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Extraordinary tales

The Shunzo Sakamaki Extraordinary Lecture series continues through August at the University of Hawaii-Manoa's Yukiyoshi Room, Krauss 012.

Call 956-8246 or visit www.outreach.hawaii.edu/ summer.

Wednesday: "The Unrecovered" with Roger Copeland. Viewing of the film about the psychological aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, and a question-and-answer session with the filmmaker, a professor of theater and dance at Oberlin College, Ohio. The film's title refers not only to the "unrecovered" bodies at Ground Zero, but also to the state of the nation. Copeland is co-editor of the anthology "What Is Dance?" and author of "Merce Cunningham: The Modernizing of Modern Dance."

July 27: "Alice A. Ball: UH's First African American Chemist, Instructor and Researcher," with Paul Wermager. Ball, the first woman to earn a master's degree at the College of Hawaii and the first female chemistry instructor there, pioneered the use of a chemical in chaulmoogra oil to treat Hansen's disease. Ball died in 1916 at 24 without receiving much recognition. Wermager, head of the Hamilton Library Science and Technology Reference, is writing a biography of Ball and contributed her story to the book "They Followed the Trade Winds: African Americans in Hawai'i" (UH Press, 2005).

Aug. 3: "Noni -- Does It Help Cancer Patients?" with Dr. Brian Issell. Is noni, available over the counter in many forms, the new wonder drug? In 2001, Issell received a National Institutes of Health grant to measure freeze-dried noni's effectiveness in alleviating cancer's effects. A professor of medicine at UH, Issell is director of the Clinical Trials Unit at the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii and a practicing internist and oncologist.

PlayDay at Blaisdell

Consider Saturday to be a play day as "PlayShop PlayDay Too" moves into the Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall.

Craft workshops and shopping will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., geared toward rubber stamping, stenciling and scrapbooking enthusiasts.

"Make it, take it" sessions are suited to all ages.

A few vendors will be selling craft supplies, but the emphasis will be on teaching, learning and sharing techniques.

Admission is free.

Scholarships

The Ki-ho'alu Foundation, whose mission is to preserve and perpetuate Hawaii's traditional music, is offering five scholarships worth $600 each to youths ages 12 to 18 to attend the Ledward Kaapana Aloha Acoustic Workshop next month.

The workshop, Aug. 17-20 at the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Hotel, will offer classes in slack-key guitar, ukulele, banjo, steel guitar, hula and Hawaiian songs.

The deadline for applications is Aug. 1. Call 239-4336 or e-mail kihoalufoundationinc@yahoo.com or kahokuproductions@yahoo.com.

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