Lit Beat
Advertiser Staff
SPECIAL EVENTS
Open-Mike Night & Poetry Slam, open-mike session at 7 p.m. and slam session at 8 p.m. Thursday, the Original Jelly's (behind Cutter Ford), 'Aiea; free. 484-4413.
Signings/Readings
Jerome Hagen, retired brigadier general and author of "War in the Pacific, 2nd Ed.," signs his book, 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, USS Arizona Memorial bookstore; sales of the book will benefit the Arizona Memorial Museum Association. 422-5664.
Daniel Kelin, author of "Marshall Islands Legends & Stories," reads from the collection and signs his book, 6-7 p.m. Monday, Hawai'i Kai Public Library; free. 397-5833. Also, 6-7 p.m. Tuesday at Wahiawa Public Library; free. 622-6345.
"Come to Kaimuki," book release party, 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Days of Aloha Cafe & Collectibles. 735-5166.
James B. LeVine, author of "The Privilege of Parenting," discusses parenting issues and signs his book, 10 a.m. Saturday, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall. 737-3323.
FOR WRITERS
Aloha Performing Arts Company requests scripts for its 10th annual Original Play Festival, to be held Aug. 18-23 in Kealakekua, on the Big Island. Plays selected will be performed as stage readings with minimal rehearsal and simple presentation. Call for additional requirements: (808) 322-9924. Deadline is May 30.
Writing Mo' Bettah together, a series of Master Workshops Online writer's workshops sponsored by Bamboo Ridge Press. The first class series, with one-on-one Internet interaction with instructor Nora Okja Keller, begins in early June. Workshop fee is $100. Download application from www.bambooridge.com or call 626-1481.
Beginning to write for children, a workshop by Elaine Masters on the basics of writing picture and chapter books and getting them published, with advice on business taxes and deductions from Don Masters; sponsored by the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators; 9-11:30 a.m. June 7, 322 Aoloa St., Kailua; $15 for SCBWI members, $20 nonmembers. Call for registration information: 926-0115.
Talk story Breakfast, two informal sessions with award-winning authors/illustrators, sponsored by the Society of Children's Book
Writers and Illustrators, 9-11 a.m. June 20 with David Shannon, author of the "David" books, and 9:30-11:30 June 28 with Allen Say, author of "The Sign Painter," and other children's books. Cost is $40 ($30 for SCBWI members). Sign-up deadline is June 6. Contact cowing@aloha.net.
Honolulu Theatre for youth and kumu kahua Theatre seeks stories and songs for the annual "Christmas Talk Story." Scripts that are dramatically active, written from a child's perspective and told in the first person, and are 350 to 700 words long are acceptable. Call 839-9885, ext. 17, for more information. Deadline is July 1.
Lee A. Tonouchi, a pidgin writer and activist, is seeking submissions for his "Da Kine Dictionary." Obtain submission forms for pidgin words at www.dakinedictionary.com or 734-7159, ext. 21.
Reading Groups
Southern lit reading group, discussion of Carson McCullers' "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter," 7 p.m. Wednesday, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall. 737-3323.
The Tolkien Society Hawaii Chapter, learn more about J.R.R. Tolkien and how to find your elvish name, 10 a.m.-noon May 15, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall. 737-3323.
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, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall. 737-3323.
Laura Numeroff, author of "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie," appears with the costumed character of her book, 10 a.m. Saturday, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall. 737-3323.
Keiki Storytime, 11 a.m. Saturdays, Children's Amphitheater, Borders, Ward Centre. 591-8995.
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