Playing Motown, disco and crowd favorites, pop/rock group Night Shift performs at Spats with dance floor from 9pm-midnight on Jun 3, Jun 4, Jun 7, Jun 10.
The Kapalua Resort's Bay and Plantation Courses share the challenge for this 22nd annual pro-am event. Highlights include awards ceremony and a Clambake Feast at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua. For more information call 808-665-9198.
Blue Note Swing Orchestra performs at Spats with dance floor from 9pm-11:30pm on Jun 5, Jun 6, Jun 11*, Jun 12*, Jun 13*, Jun 14. Starred dates feature vocalist Jimmy Borges.
1-3pm, Cost: $15. The many overlapping rhythms that are played in a traditional Malinke African rhythm, allow us to experience a harmony with ourselves and others within the group. It requires each participant to not only tune into the particular rhythm that he or she is playing, but to the entire ensemble. A beginners' group can groove unbelievably well when a level of synchronicity is reached.
Moderately strenuous uphill hike in East Maui watershed with waterfalls and pools. EMI WAIVER REQUIRED. Six miles round trip. Bring water, lunch, camera and bathing suit. Meet 8:30 am at the Haiku Community Center. Leader: Tina Dart. Limit 18. Call Bob Babson at 874-1166 to register.
View Honolua Bay's beautiful coral reefs and turtles. This is a protected marine reserve and is loaded with fish. Bring snorkel gear, towel, sunscreen, lunch, and water. For those who get cold in the water, please bring a "shorty" wetsuit. Meet 8:30 am at D. T. Fleming Beach Park. Limit 10. Leader: Ann Fielding. Ann is a marine biologist and will give a marine life briefing before the snorkel. Call Ann 572-8437 to register.
Wed, Jun 11, 5-7 pm. Opening Night Twilight Reception: "Taste of
the Islands"
From Kathmandu, Nepal, Sarangi Master Parashuram Bhandari brings over twenty years of experience to the Sarangi, a bowed instrument with thirty-nine strings. Its sound combines a cello-like timbre with a reverberating bright echo. Fulbright Award winning Tabla drummer Daniel Paul brings over thirty years of experience to one of the world's most difficult but expressive percussion instruments.
Hike south from La Perouse Bay on the Kings Highway to one of the most remote and beautiful areas on Maui. Visit anchialine ponds (unusual shallow ponds with tiny red shrimp) and archeological sites along the way. Then hike further south to beautiful sandy beach where we will swim and have lunch. Bring swimsuit, lunch, water, hat and sunscreen. 6 mile roundtrip all day hike. Meet at Kihei Community Center (Lipoa Street & Piilani Highway) at 8:30 am to carpool. Leader: Bob Babson. Limit 18. Call Bob at 874-1166 to register.
7:30 pm. Concert organist Paul Jacobs, Chairman of the organ department of
The Juilliard School, will perform a free concert at the Makawao Union Church, 1445 Baldwin Avenue, 2.5 miles above
Paia. Mr. Jacobs will perform works by Bach, Weaver, Sowerby, and Oquin.
7 pm, Castle Theater. The fast-paced, energetic rhythms of award-winning Maui High School Drumline starts off the program,
then Zenshin Daiko will debut new pieces and perform old favorites.
The second half features the internationally-acclaimed Los Angeles-based TAIKOPROJECT,
an ensemble of premiere drummers dedicated to promoting and advancing the American art of taiko
Tickets $15, 1/2 price for children 12 and under. Box Office (808) 242-7469.
Please join us on a very interesting and educational historical tour of Haiku. Visit a number of sites that were significant to the Hamakua Loa region and hear the story of each area, including a former sugar mill in Ha'iku town that is otherwise inaccessible. There will be two bus tours, one at 10 am and one at 1 pm, as well as a side trip to Coconut Grove. Lunch will be provided. The tour is sponsored by the Sierra Club and the Haiku Living Legacy Project. The tours will leave from Haiku Elementary School, on Pauwela Road near the Hana Highway. The Haiku Living Legacy Project is a 501c3 organization and a suggested donation of $15 will be appreciated. Join us for this unique opportunity to visit places that are not open to the public and to hear talk story from local kupuna. Space is limited and reservations are required. Call Kathy McDuff to register at 572-5662.
The Kapalua Wine & Food Festival hosted by Fred Dame, Master Sommelier and President of the Court of Master Sommeliers, attracts world-famous winemakers, chefs and visitors to the Kapalua Resort for a series of wine tastings, festive gatherings and gourmet meals. Celebrating its 27th year, this nationally acclaimed food and wine extravaganza includes The Grand Tasting, an alfresco sampling of reserve bottlings and the popular "Kapalua Seafood Festival" featuring cuisine prepared by Hawaii's top chefs. For more information call 808-665-9160 or 888-665-9160.
6:30 pm. Maui Invitational Band festival presents a free concert featuring Vicki Randle of the Tonight Show Band and special guest Barbara Higbie, Emil Richards, Henry Allen, Pamela Polland, Los Angeles Music Academy and the Diggable All-Stars.
Moderate uphill 5 mile hike in lush East Maui watershed. Eat lunch at a beautiful pool with waterfall. EMI WAIVER REQUIRED. Bring lunch, water and bathing suit. Meet at the Haiku Community Center at 8:30 am. Limit 18. Leader: Bob Babson. Call Bob at 874-1166 to register.