Maui Arts & Entertainment

If you love Wailuku, you’ll likely love the monthly First Friday block party event in Wailuku Town, taking place this Friday, February 4, 2011.

The Twelfth Annual Maui Chinese New Year Festival takes place this Saturday, February 5th at the Maui Mall in Kahului.

As custom dictates, a colorfully acrobatic Lion Dance will usher in Chinese New Year at the Piilani Village Shopping Center on Saturday, February 5th. According to the Chinese zodiac, 2011 is expected to be a peaceful year, very much welcomed after the “ferocious” Year of the Tiger. The popular Ben Seng Au lion dancers are […]

The first in a series of monthly live broadcasts was held yesterday at the Kaanapali Beach Hotel in West Maui featuring the best of live Hawaiian music and Maui entertainment.

Multi platinum rock group Daughtry will perform live on Maui, Feburary 18, 2011 at the Castle Theater. The power group comes off of a successful Oahu show concert in October, and returns to the state, this time to perform for Maui fans.

As a festival focused on resources for your personal evolution, Mystic Island creates a palate of experience to entertain and educate the public. With day passes available for ohana who are visiting the island, the festival seeks to uplift and unify through music, dance, and conscious living workshops.

By Maesyn Anyone with a taste for culture can appreciate being swept away in a cloud of classical music. People around the world go to major hubs like New York or Los Angeles to witness a great philharmonic performance. Thanks to the MACC’s wonderfully expansive lineup, you had the option to experience African, Hawaiian, Spanish, […]

Of particular note for Maui fans is the song, “Ku’ula Kai,” featured on their current album, Zama Zama, which was written about a fishing legend from Hana, Maui.

The Maui made motion picture, GET A JOB, returns home for a three night run at the Historic Iao Theater in Wailuku.

Let it be known that Ladysmith Black Mambazo rocked the house tonight, and carried a theater full of Mauians into a land without time or race or nationality or separation.

This spring, the Hard Rock Cafe is calling kids of all ages, asking “Does your band have what it takes to claim the prize at the 2011 Hard Rock Battle of the Bands?”

Perhaps most famous for the sweet soaring harmonies that laced Paul Simon’s epic “Graceland” with magic, this collective of Zulu brothers have become world famous for their unique breed of a capella that takes the listener right to the roots. They were the first group to popularize the concept of world music on a global front. Melding the playful rhythmic intricacies of Africa with the swooping melodic and harmonic influences of Christian gospel music, Ladysmith Black Mambazo brings crowds to their feet in joyful celebration of life through song.

The intimate installment of MACC Solo Sessions brings music to Maui in a brand new light… up close and unplugged.

Much of what lies beneath the surface remains a mystery, but for the rare circumstance where the creatures who inhabitat the depths of the ocean rise to meet us.

by Maesyn There is nothing so wild and fiery as the gypsy spirit. Images come to mind of bonfires and twirling skirts, clapping, bawdy laughter and most of all – flamenco guitar. On Sunday, January 23rd, Spain’s most renowned touring company, Noche Flamenco, comes to the MACC’s Castle Theatre at 7:30 pm. THE TROUPE The […]

The Green is looking far from blue after being named iTunes Best Reggae Album of 2010. The Hawaii musicians already sold 14,000 copies of their self-titled album

A 35 foot high Wheel of Death takes center stage at the Maui Moon Theater, as the latest attraction in the Cirque Polynesia lineup.

by Maesyn Reggae music is the soundtrack of island life. Whether bumping on your speakers or not, you’ll be hard pressed to find a stoplight in Maui that doesn’t sound like an outdoor Rastafarian concert. With its uplifting upbeat, and its cheer-inducing boppy rhythms, Reggae music soothes the spirit, and induces the phrase “Pura Vida!” […]

Sir Elton John set a new record, this time by becoming the first concert on Maui to sell out of tickets so fast.

by Maesyn The world famous New Shanghai Circus arrives on Maui soil this month to present a visual spectacle of whirling acrobatics and contortionist tricks. Prepare to “ooh” and “ahh” as some of the world’s most gifted performance artists perform at the MACC’s Castle theater on Monday, January 17th at 4:00 and 7:30 pm, and […]