THURSDAY, NOV. 7 ‘FAT BOY’ – This Thursday, the Maui Arts and Cultural Center is presenting Fat Boy by Teo Castellanos. In this unique example of performance art, Castellanos marries theater with social issues. Drawing inspiration from various places around the world, Castellanos explores poverty, consumerism and equality. Fat Boy also fuses contemporary elements like B-boy … [Read more...] about Hamlet and Fat Boy and CHALA and The Legend Of Koolau
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Community Raises Nearly $100K for Maui Culinary Academy
This year's annual Noble Chef benefit for the Maui Culinary Academy at the University of Hawaii Maui College exceeded its goals with nearly $100,000 in funds raised. The 17th annual fundraiser, held Oct. 26 in Wailea, amassed the money to help support program development and growth of the award-winning Culinary Academy. The money also will be earmarked to support the Noble Chef … [Read more...] about Community Raises Nearly $100K for Maui Culinary Academy
Nnenna Freelon and Oktoberfest and Noble Chef and Allen Toussaint
THURSDAY, OCT. 24 NNENNA FREELON – The Maui Arts and Cultural Center is welcoming Jazz singer, composer, arranger and education advocate Nnenna Freelon this Thursday. The five-time Grammy nominated vocalist has shared the stage with Anita Baker, Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin. But that's apparently not enough for her: Freelon's passion for music and education has also won her … [Read more...] about Nnenna Freelon and Oktoberfest and Noble Chef and Allen Toussaint
As the Hawaii Legislature prepares to vote on same sex marriage the island LGBTQ community comes together to celebrate Maui Pride
The annual Maui Pride Festivities always provide great excitement for our island’s LGBTQ community, but this year has much greater significance. In June the U.S. Supreme Court finally struck down the Defense of Marriage laws, and later this month our own state Legislature convenes for a Special Session on the issue of legalizing same-sex marriage. The Maui Pride organization, … [Read more...] about As the Hawaii Legislature prepares to vote on same sex marriage the island LGBTQ community comes together to celebrate Maui Pride
MISO PHAT SUSHI New Maui Restaurant Review
To take sushi appreciation to the next level you have to see the movie Jiro Dreams of Sushi. In the film, chef Jiro Ono turns a restaurant consisting of 10 seats in a Tokyo subway station into one of the most renowned sushi establishments in the world. I dream of sushi, too, though more in terms of eating it than making it. Sushi has been in Japan since the eighth century but … [Read more...] about MISO PHAT SUSHI New Maui Restaurant Review