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Book lovers wanted
The Hawai'i Book Publishers Association is looking for book lovers who would like to participate in voting for the Ka Palapala Po'okela Book Awards by joining the Hawai'i Book Academy.No special qualifications are needed, other than an interest in Hawaii books and a willingness to review and fairly judge the nominees.
The balloting period runs from early August through mid-September. Nominated titles will be on display at libraries and book retailers statewide.
Call Lynn Apo at 529-0240 by June 30, 2004, to participate.
HTY auditions set
Honolulu Theatre for Youth is seeking full-time actors for its 2004-2005 season, as well as student interns for various shows. Auditions will be held at HTY, 2846 Ualena St., from 4 to 8 p.m. June 3 and 4. Callbacks will be held by invitation from 1 to 6 p.m. on June 6.Actors must prepare two brief contrasting monologues (two minutes or less) and one song that can be sung with no accompaniment.
HTY is seeking actors for seven productions to be performed in Honolulu; three will also tour the neighbor islands. The company rehearses and performs six days a week. HTY is a professional, salaried company; actors must be available to work full-time days.
For information or to schedule an audition, call 839-9885.
The season's productions are:
"The Konatown Musicians" by Lee Cataluna, with songs by Wade Cambern. World premiere adaptation of the famous Grimm's fairy tale. Directed by Mark Lutwak. Five actors, male or female, needed. Rehearsals in August; plays through November.
"Nothing is the Same" by Y York. World premiere story of four kids in Wahiawa who experience the Dec. 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor bombing. Directed by Mark Lutwak. Requires three males and one female actor. Rehearsals start in September; plays through November.
"Christmas Talk Story" by local writers. Co-production with Kumu Kahua Theatre. Songs and storytelling. Directed by Mark Lutwak & BullDog. Rehearsals in November, plays through December.
"Eddie Would Go" by Bryan Wake. This co-production with Kumu Kahua Theatre is a revival of a hit play about Eddie Aikau. Directed by Harry Wong III. Four male actors sought. Rehearses in January 2005; plays through the end of March.
"Queen of Makaha" by Bryan Wake. Co-production with Kumu Kahua Theatre. World premiere about renowned surfer Rell Sunn. Directed by Harry Wong III. Requires three female actors. Rehearses in January 2005; plays through March.
"Musubi Man" by Lee Cataluna. Revival of a popular play built upon Hawaii's version of "The Gingerbread Man." Directed by BullDog. Rehearses in March and April 2005; staged through the end of May.
"Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel Musical," based on the famous children's book. Directed by Mark Lutwak. Six actors, any gender. Rehearses March and April 2005; staged through May.
'Wildest Show' begins
Those looking for summer entertainment can just head to the Honolulu Zoo for the annual AT&T Wildest Show 2004, which starts Wednesday with Kapena performing from 6 to 7 p.m. on the zoo's stage lawn.The concerts will continue every Wednesday through August. The lineup is still being finalized, but the June performers are:
June 9: Gabe Baltazar & Friends (jazz)
June 16: 'Ike Pono (contemporary Hawaiian)
June 23: Maunalua (Hawaiian)
June 30: Pacific Fleet Big Band
Gates open at 4:35 p.m. for each show. A $1 donation per person will benefit Honolulu Zoo.
For more information, call the Honolulu Zoological Society at 926-3191 or AT&T Hawaii at 531-0101.
Get boat smart
The Honolulu Sail and Power Squadron is offering a "Boat Smart" course on two Saturdays, June 5 and 19, at the Waikiki Yacht Club. The course is intended for skippers and would be skippers, whether men, women or teens.Classes run from 8 a.m. to noon at the club at Ala Moana Park's Atkinson Drive entrance. The course is free, although there is a $25 charge for instruction materials. Seats are limited. Register by calling 846-9000.
Lectures and self-study lessons will cover safe handling of sail and power craft, anchoring, basic knots, chart reading, and using a mariner's compass, marine radio telephones and aids to navigation, such as buoys and range markers.
The Honolulu Sail and Power Squadron is a unit of the United States Power Squadrons, America's largest private boating organization. Those who elect to join the squadron may become eligible for 14 advanced navigating and marine equipment courses.
Moore, Sajak team up
Joe Moore and Pat Sajak team up on stage next month for "The Honeymooners: The Lost Episodes," at Hawaii Theatre as a benefit for Manoa Valley Theatre.The limited engagement of five performances only will take place at 8 p.m. June 17, 8 p.m. June 18, 4 and 8 p.m. June 19, and 4 p.m. June 20.
Written by the original "Honeymooners" writing team of Marvin Marx, Walter Stone, Syd Zelinka, A.J. Russell, Howard Harris and Leonard Stern, and adapted for the stage, the play features some of the funniest moments from the classic 1950s TV sketches.
