It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the week’s literary and library events here in Hawaiʻi.
Support our local literary scene and our local libraries by attending these events. Hope everyone has a great weekend!
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Friday, March 15
Kaui Hart Hemmings readings – Hawaii author Kaui Hart Hemmings, whose book The Descendants became an Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning movie, will read from her novel at two free readings. “The Descendants” won an Oscar this year for Best Adapted Screenplay and Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor and Best Picture/Drama. The film starred George Clooney as the head of a kamaaina family who discovers that his comatose wife was having an affair. Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa (2552 Kalakaua Ave). First reading is at 10:30 A.M. The second is at 3:30 P.M. This is the first of a series of guest artists who will talk about their work at the hotel. Source
Saturday, March 16
- Friends of Waialua Library Book Sale – The Friends of the Waialua Public Library holds a book sale at the library every 3rd Saturday of the month! There is also a bake sale at the book sale. Join the Waialua Friends in supporting the library and find cheap books and ono treats! Waialua Public Library (67-068 Kealohanui St.); 9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. For more info, click here.
Clear Englebert feng shui book event – Feng shui expert Clear Englebert explains chi energy and how to attract and maximize its beneficial flow, stressing the importance of the approach to the home. Learn why some energy from neighboring structures is considered negative and how to deflect it. Emphasis is placed on harmonizing the home with the surrounding landform. Examples are specific to Hawai‘i homes, and to the landscape, climate, and culture of the Islands, allowing a clear understanding of how to apply feng shui principles here. Book Gallery (259 Keawe Street, downtown Hilo); 10:00 A.M. For more info, visit Watermark Publishing.
- How to Care for Rabbits – Zac Johnson, accompanied by some of his pet rabbits, will present this special children’s event in conjunction with the Spring Reading Program. Johnson will discuss the proper care for these loveable, furry animals. Kapolei Public Library (1020 Manawai Street); 10:30 A.M. For more information, please call the Library at 693-7050.
Toot and Puddle Visit B&N! – Join the book store as they welcome lovable Toot and Puddle to the Forty Acre Woods. A special Saturday Storytime with very special guests. Meet them in the Children’s Department! Barnes & Noble Kahala Mall (4211 Waialae Avenue); 11:00 A.M. For more info, click here.
- Special Children’s Storytime – Come to the book store every Saturday for a fun keiki story time reading. This week they will be reading Clifford the Firehouse Dog by Norman Bridwell. This is a special storytime where they will be welcoming to the store, Clifford the Big Red Dog! Barnes & Noble Ala Moana Center (1450 Ala Moana Blvd. Suite 1272); 11:00 A.M. For more information, click here.
Sunday, March 17
- Feng Shui Garden Tour + Book Signing – Feng shui master, Clear Englebert is the author of a new book, Feng Shui for Hawaii Gardens [read our review here]. Come and meet Clear as he gives a Feng Shui Garden Tour of the area. Learn why some energy from neighboring structures is considered negative and how to deflect it. Emphasis is placed on harmonizing the home with the surrounding landform. The tour will be followed by a book signing. Volcano Garden Arts (19-3834 Old Volcano Road); 11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. For more info call (808) 985-8979.
- Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest – Poetry Our Loud encourages young people to learn about great poetry through memorization and performance, helping participants to master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about their literary heritage. Tenney Theatre (229 Queen Emma Square); 1:00 P.M to 4:00 P.M. For more info, click here. If you are interested in receiving further information, please contact Courtney Biggs at Honolulu Theatre for Youth by phone at 839-9885 x 704, or by e-mail at edadmin@htyweb.org.
Links to the Past book event – Meet Wendy Arbeit, the author of a new book, Links to the Past: The Work of Early Hawaiian Artists. Ms. Arbeit will introduce her important new work and give background on why and how she researched and created this important new book, which includes over 1,400 line drawings. Come to listen, learn, get a copy signed, and talk story! Native Books / Nā Mea Hawai‘i (Ward Warehouse); 2:00 P.M. to 3:30 P.M. For more info click here.
- Discussion of Alain Badiou’s “Politics of Emancipation” – This will be a salon-type discussion with a relatively short introduction and then discussion. Everyone is invited. Alain Badiou, a French philosopher, has attracted attention, and come across to many as someone rescuing communism, at a time when as the polemic puts it “Communism, and the communist project, is at a crossroads.” Revolution Books (2626 South King Street); 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. For more information, visit Revolution Books Honolulu online.
An Afternoon with poet Gary Snyder – Snyder is a pioneer in expressing aesthetic links between sustainable environments and his studies of indigenous cultures and Asian traditions. His Turtle Island received the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1975. “Mountains and Rivers without End,” a book-length poem, won the Bollingen Prize for Poetry in 1997. Snyder received Japan’s Masaoka Shiki International Haiku Grand Prize in 2004, and in 2008, he won the Ruth Lilly Prize for achievement in poetry. Books by Gary Snyder will be available for signing, on sale by the University of Hawai‘i Bookstore, after the reading. This event is free and open to the public. University of Hawai‘i Mānoa Campus, Orvis Auditorium; 3:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. For more info, click 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 time line above. More events can be found on our Hawaiʻi Book Blog Events Calendar. You can also keep up with events through us on Twitter by following @HawaiiBookBlog.
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