Maui Arts & Entertainment

Jim Jefferies, with his unique no-holds-barred stand-up that has sold out theaters worldwide, brings his irreverent and critically-acclaimed stand-up act to the Maui Arts & Cultural Center on Thursday, July 9.

Michelle Branch will perform in the Maui Arts & Cultural Centers Castle Theater on Thursday, July 2, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

The Lahaina Cannery Mall will host its 17th annual Keiki Hula Festival on Saturday and Sunday, July 18 and 19.

The Wailuku First Friday event is a free community street party showcasing Maui artists, crafters and food vendors. Wailuku First Friday on July 3 will celebrate and salute the USA.

The Mantokuji Soto Zen Mission O-Bon Festival will be held on July 10 and 11. Services will begin at 6 p.m. in the temple. Food booths will open at 6:30 p.m. Taiko performances by Maui Taiko on July 10 and Zenshin Daiko on July 11 will begin at 7 p.m. A Bon dance will follow on both nights from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Wondering what to do this weekend? Maui Now staff has compiled a chronological listing of some of the island’s best events scheduled from Thursday through Sunday, June 25 through 28. Look for this information no later than every Thursday afternoon.

By Maui Now Staff Rock & Brews Pāʻia is kicking off the summer with a late night happy hour and a Summer Concert Series showcasing some of the greatest festivals and events in rock music history. Sunday through Thursday nights from June 21 to July 16, the rock-inspired restaurant will feature a playlist each night that highlights acts […]

The 24th annual Ki Ho‘alu Festival, one of Maui’s favorite family events, will return to the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s A&B Ampitheater on Sunday, June 28, from 1 to 7 p.m.

MAMo Wearable Art is a fashion show – and more. Maui Now captured a first glimpse at the 2015 designs. Photo credit: Marlo Antes.

The Maui Comedy Festival Summer Series will present Todd Barry for one night only on June 20 at 9 p.m. at Charley’s Restaurant & Saloon in Pāʻia.

The MAMo on Maui: Wearable Art Show is scheduled for Saturday, June 20, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Yokouchi Pavilion.

Wondering what to do this weekend? Maui Now staff has compiled a chronological listing of some of the island’s best events scheduled from Wednesday through Sunday, June 17 through 21. Look for this information no later than every Thursday afternoon.

There will be a special rate for customers who come to The Shops at Wailea for the Wednesday evening entertainment, Wailea Leʻa and ʻUkulele Mix Plate. Tonight’s featured entertainer at the Wailea Leʻa event is Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Henry Kapono, who will be on stage from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the fountain courtyard.

Dane Fujiwara, a falsetto singer with an outstanding vocal range, will perform at Lahaina Restoration Foundation’s free monthly Hawaiian Music Series concert on Thursday, June 25, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on the Baldwin Home Museum lawn.

Flecha Tovar of Kīhei, Maui, won the State Title of Ms. Hawaiʻi America 2015 over the Memorial Day weekend and advances to compete for the national Ms. America title on August 29, 2015 in Brea, California. She was one of two Mauian’s who brought home pageant titles over the Memorial Day weekend.

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Henry Kapono will return to The Shops at Wailea to perform at Wailea Leʻa on Wednesday, June 17, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the fountain courtyard.

The 2015 Maui Film Festival will hold an Audience Award winners special encore screenings on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 21, at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Castle Theater, MFF Founder and Director Barry Rivers announced today. The event is a fundraiser for Doorway Into Light, Manaʻo Hana Hou Radio, Maui Surfrider Foundation and Hui O Waʻa Kaulua.

Superstar and music icon Janet Jackson announced today that she will kick off her Unbreakable World Tour in August, and it includes a performance in Hawaiʻi on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, at Neal S. Blaisdell Center Arena on Oʻahu.

Wondering what to do this weekend? We’ve compiled a chronological listing of some of the island’s best events scheduled from Thursday through Sunday, June 11 through 14. Look for this information no later than every Thursday afternoon.

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center will present a unique, live performance in the Schaefer International Gallery on Tuesday, June 23, featuring a musical trio under the direction of award-winning composer Takuma Itoh.