Lit beat
Advertiser Staff
SPECIAL EVENTS
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY 54TH ANNUAL BOOK SALE, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday through July 14, McKinley High School cafeteria.
McCULLY-MO'ILI'ILI PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK SALE is accepting donations for book sale; 2211 S. King St. 973-1099.
FOR WRITERS
Maui Writers Conference, workshops, speeches, networking events, consultations with editors, Aug. 31-Sept. 9, Outrigger Wailea Resort, $695 fee, $40 per consultation; register by June 15; this year co-sponsored by the American Film Institute; also MAUI WRITERS RETREAT Aug. 24-29, $975 not including air fare, meals and accommodations, small group sessions with top writers, writing sample required, register by today. 888-974-8373 or 808-879-0061.
SIGNINGS/READINGS
WORDSTEW POETRY NIGHT, poets of all ages and styles share the microphone, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Monday, Mark's Garage, 1159 Nu'uanu Ave.; $5 admission; sponsored by Lizard Loft. 941-5097.
NURTURING THE FLAME OF RESISTANCE, poetry readings by Imai Kalahele, Noenoe Silva, Lynette Cruz, Misa Tupou, Fata Simanu-Klutz and Gabrielle Welford, among others, 6:30-10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Native Books, Kapalama, 1244 N. School St. 841-2447.
JOSEPH STANTON, poet, reading from his collection, "Cardinal Points: Poems on Baseball," 7 p.m. Friday, Barnes & Noble, top level, Kahala Mall.
MICHAEL BASNIGHT, author of "Deeper Than the Game," book signing 2 p.m. Saturday, Barnes & Noble, top level, Kahala Mall.
KATHLEEN NORRIS, author of "The Virgin of Bennington," reading and book signing noon, Saturday, Borders-Ward Centre.
RHODA E.A. HACKLER, author of "The Story of the Scots in Hawaii," book signing, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Thursday, Bestsellers Bishop Square.
ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA, ALOHA CHAPTER, featuring John White on surfer stories, 10 a.m. Saturday, 'Aina Haina Library; free.
SHAKESPEARE ON SUNDAY, reading from "Much Ado About Nothing," 2 p.m. next Sunday, Barnes & Noble, top level, Kahala Mall.
READERS GROUPS:
HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE READING GROUP meets 7:15 p.m. every Monday, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall; beginning Hawaiian language classes 6 p.m. every Wednesday; free.
LITERATURE READERS GROUP meets 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Borders-Ward Centre.
ROMANTIC BORDERS READERS GROUP meets 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Borders-Ward Centre.
SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY READERS GROUP meets 7 p.m. the last Thursday of each month at Borders-Ward Centre.
HAWAII FILM FANS meets 3 p.m. the first Sunday of each month at Borders-Ward Centre.
YOUNG READERS GROUP meets 3 p.m. the third Sunday of each month at Borders-Ward Centre.
FOR KEIKI
RONALD MCDONALD will sing, perform magic tricks and read a funny story 10:30 a.m. Monday, Waipahu Public Library, 94-275 Mokuola St. 675-0358.
BOOKS COME IN ALL FLAVORS, keiki story time for ages three to seven, 10:30-11 a.m., Tuesday, Mililani Public Library, 95-450 Makaimoimo St. 627-7470.
Barnes & Noble CRAFT AND Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, 2:30 p.m. Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays, top level, Kahala Mall; free. 737-3323.
Keiki Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. Saturdays, 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 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.
