Lit Beat

Advertiser Staff

SPECIAL EVENTS

• "From the Mokaki Lounge," poets Katana, Steve Wong and Joe Balaz present their works accompanied by improvisational music group, the Mokaki Band, 7 p.m. May 11, University of Hawai'i-Manoa Art Auditorium; free. 237-8236.

• Friends of the Pearl City Library Book Sale, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. May 11, Pearl City Public Library, 1138 Waimano Home Road. 453-6566.

FOR WRITERS

• Honolulu Theatre for Youth, open call for stories to be included in Christmas Talk Story 2002; requirements: winter holiday theme, told in first person from young person's point-of-view, dramatically alive, involve a personal discovery, deal with a range of emotional experiences, 350-700 words, appropriate vocabulary for youth; $100 payment per accepted story; submission deadline July 1; send to HTY, 2846 Ualena St., Honolulu, HI 96819-1910, ATTN: Mark Lutwak. 263-9429.

• Writing With Spirit, three-week guided writers' circle, 6-9 p.m. June 5-19, Maui Community College; $69; open to all regardless of writing experience. (808) 984-3231.

• Original Play Festival seeking script submissions, any topic, three copies, typewritten, double spaced, numbered pages, bound; three performance-quality audiotapes or CDs with voice tracks must accompany musicals. Winning plays will be staged; send to KAPA OPF IX, P.O. Box 5502, Kailua, Kona, HI 96745; deadline May 17. (808) 322-9924.

SIGNINGS/READINGS

• Marsha Heckman, author of "Lei Aloha: Flower Lei of Hawai'i with Instructions," noon-3 p.m. Wednesday, Kauai Museum, 4428 Rice St., Lihu'e; 1 p.m. Saturday, Borders-Ward Centre; 4-5 p.m. Saturday, Borders-Waikele.

• Joan Namkoong, author of "Go Home, Cook Rice," noon-1 p.m. Saturday, Borders-Waikele.

• Sandy Takayama, author of "The Musubi Man," 12:30-1:30 p.m. Thursday, Bestsellers, Bishop Square, Pauahi Tower.

• Van James, author of "Spirit and Art," noon today, Borders-Waikele.

READERS GROUPS

• Henri Nouwen Monthly Reading Group meets 7 p.m., Thursday, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall. 737-3323.

• Romance Writers of America meets 10 a.m. Saturday, Aina Haina Public Library, 5246 Kalaniana'ole Highway; author/teacher Ian MacMillan to present a workshop on descriptive writing. 739-7722.

FOR KEIKI

• Keiki Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. Saturdays, Borders-Waikele; free.

• Barnes & Noble Craft and Story Time, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, 2:30 p.m. Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays, top level, Kahala Mall; free. 737-3323.

• Kids' Story Corner, 11 a.m. Saturdays, Children's Amphitheater, Borders-Ward Centre; free.