Is anyone else out there in Hawaii freezing their butt off? The last two nights have been extremely chilly! Hope everyone has a great weekend, please continue to help support Hawaii’s literacy by attending one of these fine literary events.
Friday, Feb. 19
- 07:00pm – Local Writers Read Their Writing at the Living Arts Gallery in Hawi on the Big Island. The Inkwells, a group of North Kohala writers, will share their prose as part of the Free “Meet the Authors” series hosted by the Living Arts Gallery. Contact: Living Arts Gallery, 808-889-0739, for more information.
Saturday, Feb. 20
- 10:00am – Costume character storytime at Barnes & Noble in Lahaina, Maui. Come join in the fun with the reading from The Cat in the Hat book, and a real visit from the book’s character that will be a great photo opportunity to have your children pose with The Cat in the Hat. More info
- 10:30am – See “Keiko and Louie: Best Best Friends (Mostly)” showing at Aina Haina Public Library. Created by Daniel A. Kelin, HTY’s Director of Drama Education, this 30-minute interactive program uses humor, movement, and participation to engage young audiences directly in the performance. More info
- 10:30am – “Roth IRAs: Retirement Can Be Less Taxing” at Kapolei Public Library. Learn about the differences between the various IRAs, features of the new tax law change, and the benefits of converting to a Roth IRA. This one-hour program will be held in the second floor Fiction area and is suitable for adults. Registration is requested but not required. For more information or to register, call 693-7050.
- 11:00am – Storytime at Barnes & Noble Ala Moana. What will Amelia Bedelia learn about Valentine’s Day? Will she love it? More info
- 11:00am – Elmo is Easy as 1-2-3 at Borders in Ward Centre, Waikele, Pearlridge, Kaneohe and Kahului. Reading of Sesame Street stories and a fun art project! Kids ages 2-7 are invited to join in on the fun! NOTE: This is NOT a costume character event. More info
- 11:30am –At the Hawaii State Library in the main lobby room see “Feng Shui and Chinese Astrology in the Year of the Tiger” with author S.F. Lum.
- 12:00pm – See the extreme robotics Team 2504 — The Farrington High School Governators. Meet their teacher, Bebi David, 2009 State Teacher of the Year. She will be signing her contribution to Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teacher’s Tales. More info
- 01:00pm – Author signing at Barnes & Noble Kahala. Meet author Aiko Kobayashi who will be signing copies of her new book In God’s Embrace. More info
- 01:00pm – Children’s event: An author reading at Barnes & Noble Ala Moana. Author Roger Hackett of Seattle will be here to read his new book and sign in the Children’s Department. More info
- 02:00pm – Author signing at Barnes & Noble Ala Moana. Meet author Tim Apicella and hear his experiences of his backpacking adventures and see his collection of artifacts from his travels. More info
- 02:00pm – Book signing and reading at Borders in Maui Marketplace. Author Jamie David will be on hand to present her new novel Johann Sebastian Humpbach. More info
Sunday, Feb. 21
- 03:00pm – At Native Books/Na Mea Hawaii in Ward Warehouse will be a talk story/book signing with Michelle Cruz Skinner featuring her latest book In the Company of Strangers. More info
- 03:00pm – Remembering Howard Zinn: Screening of Readings from Voices of a People’s History of the United States. At Revolution Books. More info
Remember, all events listed above may be subject to change. Please contact the venue beforehand if you plan on attending. More events can be found on our Hawaii Book Blog Calendar.
If you have an event you would like us to help promote, please leave us a comment here or e-mail me at aalba@hawaiibookblog[dot]com. Replace the [dot] with a ‘.’ when you compose the message. Mahalo and have a great weekend!
