THE LEFT LANE
Wayne's whirl

Wayne Brady

Tickets are $35. They go on sale today for the second show at Ticket Plus outlets. Call 526-4400.

Brady also performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Castle Theatre at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Tickets are $45, $40 and $35. Call (808) 242-SHOW (7469).

If you're in a bad mood, TOUGH!

Bah, humbug. If it's not one thing, it's another. Now a stress management business in Kalamazoo, Mich., has gone and declared today the Great American Grump-Out. Seems organizer Janice Hathy, president of Smile Mania, was concerned over a recent study that found most Americans experience "an overwhelming amount of rudeness" from other people. Hathy's answer is to have at least one day in which Americans turn their frowns upside down by wearing something with a smile on it. She also suggests implementing a "Frown Fine" at home.

Harrumph.

Emmys for island TV

Hawai'i television shows and producers won a total of six Emmy Awards in the 31st Annual Northern California Area competition last weekend.

In a ceremony at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded statuettes:

• Light news feature series: Pamela Young, "Mixed Plate," KITV-4.
• Documentary: "Journey of Honor," Stuart Yamane, KHET-11.
• Cultural affairs program: "Always Remember," Sharene Saito Tam, Bob Loy, Jade Moon, Jim Mendoza, Kim Gennaula, Stacy Loe, Rob Young, KGMB-9.
• Informational program (two winners): "Pacific Adventures: The Big Island," Gary Sprinkle, KITV-4; "Surviving the Storm," Shari Shima, KHNL-8.
• Specialty-technical: OIA Football, Rodney Kobayakawa, Oceanic Cable.

The husband-wife team of Pamela Young and Gary Sprinkle are the first married couple to win awards in the same year. Young earned her sixth Emmy, Sprinkle his third. The other recipients were first-time winners.

Organizers of the ninth annual Hawaii International Jazz Festival are looking for jazz-lovin' volunteers for the July 18-19 concert series. Volunteer tasks run the gamut from assignments at the Blaisdell Concert Hall to picking up musicians at the airport and handing out fliers.

The earliest callers are sure to scoop up the sweetest jobs, so call the nonprofit organization early at 941-9974, or e-mail aewjazz@aol.com.

For festival tickets, call 941-9974.