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For Immediate Release:	October 23, 1998
Contact: Donnë Florence, PIO, U Relations, Media & Publications 808-956-7522

UH Events in November Continuing through December 15. "Recent Acquisitions" of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts on display at Windward Community College Gallery 'Iolani. Works in all media by more than 40 artists including Reiko Brandon, Charles Cohan, David Graves, Sally French, Wayne Levin, Hanae Mills and Michael Tom. Gallery open 1-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Contact: Lisa Yoshihara, 586-0304. November 1-December 11. "At Home and Abroad: 20 Contemporary Filipino Artists," features more than 50 works of art by Filipino artists from around the world. The exhibit was organized by the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco in association with the Philippine Centennial Foundation/USA. UH Manoa Art Gallery, Mon.-Fri 10:30-4, Tues. till 8 p.m.; Sun. noon-4; closed Sat. and holidays. Media preview Oct. 28, 11 a.m. Opening reception Nov. 1, 4-6 p.m. Contact: Sharon Tasaka, 956-6888. November 3. Holiday-Election Day. November 3-6. Puerto Rico-born artist Pepon Osorio, famed for his South Bronx assemblages and installations, visits the UH Manoa Art Department Nov. 3-6; free public lecture Nov. 3, 8 p.m., UHM Art Auditorium. Contact: Gaye Chan, 956-5249, gchan@hawaii.edu. November 4, 7 p.m. "Hawai'i's Changing Economy: An Architect's View," lecture by Donald W. Y. Goo, FAIA, chairman of the board for Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo, and adjunct professor of the UH School of Architecture. Contact: Dennis Yamauchi, 956-3461, dennisya@hawaii.edu. November 5, noon-1:30. "Issues in Hawaiian Biography," brown-bag seminar by Henry Iwasa and Rubellite Johnson. Free. Center for Biographical Research, Cottage 96-36, 1633 East-West Road, UH Manoa. Contact: 956-3774, biograph@hawaii.edu. November 5-7. "Pacific Collections: Developing Libraries for the Twenty-First Century," Twenty-Third Annual University of Hawai'i Pacific Islands Studies Conference brings together speakers from libraries in many Pacific Islands. Panel discussions will cover such topics as current activities in Pacific libraries, bibliographic control, and cooperative efforts. The keynote address by noted Pacific historian David Hanlon will examine the changing practices of history and archival research in the Pacific. Other speakers will address the researcher's experience in the library and archives, the creation of Pacific Islands-related websites, researching Hawaiian history, and a teaching unit on Hawaiian historical sources. Karen Peacock, Pacific Curator, University of Hawai'i at Manoa Library, is the conference convenor. The conference will be held in the Imin Conference Center of the East-West Center in Honolulu. Contact: Tisha Hickson, Center for Pacific Islands Studies, ctisha@hawaii.edu. November 6, 8 p.m. Honolulu Chamber Music Series Concert featuring Prazak Quartet. presented by Outreach College, UHM Music, and Honolulu Chamber Music Series. $20/general, $15/students. UHM Orvis Auditorium. Contact: Susan Yokouchi, 956-8242, or visit www.outreach.hawaii.edu. November 6-15, 8 p.m. "Nanakuli," Hawaiian-style theater production directed by Paul Cravath. $11 for adults, $9 for students, seniors and military. Leeward Community College Theatre. Contact: LCC Box Office, 455-0385, email kcabral@hawaii.edu or visit LCCTheatre.hawaii.edu. November 7, 10 a.m. Hawai'i Opera Theatre performance, Little Red Riding Hood, presented by UHM Outreach College. Free. McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Park. Contact: 956-3836 or visit www.outreach.hawaii.edu. November 7, 3:30-5:30 p.m. UH Alumni Association presents Homecoming pre-game party at Aloha Stadium, Southwest End Zone, features musical entertainment by Hapa, barbecue by Aramark, sample menus from Ward's Centre restaurants Bernard's New York Deli, Compadres, Haili's Hawaiian Foods, Jean-Marie Josselin's A Pacific Cafe, Ryan's, Starbucks Coffee and Tropic Fish and Vegetable Center-plus beer tasting courtesy of Brew Moon. Reservations by Nov. 2. For Homecoming tickets or information contact: UH Alumni Association, 956-ALUM, or Special Events, 956-6934. Football game vs. San Jose State (kickoff 6:05 p.m.) follows Homecoming party. Sports Information: 956-7523. November 9, 12:30 p.m. "Quality of Life in Long-Term Cancer Survivors," lecture by Carolyn Gotay, Ph.D., Associate Researcher, Prevention and Control. Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, 1236 Lauhala Street, Suite 401. Contact: Wendy Mitchell, 586-3010), Wendy@crch.hawaii.edu. November 9, 3:30-5 p.m. "Can Climate Change Be Predicted?" Hawai'i Chapter of Sigma Xi, The Research Society, National Lecture by Warren M. Washington, National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, CO. UHM School of Architecture Auditorium. Contact: Dian Dooley, 956-7021. November 9-10. Center for Southeast Asian Studies and UH Dance Program present visiting artist Anis Nor, associate professor in Dance and Music, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, in a master class (Monday 12:30-1:50, UHM Dance Building), lecture (Monday 3-4:30 p.m., UHM Moore 319), and lecture/demonstration (Tuesday 1:309-2:45, UHM Kuykendall 208) on Malaysian Dance. Contact: 956-2688. November 11. Holiday-Veterans' Day. November 12-13. UH campuses take part in College Fair at Neal Blaisdell Center, Honolulu. A new UH exhibit, partially supported by Associated Students of UH, debuts at this event. UH campuses will also be represented at Neighbor Island College Fairs this month; Nov. 16 on Kaua'i, Nov. 17-18 on Maui, Nov. 19 in Hilo and Nov. 20 in Kona. Contact: Ray Allen, 956-4839. November 13, 12:30 p.m. UHM Food Science & Human Nutrition seminar: "Integrating Research into the Undergraduate Nutrition Curriculum" by Dian Dooley. UH Manoa Webster 113. Contact: 956-7411. November 13, 8 p.m. UHM Music at Manoa presents "Opera Workshop in Concert." Student singers present staged scenes from operas, operettas and musicals, directed by John Mount and Laurence Paxton. $5/$3. Reserve by phone, 95-MUSIC; advance ticket purchase at UH Campus Center; remaining tickets at the door. Orvis Auditorium. Contact: 95-MUSIC or visit www2.hawaii.edu/~uhmmusic/schedule.htm. November 14-15. UH Hilo Alumni Weekend includes exhibition game Saturday against opponent to be announced. Contact: Kelly Leong, UH Hilo, 974-7606. November 14, 7:30 p.m. UHM Music at Manoa presents an outdoor concert of big-band jazz by the UH Jazz Ensembles with special guests Noel Okimoto, drums, and Tim Tsukiyama, saxophone; Patrick Hennessey, director. $5/$3. Reserve by phone, 95-MUSIC; advance ticket purchase at UH Campus Center; remaining tickets at the door. UHM Music Courtyard. Contact: 95-MUSIC or visit www2.hawaii.edu/~uhmmusic/schedule.htm. November 17, 5-8 p.m. Koa Anuenue's "Stan Sheriff Tailgate Party" is a scholarship fundraiser with refreshments, auctions, putting and basket-shooting contests, prizes and fun at the Stan Sheriff Center, UHM. Tickets, $125 per person; proceeds to Stan Sheriff Athletic Scholarship Endowment Fund. Contact: Carole Gouveia, 956-6500. November 17-18. UH Distinguished Lecture Series presents its second guest for 1998-99, William Schopf, discoverer of Earth's oldest fossils. Schopf's public lecture Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. in UH Manoa Campus Center Ballroom is entitled "Ancient Life on Earth and Mars: Extraordinary Claims! Extraordinary Evidence?" Schopf will also present a technical colloquium at 4 p.m. on Nov. 18 in POST 723 entitled "Tracing the Ancient Roots of Life: Solution to Darwin's Dilemma." The colloquium is co-sponsored by the Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, the Department of Geology and Geophysics and the Pacific Biomedical Research Center. Both talks are free and open to the public. Contact: David Baker, Distinguished Lecture Series coordinator, 956-9405. November 19, noon-1:30. UHM Center for Biographical Research: "Hiram L. Fong: First Asian American U.S. Senator," brown-bag seminar by Michaelyn Chou. Free. Center for Biographical Research, UHM Cottage 96-36, 1633 East-West Road. Contact: 956-3774, biograph@hawaii.edu. November 19, noon. "I Don't Think It's an Answer