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THURSDAY, SEPT. 25
CATCH MAVIS STAPLES TONIGHT AT THE MACC
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner and National Heritage Fellowship Award recipient, Mavis Staples, will be in concert at 7:30 in Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Castle Theater. Tickets range from $35 to $65. Visit the MACC box office, call 242-7469 or buy online at www.mauiarts.org.
HAWAIIAN MUSIC SERIES FEATURES HO’EU
Enjoy a free concert under the stars by local group Ho’eu at 6 p.m. Join them on the lawn in front of Baldwin Home Museum in Lahaina. A limited number of chairs are provided; blankets, mats and low beach chairs are welcome.
PROARTS PRESENTING ‘THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB’
ProArts presents “The Dixie Swim Club,” the touching comedy about friendships that last forever. Performances are at 7:30 tonight, Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at the ProArts Playhouse in Kihei. Tickets are $22, with kamaaina discounts tonight. For tickets, call 463-6550.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 26
MEET DA BRADDAHS AT KIHEI TOWN PARTY
Enjoy a night of comedy with Da Braddahs at Kihei’s Fourth Friday Town Party from 6 to 9 p.m. at Azeka Shopping Center. Kathy Collins will be the emcee for the night. Other highlights include HIGroove, Missy Aguilar, a large food court area, keiki zone and more.
JOIN ASIAN BLEND’S CD PREVIEW PARTY
Asian Blend and The Shamrocks will celebrate a CD preview tonight from 8 to 11 at Kahili Restaurant, Nahele Ballroom in Waikapu. Tickets are $30. Call 264-4672 or 385-6006.
SPEND AN EVENING WITH NAOMI SHIHAB NYE
The Green Room presents award-winning Palestinian-American poet, writer, anthologist and educator Naomi Shihab Nye at 7 p.m. in the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s McCoy Studio Theater. A Q&A session and book signing will follow her talk. The evening includes a post-event reception with desserts, beverages and live music in the McCoy Courtyard. Admission is $35 and will benefit The Merwin Conservancy.
AMERICA IN CONCERT AT CASTLE THEATER
Don’t miss Grammy-winning soft-rock group America in concert tonight at 7:30 in the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Castle Theater. Tickets range from $39 to $89. Visit www.mauiarts.org.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 27
32ND ANNUAL ST. JOHN’S KULA FESTIVAL
Support the 32nd annual St. John’s Kula Festival from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. across from Keokea Park in Kula. The festival will feature lots of food, fresh Kula produce, baked goods, gift shop, quilt show and more. Entertainment will be provided by Lily Meola and Tom Conway’s Band and others. (See Maui Beat on Page 3 for entertainment.) Proceeds will benefit A Cup of Cold Water and Hope Lodge, two services that provide aid to the homeless and free lodging to cancer patients when traveling to Oahu. Admission is $1, free to children 9 and younger. For details, visit www.stjohnsmaui.org or call 878-1485.
MAUI JINSHA MISSION’S GREAT AUTUMN FESTIVAL
Attend the Great Autumn Festival, a special centennial celebration of the Maui Jinsha Mission in Wailuku. This free event will start with a service at 4:30 p.m. and dinner to follow at 5:30. Entertainment will begin at 6:30 and includes Zenshin Daiko, Maui Buyo Dance Academy, Nakayama Minyo Kai and others. For more information, call 244-4048.
KOKUA FOR KUPUNA HALE MAKUA BENEFIT
Hale Makua’s signature fundraiser, Kokua for Kupuna, will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa in Kaanapali. The event offers dinner, drinks, music by Kapena, slient auction and door prizes. For tickets, visit www.halemakua.org or call 871-9283.
18TH ANNUAL YOUTH UKULELE CONTEST
Join the 18th annual Maui Youth Ukulele Players contest. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. at Hula Grill in Kaanapali followed by a workshop at 9:15. Contest begins at 10 a.m. For details, visit www.hulagrillkaanapali.com/ukes.
WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES IN KAANAPALI
The third annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon at Center Stage Whalers Village in Kaanapali. Joe Hawkins will be the emcee and Fred’s Garage will provide music. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. To register or for details, visit www.walkamilemaui@whwmaui.net or call 669-5200.
FESTIVALS OF ALOHA FALSETTO COMPETITION
Experience the 13th annual Richard Ho’opi’i Leo Kie Kei Falsetto competition from 6 to 9 p.m. at Andaz Maui at Wailea. The competition is part of the 2014 Festivals of Aloha and showcases Maui’s finest amateur male falsetto performers. Special surprise guests to perform as well. Admission is with a Festivals of Aloha Ribbon.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 28
MAHALO CONCERT AT KIHEI LUTHERAN CHURCH
Celebrate the newly renovated and expanded Kihei Lutheran Church with a mahalo concert. The adult choir with youth and keiki, hand chime choir and others will perform from 2 p.m. in the church. The church is located at the corner of Piilani Highway and Moi Place. For more information, call Pastor David Krueger at 879-7979.
FIND INSPIRATION AT TEDxMAUI EVENT
The third annual event, with the theme “A Brilliant Life,” will be held from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Castle Theater. More than a dozen presenters will share their big ideas on stage in 18 minutes or less. For a complete list of presenters, visit www.tedxmaui.com/2014-presenters. Tickets for the event are $100 and are available at the MACC box office, by calling 242-7469 or online at www.mauiarts.com.