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Director will lead tour of art exhibit

Advertiser Staff and News Services

Newly appointed Honolulu Academy of Arts director Stephen Little will lead a tour of the museum's "East Meets West" exhibit at 5 p.m. April 30, with a reception to follow.

Little has worked at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago and is an acknowledged expert in Chinese and Japanese art.

Admission is $20. The deadline for reservations is today; call 944-7111.

Give 'Devil' its due with our book club

We don't think there is a Hawai'i connection this time: Gold has never been to the Islands. Nor, so far as we know, did the subject of the novel, magician Charles Carter, ever visit here. If you find an Island connection, let us know: bookclub@honoluluadvertiser.com.

Something else to look for: Gold weaves his name cleverly into a bit of trickery in the novel. Watch for it, and let us know if you find it. Free bookmarks to all who participate!

See more about the Honolulu Advertiser Book Club, including our interview with Glen David Gold, at the.honoluluadvertiser.com/current/il/bookclub.

Waipahu girl wins 'Star Search' round

Kaitlin Kiyan of Waipahu, already a singing veteran at age 12 with a number of local productions behind her, won the preliminary round of the "Star Search" Junior Singer competition Wednesday night.

Kaitlin sang "Paper Moon" and judge Ben Stein called it "fresh, sparkling, new, fabulous" because of her "power and personality." She tied with Vanessa Campagna of Beaver Falls, Pa., but won in a tie-breaker based on home scoring.

She competes again at 7 p.m. April 25 on CBS.

Travel Channel to feature Big Island

Big Island photographer Bryan Lowry, who has shot lava flows at Kilauea Volcano extensively since moving to the island in 1991, was among those asked to work with a Travel Channel crew for a production of "Secrets of Hawai'i's National Parks," airing at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Monday on the Travel Channel.

Four of Lowry's images will appear on the show, along with footage of walking on hot lava flows at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.