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Island Events: September 24, 2015

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TODAY, SEPT. 24

MAUI COMEDY SERIES PRESENTS SINBAD

Maui Comedy Festival Summer Series presents Sinbad at 7:30 p.m. in the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Castle Theater. Tickets range from $42.50 to $72.50 (plus applicable fees). For more information, call 242-7469 or visit www.mauiarts.org.

FREE LAHAINA HAWAIIAN MUSIC SERIES CONCERT

Join the versatile musicians Kaleo Phillips and friends at Lahaina Restoration Foundation’s free monthly Hawaiian Music Series concert from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on the Baldwin Home Museum lawn. Limited seating is provided for kupuna. Blankets and low beach chairs are welcome. For more details, call 661-3262 or visit www.lahainarestoration.org.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 25

TWO-DAY CHINESE MOON FESTIVAL IN LAHAINA

Lahaina Restoration Foundation presents a Chinese Moon Festival at Wo Hing Museum from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Maui’s agricultural harvest will be in the spotlight, along with cultural activities, displays, activities for the children and more. For more information, call 661-5553 or visit www.lahainarestoration.org.

EXPERIENCE A WELLNESS WEEKEND IN KAPALUA

The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua will be hosting its third Wellness Weekend “E Malama Kou Kino.” Help balance the mind, body and spirit. For more details, visit www.kapaluawellness.com or call 669-6200.

FOURTH FRIDAY TOWN PARTY WITH HAPA

Celebrate Fourth Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. with HAPA at Azeka Shopping Center Mauka in Kihei. Enjoy additional music by Soul Kitchen, Jamie Gallo and others with emcee Shane Kahalehau. There will be food trucks, food booths, arts and crafts, keiki zone and more. For more details, visit www.mauifridays.com.

‘NOISES OFF’ OPENS AT HISTORIC IAO THEATER

“Noises Off,” a Maui OnStage production, begins this week. Showtimes are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 3 p.m. Sunday through Oct. 11 at the Historic Iao Theater in Wailuku. For more information, visit www.mauionstage.com.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 26

KOKUA FOR KUPUNA A HALE MAKUA BENEFIT

Support Hale Makua Services by attending “Kokua for Kupuna, Timeless Traditions” at 5 p.m. at the Ocean Lawn of Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa in Kaanapali. Enjoy dinner oceanfront and under the stars, drinks and entertainment by Na Leo Pilimehana. Tickets are $140. For tickets or more information, visit www.halemakua.org or call 871-9283.

JOIN INTERACTIVE ART EXPERIENCE IN HAIKU

“One, Two, Tree,” an interactive art show, is opening at the Treehouse Gallery in the Pauwela Cannery in Haiku from 4 to 9 p.m. There will be food and live music. The event highlights resident artists and guest artists Melissa Bruck and Catalina Ezcurra. This month’s show will include an auction to support medical expenses for Rebekah Uccellini.

PEACE EVENT AT QUEEN KA’AHUMANU CENTER

The Maui Seasons for Peace organization will celebrate the United Nations’ International Day of Peace from 2 to 8 p.m. at Queen Ka’ahumanu Center. The free event will feature local performers who represent a wide variety of world cultures. The Day of Peace was observed Monday.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 27

ENJOY EMMA FARDEN SHARPE HULA FESTIVAL

Celebrate hula Lahaina-style at the Emma Farden Sharpe Hula Festival from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. under the Banyan Tree. There will be a hula workshop at 9:30 a.m. by kumu hula Kathy Ralar; call 264-8779 to reserve a spot. There will also be lei making, keiki activities, crafters and artisans and more. Kumu Ualani Maka’ike Callega will be honored at 3 p.m. Bring your low beach chairs and enjoy a day of hula. For more information, call 264-8779.

MAUI SPECIAL RODEO FOR CHILDREN PLANNED

Haku Baldwin Center and Piiholo Ranch will present the fourth annual Maui Special Rodeo from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the ranch in Makawao. The event is dedicated to children with special needs and will feature the excitement of a rodeo in a safe, supportive environment. For more information, visit www.hakubaldwincenter.org.

SEE ACTOR-COMEDIAN BOB SAGET IN KAANAPALI

Original New York Seltzer presents the Maui Celebrity Series at the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa in Kaanapali. The series will debut with a live comedy concert by actor and comedian Bob Saget at 8 p.m. Brian Evans will be the opening act for Saget. Tickets range from $75 to $150 and are available through www.honoluluboxoffice.com or by calling (808) 550-8457. (The program contains adult content.)

CHINESE MOON FESTIVAL AT BAILEY HOUSE MUSEUM

Maui Historical Society and the Maui Chinese Cultural Society present Chinese Moon Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bailey House Museum in Wailuku. There will be cultural presentations, a Chinese cooking demonstration, vendors and a photo exhibit of Maui Chinese families and community during the early 1900s. For more details, call 244-3326 or visit www.mauimuseum.org.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30

CATCH OPEN MIC NIGHT AT UH-MAUI COLLEGE

The University of Hawaii Maui College Music Club presents Open Mic for the Community from 5 to 8 p.m. at the campus Student Lounge. The UH-MC chorus, Institute for Hawaiian Musicians and others will perform. Admission is free and includes food. Open to all talents, all ages. For more information, call 205-1241.

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