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.
Friday, July 2
- 10:00am – Meet author Crystal Watanabe at Marukai Wholesale Mart (2310 Kamehameha Hwy). Learn all about the fun world of bentos. She’ll be signing copies of her new book Yum-Yum Bento Box: Fresh Recipes for Adorable Lunches. More info
- 10:00am – Children’s Storytime at Barnes & Noble Storytime. More info
- 10:30am – “It’s Book Time w/ Ronald McDonald!” at Aina Haina Public Library. Ronald will provide a fun-filled interactive performance that will engage children with a creative mix of music, magic, and games, all intended to reinforce the idea that reading is fun and books are an important part of each day. More info
- 10:30am – “Sing Along with Uncle Wayne Watkins” at Kihei Public Library (Maui). Wayne Watkins will inspire children to get up and move with him as he strums his acoustic guitar and sings a variety of children’s songs. More info
- 01:00pm – Meet author Crystal Watanabe at Marukai Market Place (Ward Farmers Market). Learn all about the fun world of bentos. She’ll be signing copies of her new book Yum-Yum Bento Box: Fresh Recipes for Adorable Lunches. More info
- 02:00pm – “Living a Life of Reiki” at Barnes & Noble Lahaina (Maui). Author Signing and Demo: Join us for this educational opportunity to learn about Reiki Natural Healing from Shalandra Abbey, a Maui Reiki Master with over 20 years experience. More info
- 02:00pm – “Sing Along with Uncle Wayne Watkins” at Wailuku Public Library (Maui). Wayne Watkins will inspire children to get up and move with him as he strums his acoustic guitar and sings a variety of children’s songs. More info
- 02:30pm – “All Together Now” at Pahala Public School & Library (Big Island). James McCarthy is a multi-talented actor, musician, educator, and storyteller. His “say what I say, do what I do” stories and songs will involve participation, singing, surprises and gleeful fun. More info
- 04:30pm – “First Friday Keiki Read Aloud!” at Basically Books in Hilo (Big Island). On the First Friday of each month, our staff will feature several new children’s books to read. July’s selections are Too Many Mangos and Kohala Kuamo’o. More info
- 05:30pm – First Friday Event with Author Odette Rickert at Basically Books in Hilo (Big Island). Their July guest is Odette Rickert, author of the visually and poetically lovely book The Seas Stay Waiting. More info
Saturday, July 3
- 10:00am – Meet the Author Book Signing with Tiki Tales at the Designing Wahine Emporium in Makawao Maui July 3 from 10-11am, right after the parade.
- 11:00am – Children’s Storytime at Barnes & Noble Ala Moana. Featuring Dino’s Love Underpants! More info
- 1:00pm – Book Signing at Barnes & Noble Kahala Mall. Chefs Eric Leterc, Vikram Garg, Hiroshi Fukui, D.K. Kodama, Ed Kenney, Tylun Pang and Dean Okimoto of Nalo Farms will sign copies of their latest cookbook, The Hawai’i Farmers Market Cookbook, Volume 2. More info
- 1:00pm – Author Signing at Barnes & Noble Ala Moana. Meet author Crystal Watanabe and learn the fun of styling healthy foods into delicious, neatly packaged art with both bento basics and advanced techniques. She’ll also be signing copies of her new book Yum-Yum Bento Box: Fresh Recipes for Adorable Lunches. More info
Sunday, July 4
- Have a Happy 4th of July everybody!!!!!!
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!
