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TODAY, MAY 21
PAMELA POLLAND GUEST PERFORMER AT PICNIC
Traditional Hawaiian musician Pamela Polland will perform at Picnic for Poki at the Historic Kaahumanu Church in Wailuku. The free event begins at 11 a.m. and includes refreshments. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or mat and a lunch. For more information, call 871-7720.
FRIDAY, MAY 22
CONCERT SET TO RAISE FUNDS FOR MUSICIAN
A benefit concert will be held starting at 6:30 p.m. for Maui violinist Andrea Walls at Mulligans on the Blue in Wailea. A hand injury has kept Walls, a member of Soul Kitchen, from performing, and the event will assist with medical and living expenses. Soul Kitchen and Hollywood, Calif., band Scarlet Roads will perform. Admission is $10 at the door. For reservations, call Mulligans at 874-1131.
SEABURY STUDENTS TO PERFORM ‘SIDE SHOWS’
Seabury Hall Performing Arts wraps up the season with “Side Shows,” a variety of short plays at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the A’ali’iku-honua Creative Arts Center on the Seabury Hall campus in Makawao. Admission is free, with donations welcomed. For more information, call 573-1257 or visit www.seaburyhall.com.
HONOR VETS BY MAKING LEI FOR MEMORIAL DAY
Kaunoa Senior Services and county officials are offering the chance to help honor veterans for Memorial Day with a “Blossoms for the Brave” event. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Kalana O Maui Building front lawn, help make lei to be used in ceremonies at Maui Veterans Cemetery in Makawao. Or drop off loose flowers from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the South High Street parking lot in front of the county building to be used in an aerial flower drop. For more information, call 270-7308.
CELEBRATE FILIPINO HERITAGE AT FESTIVAL
The 46th Barrio Fiesta will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Maui War Memorial Complex in Wailuku. There will be a wide array of entertainment and activities, and a coronation for the 2015 Miss Barrio Fiesta and Little Miss Barrio Fiesta. For more information, visit www.binhiatani.org.
SHERATON EVENT PAIRS LOCAL WINES AND FOODS
Enjoy the combination of local wines and local cuisine at the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa’s Black Rock Dinner on Friday at Black Rock Kitchen in Kaanapali and the Farm Series tour of Fresh Island Herbs and Maui Wines on Saturday morning Upcountry. Cost is $95 for the dinner only and $35 for the wine pairing; $75 for the farm tour with lunch; and $150 for the full package. For reservations, visit www.sheratonmaui.com or call (808) 921-4600.
SATURDAY, MAY 23
SUPPORT ADAPTATIONS WITH ‘JUST DESSERTS’
Adaptations Dance Theater presents “Just Desserts,” a fundraiser to kick off the 2015-16 season, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center in Makawao. There will be desserts, cocktails, dancing, live music and an ADT performance. General admission tickets start at $75 and are available at www.adaptationsdancetheater.com.
VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES AT HOLY GHOST FEAST
Visit Upcountry Maui for the 123rd Holy Ghost Feast at the historic Holy Ghost Mission in Waiakoa. The event, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, will include auctions, a farmers market, plants and flowers, games, crafts, entertainment and food vendors. The mission is located at 4300 Lower Kula Road. Funds raised support the Kula Roman Catholic Community. For more information, call 878-1261.
WORKSHOP TO FOCUS ON SUGARCANE TYPES
The Maui Nui Botanical Gardens is offering a workshop on how to identify varieties of sugarcane. Sugarcane expert Noa Lincoln will lead the class from 9 a.m. to noon at the gardens in Kahului. Participants will have the chance to sample
varieties of fresh-squeezed sugarcane juice. Cost is $20 for garden members and $45 for others. For reservations, call 249-2798 or email info@mnbg.org.
AINA NALU FUNDRAISER OFFERS WINE, AUCTION
The Aina Nalu Wine & Silent Auction Fundraiser, benefiting the Lahaina Complex After-School Enrichment Tutor Project, will be from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Aina Nalu Pavilion in Lahaina. Tickets are $60 per person, which includes two glasses of wine, pupu and entertainment. For seats, visit www.eventbrite.com or www.pfee.org, or email tlapolla@ortc.com.
SUNDAY, MAY 24
‘MOVING HOME’ FILM TO BE SHOWN AT THE MACC
The documentary “Moving Home” will be screened at 3 p.m. in McCoy Studio Theater at the MACC. The film focuses on the life of Korean dancer and teacher Halla Pai Huhm, whose life was shaped by the tension between Korea, Japan and Hawaii in the early 20th century. Admission is free. For more information, call 242-7469 or visit www.mauiarts.org.