Moore will play bombastic bus driver Ralph Kramden, with Pat Sajak as his brain-deficient but lovable sidekick, sewer worker Ed Norton. Their harebrained get-rich-quick schemes and other misadventures make for two hours of side-splitting laughs.
Jim Hutchison will direct the production, also featuring Katie Doyle as Alice Kramden and Jeannie Rogers as Trixie Norton. Bob Whiting and Jimmy Borges will contribute voice talent as deejay and radio singer, respectively.
Tickets are $17.50, $27.50 and $37. There is a $3 senior discount and a $5 discount for MVT 2003-04 season subscribers, PBS Hawaii member card holders and Hawaii Theatre Center members. Tickets are available at the Hawaii Theatre box office at 1130 Bethel St., by calling 528-0506, or going online at www.hawaiitheatre.com.
[ HOME & GARDEN BRIEFS ]
Desert Roses at Ward
The Cactus & Succulent Society of Hawaii will host a Desert Rose Show and Plant Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow Saturday at the Ward Warehouse.The sale will include various succulents, cactus, one-of-a-kind dish gardens, hanging planters, and other unusual or rare plants to suit beginners to collectors.
Admission is free. For more information, call 622-5500.
That's one big garage
A simple two-home garage sale started seven years ago in Mililani, has grown into a community event, with 23 families offering up their old furniture, appliances, plants, toys, clothes and more, to bargain hunters islandwide.The annual event takes place 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mauka, at Ahikao, Hookaau, Kanae and Hookanahe streets. Follow the signs.
For more information, call 626-9143.
ZÜGS is coming!
And if you need to clean out your garage, we have good news. Billed as the "ultimate garage sale," ZÜGS is not only Hawai'i Craftsmen's annual fund-raising event, but gives everyone the opportunity to clean house. The artists are asking for donations of fine or ethnic art, traditional or contemporary crafts, furniture, antiques, collectibles or anything else you would love to find at an ultimate garage sale.Artists who wish to donate a small art piece (seconds are perfect) may do so. A look through your studio or working area might also yield a stash of unused supplies or equipment to be sold in a special section featuring artist supplies and equipment.
Drop off items curbside at 1139 Nuuanu Ave. (formerly Havana Cabana, just past Pauahi Street on the Diamond Head side of the road) at the following times:
» 1 to 6 p.m. todayIf these times do not work for your schedule, call 596-8128 to make other arrangements.» 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow
» 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday
» 1 to 7 p.m. Wednesday
» 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday
Services and merchandise donated from establishments from the community are also appreciated, whether in the form of old stock from your store a gift certificate for merchandise, meals or services.
All donations will be acknowledged and proceeds from sales will go toward Hawai'i Craftsmen workshops and exhibitions.
Hawai'i Craftsmen is a registered 501c3 nonprofit and your donation may be fully tax deductible. Receipts will be provided.
The sale will take place at the same site, with a preview coinciding with the First Friday Downtown Honolulu Gallery Walk from 5 to 10 p.m. June 4, with admission of $5 per person. ZÜGS will be free from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 5 and 9 to 11 a.m. June 6.
Orchid club holds sale
Enjoy the breathtaking beauty of exotic plants when the Aiea Orchid Club presents its 23rd annual orchid show June 11 through 13 at the Aiea Elementary School cafetorium (99-370 Moanalua Road).A kiawe-grilled chicken sale is also part of the festivities June 12.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. June 11; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 12; and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 13.
Donation, $2.
Rehab plant sale
Just in time for Father's Day gift-giving, Rehab Hospital of the Pacific will hold its Summer Greenhouse Plant Sale 3 to 6 p.m. June 9 at 226 N. Kuakini St. Funds from the sale will benefit the Horticultural Therapy Program.Included are native Hawaiian plants, herbs and assorted gift baskets, as well as craft items made by patients.
Call 566-3791 for more information.
Organic pest control
Learn how to win the war against garden pests organically in a two-day workshop June 12 and 13 at the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Community Health Center.The workshop, conducted by Drs. Hector Valenzuela, tropical plant and soil science specialist, and Janice Uchida, plant pathologist, will cover nutrient, cultural management methods, tools and products to help tackle pests.
Also on the agenda are a plant disease clinic and organic farmer panel.
Cost is $75 for Hawaii Organic Farmers Association members and $85 for nonmembers and includes visits to two organic farm locations.
Register by June 1. Call toll-free, 1-877-674-4632 or send e-mail to hofa@hawaiiorganicfarmers.org.
The workshop travels June 26 and 27 to the Big Island and July 10 and 11 to Kauai.
Garden tales
Nature is the backdrop for fantasy, fiction and games this summer when Foster Botanical Gardens hosts Story Time in the Garden on Fridays in July.Instructor Brandy Rea will lead the children in activities such as reading stories, creating nature crafts, playing games and visiting a tree in the garden.
The free programs run 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. July 2 through 30. Reservations are required. Call 522-7064.
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