Lit Beat
Advertiser Staff
SPECIAL EVENTS
HUMANITIES DISCUSSION, with Kathleen Tyau, author of "A Little Too Much Is Enough," 7 p.m. Wednesday, McCully-Mo'ili'ili Public Library, 2211 S. King St.; free. 973-1099.
THE STORY OF THE SCOTS IN HAWAI'I, public panel discussion by the Caledonian Society, authors of a book of the same name, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Old Archives Building, 'Iolani Palace grounds, refreshments 7 p.m.; Society business meeting precedes lecture; free. 537-6271.
CEMENTUS — E PILI KaKOU, amplified poetry and concrete poetry exhibit, 7-9:30 p.m. Saturday, Native Books, Kapalama, 1244 N. School St.; free. 845-8949.
FRIENDS OF WAHIAWA LIBRARY BOOK SALE, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday Wahiawa Public Library, 820 California Ave., special events room. 621-2386.
McCULLY-MO'ILI'ILI PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK SALE is accepting donations for book sale; 2211 S. King St. 973-1099.
FOR WRITERS
FICTION AND NONFICTION FOR SERIOUS BEGINNERS, presented by writer Karin Ireland, 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 8 and 10, Kapi'olani Community College; register for course # 011BMGN430A. 734-9211.
THREE POETRY CONTESTS, cash prizes; 21 lines or fewer, with name and address to: Celestial Arts, P.O. Box 1140, Talent, OR 97540, deadline Tuesday.; Free Poetry Contest, 103 N. Wood Ave., PMB 70, Linden, N.J. 07036, deadline May 17; Free Poetry Contest, PMB126, 1626 N. Wilcox Ave., Hollywood, CA 90028; deadline May 27.
SIGNINGS/READINGS
HEARD DA WORD? readings of short fiction in Pidgin by Lee A. Tonouchi, author of "Da Word," 8 p.m. Friday, Barnes & Noble, Kahala.
POETRY READINGS: from "Portable Planet" by Eric Paul Shaffer, author of "Portable Planet," 7 p.m. Friday, Borders-Kahului, Maui; by retired rocket scientist, Milton Wilson a.k.a. Al Oha and Keith Haugen, aka Hans Christian Haugen, 4 p.m. next Sunday, Atherton Performing Arts Studio, Hawai'i Public Radio studio, 738 Kaheka St.; free. 955-8821
FOR KEIKI
Merry Morning Storytime, 10:30-11 a.m. every Tuesday during January, Mililani Public Library, 94-450 Makaimoimo St., Mililani; free.
Barnes & Noble Storytime, 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays with craft and storytime, 10:30 a.m. every Thursday, 2:30 p.m. every Saturday, 2:30 p.m. every Sunday; free. 737-3323.
Keiki Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. Saturdays; Pajama Storytime with the Mouse, 7 p.m. Friday, Borders-Waikele; free.
Young Author's Sharing Group, grades one through six, 10 a.m. every second and fourth Wednesday, Borders-Waikele.
Kids' Story Corner 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays and Keiki Storytime/Kids Kraft Korner, 11 a.m. Saturdays, Children's Amphitheater, Borders-Ward Centre; free.
Children's Storytime, 10-10:30 a.m. Saturdays, Unity Church of Hawaii Bookstore, 3608 Diamond Head Circle; free. 735-4436 ext. 310.
