Maui Arts & Entertainment
The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua hosts 31st annual Celebration of the Arts, April 7-8
The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua hosts the 31st annual Celebration of the Arts taking place at the resort from April 7-8, 2023. Celebration of the Arts is Hawai‘i’s top arts and cultural festival celebrating authentic Hawaiian culture and traditions with more than 60 of the state’s top artisans, educators, cultural practitioners, speakers, and entertainers.
Maui Entertainment, Arts, Community, March 2-8
For a list of upcoming events, concerts, shows and entertainment for March 2 – 8, find our comprehensive listing HERE.
Mākena Golf & Beach Club hosts A Haumea Art Experience
Mākena Golf & Beach Club hosts an Aloha Mākena Haumea Event on Saturday, March 4, 2023 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., with a Let Go, Let Grow art experience led by award-winning Maui artist, Wailani Artates.
Artists sought for public work to be featured on new Wailuku Municipal Parking Structure
A SMALL TOWN * BIG ART Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) recently went live for orientation-based artwork at five sites within the Wailuku Municipal Parking Structure, which is currently under construction in the heart of Wailuku town. The art will function as directional signage and offer a wayfinding element that draws people to entry and exit points, a news release said. Application deadline is March 26.
Hula kiʻi, rare Hawaiian dance of carved puppetry, to be showcased Sunday at MACC
Hula kiʻi, a rare Hawaiian ritual dance of carved puppetry images, will be showcased from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday at Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s McCoy Studio Theater.
Call-to-Artists released for “Glow in the Garden” juried exhibition
A call-to-artists is now LIVE for a new juried exhibition at the 6-acre Will Smith Imua Discovery Garden in Wailuku. The deadline to apply is April 14, 2023.
Kīhei 4th Friday Town Party, Feb. 24
The monthly Kīhei 4th Friday event takes place on Feb. 24, 2023 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Azeka Shopping Center Mauka in South Maui. The public is invited to enjoy live music, food booths and trucks, art, crafts, and shopping.
Maui Entertainment, Arts, Community, Feb. 23 – March 1
For a list of upcoming events, concerts, shows and entertainment for Feb. 23 – March 1, find our comprehensive listing HERE.
Open House on the Halau of ʻOiwi Art project in Wailuku, Feb. 27
An informational Open House on the Hawaiian cultural center in Wailuku, called “Hālau of ʻŌiwi Art,” will be held on Monday, Feb. 27, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Maui Academy of Performing Art’s Promenade Food Court located at 2050 Main Street in Wailuku.
Jazz Maui founder seeks more music education for Valley Isle youths
Jazz Maui founder Bryant Neal has been involved in helping to organize music workshops for Maui youths for more than two decades. His latest nonprofit project is a weekly Jazz Maui venue featuring jazz artists in the Sunset Jazz Series at Maui Ku’ia Estate Chocolate Factory, including those who volunteer with students at workshops in schools. Maui Now writer Gary Kubota interviewed Neal.
Humpback Whales movie rescheduled to Old Lahaina Prison, Feb. 25
Lahaina Restoration Foundation announced that the movie Humpback Whales which was cancelled last week due to forecasted high winds, has been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. at a new location – the Old Lahaina Prison.
Maui’s Nuff Sedd performs at QKC’s Kamaʻāina Nights, Feb. 17
Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center features Maui’s own Nuff Sedd this Friday, Feb. 17 at Kamaʻāina Nights – a locally grown concert series for the entire ‘ohana. The live music starts at 6:30 p.m. with singer/songwriter Sunny Kalama and Nuff Sedd from 7 to 8 p.m.
Daughtry coming to the MACC, April 21
Rock band, Daughtry performs on Maui at the Castle Theater of the Maui Arts & Cultural Center on Friday, Apr 21, 2023. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m.
PAW Patrol Live! “The Great Pirate Adventure” returns to Maui after 5 year absence
After a 5 year absence, PAW Patrol Live! “The Great Pirate Adventure” returns to the Castle Theater on Maui for six shows, May 5-7, 2023.
Maui Entertainment, Arts, Community, Feb. 16-22
For a list of upcoming events, concerts, shows and entertainment for Feb. 16-22, find our comprehensive listing HERE.
ʻAʻapueo play debuts Feb. 24 at Kamehameha Schools Maui
ʻAʻapueo, a play written by Kamehameha Schools Maui 2019 alumnus, Ikaika Mendez, premieres Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.
Seabury Hall to Present “As You Like It” March 3-5, 2023
Seabury Hall’s Upper School is proud to present William Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy, As You Like It, at the ʻAʻaliʻikūhonua Creative Arts Center, March 3-5, 2023.
Amy Hānaialiʻi to perform at The Shops at Wailea, Feb. 24
Amy Hānaialiʻi will take the Ke Kani Hone O Wailea stage at The Shops at Wailea, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.
Tumua – Not Even Joking Tour 2023 visits Maui, Feb. 17
Hawaiʻi comic, Tumua returns to Maui to kick off his ‘Not Even Joking’ 2023 National Tour on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023 in the Castle Theater with two shows–one at 7 p.m. and the other at 9 p.m.
Queen Kaʻahumanu Center partners with Luana Kawaʻa to teach Hawaiian language
Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center has partnered with Luana Kawa‘a of Morning Manaʻo to teach Hawaiian language to keiki and ‘ohana. Held every third Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m., Keiki Club will focus on a new theme each month with curriculum geared to share ‘ōlelo no‘eau (Hawaiian proverbs), Hawaiian vocabulary, and hands-on activities like lei making, ohe kapala, hula, mele (song) and more.
