Thursday, October 9, 1997 Tickets for the Rolling Stones concert Jan. 23 at Aloha Stadium go on sale 9 a.m. tomorrow at the Blaisdell and Aloha Stadium box offices and all Connection outlets. Stones tickets go on sale
Tickets are $35, $45 and $65, plus service charges. A maximum eight tickets are allowed per person.
The Blaisdell box office will open at 7 a.m. and random tokens will be distributed at 8 a.m. Parking is available in the main parking lot only. Cars parked in box office parking before 9:45 a.m. may be towed.
The stadium parking lot will open at midnight today and ticket buyers must line up at Gate 3 after they arrive. At 9 a.m. tomorrow stadium officials will let groups of 10 go to the box office to buy tickets.
Windward Mall will open its doors at 7 a.m. Kaahumanu Center on Maui will allow overnight line-ups and have added more security to handle the crowds. (The House of Music at Ala Moana Center will not be selling tickets because the store is closed until November.)
The service charge for each ticket bought by phone at 545-4000 will total $8.75. There will be a $5 service charge for tickets bought at the outlets.
Payment is by cash only and there are no exchanges or refunds.
Speed demons might check out the hydroplane boat racing Saturday and Sunday at Pearl Harbor. The 1997 JN Automotive Hydrofest from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day features high-speed racing, entertainment and a variety of family activities. Admission is free. High on hydroplaning
Also free is boat transportation to Ford Island from the Arizona Memorial Ferry Landing and Pearl City Peninsula. For more information, call 471-0818 during normal business hours, or 471-9109 evenings and weekends.
Wednesday, October 8, 1997 Attention, chocoholics, get your fix today. Made with chocolate
Chef Sylvain Leroy of Valrhona Chocolate leads a French dessert demonstration/tasting 4 to 5 p.m. at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Cost is $25, including champagne and liqueur. Reserve at 947-7877.
Leroy offers chocolate samples 5 to 8 p.m. today at the hotel's Tapa Bar & Lobby during a French street faire with musicians and vendors.
Also at the Hilton, connoisseur Daniel Nollinger hosts a French cheese class with wines, 3 to 4 p.m. today, for $25. Cost of cheese and chocolate classes together is $40.
Maui's only solo children's hula competition, the 8th annual Hula O Na Keiki, takes place Oct. 17 and 18 in the Plantation Room of the Kaanapali Beach Hotel. Keiki hula on Maui
Performances begin at 5:30 p.m. on the 17th and 3 p.m. on the 18th. Doors open at 5 and 2:30 p.m. respectively.
Tickets are $10 per night for adults, or $15 reserved; $5 per night for keiki ages 12 and under. Tickets are available at the hotel and Kihei Postal Connection.
For more information, call Lori Sablas at (808)-667-0217.
Bally and Parents & Children Together have joined together to present "A Perfect Fit," a benefit fashion show and auction Nov. 7. Bally's 'Perfect Fit'
The fashion show will feature Bally's new fall collection of shoes, accessories and coats. During the event, guests can have their feet measured on a device that will be flown in from Switzerland, to determine accurate shoe size and width.
In addition, there will be Japanese cuisine from Natsunoya Tea House, beverages and wine, silent auction and entertainment.
Tickets are $75 and sales will benefit PACT's Kuhio Park Terrace Community Teen Program. Auction proceeds will also be donated to PACT.
For tickets and information, call PACT at 847-3285.
The Aloha Cat Fanciers will present its Halloween Cat Show Oct. 25 at AMFAC Exhibition Hall. Cats in costume
In addition to national awards for CFA registered cats, the fanciers are promoting the entry of household pets who will be given regional awards and special prizes for best Halloween cat and best decorated cages.
A pet photographer will be available to take pictures of contestants. There will also be booths featuring cat products, jewelry and collectibles.
Admission is $4 and there is a $2 fee to park at AMFAC. For information, call Pat Dougherty at 732-7950.
Tuesday, October 7, 1997 A cash prize of $200 awaits the "Best in Show" entry in the 12th annual City Christmas Wreath Contest, set for Dec. 3. Ready your wreaths
Pick up entry forms and contest rules at city parks and recreation facilities, Satellite City Hall offices, craft and hobby stores and the Office of Information and Complaint, Honolulu Hale, Room 302-C.
Contest divisions are for Adult Master (those who have won a cash prize in an earlier city wreath contest), Adult Novice, and Children and Youth (under 17). There will be $150, $100 and $75 cash prizes for first-, second- and third-place winners in each category.
Wreaths will be accepted between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Dec. 3 at Honolulu Hale's Lane Gallery, 530 S. King St. All entries will be displayed Dec. 6 through Jan. 5. Information: Ellen Katoda, 547-7395.
Polynesian luau dancers, singers and dancers, age 18 and older, are being sought for performances at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., and Tokyo Disneyland in Japan. Walt Disney wants you
Auditions will be held Oct. 25 and 26 at Mid-Pacific institute at 2445 Kaala St., and Oct. 27 at the Maui Marriott Hotel.
Oct. 25 auditions will be held at 10 a.m. for female dancers, noon for male dancers and fire/knife dancers, and 2 p.m. for an emcee/ singer who plays ukulele or guitar.
Oct. 26 auditions will be held at 10 a.m. for dancers and 11 a.m. for singers who dance.
Auditions on Maui will be held Oct. 25.
Luau dancers should have experience in traditional Hawaiian, Tahitian, Maori and Samoan dance styles.
Female luau dancers should bring pareau and bikini top; male dancers should bring shorts.
