THURSDAY, JAN. 19
THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS HUMPBACK WHALE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY HOSTS TWO MARINE EXPERTS – First, certified naturalist Hannah Bernard conducts an interactive presentation on cetaceans in the Maui marine ecosystem (3-4:30pm). Then, Dr. Marsha Green, a cetacean researcher from Albright College, presents “Noise in the Ocean,” a lecture focused on her passion for reducing ocean noise that detrimentally affects marine life (6:30-8pm). Dr. Green has done underwater acoustic research for many years and advocates that, in some areas, man-made ocean noise has doubled every decade for the last six decades with significant negative impacts on marine life; causing animals to move away from important feeding and breeding grounds as well as interfering with their communication and mating processes (a deaf whale is a dead whale, after all). Free. Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (726 S. Kihei Rd.); 879-2818
AN INTIMATE EVENING OF JAZZ – Jazz great Bill Mays (whose extensive resume includes work with Sarah Vaughn and Frank Zappa) joins local favorites Phil and Angie Benoit. Plus, fans can enjoy an artist meet-and-greet following the show. $30. 7:30pm. McCoy Studio Theater, MACC (One Cameron Way, Kahului); 242-SHOW (7469); mauiarts.org
FRIDAY, JAN. 20
KUMU KAHUA THEATRE PRESENTS “A JIVEBOMBER’S CHRISTMAS” – Fri. & Sat, Jan. 20 & 21. Written by Saachiko and Dom Bagwili, this play was first produced by Los Angeles’s Japanese American National Museum. And though it’s set in a WWII relocation camp for Japanese Americans, its story is filled with lighthearted nostalgia. $22. 7:30pm. McCoy Studio Theater, MACC (One Cameron Way, Kahului); 242-SHOW (7469); mauiarts.org
THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT – Sorry hippies, this isn’t an event about Chemtrails–it’s a concert by the Los Angeles-based hipster band acronymically known as TATE (named after section two of Don DeLillo’s book White Noise). “I’m trying to get down an emotion, a scene or a setting,” says frontman Mikel Jollett, of songwriting (in the band’s online “biography of sorts”). “Everything important that happens after that happens between the music and the listener; the rest of it is all mythology. The collective interpretation of it is way more important than what I think.” $23.50 / $28.50 / $55.50. 8pm. Castle Theater, MACC (One Cameron Way, Kahului); 242-SHOW (7469); mauiarts.org
SATURDAY, JAN. 21
Q103 FM PRESENTS STEVE-O (OF JACKASS FAME) – Yep, the McCartney to Johnny Knoxville’s Lennon brings his brand of self-inflicted slapstick comedy to the Valley Isle. The show also features opening comics Chino LaForge (Maui’s own) and Ed Ka‘ahea (from Kauai), and is hosted by Michael C. Hall. Tickets available at Oceans (Kihei) and Bounty Music (Kahului), online at hightideconcerts.net and fla.vor.us/groovetickets, or by calling 1-855-2-FLAVOR. $35 advance. 7pm doors / 8pm show. Ocean’s Beach Bar & Grill (1819 S. Kihei Rd.); 891-2414
MAUI CLASSICAL DUO, CELLANO, PRESENT “PASSIONS OF THE HEART” – Cellist Silvina Samuel and pianist Lotus Dancer create “an aptly conceived marriage of cello and piano.” Their “Passions of the Heart” concert features “selections that run the gamut from tender romance to throbbing fire,” from composers including Schumann, Franck and Piazzolla. $15 suggested donation / $10 students. 7:30pm. Kihei Baptist Chapel (S. Kihei Rd. at Welakahao Rd.); 878-8684; lotusdancer66@gmail.com
SUNDAY, JAN. 22
TEDXMaui 2012 – Sun., Jan. 22. Because good ideas are worth spreading, Mauians host their own TEDx event (i.e. independently organized TED event). Hosted by president and CEO of PBS Hawaii, Leslie Wilcox and local hero Kainoa Horcajo. Guest speakers and performers include Susan Casey (editor in chief at O, The Oprah Magazine), Amy Cortese (an award winning journalist and author), Dr. Gary Greenberg (who studies moon sand collected during NASA’s Apollo missions), Jeremiah Grossman (a Maui High grad named one of InfoWorlds’ Top 25 CTOs), Charles Hambleton (producer of the award-winning doco, The Cove), Hokulani Holt-Padilla (cultural adviser to the MACC and a director of Punana Leo O Maui Hawaiian Language Preschool), Dr. Pualani Kanaka’ole Kanahele (professor of Hawaiian studies at the University of Hawaii), Lisa Kristine (a humanitarian photographer who’s worked with the United Nations), Jeff Kuhn (award-wining solar physicist), Dr. Jacob Liberman (a pioneer in the fields of light, vision and consciousness), Dr. Elizabeth Kapu’uwailani Lindsey (an expert in cultural intelligence and Fellow of the National Geographic Society), Ekolu Lindsey (president of Maui Cultural Lands and son of Maui treasure Ed Lindsey), Dr. Art Medeiros (beloved biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey), W.S. Merwin (Mauian who in 2010 was appointed United States Poet Laureate), Vincent Mina (founder of Maui Aloha Aina Association, a collective of sustainable farmers), Carolyn Raffensperger (an environmental lawyer and archaeologist), Paul Sutherland (global investment portfolio manager with an “investing without borders” style), Byron Washom (an alternative energy pioneer), and Lani and Pomai Weigert (mother-and-daughter owners of Ali’i Kula Lavender), plus performances by Paula Fuga and Maui Taiko. 7:30-9am (registration) / 9am-6pm (programs) / 6-9pm (evening reception). $99 general / $75 students & seniors. Castle Theater, MACC (One Cameron Way, Kahului); 242-SHOW (7469); mauiarts.org / tedxmaui.com
MONDAY, JAN. 23
PROJECT RUNWAY – The State Department of Transportation (DOT) invites the public to attend an informational meeting regarding the Kahului Airport Runway 2-20 Structural Improvements Project. The meeting’s purpose is to “inform the public about the current conditions… present several repair options that are being considered and discuss possible short-term and long-term effects… [and] provide the community an opportunity to identify and respond to areas of concern and interest.” Free. 6:30pm. Pomaikai Elementary School Cafeteria (4650 S. Kamehameha Ave., Kahului); 587-2160
TUESDAY, JAN. 24
FREE ONSITE CORAL REEF NATURALIST PROGRAM – Every Thu., Fri., Sat., Mon. and Tue., visit the Pacific Whale Foundation’s free Coral Reef Information Station at Wailea’s Ulua Beach to learn fun facts about the fish you see while snorkeling the area. Sponsored by the Hawaii Tourism Authority. Free. 8-11:30am. Ulua Beach (Halealii Pl., Wailea); 249-8811 ext. 1; pacificwhale.org
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25
BLUES NIGHT WITH THE HOUSE SHAKERS – Every Wed. night, shake your money maker with The House Shakers; because everything is better shaken versus stirred–especially if you have (or want) the blues. No cover. 7:30pm. Three’s Bar & Grill (1945 S. Kihei Rd.); 879-3133; threesbarandgrill.com
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