A Special Celebration of the 250th Birthday of Queen Ka`ahumanu
This Friday, MARCH 23
Maui Arts & Cultural Center
6:00 pm | Castle Theater
Pre-show festivities start at 4:00 pm with music and local craft vendors in the Yokouchi Pavilion Courtyard. A cultural protocol ceremony and festival including music and dance, celebrating and honoring the 250th birthday of Queen Ka`ahumanu. This event will include Native Hawaiian talent, including Sonny Lim (slack key & lap steel guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) along with Nani and Lorna Lim with their respective hālau. Event emcees are Alaka‘i Paleka and Alika Atay. An opportunity for the entire community to engage in a celebratory evening! TICKETS: $21/General Admission (plus applicable fees)
Visit the MACC Box Office | call 808-242-SHOW click MauiArts.org
TARTUFFE!
Kihei Fourth Friday Town Party
Come to the south shore of Maui for Kihei’s 4th Friday Town Party, March 23 from 6:00 – 9:00 PM at Azeka Shopping Center Mauka, the “Heart and Soul” of Kihei. Come Play in Kihei and enjoy free entertainment, food booths and trucks, art, crafts, and plenty of great local shopping. Free entertainment by Kawika Ortiz, Maui’s Emperado Dance Fitness group and reggae group favorite The Lambsbread.
Activities for Keiki and Teens: DJ Z, Face Painting & Balloon Twisting, Walk on Water Balls, Spider Jump, Monkey Pod Art Studio, Family Dojo, Ribbon Dance by Kalimaya, Maui Classic Cars and Hot Rods. We also have Hula hooping and bubbles for all ages.
K4F Food Court: Come enjoy a large food court area with many local taste treats! Food Booths and Food Trucks include: Jawz, Smoke N Spice, Jini’s Curry, Sumo Dog, Keoki’s Horhitos, Maui Cane Juice, Funnel Cakes, Poi Mochi, Al’s BBQ Pit, Tacos Maui 8th Wonder, Three’s Bar & Grill, Z-Man’s Kitchen, Aloha Kettle Corn, Teppanyaki-2-Go, Wai Lemi, Mbakery, Shorebreak (D&M Garlic Noodles), Only Ono BBQ, Pastele House, Cream B Maui, Fatt Chicks Burgers
K4F Arts and Crafts: Makana Oils Doterra, Kahele Maui Maui Made Handbags, Aloha Country, Alpha Maui – Olethes Hodges, Anykine Spinners, Believe The Free Jewelry, Boobie Shack, LLC, Bow Addo, Color Me Maui Photography, Cyn Tia Designs, Freyja Finery, Hawaii Real Estate Team, Hawaii Wood Maps – Smart Craft Technologies, Inc., Healing Amulets, Healing Hands Past Present Future, Honi Designs, Hula Cookies & Ice Cream, Isle Dream, Jahja’s Island Treasure, Jonerz and the Sparrow LLC truck, Kaiuka, Kalai La’au LLC, Kellys Candies, Lako Kula Designs, Manakai Swimwear, Maui Fine Arts
Punana Leo O Maui 244-5676
Ho’omau 2018
Maui Nui Botanical Gardens
Saturday, March 24, 2018
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Ho’omau is the annual fundraising event that supports programming for Punana Leo o Maui Hawaiian Language Immersion preschool. This is the premier Hawaiian language and entertainment event of the year for the entire ‘ohana (family).
Maui Ocean Center 270-7000
Read Aloud America at Maui Ocean Center
Sunday, March 25th
1:30 PM
Enjoy a FREE story time with Read Aloud America at Maui Ocean Center’s Makai Theater. All keiki will receive a healthy snack and free book to take home. No Aquarium admission required. RSVP at, check-in at the Administration Office. Free. Space is limited, advance reservations required.
Aquari-OM Yoga
Tuesday, March 27th
5:30 PM, 75 minute class.
Yoga with sharks, rays, and hundreds of fish at Maui Ocean Center’s Open Ocean exhibit! Yoga has been known to increase strength and concentration while decreasing stress and illness. Take your practice to a completely new level of peace with nature. Please bring a reusable water bottle, cold filtered water provided. RSVP at www.aquari-om.eventbrite.com. Cost: $20.
Story Time & Craft
Every Saturday in February, March, and April
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Enjoy the perfect keiki activity at Maui Ocean Center, the Aquarium of Hawaii! Join a marine naturalist for a weekly story time and craft session in the Hawaiians and the Sea exhibit. Complimentary with Aquarium admission. Appropriate for all ages.