All dancers should bring their own dance implements and resumes.
The singer/emcee should have knowledge of Polynesian culture, excellent people skills and prepare a five-minute presentation.
Dancers will be taught a jazz/ballet combination and should have appropriate dance clothes and shoes.
Singers should prepare two vocal selections (uptempo and ballad) and provide sheet music in the correct key. An accompanist will be provided. No tapes please.
Disney hot line: (407) 397-3220.
Borders Ward Centre will host Hawaii Opera Theatre Oct. 18 in a free celebration of theater and music. Activities for kids and adults are: Opera Day at Borders
10 to 10:30 a.m. -- Wig and stage makeup demonstration; repeats 1:30-2 p.m.
Information: HOT at 596-7372.
Independent producer Adam Kline is looking for scripts by Hawaii writers to produce in Hollywood. So ya wanna write scripts
The CEO of Adam Kline Productions will teach a 9:30 a.m. to noon workshop Nov. 15, entitled, "The Producer," to demystify the film industry and share tips on what he looks for in a script.
Kline built his career by finding unknown writers and directors and packaging them with Hollywood talent and deal makers.
The fee for the workshop, co-sponsored by the Film and Video Association of Hawaii, is $35.
Information: 956-7221.
All you inventive types out there! Come up with a new or improved tool and you could win $10,000 for your design. Tool time for inventors
The Craftsman/National Science Teachers Association Young Inventors Awards Program invites students in grades four through six to enter the creations they've designed to make everyday living easier. Kids are encouraged to seek their teachers' guidance.
Twelve regional winners will receive a $5,000 savings bond. A national judging team will select a national winner from among the 12. That winner will receive an additional $5,000 bond. Winning teachers and schools will receive prizes from Sears stores and all entrants will receive gifts from Craftsman tools.
This past year's regional winners came up with a combination ruler/protractor/scissors, a no-drip spoon for tasting pasta sauces, a teeth flosser that cleans upper and lower teeth at the same time, a flexible hoe, a hammer that stores nails, and more.
The deadline to enter the contest is March 19. For information or an application, write to: Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Awards, care of National Science Teachers Association, 1840 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Va. 22201-3000; or call, toll free (888) 494-4994 or e-mail younginventors@nsta.org, or check the Web at http://www.nsta.org/programs/craftsman/htm.
The frog art contest last year at Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden was such a bounding success that the friendly garden folk are doing it again. Ribbet!Frog art contest repeats
So hop on down to either Ho'omaluhia or Foster botanical garden to get an official application form. Learn all that you can about the role of frogs in our changing environment then create your own three-dimensional frog. Turn in your creation by 1 p.m. Nov. 29.
All entries will be on display at Ho'omaluhia during December. For more information, call 233-7323.
Monday, October 6, 1997 The Hawaiian cowboy rides again. Gov. Ben Cayetano has just declared 1998 the Year of the Paniolo and the Hawai'i Big Island Visitors Bureau will turn its attention to promoting rodeo, parade and equestrian events. 1998 Year of the Paniolo
Ranching started on the Big Island when the first cattle arrived in 1793. Horses arrived 10 years later.
A web site is at http://www.rodeohawaii.com offering a listing of events. To receive a brochure or for more information, call 1-(808)-966-5416.
The 11th annual McGruff Fun Run takes place Sunday at Kapiolani Park, with an 8K and 3K course for runners and walkers. Up to 1,700 participants are expected. McGruff Run Sunday
The run, coordinated by the Optimist Club of Honolulu, benefits the McGruff Crime Prevention Campaign in Hawaii.
The 8K run will start at 6:30 a.m., starting at the park on Monsarrat Avenue
next to the zoo, heading to Fort Ruger Park, then back to Kapiolani Park.
The 3K run will start at 7:30 a.m. on Kalakaua Avenue, continuing in a circle around Kapiolani Park.
Entry fees are $16 per person for all individuals older than 12, and $14 per person for those below age 12. Groups of two will pay $12 per person; and groups of five will pay $10 per person.
Enter at packet pick-up 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at The Sports Authority on Ward Avenue.
For more information, call 255-4479.
Krater 96 (KRTR-FM) is looking for the best of isle artists and songwriters for "Home Grown '97," a compilation album of original, never-released or published material based on Hawaii themes. 'Home Grown' talent
Rules and release forms are available at the radio station at 970 N. Kalaheo Ave. C107 in Kailua, as well as participating stations KBIG-FM on the Big Island, KONG-FM on Kauai and KNUI-FM 99 on Maui.
All artwork and song entries must be submitted by Oct. 31. "Home Grown '97" CDs and cassettes will go on sale the day after Thanksgiving, and funds raised will be donated to Habilitat.
More information can be found online at http://www.krater96.com or call 254-3596.
Bill Barclay, a film director of Maori descent, will deliver the keynote address Nov. 11 for "Featuring Paradise: Representations of Pacific Islanders in Film and Video," a conference in which filmmakers and commentators from the United States and Pacific region will critique moving images of the Pacific Islands produced over the last century. Re-imaging 'Paradise'
From the Nov. 11 to 13, there will be screenings with panel discussions on the notion of "paradise" that characterized early Hollywood productions, and ways in which race and gender influenced those representations. Speakers will also examine ways in which indigenous filmmakers are re-imaging the Pacific.
Registration is $4 per day for the conference, convened by the University of Hawaii Center for Pacific Island Studies.
For information, call Tisha Hickson at 956-2652 or send
e-mail to ctisha@hawaii.edu.
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