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UH EventsTed Kooser speaks at Manoa and Windward, Windward’s Take 5 with Nature exhibit, Leeward’s Arabian Nights, Hilo’s Jane Eyre and International Education Week, Maui’s Boteilho reading, Manoa’s A Streetcar Named Desire, Merwin on Bibliovision, Ying Quartet performance and Becker lecture and Kaua‘i’s The Lines Are Drawn. Read more
Ted Kooser
Ted Kooser Visits
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Ted Kooser shares his poetry in a series of readings and workshops, Nov. 6–10. His focus will be to connect with writers and teachers as well as ordinary people who might consider poetry too abstract for them. (808) 235-7396
Nov. 6—Reading and conversation, Manoa, Campus Center Ballroom, 7 p.m.
Nov. 7—Do-It-Yourself Poetry: A Session for Writers, Windward, Paliku Theatre, 2 p.m.
Nov. 8—Poetry Reading, Kilauea Military Camp Theatre, 7 p.m.
Nov. 9—Local Wonders: Poetry and Place, Windward, Paliku Theatre, 7 p.m.
Nov. 10—What Makes Poetry? And Why Teachers Should Care, Windward, Paliku Theatre, 8:30 a.m.
More Events
Through Nov. 30—Gallery ‘Iolani features Take 5 with Nature, an exhibit of five artists with different media exploring plant forms, Windward, (808) 236-9155
Nov. 10–18—Leeward Theatre presents Arabian Nights, an adaptation of the famous collection of interlocking stories, Leeward, (808) 455-0385
Nov. 10–19—Hilo Theatre presents Jane Eyre, an adaptation of the classic Charlotte Bronte novel, Hilo, (808) 974-7310
Nov. 10–19—Kennedy Theatre presents A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams’ tale of secrets, lies and desires, Manoa, (808) 956-7655
Nov. 12–17—Hilo and Hawai'i celebrate International Education Week with films, crafts, food, international dances, African Night Celebration and more, (808) 974-7311
Nov. 8—Wayne Boteilho discusses his novel Maui Days, set against a politically charged mayoral election, Maui, Library 101, 3 p.m. (808) 984-3583
Nov. 7—Critically acclaimed poet William S. Merwin is featured on Hawai'i Bibliovision, Olelo Channel 55, 8 p.m. (808) 956-3049
Nov. 9—Jim Becker lectures on Eyewitness to History: Or, The Right Dalai Lama and Other Stories Behind the Stories, Manoa, Henke 325, 12 p.m., (808) 956-3774
Nov. 11—The Ying Quartet performs Mozart: K. 458, A Musical Dim Sum: A selection of Chinese-American works and Smetana No. 1, Manoa, Orvis Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. (808) 988-0098
Nov. 12—The one-act play in Pidgin The Lines are Drawn celebrating the apparently common man, Kaua'i, Performing Arts Center, 4 p.m., (808) 956-8246