to the Question: Discourse Structure and Culture in the Courtroom," lecture by Diana Eades, part of Department of English as a Second Language Lecture Series. UHM Moore 119. Contact: Gabriele Kasper, 956-2787. November 19-20. Voicestream Wireless Invitational Men's Basketball Tournament: Marquette, Oklahoma State, Nicholls State and UH. $13/lower, $10/upper, $7/student 4-18, $7/UH student upper, $8/super rooter. Stan Sheriff Center, UH Manoa. Contact: 956-4481 or (V/T) 944-BOWS). November 20, 8 p.m. Music at Manoa: Manoa Jazz Quartet. Debut concert of the UHM Music Department's newest performing group presents small ensemble jazz with featured student soloists, directed by Scott Takata. $5/$3. Reserve by phone, 95-MUSIC; advance ticket purchase at UHM Campus Center; remaining tickets at the door. UHM Music Room 36. Contact: 95-MUSIC or visit www2.hawaii.edu/~uhmmusic/schedule.htm. November 20-22. Hawaiian Regent Classic Women's Basketball Tournament: Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota and UH Wahine. $6/adult, $5/senior, $4/student 4­18, $4/UH student. Stan Sheriff Center, UH Manoa. Contact: 956-4481 or (V/T) 944-BOWS. November 23, 7:30 p.m. UHM Music at Manoa: UH Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Grant K. Okamura, conductor, with special guest conductor, Warren Barker, noted composer/arranger of band music. $5/$3. Reserve by phone, 95-MUSIC; advance ticket purchase at UHM Campus Center; remaining tickets at the door. Blaisdell Concert Hall. Contact: 95-MUSIC or visit www2.hawaii.edu/~uhmmusic/schedule.htm. November 24, 7 a.m.-8:30 p.m. PHOTO OPPORTUNITY. "Taking Care of Business" expo offers a chance for local employers to sample the staff-training available through UH Community Colleges. Exhibits and mini-classes demonstrate the wide range of options for on- or off-campus classes that can be customized for a specific business. The exposition at Neal Blaisdell Center is organized by UH Community Colleges in partnership with the State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Morning session (7-1, $15) includes Continental breakfast; evening session (5-8:30, $15) includes light pupus; full-day registration ($25) includes breakfast and pupus. Pre-registration information is available from DLIR's Workforce Development Division, 586-9065 or 586-9066. Contact: Marilyn Walsh, UH Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, 956-3862. November 24, 7 p.m. UHM College of Social Science and Matsunaga Institute for Peace presents "New Collective Responsive to Globalization" by Jon Goldberg-Hiller, part of continuing series on globalization. Tuesday evenings on 'Olelo Channel 55. Contact: Institute For Peace, 956-7427, email uhip@hawaii.edu or visit www2.hawaii.edu/uhip. November 24, 8 p.m. UHM Music at Manoa presents Kawana'ao, the UH Contemporary Music Ensemble performing music of 20th-century masters including Bela Bartok, John Cage, George Crumb, Donald Erb, Lou Harrison, and others, directed by Robert Wehrman. $5/$3. Reserve by phone, 95-MUSIC; advance ticket purchase at UHM Campus Center; remaining tickets at the door. UHM Orvis Auditorium. Contact: 95-MUSIC or visit www2.hawaii.edu/~uhmmusic/schedule.htm. November 26. Holiday-Thanksgiving Day. Instructional Holiday Nov. 27. November 27-29. Seventh Annual City Bank/Aloha Airlines Big Island Invitational Basketball Tournament: UH Hilo, Evansville, Georgia Tech, New Orleans, St. Louis, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin-Green Bay. Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium, Hilo. Tickets: 974-7543. Contact: Kelly Leong, UH Hilo, 974-7606. November 27-29. Rainbow Wahine Basketball Classic: North Carolina, St. John's, Nebraska, UCLA, Kentucky, Louisville, Illinois State and UH Wahine. $7/adult, $6/senior, $5/student 4­18, $5/UH student. UHM Stan Sheriff Center. Contact: 956-4481 or (V/T) 944-BOWS. November 27, 29. United Airlines Tip-Off Tournament, Men's Basketball: Wichita State, Auburn, Rutgers and UH. $13/lower, $10/upper, $7/student 4­18, $7/UH student upper, $8/super rooter. UHM Stan Sheriff Center. Contact: 956-4481 or (V/T) 944-BOWS.

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