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FEATURED EVENTS THIS WEEK:
TODAY, APRIL 30
UPLIFTING ALL STARS OF WEST AFRICA IN CONCERT
Catch Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars at 7:30 p.m. in the Maui Arts &?Cultural Center’s Castle Theater. Tickets are $42 the day of (plus applicable fees). For more information, visit www.mauiarts.org or call 242-7469.
FREE HAWAIIAN MUSIC SERIES CONCERT
Join Kaniala Masoe and Ke Kani Malie for Polynesian entertainment at Lahaina Restoration Foundation’s free monthy concert at 6 p.m. on the Baldwin Home Museum lawn. Limited seating is provided, and blankets and low beach chairs are welcome.
FRIDAY, MAY 1
EXPERIENCE THE LEI DAY HERTIAGE FESTIVAL
Celebrate Hawaiian culture and the tradition of Lei Day in Hawaii at the Bailey House Museum in Wailuku from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free and includes craft demonstrations, lei contest and special presentations by Kimo Keaulana, Walter and Luana Kawaiae’a, Moana Beamer and Tom?Fairbanks. For more information, call 244-3326 or visit www.mauimuseum.org.
MAUI LEI DAY TRADITION WITH ROBERT CAZIMERO
Enjoy the annual Maui Lei Day tradition with Robert Cazimero and special guest Raiatea Helm from 7:30 p.m. in the MACC’s Castle Theater. Tickets range from $12 to $55 (plus applicable fees). For more details, visit www.mauiarts.org or call 242-7469.
MAY DAY IN WAILUKU AT FIRST FRIDAY PARTY
Celebrate May Day at First Friday in Wailuku from 6 to 9 p.m. Enjoy entertainment by Kalani Pe’a and Dane Fujiwara at 6 p.m., followed by the Eric Gilliom Band featuring Amy Hanaiali’i at 7:30 p.m. Market Street will close from 5:30 p.m. Free parking is available at Maui Medical Group. For more information, visit www.mauifridays.com.
CATCH ‘BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS’ IN WAILUKU
Maui OnStage presents “Brighton Beach Memoirs” at the Historic Iao Theater in Wailuku. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 (special matinee) and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets range from $20 to $40 and are available by calling 242-6969 or visiting www.mauionstage.com.
THREE-DAY CELEBRATION AT ST. JOSEPH’S FEAST
Enjoy three days of the 100-year-old tradition at St. Joseph’s Feast in Makawao. Festivity hours are from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Entertainment includes Marty?Dread, Homestead, Gomega, Sherone Ramos and others. Catch the live auction at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. There will be a livestock auction at 1 p.m. Sunday. The chapel is located at 1294 Makawao Ave.
SATURDAY, MAY 2
MOONLIGHT MELE AT BAILEY HOUSE MUSEUM
Listen to Hawaiian music under the full moon at the Bailey House Museum from 4 to 8 p.m. Entertainment includes George Kahumoku Jr. and friends, Kimo Alama Keaulana, Walter and Luana Kawaiae’a and others. There will be a beer and wine garden, hula, dinner and crafts available. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated. For more details, call 244-3326 or visit www.mauimuseum.org.
TWO DAYS OF MAPA’S SPRING EXTRAVAGANZA
Experience three shows for the entire family at?Maui Academy of Performing Arts’ annual dance recital in Castle Theater at the MACC. On Saturday, the “Jazz, Tap and Hip Hop Revue” will begin at 3 p.m., then “Moves,” a MAPA dance concert will start at 7:30 p.m. A “Ballet Recital” at 3 p.m. Sunday will conclude the Spring Extravaganza with 200 MAPA ballerinas. Tickets are $15 for all shows (plus applicable fees). For more details, visit www.mauiacademy.org/academy.asp. For tickets, call 242-7469 or visit www.mauiarts.org.
ENJOY MAUI CLASSICAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Maui Classical Music Festival consists of four concerts. 1) “Evening Serenade in D” at 7 p.m. Saturday at Makawao Union Church. 2) “Sizzling Strings, Guitar and Piano” at 7 p.m. Monday at Keawala’i Congregational Church in Makena. 3) “Hana Community Concert” at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Wananalua Congretional Church in Hana. 4) “Festival Finale” at 7 p.m. May 8 at Keawala’i Congregational Church. Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for students. Call 878-2312 for reservations.
SUNDAY, MAY 3
BENEFIT FOR MAUI NUI BOTANICAL GARDENS
Celebrate the rich heritage of native Hawaiian plants at “A Night with the Flowers,” a benefit for Maui Nui Botanical Gardens from 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $100 per person or $750 for a table of eight and will include music, hula and dinner prepared by local chefs. For more details, call 249-2798 or visit www.mnbg.org.
TUESDAY, MAY 5
SUPPORT THE HAKU BALDWIN CENTER
Flatbread Co. in Paia hosts a benefit night for the Haku Baldwin Center from 5 to 10 p.m. There will be a silent auction throughout the night. A portion of all pizza sales will benefit the center’s free programs such as therapeutic riding for children with special needs, animal-assisted therapy/activities for patients of all ages and more. Learn more about the program at www.hakubaldwincenter.org/programs.