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Tuesday, March 15
Blues, Art, Opening
On Saturday, March 19 at seven-thirty p.m., Hawaii Public Radio's Atherton will host the first of a new series called Blues Stage. The first group featured will be the newly reorganized Slim Mango, still led by Rick Smith on vocals and guitar. The evening will be divided into two parts. The first hour will be a straight performance by the group, which will be recorded for future broadcast on KIPO ’s The Blues Revue. That will be followed by a jam session.Tickets are $17.50 general admission, $15 for HPR members, and $10 for students. Call 955-8821 for reservations. ...hprNew Artists At Parker Ranch
Waimea, Big Island of Hawaii :: Watercolorist Pat Krutz and abstract and impressionist artist Lino Laure will be featured artists at the Parker Ranch art exhibit from March 19 and continuing through April. On March 19 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., the artists will be on hand for a complimentary reception to debut their month and a half-long exhibit. The art exhibition, organized by Annu Shionoya of East West Fine Arts. The public is welcome to attend but reservations are required. Please call 885-5433. ...ranch
Resort Grand Opening
After a $70-million two-year renovation, the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa at Keauhou is poised to become the brightest star on the Big Island's Kona Coast. The resort celebrates its grand opening on Friday, April 8. The resort features a new two hundred foot-long water slide, and a pool covering nearly a third of an acre meanders from the interior atrium out to the ocean side. This luxury resort and spa sits on an ancient lava flow at Keauhou Bay, footsteps from the ocean's edge just south of Kailua-Kona. It is the first hotel to open on Hawaii's Big Island in nearly ten years. ...hotel :: rates
Oceanic dangers
Tsunamis aren't vague threats anymore: Everyone now knows their power. But Hawaii is prepared with an excellent state-wide early warming system that is very well monitored. It's home to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, as well as the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. The state also has plenty of people keeping an eye out for oceanic dangers, everything from box jelly fish, sharks, to riptides, and tsunami evacuations. Read up on it before you fly. ...tsunami warning :: weather :: Honolulu civil defense
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