Maui Matsuri Children’s Festival

This Saturday, May 20, stop by the Children’s Festival at Queen Ka’ahumanu Center 10 am – 1 pm. Kathy Collins hosts this multicultural event including classical Japanese dances, as well Hawaiian and Filipino dance. In addition, there will be kid’s crafts, STEM demonstrations, hands-on activities, and performances by local schools. If you enjoy the event, stop by next Saturday, May 27, for the Japanese Festival at the University of Hawaii Maui College. Free entertainment, kids’ crafts, food booths and trucks, crafters, exhibits, Cosplay activities, eating contests, bon dancing. 

  • Queen Ka’ahumanu Center, Kahului
  • Saturday, May 20, 2023
  •  10 am to 1 pm
  • For more information, visit https://mauimatsuri.com


Maui Brewer’s Festival

OK, so not exactly a family event, but parents like beer too! And remember that this is a fundraising event for the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s enrichment programs so a win for everyone. This event features food from local restaurants and caterers at no additional charge, beer tastings from local and national craft breweries and live music. And for those that don’t partake in beer, you will not be left out of the fun. There will be Vitalitea Kombucha, cold brew, Maui Brewing Co. root beer, and lots of delicious food!
  • Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Yokouchi Pavilion and A&B Amphitheater, Kahului
  • Saturday, May 20 2023
  • 2 pm
  • Tickets start at $65 for general admission designated driver, $85 for general admission
  • Learn more at mauiarts.org

 

27th Annual Side Shows: A Festival of One-Act Plays

Seabury Hall’s Performing Arts program will end its season with its 27th Annual Side Shows: A Festival of One-Act Plays. The first night was last night, but you can still catch it on Friday, May 19 at 7 pm at the ʻAʻaliʻikūhonua Creative Arts Center. This year’s festival will include a wild array of six, 10-minute plays. Five of the plays are student-written: In Saying Goodbye by first-year student Ren Cooper, a girl comes to terms with the loss of a friend. In We’re Not Fish, by senior Kristian Lloyd Roque, two friends reconnect on a busy New York street. Sophomore Elizabeth Hampe’s play explores what AI might want from its human employees in That’s All, and alumna Lacey Flammer’s piece has the Girls’ Basketball team go on an adventure in Molokai Hot Bread. Another alumna, Sydney Roberts’,crazy Nomad, will round out the festival lineup. The evening will end with a short musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton) called 21 Chump Street, which is about peer pressure in a high school setting. 

  • Seabury Hall, ʻAʻaliʻikūhonua Creative Arts Center, Makawao
  • Friday, May 19, 2023
  • 7 pm
  • All Tickets: $5
  • Tickets are available at: SeaburyHall.org/arts


 

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