THE LEFT LANE
Latin Grammys offer star performances
Advertiser Staff and News Services
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Gloria Estefan and Jimmy Smits co-host the ceremony.
Presenters include 'N Sync's Justin Timberlake, Hector Elizondo ("Chicago Hope") and recording artist/actress Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Local actress goes Broadway, baby!
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Nataysha comes from a theatrical family; she has extensive stage credits in such shows as "South Pacific" at the Castle Performing Arts Center, "A Christmas Carol" for Honolulu Dance Theatre, and "Oliver" at Diamond Head Theatre.
Nataysha will sing "Broadway Baby" from the Stephen Sondheim musical "Follies," and join other cast members in song.
You can push, but you cannot shove
Honolulu's tai chi grand master Dong Zeng Chen will hold a free martial arts demonstration showcasing a simplified form of sparring called "pushing hands" at 2:45 p.m. Sunday, at the Sun Yat Sen School (135 N. Kukui St., across from Borthwick Mortuary).
The two-person tai chi exercise is a gentle sport of control where one person wins by upsetting the other's balance. As the match begins, opponents use their hands to push against each other, trying to control the other's energy. No shoving is allowed.
When performed correctly, the motion of tai chi reflects the opposing influences of yin and yang.
For photos and more information, log onto www.taichiacademy.com/pushhands.htm.
Islanders divided over Mrs. America
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A former Miss Thailand World, Helen Berger, 30, lived here for five years as a military dependent and returned to Hawai'i last year with her husband and infant daughter. She won the Mrs. Hawaii title in June.
The second champion for the local crowd will be the Colorado-born Emily Stark, whose high school days were spent on Maui.
She became the focus of widespread media attention not from her Mrs. Colorado crown but after her twin daughters were born joined at the base of the spine last year. Surgeries successfully separated the twins when the girls were 7 months old.
Tonight's preliminaries begin at 6 p.m. in the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom, with the contest's finals set for 6 p.m. Friday on the lagoon lawn.
Tickets cost $50 tonight; admission to Friday's black-tie event is $60. Information: 949-4321, ext. 312.
