It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the weekend’s literary and library events here in Hawaii.
Bento Contest!
Mutual Publishing is hosting a fun contest the next few weeks! They want you to show off your very own Bento Box creations. Design and create your own unique bento box, take a picture of it and share it with Mutual Publishing. Winner will receive recognition, their bento box proudly displayed on Mutual’s Facebook and Twitter pages, and two free bento cookbooks. Here’s the breakdown:
What: Bento Box design contest
When: January 22nd – February 28
How: Post a photo of your bento on Mutual Publishing’s Facebook page or e-mail the photo to info@mutualpublishing.com.
Criteria and Categories: One winner only, best overall design
Prize: One winner will receive both Hawaii’s Bento Box Cookbook and Hawaii’s Bento Box Cookbook 2nd Course [read our review], both by Susan K. Yuen.
This sounds like a fun contest, so I recommend everyone to participate!
A Sense Of Place Giveaway
Need a mental vacation? Let Place and Remodelista get you to paradise faster. Enter to win a signed copy of Mary Philpotts McGrath’s book, Hawai’i: A Sense Of Place. Two winners will be selected.
“The book, Hawaii a Sense of Place by Mary Philpotts McGarth received the top book award for 2006 from the Hawaii Book Publishers Association. Her great lessons in flower arranging have served many a photo shoot.” – David Duncan Livingston
Need to escape to paradise faster? Click here to purchase unsigned copies of Hawai’i: Sense of Place.
Sweepstakes Starts: January 14, 2011 @ 06:00 am (HST)
*Information taken from their Facebook entry. If you’re on Facebook you can enter the sweepstakes with one click! Check it out here.
Now on to the events!
Saturday, January 22
- 10:00am – Maui! Bring your keiki to children’s story time at Barnes & Noble in Lahaina. More info here.
- 10:30am – Come and see “The New Sense-Sational Show” at Mililani Public Library! This show takes into consideration young children’s developmental level and puts them at the center of the production. Part performance, part participation, this new take on a popular HTY production offers plenty to see! And smell! And hear! And touch! And even to taste! This free 30-minute program is suggested for ages 3 to 5. Call 627-7470 for more info.
11:00am – Hawai`i Kai Public Library presents a “Meet the Author” free program called Prescriptions for Living a Creative Life by author Neil Tepper at 11 am. You can read our review of Tepper’s book of the same name here: [Free your creativity!…]. Tepper is a former creative executive with Coca-Cola Company, Universal Television and other companies, as well as a TV producer and award-winning photographer and songwriter. For more information call 831-6877 or visit librarieshawaii.org.
- 11:00am – Children’s Story Time at Barnes & Noble Ala Moana. They’ll be reading Quackenstein Hatches a Family by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen. More info
- 01:00pm – Learn the “Art of Origami” with Scott Macri, a member of the Hawaii Origami Club, at Kapolei Public Library. Paper will be provided for the workshop and participants can take home their origami models. This three-hour workshop is recommended for ages 12 and older. For more information, call 693-7050.
01:00pm – Author Event at Barnes & Noble Kahala Mall. Come and meet author Hazel Kazuko Arii Ho as she will be signing copies of her book One Cup Rice: Life Stories. You can learn more about the book here.
- 02:00pm – Author Event at Borders in Ward Centre. If you missed Chef Alan Wong discussing his cooking style and influences and signing his new cookbook, then you must check this out—could be the last signing in a while! Meet renowned local chef Alan Wong as he discusses and signs copies of his new cookbook The Blue Tomato. [Read our review here]
Sunday, January 23
03:00pm – Revolution Books (2626 S. King Street) will host a reading from two authors. Tom Gammarino will read from his recent novel: Big in Japan: A Ghost Story and Joseph Cardinale from his just-released book of short stories: The Size of the Universe. Tom Gammarino received his Ph.D. at UH Manoa last year and is now teaching at Punahou. Joseph Cardinale is working on his Ph.D. at UH-Manoa. Join them to hear from two of Hawai`i’s newest published authors. More info here.
- 05:00pm – Author Event at Barnes & Noble Kahala Mall. Come to the store as they welcome author John A. Andrews. He’ll be signing copies of his novel, Rude Buay: The Unstoppable. More about the book here. More info about the event here.
Remember, all events listed above may be subject to change. Please contact the venue beforehand if you plan on attending. We encourage you to click on the links that are included with the events in the timeline above. More events can be found on our Hawaii Book Blog Events Calendar. You can also keep up with events through us on Twitter by following @HawaiiBookBlog.
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!
