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Island Events: June 25, 2015

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TODAY, JUNE 25

POKER WITH THE PROS TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS

Join NBA stars and other celebrities at Basketball Maui’s second annual Poker with the Pros fundraiser poker tournament at the Grand Wailea Ballroom. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets are $150 and are available at www.basketballmaui.com.

MAUI BREWING TO HOST YOUTH FILM SCREENING

Maui Huliau Foundation will be screening short films from the recent Huliau Youth Environmental Film Festival at Maui Brewing Co. in Kihei starting at 7:30 p.m. A donation of $10 is suggested. For more information, visit www.mauihuliaufoundation.org.

SINGER FUJIWARA WILL PERFORM AT MUSEUM

Falsetto singer Dane Fujiwara will perform at Lahaina Restoration Foundation’s free monthly Hawaiian Music Series concert from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on the Baldwin Home Museum lawn. For more information, visit www.lahainarestoration.org.

FRIDAY, JUNE 26

16TH ANNUAL TAIKO FESTIVAL AT THE MACC

The Big Island’s Puna Taiko will kick off Zenshin Daiko’s 16th annual Taiko Festival at 7 p.m. in Castle Theater at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Zenshin Daiko’s nearly 50 members will perform for the second half of the show. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children 12 and younger (plus applicable fees) and are available at the MACC box office, at www.mauiarts.org or by calling 242-7469.

FOURTH FRIDAY TOWN PARTY SET FOR KIHEI

Catch Willie K, Da Ukulele Boyz, Kanoa Kukaua and others at Kihei Fourth Friday Town Party from 6 to 9 p.m. at Azeka Shopping Center Mauka. Other highlights include the Keiki/Youth Zone, and craft and food vendors. For more information, visit www.kiheifridays.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 27

NBA PLAYERS TO SHOOT FOR YOUTH FUNDRAISER

Watch celebrities and NBA players go head to head at Basketball Maui’s fifth annual Night of Shooting Stars fundraiser at Wailea Tennis Club. Doors open at 5 p.m., with tip-off at 6. General admission tickets are $20, and VIP courtside seats are $50. Visit www.basketballmaui.com for more information.

ST. ANTHONY TO HOLD ANNUAL HO’OLAULE’A

St. Anthony Junior-Senior High School’s 25th annual Ho’olaule’a will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the school’s Sullivan Field in Wailuku. Tickets are $45 per person. For more information, call 244-4190, ext. 228.

KUMU HULA BALUBAR TO MARK 40 YEARS

Celebrate 40 years of hula with kumu hula Iola Balubar and halau Hula O Kaola Ali’i O Ke Kai at 7 p.m. in Castle Theater at the MACC. Pre-show activities will start at 5 p.m. Tickets are $27 (plus applicable fees) and are avai lable at the MACC box office, at www.mauiarts.org or by calling 242-7469.

MUSIC AND MORE AT WILLIE K’S ‘GANJAFEST’

Willie K will present “GanjaFest,” featuring an array of eclectic music, from noon to 10 p.m. at Mulligans on the Blue in Wailea. Tickets are $30 in advance and $40 at the door. For more information, visit www.williek.com.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1

ARTURO O’FARRILL JAZZ SEXTET AT THE MACC

The Arturo O’Farrill Jazz Sextet, featuring Jim Seeley, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in McCoy Studio Theater at the MACC. Tickets are $35 and $45 and are available at the MACC box office, at www.mauiarts.org or by calling 242-7469.

NEW CULTURAL SERIES BY MOKU’ULA GROUP

The Friends of Moku’ula will kick off a new cultural series at 6:30 p.m. at the lawn next to the Hale Halawai at Kamehameha Beach Bark in Lahaina. The event will feature storytelling and live music. For more information, visit www.mokuula.com.

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