Winners to be polished
before your eyes
After tallying the more than 2,000 votes that arrived by mail, fax and Internet for our "You Look FAB-ulous" contest, we have our makeover guinea pigs.
They are:
>> Mike Hu, the Punahou science teacher given to wearing "old, gassy, overweight Chinese man fashion."We'll be setting up appointments for them to have their skin and hair tweaked by Ralph Malani at AVEDA Lifestyle Salon & Spa, get dressed by fashionista Danny Munoz, a cooking lesson with Cinnamon's Carcie Green and a cultural lesson with Roger Kiely, of the Honolulu Symphony.>> Taniaz Voss, an Ewa Beach housewife who started the process by dropping 100 pounds on her own but, according to her husband, "still wears oversize clothing, just with a belt."
Along the way, dentist Alvin Chung also offered to brighten their smiles. They'll also receive $100 restaurant certificates, a goodie bag from Sephora and receive advice on giving their homes a face lift.
We'll report back Nov. 17 after we've taken them into our hands and polished them to a high gloss.
We'd also like to thank our finalists Sabrina Balonzo, Kayoko Kiyota, Jami-Marie Kong, Kevin Murray, Adam Pack, Tim Potter, Cheryl Soto and Chris Teves for going along with our crazy game and being good sports in revealing their dressing secrets to the public.
As runners-up, they'll each be receiving a $25 restaurant certificate and will be treated to minimakeovers and a goodie bag from Sephora.
Punahou science teacher Michael Hu and Ewa Beach housewife Taniaz Voss.
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Music teachers’
convention to include
makeover clinics
Music teachers and musicians are the next batch of people to be struck by makeover fever.
As part of the 36th annual convention, "Food, Fun and Fashion," of the Hawaii Music Teachers Association, image and fashion consultant Maelyn Dahl will be conducting clinics for those who want to look better on the job.
Co-chairmen Ethel Iwasaki and Christine Suehisa came up with the idea, with the notion that a more polished look would help inspire confidence among parents bringing their kids for lessons.
"Not that everybody looks bad, but some haven't changed their style of clothing for 20 years," Iwasaki said.
The convention begins Nov. 1 with the Junior Artist and Music Teachers National Association string competitions at the Music Department of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, which will be judged by members of the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra.
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Sheryl Shohet, a Honolulu Symphony violinist, is shown before and after her makeover by Maelyn Dahl.
On Nov. 2 the Junior Artist piano competitions will take place and be judged by piano teachers, performers and UH faculty.
Other events are as follows:
>> Nov. 7: Convention artist Ronald Morgan, head of the university's Piano Department, will perform works by Haydn, Prokofieff, Chopin, Janacek and Morel at 7:30 p.m. at Orvis Auditorium. Admission is $12 for adults, $8 for students and seniors. A reception will follow the recital.>> Nov. 8: Stephen Beus, the 2003 winner of the National Collegiate Piano Competition of the MTNA and a student at Whitman College in Washington, will perform works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Scriabin and Liszt at 4 p.m. at Orvis Auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adults, $6 for students and seniors.
>> Nov. 9: Workshops begin 11 a.m. with "Food for Thought," in which a panel of pianists reveal secrets of performing, teaching and more. Free. It will be followed at 12:15 p.m. by "Share the Music, Share the Fun," in which students will perform in unrehearsed ensembles. There is a $10 fee payable at the door. Also, Dahl's workshop will take place at 2 p.m., with makeovers of two teachers, a makeover video, fashion show and demonstrations. The workshops will be in Room 36 and Orvis Auditorium. The cost is $10 for adults; $3 for students.
>> Nov. 11: Piano competitions will resume at 8:30 a.m. in Orvis Auditorium. The first-place winners of the MTNA junior high and high school competitions will represent Hawaii in the regional competitions, which will take place in Honolulu in January. The final event of the convention will be the State Honors Recital at 4 p.m., which will feature the first-place winners of the Junior Artists string and piano competitions. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors.
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