Humpback Whale Explore Station
Sundays and Tuesdays in February and March
11:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Learn about Hawaii’s humpback whales with a marine naturalist at Maui Ocean Center! A special Explore
Station includes samples of what whales eat (krill and herring), baleen (feeding method), whale fluke identification, whale songs, and information about the anatomy and behaviors of humpback whales. Complimentary with Aquarium admission. Appropriate for all ages.
Ti Leaf Lei Demonstration
Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays in February, March, and April
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Visit Maui Ocean Center to learn the art, history, and cultural significance of lei making with a Cultural Practitioner. Includes a hands-on demonstration and a free lei for each participant. Complimentary with Aquarium admission. Appropriate for all ages.
Ukulele Lessons
Five guests per class, appropriate for ages 12 and up.
Monday through Friday in February, March, and April
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Explore Hawaii’s undersea world at Maui Ocean Center and learn how to play one of Hawaii’s most iconic musical instruments – the ukulele! Complimentary with Aquarium admission, space is limited..
Queen Ka’ahumanu Center 877-4325
www.queenkaahumanucenter.com
275 E. Ka’ahumanu Ave., Kahului
Professional photographs with Easter Bunny
Saturday, March 17 through Saturday, March 31, 2018.
Monday through Friday from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Sundays from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
In addition, Pet Photos with Easter Bunny will be scheduled on Monday, March 19 and 26 from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Compassionate Easter Bunny will be available for visits and photos by appointment through the QKC Guest Services Desk (877-4325).
Karaoke Star Saturdays
4th Saturday of every month
5:00 – 7:00 PM
Grab your friends or go solo to QKC’s Karaoke Night with KJ (Karaoke Jockey) Dean Sakurai of Star Tracks Karaoke Maui. All ages welcome!
Concert for Our Lives at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center
We, the students of Maui County are proud to present:
Concert for Our Lives at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, following the March for Our Lives Maui rally at UHMC.
Gates 4:30 pm/ SHOW 5:30 pm
Join us for a star-studded concert in support of ending gun violence in schools!
Hear student speeches and spoken word, speak with your elected representatives, register to vote, and learn how you can take action while enjoying live performances by Steven Tyler, Willie Nelson, Mick Fleetwood, Jack Johnson, Kris Kristofferson, Willie K, Landon McNamara, Lily Meola, and many surprise guests!
Eventbrite tickets REQUIRED for ALL entries. FREE TO STUDENTS (with school ID), general public $10.
All ticket proceeds will be donated to organizations that support Maui youth and working on a national level to end gun violence in schools.
Amazing prize drawings, exclusively for students! Paige Alms, Kai Lenny, Albee Layer, and Matt Meola and more will be on stage to give out some incredible prizes. We have surfboards, a skateboard signed by Tony Hawk, Shinola, RVCA, Sanuk, Outerknown, Lucky Honey, Kipa Collection, Aloha Collection, and so much more! To enter the contest, sign our pledge at: http://marchforourlivesmaui.com/pledge/
Voter registration drive, for those 16+ and Q &A booths with Hawaii’s elected officials.
Scrips will be available to purchase for food and this is an alcohol free event. Outside food and beverages will not be allowed.
Maui Chamber Orchestra MAR 24-25 — Telling stories with music
AMERICANA
Historic ʻIao Theater
SAT MAR 24 7:30 PM
SUN MAR 25 3:00 PM
Historic ʻIao Theater
COPLAND Rodeo, Hoe Down (for string orchestra)
COPLAND Appalachian Spring (chamber version)
COPLAND Old American Songs
Special Guest Conductor – Michael Russell / Robert E. Wills, soloist
BARBER Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Audrey Luna, soprano
THOMSON The River Suite
On Sunday, March 25th, join conductors Wills and Russell for “Conversations with the Conductor” at 1:30 pm (this portion of the program is free to all ticketed patrons).
Imua Family Services
Color Festival Hawaii
Maui Arts and Cultural Center
1:00 – 5:00 PM
Imua’s Color Festival promises to be an exciting and unique island event with great bands, DJ’s and live performers suitable for the whole family. Admission for children 5 & under is free. Tickets will be on sale at MACC box office February 1.
Surfing Goat Dairy 878-2870
www.surfinggoatdairy.com
[email protected]
Evening Chore Tour
3651 Omaopio Rd., Kula
On going event, Monday – Saturday
3:15 – 4:15 PM
All age levels are appropriate
Assist in our evening chores. Learn to hand milk a goat, then help with the evening feedings and learn more about our award winning cheeses and how they are made. $12 for kids, $15 for adult
Grand Dairy Tour
3651 Omaopio Rd., Kula
On going event, Saturday’s
9:00 AM
All age levels are appropriate A two-hour hands-on visit and tasting experience you will love. Bring your family and friends! Be a goat herder for the day, even try to milk a goat. Includes a tasting of the many different varieties of our cheeses. $25 Reservations required.
