Terry Adkins, a sculptor, musician and performance artist whose work is in the permanent collections of New York's Museum of Modern Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art, gives a public lecture at 7:30 tonight at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa Art Auditorium.

His art is about humanity. "I try to represent people's contributions to making the world a better place. I try to right historical wrongs," says Adkins, who uses overlooked and discarded materials to create new forms.

His appearance is part of UH's Intersections program. Information: 956-5260, www.hawaii.edu/art/intersections.

ON HALLOW-WEEKEND, 'SAW II' HITS PAYDIRT

The bloody "Saw II" won the weekend with $30.5 million, almost double the $16.5 million opening of Antonio Banderas' and Catherine Zeta-Jones' swashbuckling sequel "The Legend of Zorro," according to studio estimates. "Prime," starring Uma Thurman and Meryl Streep, debuted at No. 3 with $6.4 million. Nicolas Cage's "The Weather Man" opened at a weak No. 6 with $4.3 million.

FINAL WORD

Meditation "turns up our light. And like a lightbulb, we can enjoy the inner peace but also spread it — that's the key to world peace."

Director David Lynch | speaking on meditation-based curriculum to New York University students, as quoted in Entertainment Weekly