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Kona Stories
Big Island Book Talk
Reflecting Local Culture
Talk Kona Stories
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Events Aug/Sept
| Fridays from 11am to 3 pm- Angel Readings with Elena Athena. $20.00
walk-in.
advoCATS annual used book sale: Saturday Aug 28, 10am to 2pm.
Feng Shui: The flow of energy in the home- Sat. Sept 4 @1pm
The Sustainable Aloha group meets: Tues Sept 7 @ 6pm.
Sacred Geometry mini-workshop with Francene Hart: Sept 11 @1pm.
Second Tuesday book group: Tinkers Tues. Sept 14 @ 6:30pm.
More info on these & future events on our web-site:konastories.com |
advoCATS Sale
Saturday 8/28
|  Barnes, Noble and Shadow invite you to help their less fortunate cousins! Come to our annual advoCats used booksale. Saturday, August 28 fro 10am to 2pm in the Mango Court Parking lot, volunteers from advoCATS will sell craft and gift items as well as used books donated by you and Kona Stories. |
MOVIES & BOOK CLUBS!
| | The Sustainable Aloha group will meet in or Ohana Room on Tuesday, Sept 7 @ 6pm. This meeting, open to the public, is for the community to come together to discuss issues like alternative fuel, sustainability,
community gardens or watch a documentary film.
Our next book for "The Second Tuesday" fiction book group is Tinkers by Paul Harding. This Pulitizer Prize winning book is
about the legacy of consciousness and the porousness of identity from
one generation the next. We will discuss Tues Sept 14 @ 6:30pm..
We will discuss More of this World or Maybe Another by Barb Johnson at our next Lesbian group meeting on Tuesday Sept 21 at 6:30. The lives of four unlikely friends intersect on the backstreets of New
Orleans. Living amid poverty and violence, these fragile heroes of the
American underclass redefine our notions of family, redemption and love
"Just the Facts" is reading The Invention of Air: A story of Science, Faith by Steven Johnson. We will meet to discuss on Tuesday, Sept 28 at 6:30pm. This book tells the story of Joseph Priestley--scientist and
theologian, an 18th-century radical thinker
who played pivotal roles in the invention of ecosystem science, the
founding of the Unitarian Church, and the intellectual development of
the U.S.
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Aloha!
We're looking forward to our annual advoCATS fundraiser this Saturday. advoCATS is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization
dedicated to the well being of Hawaii's abandoned and homeless cat population. In the last 10 years advoCATS has spayed and neutered over 9,000 cats on the Big Island! If you can't make it to the event on Saturday, you can donate $ anytime you stop into Kona Stories or through their web-site: advoCATS. If you can't donate $, they are always looking for more volunteers!
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Feng Shui and Health:
 Author and Feng Shui expert Clear Englebert will present this three-hour class that covers how to counter the harsh energy within the home, such as open beams and ceiling fans and furniture selection and placement. Yin and yang are discussed in relation to the feng shui bagua. You will also be introduced to the Five Elements (also used in acupressure and acupuncture) and their application to home furnishing. Clear is the author of Feng Shui for Hawai'i and the newly revised Feng Shui Demystified. Feng Shui is the ancient Chinese art of home & furniture placement to maximize health, harmony & prosperity.
Saturday Sept. 4th from 1 to 4pm
Only $25 with $5 off if you buy one of Clear's Books when you sign-up for the class.
Call 324-0350 or e-mail:
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Sacred Geometry and Art mini-workshops
Francene Hart will again offer her very popular series of four mini-workshops the 2nd Saturday of each month starting in September.
You can attend one or all!
Facilitated by Francene Hart, Visionary Artists and author of the Sacred Geometry Oracle Deck and Sacred Geometry Cards for the Visionary Path. Please join us on an adventure into Sacred
Geometry, Art and Spirit through this FUN hands-on exploration. You
will be introduced to this "language of light" and its many beautiful
configurations. Then we will 'play' with these energies as you learn to
create and illuminate the 'Flower of Life'.
No math or art experience needed. All materials included.
Class size is limited, so sign-up now.
Introductory
Workshop
Saturday September 11 - 3 P.M. $35.00
Sign-up today:
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On-Going in our Ohana Room
| | Practice the Piano:
Brenda's
moved her piano into our Ohana Room. It's tuned up and ready for you
to practice. You can use the piano any time there is no workshop going
on. Drop-in rate is $12 for a one hour session or you can pre-pay for a
discount: 5 sessions for $50 or 10 sessions for $80. Call 324-0350 for
availability.
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More Kona Stories News:
- We are very excited about our new web-site: konastories.com. It incorporates the latest web-site technology and is designed and maintained by "Second Tuesday" and "Just the Facts" bookclub participant Tony Tschopp. We highly recommend Tony to anyone needing web-site assistance. You can reach him at GoodTurn Web Design or 328-7417.
- We are down to our last seven copies of Kona on My Plate, the Kona Outdoor Circle Cookbook. This may be your last chance to grab a new copy of this collectible, beautifully illustrated cookbook. $65. (yes, you can get it on Amazon... for only $141).
- We're revamping our keiki Hawaiian books section; which means that you can get a wide assortment of Hawaiiana books for the keiki at 20% off. Pick-up something fun for the keiki in your life.
Thanks for listening and READING supporting your LOCAL BOOKSTORE!!
Joy and Brenda (Owners)
Barnes, Noble and Shadow (Cats)
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Kona Stories | 79-7460 Mamalahoa Hwy | Kealakekua | HI | 96750
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