Hawai‘i Literature & Art
— Since 1978 —
Sorry I couldn't be there. I was having a few too many with the Sesame Street gang, after dress rehearsal, in the Blaisdell parking lot. Man, one blue monster likes brewskies even more than he likes cookies. Anyway, it was nice to be able to see some photos of what I missed: http://www.honolulupulse.com/events/pics-bamboo-ridge-fundraiser-at-mvt
Friends, aloha and a very Happy mid-July to you. Happy Birthday to all the July folks. Time is short. Call 808.626.1481 right now to make your reservation for Wine & Words: http://www.bambooridge.com/event.aspx?pid=1&eid=397 Hey! You know what would make a great, inexpensive birthday present? Taking that lucky person to Wine & Words this coming Tuesday, July…
Congratulations to the four authors who won 10 Bamboo Bucks to use at the BRP online store. Here are the winners for June along with the awards they’ve won: Da mos Good Deed? Get Punished! Award: “Escape,” by shrllgsp5 http://www.bambooridge.com/bambooshoot.aspx?bid=1008 Da mos Fogetting To Remembah To Foget Award: “Hakuhale,” by BetweenWatersUnseen http://www.bambooridge.com/bambooshoot.aspx?bid=1010 Da mos Brah!…
The two theme choices for July are taken from BR issues #9 and #10. They are: Theme #1: On Being Local Theme #2: Lucky You Live Hawaii Pick one theme — or both if you’d like that challenge — and write your entry accordingly. Note: For further creative inspiration, if you’d like to read the…
“Lucky You Live Hawaii” by Dennis Nakano * * * * * Bio: “Lucky You Live Hawaii” was staged by Kumu Kahua Theatre at the Kennedy Lab Theater, and also ran at the Leeward Community College Theater in 1976.
“On Being Local” by William Stafford All events and experiences are local, somewhere. And all human enhancements of events and experiences — all the arts — are regional in the sense that they derive from immediate relation to felt life. It is this immediacy that distinguishes art. And paradoxically the more local the feeling…
Aloha to all of you great friends and supporters of BAMBOO RIDGE. Hope to see you all at our annual fundraiser, Wine & Words, on Tuesday, July 19th. We'll be celebrating the one year anniversary of our online writing contests and looking forward to the landmark publication of BR issue #100. More about this not…
Here is our May winner in The Great BR Fishing & Wishing 100 – 100 Contest. By now I'm sure you know what that means. Yes, that's right, a $10 Bamboo Bucks credit for use in the BRP online bookstore: http://www.bambooridge.com/bookstore.aspx Our May winner is — along with the award won: Da mos True Dat:…
The two theme choices for June are taken from BR issues #7 and #8. They are: Theme #1: Leaving Theme #2: Precious Pick one theme — or both if you’d like that challenge — and write your entry accordingly. Note: For further creative inspiration, if you’d like to read the two pieces used for the…