From across the room, they look like pixelated people. Well, their top halves, anyway. One is entirely green, while the other is blue. It’s only when you get up close that you see each bust, though pretty much life-size, is composed of LEGO blocks. Though I grew up building up and tearing down LEGO sets, it was my girlfriend who first noticed them. We were walking through the … [Read more...] about If You Like Lego, Then You’ll Love Nathan Sawaya’s Sculptures at Eclectic Image Gallery In Wailea
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Flaming Mexican Ball Games and Reduced Crack Sentences
BALLSY GAMES A new sports center in Mexico City will be devoted to the revival of ancient Aztec- and Mayan-created games that are rarely played in Mexico because they are dangerous, including a field-hockey-like competition played with a fireball. In another game, “pelota mixteca,” players wearing metal-knuckled leather gloves punch a 2-pound, hard-rubber ball that could knock … [Read more...] about Flaming Mexican Ball Games and Reduced Crack Sentences
What’s really Willie
THE BOOM BOOM BOOM Thursday (December 31), Charley’s, $75, 10 pm – 1:30 am, 579-9453. This will be Willie Nelson’s 77th New Year—and he’s lookin’ to spend it with you. And where else on Maui but at his favorite North Shore hub (of which he is part-owner), Charley’s? We all know about Charley’s and we certainly all know about Willie, so let’s instead learn a little more … [Read more...] about What’s really Willie