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* Summer dance classes. Register now for classes May 29 through July 21. MAPA studios, 2027 Main St., Wailuku. $130 per 45 minute- 1-hour class. $150 per 1-hour plus class. Call 244-8760 or visit www.mauiacademy.org.
* Summer dance camps. Register now for camps from May 29 through July 27. MAPA studios, 2027 Main St., Wailuku. Call 244-8760 or visit www.mauiacademy.org.
* Fine art studio. Atelier Maui studio offers classically based fine-arts training. For more information, visit ateliermaui.com. The Atelier may also be contacted by e-mail at info@ateliermaui.com, or ateliermaui@gmail.com.
* "Communication for Couples." Kaiser Permanente is offering a workshop at the Maui Lani Clinic, from 6 to 8 p.m. on May 7 with Sunny Sassaman Gutierrez, M.A. Deadline to register is Monday, (open to the public). Communication is key to a strong healthy relationship. This will provide the skills to strengthen your communication with your partner and stimulate creativity, and growth. To register, please call Kaunoa at 270-7308. Cost is $10 per couple.
* Maui bliss retreat. Spiritual teacher and energy healer Matthew Reifslager will hold a workshop, today through Friday. All day. $2,300 per person includes all meetings, meals, and housing on site and profound healings. $1,600 per person includes all meetings and meals and profound healings. Hale Ho'omana, Makawao. For more information, see thewholeness.com. Email contact@thewholeness.com, or call (888) 828-2271.
* Tai chi chuan and chi kung. Learn to move like the rolling waves of the ocean, with Sifu Dani Riggs. Class meets from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Monday mornings in Kihei. The cost is $50 per month or $15 per class on a drop in basis. Call 280-3450 for location and other detail. To learn more visit www.daniriggs.com.
* Stand-up paddle boarding lessons. Da Kine Stand Up Paddle has just introduced stand-up paddle boarding (SUP) lessons on Napili Bay. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The SUP lessons are all two hours in length for ages 12 or older. Rates are $150 for a private lesson; $125 per person for two people; $100 per person for a group lesson of 3 to 4 people. For reservations, call (888) 642-5031 (both local and toll free) or email DaKineSUP@gmail.com. For more information, visit www.DaKineSup.net.
* Natural farming workshop. Joe McGinn will lead this workshop from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday under the banyan at Maka'aka Lo'i Waihe'e Coastal Dune and Wetland Refuge. This hands-on, two-day workshop will introduce you to an innovative method of farming that utilizes nature's powers for maximum performance. Cost is $100 with early registration by Sunday; $120 after Sunday. Includes lunch and refreshments for both days. For more information and to register, contact: joe@naturalfarmingoahu.org. 429-1895. for scholarships or directions, contact E kupaku ka 'aina at 285-3947.
* Cleaning and yoga mini-retreat. Danielle Ryan, M.S. leads sessions at Hale Ho'omana Spa Retreat in Olinda. 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Monday through Friday, April 28 to May 4. $350 includes all food for the five days. Preregistration required by April 26. For more information and registration, call 280-0201 or, visit www.SamanaWellness.com.
* Fruit fly control class. Maui Master Gardeners. 10 a.m. to noon, Friday, Community Services Building (No. 214, UH-MC). Learn to identify and manage fruit fly damage. Learn the areas and crops different flies like best. Optional charge for GF-120, a fruit-fly-specific organic bait. Call CTAHR Office, 244-3242, ext 222, by Monday.
* Art classes. The Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, 2841 Baldwin Ave., is offering "Design Your Own Textile with Nathalie Nunez" from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and April 29. Cost is $95 ($119 nonmember). For details or to register, call 572-6560 or visit www.huinoeau.com.
* EdVenture class. "The ABCD's of Sustainable Pruning." This workshop covers the essentials of trimming shrubs, flowers, and trees. It presents a simple, easy-to-follow recipe-ABCD's-for making good cuts that promote plant health and make plants thrive. Class from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday at UH-MC, Laulima 107.
* "Stargazing Cruises: Moon, Stars and the Whales" Pacific Whale Foundation's stargazing cruise introduces you to Maui's enchanting sky, from 8 to 10 p.m. on Monday, from Lahaina Harbor. The cost is $59.95 for adults, $39.95 for children, cost includes appetizers, dessert treats and drinks. Book online at www.pacificwhale.org. Pacific Whale Foundation Members save 20 percent. For reservations, call 249-8811.
