In one of Alexis Rockman’s paintings, a kracken-like creature reaches out of the depths to destroy a shoreside factory. In another, a futuristic scene depicts a decayed civilization, a sunken bridge in the distance, and a seal peering through polluted green waters. Through his varied collections, which range from apocolyptic to anthropologic, Rockman constructs naturalist […]
Susan Middleton in the Green Room at Maui Arts and Cultural Center
See Susan Middleton in the Green Room at Maui Arts and Cultural Center on Thursday, September 27th. Hosted by the Merwin Conservancy, Middleton will present portraits of two of her acclaimed books: Spineless and Remains of a Rainbow. There’ll also be a talk story session that will include conversations with botanists and endangered species protection […]
Merwin Conservancy welcomes new Executive Director Sonnet Kekilia Coggins
Nonprofit arts leader Sonnet Kekilia Coggins assumes the role of Executive Director of the Merwin Conservancy beginning September. She will initially work part-time and begin full-time work in late October. Coggins comes to the nonprofit from her 5-year-long job as Deputy Director of the Williams College Museum of Art in Massachusetts. At WCMA, she was […]
Poetry is the Cure: Naomi Shihab Nye and Cathy Song will prove it to you in The Green Room
When I was a literature student, a classmate lamented that poetry was a dying art form. Our teacher was much smarter than we were, and disagreed completely. She schooled us with the idea that there is better poetry happening now (gasp) than ever before. From Tumblr, to rap songs, to fellows at famous universities and […]
Naomi Nye & Cathy Song in the Green Room at Maui Arts and Cultural Center
Naomi Nye and Cathy Song will perform at Maui Arts and Cultural Center on Friday, June 22nd. Presented by the Merwin Conservancy, here’s a great literary event focused on “poetry’s role as an antidote to the chaos in the world around us.” Naomi Shihab Nye is a professor at Texas State University and Cathy Song […]
Tracy K. Smith in the Green Room at Maui Arts and Cultural Center
U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith will be at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center on Friday, Feb. 9. Smith wrote three poetry books and a memoir, titled Ordinary Light. In 2004, she won the Rona Jaffe Writers Award and Academy Fellowship. A year later she won the Whiting Award. In 2012, she won the Pulitzer Prize. […]
Merwin Conservancy presents Billy Collins at Maui Arts and Cultural Center
See Billy Collins in the Green Room at Maui Arts and Cultural Center on Friday, Dec. 8. Collins is a former U.S. Poet Laureate whose fame has won him the title as “The Most Popular Poet in America.” The event, presented by the Merwin Conservancy, will feature a presentation, Q&A, book signing, book fair, live music […]
A Tribute to W.S. Merwin in the Green Room at Maui Arts and Cultural Center
There will be a tribute to W.S. Merwin at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center on Friday, Sept. 29. The nonprofit Merwin Conservancy is celebrating their 90th birthday by presenting a tribute to W.S. Merwin, a U.S. Poet Laureate, two-time winning Pulitzer prize winner, environmentalist, translator and 40-year Maui resident. Readings will be presented by Edward Hirsch […]
Pualani Kanaka`ole Kanahele in The Green Room at Maui Arts and Cultural Center
This Friday, June 9, Dr. Pualani Kanaka‘ole-Kanahele will be in The Green Room at Maui Arts and Cultural Center. She has dedicated her life to being an accomplished Kumu Hula, writer, educator, musician and community leader. The evening will be a dedication to Hawaiian culture with an inspiring presentation, Q&A, book-signing, book fair, live music and […]
Hope Jahren in the Green Room at Maui Arts and Cultural Center
Hope Jahren, a geochemist and geobiologist, will be in the Green Room at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center this Friday, April 7. For this edition of the Merwin Conservancy’s event, guests will enjoy an fascinating environmental salon with Jahren, an award-winning scientist and author of Lab Girl. After the presentation, there will be a Q&A, book signing, […]
Bill Porter in the Green Room at Maui Arts and Cultural Center
This Friday, Feb. 10, the author Bill Porter will be in the Merwin Conservancy’s Green Room at Maui Arts and Cultural Center. Porter is also known as “Red Pine” to his fan base, and is a renowned translator of Chinese literature, poetry and Buddhist and Taoist texts. His Maui presentation is titled “The Search of Solitude: China’s Hermit Tradition,” so get […]
2016 Mauitime Charity Gift Guide
The year 2016 hasn’t been kind to many of us, and it’s looking like 2017 will be worse. More than ever, the weakest and most vulnerable members of society need your help. If you don’t assist these charities, no one will. During the holiday season, please take some time and look at all the ways […]