Budding filmmakers: The Rotary Club of Honolulu is sponsoring the 2007 Hawaii Student Film Festival's Student Peace Video Competition. Students in grades 4 through 12 can submit a five-minute video that addresses the theme "Step back, take a breath and bring peace into your life." First place: $500. The best 25-second public-service announcement video will receive $250. Submission deadline: April 1. Winners will be announced at the Hawaii Student Film Festival in May. For more information: 671-5219, www.HawaiiStudentFilmFestival.org.


— Catherine E. Toth

BOOK FOR BOOMERS

WHEN AGELESS YOUTH IS GOAL

As boomers go gray, a plaintive wail is heard: "What do I wear now?" If you're wondering if you can still get away with that denim mini, to the rescue is style consultant Sherrie Mathieson, 60. The former costume designer's new book, "Forever Cool: How to Achieve Ageless, Youthful and Modern Personal Style" (Phenix & Phenix, $22.95) offers photos of more than 200 fashion do's and don'ts for men and women. Using real grown-ups, she illustrates makeovers, offering remedies for boomer style crimes and prescribing nutrients for basic fashion health. Cool, says Mathieson, has no expiration date. Details: www.sherriemathieson.com.


— Paula Rath

FINAL WORD

"I draw a rich tapestry from nerddom. I spent a lot of hours playing Dungeons & Dragons. Nobody needs to tell me about being a dork; it's in my blood."

Rainn Wilson | "The Office" actor, on how he gets inside his character ubergeek Dwight Schrute's head, in GQ magazine.