Lit Beat

Advertiser Staff

SPECIAL EVENTS

• "4 da luv of pidgin," a reading by bradajo, Lee Cataluna, Lisa Linn Kanae and Cedric Yamanaka, 7 p.m. reception, 7:30 p.m. performance Feb. 4, Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant St., downtown; admission $15, members free; sponsored by Bamboo Ridge Press; call to reserve. 626-1481.

FOR WRITERS

• 14TH ANNUAL HAWAI'I HIGH SCHOOL WRITING AWARDS COMPETITION for high school juniors and seniors; theme: a political, economic or social event that has had a significant impact on the history of Hawai'i and its relevance to understanding the complexity of life in our state today; typed, double-spaced, five page limit; mail to The Office of Scholarships and Honors Programs, Hawai'i Pacific University, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 201A, Honolulu, HI 96813; include a completed nomination form; deadline Feb. 1. 566-2430, (866) CALLHPU.

• "WRITING FOR FILM & TELEVISION: HOW TO MAKE A SCENE IN HOLLYWOOD," class taught by writer/producer Andrew Price, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 9 and 10, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Krauss 016; fee $200; registration number L04876. 956-7221, fax 956-3752, e-mail: www.outreach.hawaii.edu/pnm.

SIGNINGS/READINGS

• PATRICK CHING, wildlife artist and author of "Sea Turtles of Hawaii," presenting a slide show entitled "Marine Wildlife of the Northwest Hawaiian Islands," 6 p.m. Tuesday, Hawaiian Aquarium, Maui Ocean Center, Ma'alaea. 270-7086.

READERS GROUPS

• Hawaiian Language Reading Group, meets 7:15 p.m. every Monday, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall.