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Ceramics talk a 'First'
First Friday is so successful, why not claim another first as well? Hawaii Craftsmen is presenting "First Tuesday in October," with Yukio Ozaki and Shigeru Miyamoto offering an informal discussion on "Ceramics: Fostering Ceramics as a Sculptural Medium," 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at the ARTS at Marks Garage, 1159 Nuuanu Ave.This discussion encourages a broader consideration of ceramics. Coffee and Cookies will be available at 5:30 p.m., or bring a brown-bag dinner.
For information, e-mail firsttuesdays@yahoo.com or call David at 428-1760.
Ikebana on display
Several schools of ikebana will display their talents during the 2004 Honolulu Orchid Show exhibition "Star Sapphire Orchid Legacy," Thursday to Sunday at the Blaisdell Center.There will be 30 to 40 arrangements on display, and an event highlight will be a 1 p.m. Saturday demonstration by Wilma Miyasato of Ohara School, followed by a hands-on workshop at 1:30 p.m.
The event is hosted by Ikebana International Honolulu Chapter 56. Hours for the event are 1 to 7 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Prizes await at 'Caper'
Neiman Marcus in Ala Moana Center will be the site of a unique benefit for the historic Hawaii Theatre when "The Caper" takes place Oct. 16, starting at 6:30 p.m.The black-tie event will feature a treasure hunt through the store as guests rush up and down escalators and through the aisles to find clues that will lead them to the prize room. There they will select from surprise Neiman Marcus gifts.
Dinner will be prepared by Mariposa's Doug Lum and will be complemented by wines.
There will also be post-dinner dancing and a silent auction with packages such as a Christmas caroling party with Jimmy Borges starting at Compadres Bar & Grill and continuing via trolley to view the Honolulu City Lights; a surfboard, private surfing lessons and kiteboarding lessons; a Neiman Marcus shopping and spa spree for a party of five; and the chance to literally "Light Up the Hawaii" by throwing the switch on the new neon marquee when the historic Hawaii Theatre celebrates the completion of its exterior renovation on Nov. 5.
A limited number of tickets remain, priced at $225, $350 and $500 each. Call Elaine Evans at the Hawaii Theatre, 791-1302.
BR urges 'Try Write'
The third Bamboo Ridge Writers Institute will take place Oct. 22 and 23, with panels, writing workshops, master workshops and open mic readings featuring a who's who of local writers.The event will open with Juliet S. Kono giving a reading from her new book, "Ho'olulu Park and the Pepsodent Smile," at the University of Hawaii-Manoa Campus Center Ballroom. A 7 p.m. reception will precede the 7:30 p.m. reading.
The 8:30 a.m. opening session on the 23rd, also at the ballroom, will feature excerpts from James Sereno's short film "Silent Years," based on Lois-Ann Yamanaka's "Kala" poems, plus a reading by Yamanaka. Institute sessions that day:
"Filmmaking/Screenwriting": Panel with Sereno and Stephanie CastilloMaster workshops include three-hour group writing sessions ranging from personal essay and nonfiction with Lisa Linn Kanae; fiction with Ian MacMillan, Michelle Cruz Skinner, Nora Okja Keller and Lois-Ann Yamanaka; to humor with Lee Tonouchi."The Art, Craft and Business of Screenwriting": Workshop with Robert Olague
"Writing Children's Books": Workshop with Kimo Armitage
"Getting Children to Write": Panel with Donivee Laird, Jacinta Galea'i and John Wolfe
"Lost in Translation: Local Writers/Local Literature in Japan": Panel with Masami Usui, Kono, Wayne Muromoto and Stephen Sumida
"Local Culture, Local Literature": With Lee Cataluna, Cedric Yamanaka and Chris McKinney
"Writing Inside/Outside Your Culture": With Stuart Coleman, Robert Barclay and Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl
Registration is $75 general, $55 for Bamboo Ridge members and $40 for students. Workshops are an additional $50. Bento lunches will be available for $5.
To register or for information call 626-1481, e-mail brinfo@bambooridge.com or visit www.bambooridge.com.
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