High school musicians can perform with the Honolulu Community Concert Band during their weekly summer rehearsals, 6:45-9 p.m. beginning July 1, Aiea High School Band Room. Ernest Taniguchi, Kahuku High School band director, will conduct. Da Scoops:
Sign up for musical experiencesTwo concerts are planned for late August. Information: 236-7057.
Opera workshop: Young artists have a chance to train with opera professionals Sharon and Arturo Spinetti, Henry G. Akina, Beebe Freitas, and Dorothy Randall, during Hawaii Opera Theatre's summer program being held from July 14-25.
For the first two weeks students will concentrate on repertoire and presentation and then focus on dramatic exercises, character development and scenic technique in the final week.
Each week will culminate in a performance event. Ending the first week will be a performance by the Spinettis. A recital by the masterclass participants will end the second week, and an informal presentation by workshop participants will conclude the third week.
Scholarships are available. For information, call Joe Padua, 596-7372, Ext. 19, by July 11.
More than 100 works by island artists will be on display in the 47th annual Artists of Hawaii exhibition at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. Hawaii artists
star in 47th exhibitionThe show, which runs July 10 through Aug. 10, also includes works by two invited artists, Gaye Chan and Roy Venters.
For the exhibit, 813 works were submitted by 328 artists. From those pieces, 296 were chosen from 156 artists. The final selection has five works by four artists from the Big Island, seven by five artists from Maui, 7 from four artists on Kauai and 97 pieces by 66 Oahu artists.
The juror for the exhibit was Adolfo V. Nodal, general manager of the Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, who is also known for his work as a curator and community arts advocate.
The academy is open 10 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission $5. Information: 532-8700.
Senior citizens are often targets in instances of crime, but they don't have to be. Senior safety stressed
The Honolulu Police Department and the Kauluwela Community Watch will host a safety awareness presentation for island kupuna, those over the age of 55, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 19 in the Kauluwela Elementary School Cafeteria.
Project Kupuna aims to teach elders how not to become crime statistics -- the major lesson being that senior citizens must be more aware, and less trusting -- of the world around them.
Through education and dedicated practice of skills learned, it is hoped that senior citizens will no longer be vulnerable to would-be attackers.
Entertainment, refreshments and senior citizen information will be provided. Free fingerprint/photo I.D. cards will be given to those who bring their own I.D. cards and medical information, and 500 fanny packs will be distributed.
The fanny packs are offered as an incentive to senior citizens to be more careful about where they carry their valuables when not at home, according to Project Kupuna officials.
The reason those airplanes flitting over Kawainui Marsh every weekend look small is -- because they are. They're radio-controlled models. Model flight
Running 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. July 12 and 7 a.m. to sundown July 13, the Aloha State Radio Control Club is presenting an "Open House and Fun Fly" at the model airfield off Kapaa Quarry Road, with "Hawaii's top model pilots" flying model propeller-powered aircraft, jets and helicopters over the marsh. There will night flying on Saturday and team aerobatics on Sunday. The public is invited to vote for Best in Show.
Free. Information: 543-7036 or 261-7794.
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