Lit Beat

Advertiser Staff

SPECIAL EVENTS

• Arabian Nights Afternoons presents "The City of Brass & Other Stories," read by storyteller Jeff Gere with music, shadow puppets and belly dancer; 2 p.m. today, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Doris Duke theater; free. Information: 737-1774 or jeffgere@lava.net.

• The Arabian Nights presents "Fisherman's Tale & Other Stories," read by storyteller Jeff Gere with music, shadow puppets and belly dancer; 8-9:30 p.m. Friday, Indigo Restaurant; $20 (includes champagne). 521-2900.

Signings/Readings

• "The Spirit of Place," Doug Beasley, author of "Japan: a Nisei's First Encounter" discusses his work including his present project of photographing sacred places around the world, 7-9 p.m. Friday, Krauss Hall 012 Yukiyoshi Room, UH-Manoa. 956-3836.

• Leslie Leyland Fields, commercial fisherwoman from Kodiak, Alaska, reads from her book "Surviving the Island of Grace," 2 p.m. Saturday, Barnes and Noble, Kahala Mall. 737-3323.

FOR WRITERS

• Romance writers of america — Aloha Chapter, with talk by clinical psychologist Tracey Treverrow on abnormal behavior, 10 a.m. Saturday, 'Aina Haina Library; free. 735-9610.

• HPU High School Poetry Contest, open to high school seniors for their original poems of 20 lines or less; two winners to receive four-year, 50-percent scholarships to Hawai'i Pacific University. Entry deadline is March 10. Enter online at www.hpu.edu/poetry; by e-mail with downloadable entry form to poetry@hpu.edu; by fax with entry form to 544-0862; or by mail with entry form to: Catherine Sustana, Hawai'i Pacific University, 1060 Bishop St., Suite 402, Honolulu, HI 96813.

• Lee A. Tonouchi, pidgin writer and activist, is seeking submissions for his "Da Kine Dictionary." Pidgin word entries should include a definition and example sentence in pidgin, origin (optional) and the contributor's name, high school graduated from, graduation year and city. Obtain submission forms at www.dakinedictionary.com or 734-7159, ext. 21.

Readers Groups

• Beginning Hawaiian Language Class, meets 6:30 p.m. each Monday, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall. 737-3323.

• Literature Readers Group, meets 7 p.m. March 11, Borders, Ward Centre. 591-8995.

• Bestseller Reading Group, meets 7 p.m. March 12, Borders, Waikele. 676-6699.

For Keiki

• Keiki Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. Saturdays, Borders, Waikele. 676-6699.

• Craft and Storytime, 11 a.m. Tuesdays; storytime only, 11 a.m. Saturdays at Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall. 737-3323.

• Keiki Storytime, 11 a.m. Saturdays, Children's Amphitheater, Borders, Ward Centre. 591-8995.

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