Maui Arts & Entertainment

The FirstLight film festival kicks off next Sunday. Over 15 days, 40 films will be screened with 22 being Maui premieres and several notable offerings in the mix.

This weekend, prove your chicken wing-eating mettle in Lahaina, help out Hurricane Sandy victims in Kihei, and cry your eyes out watching E.T. on a blanket in Kahului.

A nearly 150-year-old Hawaiian women’s society will reprise the popular 1950s Hawai`i Calls radio show at a November fundraiser at the Maui Tropical Plantation.

The next two weeks brings some fun, mostly free, kid-friendly events you can enjoy with the whole family including a children’s hula event and a screening of E.T.

Local musician Anthony Natividad died unexpectedly last Sunday, a week and a half after this interview was conducted. He was an influential and beloved member of this community.

This weekend your options run from a three-day yoga festival to ziplining on the cheap off Crater Road. Live through that and take in Henry Kapono or the Island Roots Bash at the MACC.

…stays in Lahaina. Unless you see it pictured here.

We took the liberty of turning to the best sources of fodder for Halloween ideas – pop culture, hit films, and embarrassing political moments – to bring you this array of last-minute ideas.

If your Halloween costume escapades were trounced by the tsunami that wasn’t…cheer up! It’s not over yet.

Get into the Halloween spirit with everything from a haunted Haiku hike to a Macbeth performance to the 2nd annual “Ghoulin Rouge” event at the Montessori School.

The 2012 leg of Russell Peters’ tour was limited to very few American cities: New York, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Honolulu…and Kahului!?

“When dealing with aliens, I gave them everything 
except the kitchen sink.” If artist Jefferson Stillwell’s pieces don’t get a smile out of you, the descriptions will.

It may not feel all that crisp and autumn-ish out there, but the season is upon us regardless. Hit that point home at a variety of Oktoberfest/Fall Festival Celebrations this weekend.

Multiple events – including the Angkor Wat International Film Festival, classical musician Kayhan Kalhor and ’80s pop sensation Tiffany – have been added to the schedule.

The three-day event celebrates West Maui’s plantation roots, and kicks off with an ‘Ohana Movie Night on Thursday, featuring the independent film “Picture Bride” on a giant outdoor screen. Gates open at 6 p.m.

Pattie Hanna’s students took home nearly a dozen blue ribbons this year, but spreading the skill is her utmost goal. “What matters to me as a lei maker is passing it on.”

This weekend on Maui, enjoy Second Friday in Lahaina, help clean up the Japanese Gardens at the Kepaniwai Park & Heritage Gardens or drive your sports car really fast.

A crowd of more than 10,000 is expected, and a variety of events are planned, including a cook-off in which Maui Now will participate as a judge.

Tattoo artist Rachel Helmich is passionate about what she does…and how it looks on an individual’s body. The near-engineer now can’t imagine doing anything else.

Lots of options this weekend with Maui Pride events all three days; jazz, world music, and an animated film at the MACC; plus the opening of “Run for Your Wife” at the Iao Theater.