honoluluadvertiser.com

Sponsored by:

Comment, blog & share photos

Log in | Become a member
The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Tuesday, May 19, 2009

ISLAND LIFE SHORTS
Fair makes symphony family-friendly

Advertiser Staff and News Services

Hawaii news photo - The Honolulu Advertiser

Advertiser library photo

spacer spacer
Hawaii news photo - The Honolulu Advertiser
spacer spacer

Many parents might think twice about taking children to a full symphony performance, but Saturday's Symphony Fair at the Waikiki Shell offers a family-style option for enjoying local orchestras, ensembles, choruses and a mass horn choir together.

Some family members can enjoy the music, while others can check out the "musical instrument petting zoo," hit the concession stands, get their faces painted and participate in other activities.

The Honolulu Symphony's fundraiser features 20 performing groups from all over O'ahu, along with autograph sessions with Jake Shimabukuro (right), Jimmy Borges and others.

The fair runs from noon to 5 p.m.; $3 adults, free for children under 10. Information: www.honolulusymphony.com.

— Treena Shapiro

TALK ABOUT IT

JOIN OTHER MOMS TO DISCUSS ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH ISSUES

If you're a mom who cares about the environment and its impact on your family's health, then you'll want to check out two new discussion groups that are accessible through www.HawaiiMomsLikeMe.com.

  • Green Moms focuses on "thinking green, living green, and buying green, and what we can do to create a healthier environment and a healthier future for our children." It's a national discussion group, sponsored by Benjamin Moore, so you get to hear the perspectives of hundreds of moms across the country.

  • Water for Life, also a national group, sponsored by PUR, focuses on the need for quality drinking water, as well as general family health issues.

    Go to the home page at http://Hawaii.MomsLikeMe.com and look for the Here to Help column on the right side. Click on the More from Here to Help link to navigate to the groups.

    — Esme Infante Nii