbecue sauce. Don't try to chow down all at once, and save some room for the bake sale, where you can enjoy on-the-spot treats of ice cream sodas and coffee.
There will also be plants and flowers for the green-thumb crowd, and homemade crafts, sports cards and toys for those who want to browse.
Then, at 2 p.m., 'Ohi'a Productions will present Lisa Matsumoto and Roslyn's "Peril in Paradise," with Raymond Rainforest battling invasive species. There will be games, balloon animals and educational activities as well.
>> Place: Hanahauoli School, 1922 Makiki St.
>> Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow
>> Admission: Free
>> Call: 949-6461
World unity through tai chi
Practitioners of various forms of Chinese internal arts will join in a mass practice at Kapiolani Park (across from Waikiki Aquarium) to celebrate World Tai Chi and QiGong (Chi Kung) Day. They will breathe and move with participants from England and Italy to Portugal, Belgium and Croatia in a global swell of harmony.
One of the purposes of the day is to educate the world of the health benefits of tai chi and qigong. Visit www.worldtaichiday.com for more information.
>> Place: Kapiolani Park
>> Time: 10 a.m. tomorrow
>> Admission: Free
>> Call 224-6784
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Lei garden
Learn how to cultivate common lei plants including pikake, puakenikeni, pakalana and more by taking in an Urban Garden Center class on lei plants for Oahu gardens either 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday or 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday.Reservations are recommended as walk-ins and phone registrations are not accepted. Cost is $5 per class. Call 453-6050 for more information
Anthurium show
Hawaiian anthurium society will have its 23rd annual plant show and sale 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 18 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 19 at Ward Warehouse.Learn about haku, leis , corsages and more during horticulture workshops at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. those days. Call 591-8411 for more informtion.
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