Lit Beat
SPECIAL EVENTS
Bamboo Ridge 25th Birthday Bash, plate lunch, silent auction, books and collectables fair, 1-4 p.m. today, Manoa Grand Ballroom, Japanese Cultural Center; $25, partly benefits Bamboo Ridge Press. 626-1481.
Po'okela 2003, 20th annual Hawai'i stage awards ceremony, 8 p.m. July 21, preceded by 6 p.m. no-host cocktails and 7 p.m. buffet dinner, Ko'olau Country Club, Kane'ohe; $35 each for Hawaii State Theatre Council members with one guest; $50 each for nonmembers. Reservations: 261-3475.
SIGNINGS/READINGS
Gaèl Mustapha, children's author of "Surfer Boy," "Hula Girl" and "Haole Girl," 11 a.m. Saturday, Waldenbooks, Windward Mall (235-8004); also 1 p.m., Waldenbooks, Kahala Mall (737-9550).
Diana Fairechild, author of "Stategies for the Wise Pass-enger," speaks and signs book, 2 p.m. Saturday, Borders, Lihu'e. (808) 246-0862.
FOR WRITERS
Publishing Salons, with Cristina Salat on the process of publishing one's work, 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday (contracts) and Aug. 16 (ethics), Volcano Art Center. Registration: 967-8222.
Writing Mo' Bettah together, online writer's workshops sponsored by Bamboo Ridge Press. Workshop fee $100. Download application from www.bambooridge.com or call 626-1481.
Hybolics needs poetry, prose, songs, artwork, comics or essays for the upcoming Gen X Local issue. Mail submissions with a self-addressed stamped envelope to Hybolics Inc., attn. Gen X Local Anthology, P.O. Box 3016, 'Aiea, HI 96701. Deadline is Aug. 31.
FOR KEIKI
Storytime by Woody Fern, performances from "Legends of Hawaii," 5:30 p.m. Monday, Hawai'i Kai Library; free. 397-5833.
Keiki Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. Saturdays, Borders, Waikele. 676-6699.
Craft and Storytime, 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall. 737-3323.
"Story Time in The Garden," for ages 3 to 5, with nature craft and visit to tree in garden, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Fridays through Aug. 1, Foster Botanical Garden. Free. Registration: 522-7064.
Keiki Storytime, 11 a.m. Saturdays, Children's Amphitheater, Borders, Ward Centre. 591-8995.
Send announcements to Island Life, Lit Beat, The Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; fax 525-8055; or e-mail: islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com with "Lit Beat" in subject line.
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The Honolulu Advertiser Book Club
This month's selection
"The Territory of Men" by Joelle Fraser; Random House Trade Paperbacks, $12.95 (paperback release date is Tuesday)
Next book to be announced: Aug 3.
To post a comment or read others' comments: Go to "Talk Back" link on www.honoluluadvertiser.com.
To suggest a book: Go to "Talk Back" link on www.honoluluadvertiser.com. Write a mini-review of the book, or just a paragraph or two offering your reasons for suggesting it. That way, even if we don't choose the title, others can take your suggestion. If you aren't on the Web, write: Wanda Adams, The Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802, or fax 525-8055.
Listen: To the "Sandwich Islands Literary Circle" at 9:30 tonight, KHPR 88.1 FM, KKUA 90.7 FM Maui, KANO 91.1 FM Hilo; or hear the program online, starting tomorrow at the .honoluluadvertiser.com/current/il/bookclub.
