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Symphony's MasterWorks season opens with famed violinist Lin | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper

Posted on: Friday, September 17, 2004

ISLAND LIFE SHORTS
Symphony's MasterWorks season opens with famed violinist Lin

Advertiser Staff and News Services

It's time for a little cultural fun as the Honolulu Symphony Halekulani MasterWorks season opens with renowned violinist Cho-Liang Lin, pictured. He has appeared as a guest artist with the Boston Symphony, New York Philharmonic and orchestras in France, Sweden, Japan, China and Taiwan.

The program includes "Serenade" by Leonard Bernstein and "Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95" by Antonín Dvorák. Samuel Wong conducts. Tickets are $26, $38, $48, $56 and $69.

It starts at 8 tonight and repeats at 4 p.m. Sunday. For ticket information, 792-2000 or (877) 750-4400.


Join other heroes on Make A Difference Day

Circle Oct. 23 on your calendar. That's the annual Make A Difference Day, when we all get a good hit of do-good, help-people, save-the-planet, not-so-random acts of kindness.

It's early yet, so the USA Weekend Web site, makeadifferenceday.com, only has a handful of projects listed for the Islands. But you can log on to fill out the form, which then lets you connect and network with others interested in helping out on projects.

Make A Difference Day is an annual community service project effort sponsored by USA Weekend and the Points of Light Foundation. Winning projects net awards for nonprofit associations.

Call (800) 416-3824.


Final word

Gwen Stefani | Singer quoted in Blender, September 2004

"I have to work out hard to be as hot as I am."
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