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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Wednesday, May 14, 2003

THE LEFT LANE
Win a trip to London

Advertiser Staff and News Services

Write 300 words and win a magic trip. Ten lucky Harry Potter fans, with one parent or guardian each, will win a trip to London in June so they can hear J.K. Rowling read from her newest Potter novel and answer questions.

Children's media company Scholastic has announced an essay contest: "If you could have one special power taught at Hogwarts (the school young wizard Harry attends), what would it be, and why?" Send the answer postmarked by May 21, a month before the debut of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." Entrants must be 18 or younger. Rowling will be at the Royal Albert Hall June 26. Complete rules and entry form are at www.scholastic.com/harrypotter.


New strip a real pearl

We've only just added the new comic "Pearls Before Swine" to our pages, and already it's up for an award. The National Cartoonists Society has put the strip, drawn by Stephan Pastis, up for best newspaper comic. Awards will be announced May 24 in San Francisco.

"Pearls Before Swine" joins "Bo Nanas," "Frazz," "Jump Start," "One Big Happy," and "Go Figure" in our daily pages. The educational "Short Cuts" has also been added on Sundays.

Comments? Call 535-2488, or write us at newcomics@honoluluadvertiser.com, with "comics" in the subject line.


Volunteers needed

Organizers of the Hawaii International Jazz Festival, planned for July 18-19 at the Blaisdell Concert Hall, need volunteers to help with T-shirt sales, distributing posters and fliers, airport pickups and more. To volunteer, call the festival office at 941-9974, or write to AEWjazz1@aol.com.

See www.hawaiijazz.com.


Island homes on HGTV

"Historic Homes of Hawaii," a one-hour special premiering Sunday at 5 p.m. on HGTV, brings the history of Hawai'i to life by looking at some of the Islands' most distinctive homes, including Shangri La on O'ahu and Hulihe'e Palace (pictured) on the Big Island.