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Library to host storyteller Feb. 22
To commemorate Black History Month, Wailuku Public Library will host award-winning storyteller Diane Ferlatte at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 22.
Ferlatte will share stories from the earliest days of slavery to the present day. There will be songs, American Sign Language, humor and audience participation. The 45-minute event is suitable for attendees ages 5 and older.
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Scholarships available to young musicians
The Maui Pops Orchestra is now accepting applications for the 2024 Auriol Flavell Student Scholarship Awards for Young Musicians.
The deadline to apply is Feb. 23. The scholarship awards will be presented in March.
The awards are intended for students who are pursuing higher education in the field of music, who play a symphony orchestra instrument and who plan to promote community orchestras on Maui or wherever they live in the future. A written recommendation by a music instructor is also required.
For more information or to apply, visit mauipops.org/auriol-flavell-student-scholarship.
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BHS Class of '66 event set for April 25
The Baldwin High School Class of 1966 will host a reunion event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 25, at the Maui Beach Hotel.
Tickets are $40 per person. Guests are welcome. Attendees are asked to send a check and their email address by March 1 to Liela Nitta, P.O. Box 6, Lawai, HI 96765.
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Foundation to award $10K in scholarships
The Lahaina Restoration Foundation Scholarship Committee has announced that $10,000 in scholarships will be available to Lahainaluna High School seniors and alumni for the 2024-25 school year.
Qualifying seniors graduating from Lahainaluna High School in 2024 are eligible for scholarships up to $2,000. Eligibility requirements include being accepted into an accredited two- or four-year college or university, as well as writing an essay.
Additionally, Lahainaluna High School alumni who are enrolled full time in a college or university for the 2024-25 academic year will be eligible for $1,000 or $2,000 scholarship awards.
Completed applications must be emailed to pwakida@hawaii.rr.com by midnight on March 15.
Applications are available at www.lahainarestoration.org or can be obtained from Lahainaluna High School College and Career Counselor Ginny Yasutake.
For more information, email Penny Wakida at pwakida@hawaii.rr.com.
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Piano festival set for Feb. 17
The Maui Piano Amateurs Festival will be held at 5 p.m. on Feb. 17, at Wailuku Union Church.
There is no cost to attend.
Participating pianists will perform solo piano works by Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Granados and others.
For more information, contact Damira Feldman at (305) 588-0083. Wailuku Union Church is located at 327 S. High St. in Wailuku.
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Joshua Kahula to perform Feb. 29
Local musician Joshua Kahala will perform a free outdoor concert at 6 p.m. on Feb. 29, at Hale Ho'ike'ike at the Bailey House Museum in Wailuku.
The concert is part of Lahaina Restoration Foundation's Hawaiian Music Series, which has been a tradition for 15 years in Lahaina, with performances held on the last Thursday of every month.
Attendees are asked to bring blankets, mats or low-back beach chairs. Free parking is available.
For more information, visit lahainarestoration.org/calendar.
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Women's event set for March 8
What Makes You Feel Beautiful, a local nonprofit that supports girls and women, will host
"Celebrating Strength in Grace: The Enduring Spirit of Maui's Women" from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on March 8, at Unity on Maui in Wailuku.
There is no cost to attend. The event will include live music, hula and poetry performances and an honoring ceremony for Chantelle Pamalia Nani o Kekai Brown.
Unity on Maui is located at 483 S. High St. in Wailuku. For information, email monica@wmyfb.org, call (808) 442-2627 and www.wmyfb.org.