BR E-News for 03/19/11

Aloha to all of you friends and supporters of BAMBOO RIDGE. I hope your March is going well and that all your loved ones near and far are safe.

Happy Birthday to all the March folks. Don't think of it as being a year older. Think of it as celebrating being a year better at your writing : )

If you haven't already submitted your March entry for The Great BR Fishing & Wishing 100 – 100 Contest, please publish your piece on the Bamboo Shoots page of the BRP website by 2:00 p.m. HST on March 31st. Here are the rules — don't forget your word count:

www.bambooridge.com/news.aspx?nid=225

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At the April 3rd live taping, AS goes green, with readings on sustainability. Phyllis says:

"Aloha Shorts dedicates its upcoming live taping to Earth Day with stories and poems about sustainability in our islands. Scheduled for Sunday, April 3, at Hawaii Public Radio's Atherton Studio, this FREE event begins at 6:45 pm with a musical set by Aloha Shorts' ever-'green' house band Hamajang. Aloha Shorts tapings are regularly filled to capacity and audiences are encouraged to reserve their seats at the earliest opportunity by calling the station (during business hours) at 955-8821."

Live on Maui and want to be a reader for AS? AS will hit the road for the first time ever:

"Aloha Shorts is looking for Maui residents to read for their May Day taping at Wailuku's historic Iao Theatre. Auditions will be held on Saturday, April 9, at the Maui Economic Opportunity offices in the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Family Center in Wailuku, 99 Mahalani St., Room 1, from 10 am – 2 pm. The May 1st live taping 'On the Road with Aloha Shorts: Maui No Ka 'Oi' is Aloha Shorts' first venture off-island. Featured are pieces by Bamboo Ridge writers with Maui connections, including Brandy Nalani McDougall and Milton Murayama. Those interested in auditioning should contact [email protected]. To purchase tickets for the May 1st live taping, call Hawaii Public Radio at 955-8821."

www.bambooridge.com/planet.aspx?pid=3

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Our champions of renshi will be featured readers at the Celebrate Reading festival on Saturday, April 16th at the UH Manoa Campus Center:

www.bambooridge.com/event.aspx?pid=1&eid=378

and Jean Toyama has linked up some of the renshi entries submitted on Bamboo Shoots by the women of St. Andrew's Priory. You can take a look at their work, and even join in the renshi fun on Bamboo Shoots:

www.bambooridge.com/prose.aspx?pid=4&bid=900

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Did you know that April is National Poetry Month? To celebrate from April 1 – 30, Darrell and Eric are offering 40% off all poetry books and any regular BR issue that includes poetry in it in the BRP online bookstore:

www.bambooridge.com/bookstore.aspx

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Everybody take care, stay well, and have a great finish to your month of March.