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TODAY, MARCH 19
PICNIC FOR POKI WITH PUNANA LEO O MAUI
Roselani Place and Ola Na Mele Productions present Picnic for Poki featuring Punana Leo O Maui, Hawaiian Language Immersion Preschool from 11 a.m. at the Historic Kaahumanu Church in Wailuku. Musical talents of the school’s teachers, children and parents will be showcased. Admission is free. For more details, call 871-7720.
EXPERIENCE NEW ART/DANCE PERFORMANCE
Choreographer and dancer Rosy Simas makes a personal statement about loss, family, perseverance and home in “We Wait in the Darkness” at 7:30 p.m. in the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Castle Theater. Tickets range from $12 to $42 (plus applicable fees) and are available by calling 242-7469 or visiting www.mauiarts.org.
FRIDAY, MARCH 20
STORYTELLING: ‘LEGENDS & GHOSTS IN HAWAII’
Join Hawaii storyteller Lopaka Kapanui at 7:30 p.m. in the MACC’s McCoy Studio Theater. He will explore the question, “Are Hawaii’s gods and ghosts a thing of the past, or do they still exist today ” Tickets are $20 (plus applicable fees). For more details, call 242-7469 or visit www.mauiarts.org.
‘ANNIE GET YOUR GUN’ FINAL PERFORMANCES
Maui OnStage presents Irving Berlin’s hit musical “Annie Get Your Gun” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday in the Historic Iao Theater in Wailuku. Tickets range from $20 to $40. Call 242-6969 or visit www.mauionstage.com.
JOIN THIRD FRIDAY PARTY IN MAKAWAO
“Spring is in the Air” in Makawao from 5 to 8 p.m., featuring music by The Easy, Max Angel and others; magic by Brenton Keith & His Bag ‘O Tricks; activities for the keiki and more. Check out artist Richard Digiacomo at work on aluminum panels in the Maui Hands gallery. For more information, visit www.mauifridays.com.
SATURDAY, MARCH 21
AMY HANAIALI’I BENEFIT CONCERT FOR TRUCKER
Show your support for Trucker Dukes, a Maui boy battling cancer, by attending a silent auction dinner with entertainment by Amy Hanaiali’i from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the Nahele Banquet Room at the Kahili Golf Course in Waikapu. Tickets are $75. Call 757-4739 for more information.
FREE JAPANESE BUYO STYLE DANCE RECITAL
Experience a Japanese buyo (classical) dance recital, under the direction of Yaeko Yamamoto, known professionally as Matsudai Mitsuyae, and other guest performers from 1 to 4 p.m. in H.P. Baldwin High School’s auditorium. Admission is free.
ENJOY AN INTIMATE CONCERT WITH KUPAOA
Kupaoa, comprised of Kellen Paik and Lihau Hannahs Paik, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the MACC’s McCoy Studio Theater. Tickets are $30 (plus applicable fees). For more information, call 242-7469 or visit www.mauiarts.org.
UKULELE MELE AT THE BAILEY HOUSE MUSEUM
Learn new strums to fun sing-along songs with Mele Fong from 10 a.m. to noon at Bailey House Museum in Wailuku. Admission is $5 for members and $10 for others. To register, call Fong at 281-4981 or visit www.ukulelemeleonmaui.com.
SCHOLARSHIP CONCERT FOR MAUI COUNTY KEIKI
The Rotary Club of Lahaina presents the Lahaina Rotary Youth Foundation Scholarship Concert from 5:30 to 9 p.m. under the Napili Kai Beach Resort’s Aloha Pavilion. Featuring George Kahumoku Jr., Richard Ho’opi’i, Peter deAquino, Uluwehi Guerrero and others, the show’s proceeds will benefit scholarships for West Maui, Lanai and Molokai high schools and the Lahaina After School Tutoring program. Cost is $75 per person. For more information, call Rick Nava at 298-3953 or visit www.rotarycluboflahaina.org.
FREE KAPA-MAKING DEMONSTRATIONS
Maui Nui Botanical Gardens will host free kapa-making demonstations from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday. Practitioners will be available to answer questions. The gardens are located at 150 Kanaloa Ave. in Kahului. For more details, visit www.mnbg.org.
SUNDAY, MARCH 22
FREE BOOK SIGNINGS, READINGS AND MUSIC
Enjoy free book readings and signings by Maui-born author/playwright Wayne Moniz, with guests Ata Damasco and Kumu Hula Kalei Jaramillo & Company, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble in Lahaina. The author will present his book “Pukoko: A Hawaiian in the American Civil War.”
MAUI POPS GOES TO THE BALLET AT THE MACC
Maui Academy of Performing Arts will partner with Maui Pops orchestra to present the comic ballet “Coppelia” at 3 p.m. in the MACC’s Castle Theater. Dancers will perform selected scenes from the ballet that premiered in Paris in 1870. Tickets range from $15 to $50, with discounts for students. Call 242-7469 or visit www.mauiarts.org.