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"NUTCRACKER" AT BLAISDELL | 1. Visiting guest stars Sokvannara "Sy" Sar (Chinese), left, Puanani Apoliona Brown (Little Bo Peep), Timour Bourtasenkov (Arabian), Joaquin DeLuz (Cavalier) and Megan Fairchild (Sugar Plum Fairy) celebrated at the Nov. 9 sponsors' party that followed backstage after the first of three performances of Ballet Hawaii's "The Nutcracker" in the Blaisdell Concert Hall.
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"DOCTOR" OUTSTANDING AT HPU | 5. Cast members Larry Bialock, left, Tom Holowach, Sara Cate Langham and David Starr enjoyed the opening night reception for Hawaii Pacific University's production of "The Good Doctor" Nov. 2. Holowach stars as the Russian writer who narrates the show; he and Langham are hilarious in a story about a man who plans to seduce a married woman by pretending to ignore her. Starr is excellent as a man who accidently sneezes on his boss and then obsesses about it. The Neil Simon play runs through Dec. 2; call the box office at 375-1282.
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EDUCATION GROUP HONORS MATAR | 3. Honolulu financial guru and entrepreneur Ash Matar, left, chatted with Patrick Gey at the Hawaii Council on Economic Education's annual dinner Nov. 8 at the Sheraton Waikiki. Matar received the group's Stephen L. Jackstadt Award for his "entrepreneurial spirit" and long commitment to promoting practical financial education in Hawaii schools.
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A PEAR PAIRING IN KAHALA | 4. Don Hartford, president and owner of Hartford Family Wines, center, came from California to speak at "Pears & Pinot," a gourmet dinner pairing wines from his vineyards with dishes featuring various types of pears Nov. 7 at the Kahala Hotel & Resort. Hartford talked with food fans Qi Marie, left, and John Michael White, executive chef Wayne Hirabayashi and hotel G.M. Roseanne Grippo during a break between courses.
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2. Andrew Veyette (Snow King/Russian) and Lilyan Vigo Ellis (Snow Queen/Arabian) partied with Margaret Severin-Hansen (Spanish), Sterling Hyltin (Dew Drop) and Gabor Kapin (Spanish). Read the review of "The Nutcracker" at www.honolulupulse.com.
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