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List of holiday craft fairs in the works
The season for craft fairs is fast approaching, and the Star-Advertiser’s Today section will publish a Fall and Holiday Craft Fair Guide for events happening from mid-September through December.
Submit details — date, time, location, sponsor, description of event, contact information — to craftfairs@staradvertiser.com by Sept. 9.
Police officers serve special duty
Local law enforcement officers will moonlight at Ward Centers restaurants Thursday and Friday during the Tip a Cop fundraiser for Special Olympics Hawaii.
The officers will serve food, refill water glasses and bus tables from 6 to 9 p.m. both nights at Dave & Buster’s, Kincaid’s, Old Spaghetti Factory, Ryan’s Grill, Wahoo’s Fish Taco and other eateries. Big City Diner will participate during breakfast, lunch and dinner on Thursday only.
The annual fundraiser has raised $200,000 over the years and increased awareness and support for Special Olympics athletes, according to Nancy Bottelo, the nonprofit’s president and CEO.
Proceeds from Tip a Cop will benefit Special Olympics Hawaii’s Aukake Classic, taking place this weekend. The competition includes a soccer tournament, a soccer skills contest and bocce doubles.
For a complete list of participating Tip a Cop restaurants, visit www.specialolympicshawaii.org.
Celebration for hungry music fans
For Hungry Ear Records in Kailua to have lasted more than three decades is notable; for it to have survived as an independent music store in these days of downloads is a minor miracle. To celebrate its 31st anniversary and thank longtime customers, owners Dennie Chong and Ward Yamashita are having a sale from Thursday through Saturday.
New CDs, DVDs, Blu-Rays and vinyl records will be discounted 20 percent, and used versions of the same items will be 30 percent off. Used classical and opera CDs and select other CDs will be sold for $1.
As a bonus, Hungry Ear will give away any five vinyl LPs priced at $4 or less (limit one visit per customer).
"We’re also glad to support local musicians, carrying their recordings and promoting their live shows," said Chong in a news release. "We want our store to be a place where you can enjoy a couple of hours, talking (about) and listening to good music, old and new."
The small store houses more than 3,000 vinyl records and more than 5,000 CDs.
Hungry Ear is at 418 Kuulei Road in Kailua town. Call 262-2175 or visit hungryear.com.
Author, filmmaker discuss WWII Hawaii
"Martial Law in Wartime Hawaii" will be discussed at an event starting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i’s Gallery Theater.
Featured speakers are Greg Robinson, associate professor of history at the University of Quebec in Montreal, and writer and film producer Tom Coffman. Robinson wrote "A Tragedy of Democracy: Japanese Confinement in North America," published in 2009. Coffman produced an award-winning video, "The First Battle," and a project on martial law for the Judiciary History Center.
The cultural center is at 2454 S. Beretania St. For information, call 945-7633 or email info@jcch.com.
Country-themed fundraiser for keiki
"Kamali‘i o ka ‘Aina — Cherished Children of the Land" is the theme for this year’s "Walk in the Country," an annual benefit for the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii. Festivities begin at 5 p.m. beachfront at Lanikuhonua in Ko Olina on Saturday.
Highlights include food stations, a silent auction and live entertainment. "Backyard casual" attire is suggested for the country-style event, which honors David Nakada, who is retiring after 33 years as the organization’s director. New Executive Director Tim Motts also will be acknowledged.
The Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii is a nonprofit organization that operates nine facilities on Oahu and Kauai to help youths become responsible citizens.
Reserve tickets online at www.walk2011.wordpress.com/about. Sponsorships of $3,000, $5,000 and $10,000 or donations are accepted. Individual tickets cost $300.
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