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University of Hawai'i |
(808) 956-8856 Telephone |
For Immediate Release: |
September 8, 2000 |
Contact: Jim Manke - University Relations, 956-6106
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| Events at UH Campuses for the Week of Sept. 10-16 |
The UH Manoa Department of Co-Curricular Activities, Programs and Services will hold the Student Involvement Fair 2000, a forum for on-campus student clubs and organizations to inform and recruit new members. Free. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 12-13. Hemenway Lawn, UH Manoa. For information, call James Boldman at 956-4813 or e-mail boldman@hawaii.edu.
UH Hilo will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its first new major building in 20 years. The 85,000-square-foot facility will house state-of-the-art lecture halls, computer labs, tiered classrooms and more than 70 offices. 9:30 a.m. Sept. 13. Near the Campus Center Plaza, UH Hilo. Call Alyson Kakugawa-Leong at (808) 974-7642 or e-mail alyson@hawaii.edu for more information.
The UH Manoa School of Architecture kicks off its Fall Lecture Series with environmental-design pioneer Ralph Knowles. Knowles, a professor emeritus of architecture at the University of Southern California, will present a lecture on solar design. 5 p.m. Sept. 13. School of Architecture auditorium, UH Manoa. Free and open to the public. For more information, call Stephen Meder at 955-8341.
Caroline Sinavaiana-Gabbard, an assistant professor in English, will discuss Samoan-American playwright John Kneubuhl, best known for his later works like "Think of a Garden." Sinavaiana-Gabbard's lecture, "At Play in the Fields of Cultural Identity: John Kneubuhl's 'Polynesian Theater' at the Crossroads," will cover the lesser-known aspects of the playwright: his attempts to establish an indigenous Pacific theater in post-war Honolulu in the late 1940s as well as his work as a writer for Hollywood series like "Star Trek" and "Mission Impossible." Noon-1:20 p.m. Sept. 13. Burns Hall 2118, UH Manoa. For information, call 944-7585. For upcoming International Cultural Studies Fall 2000 speakers, visit www2.hawaii.edu/~culture.
The Leeward Community College Food Service Program students announce the reopening of The Pearl restaurant Sept. 15 for the 2000-2001 academic year. Lunch service is 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. The room will feature the "Cuisine of France" Sept. 13-22, prepared by Chef Linda Yamada and students. Call 455-0475 for more information.
Former Sierra Maestra trumpeter Jesus Alemany and his 15-piece all-star lineup of Cuban musicians will perform "Cubanismo!" Revel in Latin music, ablaze with fiery horns, blistering solos and captivating Latin percussion. 8 p.m. Sept. 15. LCC Theatre. Tickets: $18, $20. For information, call the LCC box office at 455-0385 or order tickets online at www.alaike.lcc.hawaii.edu/theatre/.
Outreach College hosts a night of entertainment as guests dine at Brew Moon Restaurant & Microbrewery then board a bus to LCC Theatre to the "Bang On A Can All-Stars Concert," featuring six of the world's most accomplished performers of new music. Sponsored by Outreach College in association with Hawai'i Public Radio and Outrigger Hotels and Resorts, with support from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. 5 p.m.-10 p.m. Sept. 16. Brew Moon Restaurant & Microbrewery and LCC Theatre. Dinner/Bus/Concert Package: $70. For information, call 956-6878 or visit www.outreach.hawaii.edu.
Outreach College presents the Honolulu premiere of the award-winning, acclaimed play from Japan whose successful English-language version successfully debuted last year on Broadway. After a motorcycle crash in present-day Tokyo, two bumbling comedians are reincarnated as kamikaze pilots in August 1945 in "The Winds of God (Kamikaze)." Now-Sept. 16. Mamiya Theatre, St. Louis/Chaminade campus. Tickets available at Tickets Plus outlets or charge by phone at 526-4000. Visit www.outreach.hawaii.edu for more information.
"Drawing 2000 Stretching the Point" is a unique exhibition created by 23 local artists who were given blank 14-foot-high walls and identical drawing kits to indulge their creative fancies. Challenged with limited quantities of common materials charcoal, chalk and tape to name a few the artists executed their works on the walls two weeks before the show's opening. Now-Sept. 22. UH Manoa Art Gallery. Several artists will be available to discuss their works during the last two gallery walk-throughs: 7 p.m. Aug. 30, noon Sept. 7 and Sept. 10. The gallery is closed Saturdays and Sept. 4, Labor Day. For information, call 956-6888. Visit www.hawaii.edu/artgallery/Drawing2000 for artists' biographies.
"Korean Masks from the Ryun Namkoong Collection" features more than 100 traditional Korean masks used in dance-dramas, shaman rituals and carnivals. Free. Exhibition viewing times: 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sundays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays, noon-3 p.m. Fridays. Now-Dec. 29. John Young Museum of Art, Krauss Hall 002, UH Manoa. For information, call Outreach College at 956-8866 or visit www.outreach.hawaii.edu/JYMuseum.
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