ISLAND LIFE SHORTS
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Advertiser Staff and News Services
If the First Friday Gallery Walk is too much of a scene for you these days, try Second Saturday, when you can see art in the light of day, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow. Hit the galleries for the latest exhibitions. (Didja know Mazie Hirono paints? Go to Louis Pohl Gallery).
Also slated: NextDoor's Summer Cinema Series at 5 p.m. and sidewalk sales on Nu'uanu Avenue and Bethel Street (mauka of Pauahi Street). Parking tip: $3 all day at municipal lot on Beretania Street, between Nu'uanu and Smith.
— Advertiser staff
'PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION' RETURNS
The Robert Altman movie is out, and in November you can see the real thing — yes, Garrison Keillor and his "A Prairie Home Companion" return to the Blaisdell Concert Hall. Tickets to the live performance go on sale at 9 a.m. today.
The event marks the grand finale of Hawaii Public Radio's 25th anniversary season. Keillor's full cast will be in tow — radio actors Tim Russell and Sue Scott, the Guys' All-Star Shoe Band and sound-effects man Fred Newman. Performances: 12:45 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11.
Tickets are $55, $45, $35 and $15 at the Blaisdell box office, Ticketmaster (1-877-750-4400, www.ticketmaster.com), and Times Supermarket stores.
— Advertiser staff
FINAL WORD
"The facial expessions are the same every single time. I AM the Chenbot!"
Julie Chen | "The Early Show" co-anchor, on the nickname she earned as host of "Big Brother"