90th Anniversary Events In August
Gardens of France continues through August 11
MF 104, Sun noon-4. Photography exhibit, Legendary Gardens
of France. Commons Gallery, Art Bldg., UHM. Related slide lectures on
Le Jardin de Villandry: Legendary Vegetable Garden August 3; Les Jardins
de Versailles August 7; A Stroll Through Paris August 8; Garden Scenery
from the Paris Opera August 9; and Monet's Garden, Giverny August 10. Contact:
Summer Session, 956-SUMM, website http://www.summer.hawaii.edu
Tahiti Song and Dance, August 1
8 p.m. Music and Dance of Tahiti, Timi Taupua and Te Vai Rua Nui,
Music Courtyard, UHM. Tickets $10 and $8. Contact: Summer Session, 956-SUMM,
website http://www.summer.hawaii.edu
Chamber Music, August 2
8 p.m. Festival of France Concert, Classics of the French Chamber Orchestra.
Tickets $12 and $10. Orvis Auditorium, UHM. Contact: Summer Session, 956-SUMM,
website http://www.summer.hawaii.edu
Med School's White Coat Ceremony, August 8
6 p.m. White Coat Ceremony welcomes John A. Burns School of Medicine class
of 2001. Contact: Julie Woo, 808-956-5087.
Graduation Exercises, August 10
9:00 a.m. UH Manoa Summer Commencement. Special Events Arena. Contact: Special
Events, 956-6934.
Vocalist at Orvis, August 10
7 p.m. The Impressionist Garden featuring Damien Top, tenor. Tickets
$12/$10. Orvis Auditorium, UHM. Contact: Summer Session, 956-SUMM, website
http://www.summer.hawaii.edu
Teachers' Big Island Retreat, August 1015
Ninth Annual Hawai'i National Great Teachers Seminar, a peer-education retreat
for high school and postsecondary teachers. Kilauea Military Camp, Volcano,
Hawai'i. Contact: Larry Fujinaka, Leeward CC, 808-455-0374. WWW: http://www2.hawaii.edu/hgts/greatteach.html
Hereniko Play Premiere, August 1417 and 2125
7 p.m. Fine Dancing, a new play by Vilsoni Hereniko (Last Virgin
in Paradise), UH Center for Pacific Islands Studies; stars Rena Owen
(Once Were Warriors' Beth), on the beach at Magic Island Lagoon.
Tickets at Hawai'i Theatre Box Office, 808-528-0506.
Exploring Korean Unification, August 19
1:30 p.m. Lecture, Problems and Prospects of Korean Unification, by Dae-hwa
Chung, professor and chair, Department of Political Science, Pusan National
University. Center for Korean Studies Auditorium, UH Manoa. Contact: 956-2212.
Wahine Volleyball Homecoming, August 23
Wahine Volleyball: Alumnae vs. Alumnae, 5 p.m.; Alumnae vs. Varsity, 7 p.m.,
Special Events Arena, UHM. Contact: 808-956-7523, http://www2.hawaii.edu/athletics
Classes Begin, August 25
First day of fall semester instruction, all campuses.
BeauSoleil Talk, Concert, August 29
· noon. In the Heart of the Bayou, talk by Michael Doucet of BeauSoleil.
Yukiyoshi Room, Krauss Hall, UHM.
· 7 p.m. BeauSoleil performance, Andrews Outdoor Theater, UHM.
Tickets $16 and $13. Contact: Summer Session, 956-SUMM, website http://www.summer.hawaii.edu
Football Season Kickoff, August 30
7:07 p.m. Football: UH vs. Minnesota. Aloha Stadium, Honolulu. Contact:
SID, 956-7523.
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