Lit Beat

SPECIAL EVENTS

• HAWAIIAN BOOK BLESSING of "Kahalaopuna: Ka U'i O Manoa (The Beauty of the Moon)," by James Rumford, 8 a.m. Saturday, Wa'ahila Ridge State Recreational Area, St. Louis Heights, off Ruth Street; BOOK LAUNCH, noon-3 p.m., Neiman Marcus, Ala Moana Center, third floor, Epicure; RAINBOW CELEBRATION, 3-5 p.m., Manoa Valley District Park Pavilion, 2721 Ka'aipu Ave.; Hawaiian and English editions available, to raise public awareness about Wa'ahila Ridge. 988-6016.
• BOOKS IN GOOD CONDITION being accepted for the Annual Children's Used Book Sale Oct. 6; drop them off at University of Hawai'i- Manoa English Department or The Waldorf School, 350 Ulua St., Niu Valley, by Sept. 27. 956-7559, 373-9522.

FOR WRITERS

• HAWAI'I PACIFIC UNIVERSITY POETRY CONTEST: send three poems of fewer than 100 lines containing your name, address, phone number and/or e-mail and a five-line biography to The James M. Vaughan Award for Poetry, 1060 Bishop St., Suite 402, Honolulu, HI 96813; open only to Hawai'i residents; deadline Dec. 1; $500 prize, poem publication. 544-1107.
• CHILDREN'S BOOK WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS CONFERENCE 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 22, Pacific Beach Hotel, 2490 Kalakaua Ave.; $85 fee includes lunch, $75 fee for members of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. 808-554-4744.

SIGNINGS/READINGS

• JILL MARIE LANDIS, author of "Summer Moon," 2 p.m. Saturday, Borders Ward Centre, Ala Moana. 591-8995.
• JOHN SAUL, master of psychological terror and author of "The Manhattan Hunt Club," 8 p.m. Friday, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall. 737-3323.

READERS GROUPS

• SCIENCE FICTION READING GROUP, will discuss "Otherland" by Tad Williams, 7 p.m., Barnes and Noble, Kahala Mall. 737-3323.
• Beginning Hawaiian Language classes 6 p.m. every Wednesday, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall; free.
• SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY READERS GROUP meets 7 p.m. the last Thursday of each month at Borders-Ward Centre.
• Henri Nouwen monthly reading group, 7 p.m., the last Thursday of each month, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall. 737-3323.
• 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

• KEIKI STORYTIMES, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall. 737-3323.
• Keiki Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. Saturdays, Borders-Waikele; free.
• AMERICAN GIRLS CLUB, circus party with juggling, face painting and snacks, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall. 737-3323.
• 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.