Maui Arts & Entertainment

HouseMart Ben Franklin Crafts will hold its Summer Keiki Crafts Classes from Monday through Friday, June 15 to 19, at its Maui location at Queen Kaʻahumanu Center.

Maui residents and visitor alike are invited to enjoy a performance of “An Evening with Mark Twain” by Rick Scheideman on Sunday, May 31, at the Pioneer Inn in Lahaina.

Singer-songwriter-musician Jon Anderson–“the Voice of YES”–will perform at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s McCoy Studio Theater on Friday, June 19, beginning at 7:30 p.m., as part of The MACC’s signature “Solo Sessions” series: presenting musicians and their personal stories in an intimate setting.

Maui’s own Caroline Absalom won the title of Mrs. Hawai’i during an evening competition on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center. Absalom advances to the Mrs. America pageant in Sevastopol, Russia on Sept. 26, 2015.

Six young ladies from Maui are vying for the crown of Miss Hawaii 2015. Malika Dudley (Miss Hawaiʻi 2005 and Maui Now’s Chief Meteorologist) introduces us to these outstanding representatives. The pageant airs LIVE on OC16 from the Hawaiʻi Convention Center at 7 p.m. on Saturday May 30, 2015.

Ebb & Flow Arts will present Sarah Cahill in a free, solo piano recital on Saturday, June 13, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. at Keawalaʻi Congregational Church in Makena.

The 25th Anniversary edition of Hula O Nā Keiki, Maui’s only children’s hula competition, will be held Nov. 13-15, 2015 at the Kāʻanapali Beach Hotel.

Cultural practitioner and accomplished farmer Jerry Konanui will lead a Kalo (taro) Workshop at Maui Nui Botanical Gardens on Saturday, May 30, at 9 a.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, May 28 to 31.

Maui Ocean Center will present the feature-length film Visions in the Dark: The Life of Pinky Thompson at the 2015 Maui Film Festival at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center’s Castle Theater on Sunday, June 7, at 3 p.m.

The 2015 Maui Film Festival has released its lineup of honorees, screenings and special events taking place from June 3 to 7 in Wailea and Kahului.

Maui’s own Kealiʻi Reichel topped the 38th Annual Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards, winning in seven personal categories, and a studio engineering category for his “Kawaiokalena” album.

Some of Maui’s most talented hālau will continue to perform weekly at Lahaina Cannery Mall throughout June. The free cultural entertainment takes place center stage at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and at 1 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday.

Maui Film Festival Founder and Director Barry Rivers has announced that Adam Driver has been chosen as the 2015 Maui Film Festival Shining Star Award recipient.

Josh Kahula and Preston Ako will perform at Lahaina Restoration Foundation’s free, monthly Hawaiian Music Series concert on Thursday, May 28, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on the Baldwin Home Museum lawn in Lahaina.

Comedian Brian Regan will bring his live comedy tour to the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Castle Theater on Saturday, May 30, 2015, at 8 p.m.

Trevor Hall will take the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s McCoy Studio Theater stage to perform his latest hits on Saturday, May 30, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center will present Kawehi, a multi-talented “one-woman band” performing dynamic ensembles using beatboxing, a guitar, keyboard and computer music software. The Hawaiian independent artist will perform at McCoy Studio Theater on Thursday, May 28, at 7:30 p.m.

Baldwin Theatre Guild will hold its four-day, 50th anniversary reunion celebration from July 30 to Aug. 2 2015. The planning committee is making an effort to contact former Baldwin theater students to inform them about activities planned for the reunion.

Wondering what to do this weekend? Maui Now staff has compiled a chronological listing of some of the island’s best events scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 22 to 24.