Beds parade 9 a.m. Sunday at Kapiolani Park to kick off the 24th Annual Honolulu International Bed Race Festival. Bed-time story
The races run 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., while a range of activities -- pony rides, giant slide, game and food booths -- take place in the park.
The event concludes with a 5:30 p.m. Waikiki Shell Festival Jam, starring Ben Vegas, Ho'okena and Kapena. The show will end with a bang-up 8 p.m. fireworks display. Advance concert tickets are $5 and $8, or $8 and $10 on Sunday, available at the Shell, Blaisdell box office, Tempo Music, House of Music, University of Hawaii campus center, Jelly's, Waikiki Beachcomber MTI desk, or charge at the Connection, 545-4000 or 1-(800)-333-3338. for information, call 239-5546.
The festival raises funds for for a host of Hawaii charities.
Get the Nutrition Branch's free calendar to remind family members to eat "5 A Day" fruits and veggies. The 24-by-17-inch poster features colorful, inviting photos of apple bananas, mangoes, papaya, watermelon, avocados, sweet potatoes, taro, Manoa lettuce and other greens taken by Lew Harrington and Arne. Daily dose of island produce
Pick up a calendar at the Nutrition Branch of the state Department of Health, 1250 Punchbowl St., Room 210. While there, also pick up a free copy of the "5 A Day the Hawai'i Way" cookbook, featuring easy island recipes for such dishes as spicy shrimp-topped eggplant, tomato shabu, Nordic training table bread, and Kahala Moon Caesar salad. Call 586-4671.
If you've been considering graduate school, but have been uncertain about how you'll fare on the admissions tests, the Princeton Review of Hawaii offers an opportunity to take a free practice exam 9 a.m. Saturday at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Free practice tests
The tests available are GMAT (business school), LSAT (law school), MCAT (medical school) and the GRE (general graduate programs).
Call 988-1222 to register.
Students in grades 9 through 11 are eligible for the Waikiki Aquarium's Blue-Water Marine Laboratory Summer Ocean Studies Program. The six-week program includes classroom, lab and field trip sessions in marine science and ocean affairs, water safety and seamanship, teamwork and leadership, public speaking and more. Into the blue
Classes run June 23 through Aug. 1 at the University of Hawaii at Manoa campus.
Students from public schools will earn a DOE science credit toward graduation; private school students can also arrange for credit. Tuition is $400 for Hawaii residents; some partial scholarships may be available.
The deadline for application is May 9. For information, contact the Blue-Water Marine Lab office, Waikiki Aquarium, 2777 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu, HI 96815. Or call 923-9741, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
A six-day intensive music workshop will take place at the Pearl City Cultural Center Aug. 1 to 6 in cooperation with the Hawaii Youth Symphony Association. Make music
The immersion program allows 8th to 12th grade students an opportunity to learn from mainland and local musicians. Fees are $125 per student, with lunch included each day. Sessions generally run 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for concert band, string orchestra, symphony orchestra and chamber music ensembles, and to 4:15 p.m. for jazz band participants.
Call 941-9706 for information.
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