Posted on: Friday, February 22, 2002
THE LEFT LANE
Olympic tune-in
Worries that the Olympics mean relatively little to younger viewers have been dispelled by the current Winter Games, which are scoring across-the-board gains in various age groups.
Buoyed by record-breaking viewership for the opening ceremony Feb. 8, overall viewing of the Games' first week was up 29 percent from the first six days of the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. With all eyes on American figure skater Michelle Kwan Tuesday, NBC's Winter Olympics ratings soared to their highest since the opening ceremonies. An estimated 32.7 million people in the United States have been viewing at any given minute.
– Advertiser news services
Galleries invite your attendance
Nine galleries in and around Honolulu's Chinatown are holding their doors open tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. They include: Louis Pohl Gallery, 1056 Fort St. Mall; Pacific American Art Gallery, 925 Bethel St.; The ARTS at Marks Garage, 1159 Nu'uanu Ave.; The 2nd-floor lobby of 1132 Bishop St.; Ming's Antiques, 1144 Bethel St.; Picture City Art and Framing, 1127 Smith St.; Ramsay Galleries, 1128 Smith St. and Pegge Hopper Gallery, 1164 Nu'uanu Ave. and Pitre Fine Art, 1111 Nu'uanu Ave.. A map to all the galleries will be available. The art galleries have been struggling to keep their doors open since Sept. 11. If you want to know more about the downtown arts scene and to show your support, tomorrow is the day. For information, call 566-6644.
– Virginia Wageman, Advertiser staff writer
