February 21, 2020:
Art To Heart Gala. The 15th Annual Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational presented by Maui Arts League February 15-23, 2020 encompasses nine days, 16 events, and more than 200 original paintings. The largest plein air painting invitational in Hawaii, it showcases the works of 24 professional painters from across the US and as far away as Australia. The painters capture the images of Maui – its people, beaches and ocean scenes, majestic mountains, verdant valleys, and historical buildings. The public watches artists create inspiring works, attends art sales and participates in educational workshops, lectures, panel discussions, and more. Ticketed events include Pre- and Post-event workshops, the elegant “Art to Heart Gala” and “Take an Artist to Breakfast”. Free events such as paint outs, auctions, and art sales, take place throughout the schedule at various locations across the island. The Art to Heart Gala is an elegant evening, a tribute to the 24 participating artists, features a champagne reception, Ku’ia Chocolate tasting, gourmet dining (choice of entrée), entertainment, and original paintings for sale. Each includes $50 toward the purchase of a painting. Island elegant attire suggested. For tickets, a complete schedule and more information go to MauiArtsLeague.org.

February 21, 2020:
Starry Night Cinema: ABOMINABLE.  A&B Amphitheater; 7:00 pm, gates at 5:30 pm Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents another Starry Night Cinema event! Bring a low-back beach chair and/or a blanket and spread out on the lawn for a special screening of ABOMINABLE! Come early and enjoy preshow entertainment with MOTM Collective and an art activity for the kids prior to the film. You can also purchase food and drinks from local food trucks and enter our prize giveaway! Join us for some FREE FAMILY FUN! If it’s rainy, the movie will be shown in the Castle Theater; seating is first come/first served. Sorry, no coolers or outside food/beverages allowed. About the film: When teenager Yi (Chloe Bennet, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) encounters a young Yeti on the roof of her apartment building in Shanghai, she and her mischievous friends, Jin (Tenzing Norgay Trainor) and Peng (Albert Tsai), name him “Everest” and embark on an epic quest to reunite the magical creature with his family at the highest point on Earth. But the trio of friends will have to stay one step ahead of Burnish (Eddie Izzard), a wealthy man intent on capturing a Yeti, and zoologist Dr. Zara (Sarah Paulson), to help Everest get home. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f8-OAjhXss FREE ADMISSION

February 21, 2020 – March 08, 2020:
KCP Presents “She Kills Monsters”. A comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games, She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister. A unique show, filled with fantasy and fun! Don’t miss this special show! Directed by Jenna Cedusky February 21st – March 8th Thursday-Saturday at 7 PM & Sundays at 4 PM Tickets online: www.KauaiCommunityPlayers.org.

February 21, 2020:
Dirty Cello at Kahilu Theater. From China to Iceland, and all over the U.S., San Francisco based band, Dirty Cello brings the world a high energy and unique spin on blues and bluegrass. Led by vivacious cross-over cellist, Rebecca Roudman, Dirty Cello is cello like you’ve never heard before. From down home blues with a wailing cello to virtuosic stompin’ bluegrass, Dirty Cello is a band that gets your heart thumping and your toes tapping!
“When lead guitar is replaced by the sound of hot licks on a cello, blues, rock and bluegrass rise to a new dimension. Dirty Cello – a four-piece band from San Francisco – makes its style of string music to inspire audiences to swing, sway and dance.” Ashland Daily Tidings.
“Dirty Cello’s music is all over the map: funky, carnival, romantic, sexy, tangled, electric, fiercely rhythmic, and textured, and only occasionally classical.” Oakland Magazine “The band plays every style imaginable, and does some fantastic covers. (Their rendition of “Purple Haze” is incredible.) But what is most spectacular about them is hearing the depth of soul in Roudman’s playing-it goes beyond what most people would expect from the instrument. She plays it with so much heart, you’ll wonder why more bands don’t have a cellist.” Good Times Santa Cruz​.
Tickets at kahilutheatre.org/Showinfo/Dirty-Cello

February 20, 2020:
Maikai Kauai-He inoa No Kaumualii explores the link between the ancient and modern by the verse found in both; Maikai Kauai Hemolele I Ka Malie. It is an ancient saying celebrating the incomparable beauty, peace and excellence of Kauai Island. The original mele inoa or name chants honors Kauai’s paramount Moi King Kaumualii. Lei I Ka Mokihana, a.k.a Maikai Kauai is a mele auana that pay tribute to the special beauty of Kauai, and written by Henry Waiau, Kumu Kehaulaniʻs great-grandfather. Now, as then; He Alii ka Aina-the land is the Chief Through story and dance Kumu will entertain and educate the audience, utilizing the gifts left to us by prominent Haku Mele or Hawaiian posts & composers. She will expand upon the significance of Hula & Hawaiian oral traditions as a means of deepening our appreciation for the vision of Kauai past, present & future. The presentation is offered in conjunction with a Kauai School Banner Project. Schools will use the mele to create Banners as Hookupu for the Dedication of 8ft. bronze statue of King Kaumualii at his ancestral home, Paulaula in Waimea later this year. These events are offered by Friends of King Kaumualii, a cultural & educational 501c3. Funding provided by Sinclair-Knudsen/HCF, and Hawaii Tourism through Community Enrichment Program; and in cooperation with Kauai Complex DOE, Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School and Hālau Palaihiwa O Kaipuwai. www.kauaikingkaumualii.org

February 20, 2020:
Kona Historical Society Shrove Tuesday Special Bake. Kona Historical Society will make its famous Portuguese cinnamon bread to celebrate Shrove Tuesday on February 20, from 10-noon at Kona Historical Society’s stone oven, or forno, located in the pasture below the Society’s Kalukalu Headquarters and its historic general store museum in Kealakekua. The public is invited to watch Kona Historical Society staff and volunteers create these sticky, sweet loaves of cinnamon bread. Attendees will also learn about the traditional art of Portuguese bread making and the contributions of the Portuguese, who arrived in Hawaii in the 1880s. While many of these immigrants worked in the sugar plantations, a fair number did find their way to Kona dairies and are credited for helping develop this industry. Kona Historical Society makes cinnamon bread on Shrove Tuesday to pay homage to the days of the sugar plantations of the 1800s, when resident Catholic Portuguese would mark the day by eating richer, fatty foods and desserts before the ritual fasting of the Lent season, which lasts 40 days. They would often use up butter and sugar prior to Lent by making large batches of malasadas, the well-known and beloved Portuguese doughnut without a hole. Shrove Tuesday is also known as Fat Tuesday. Cinnamon bread loaves, each costing $8, can be purchased starting at 12:30 p.m. Bread sales go until 4 p.m. or sold out. konahistorical.org

February 19, 2020:
Concerts at The Shops at Wailea with Mark Yamanaka. Join us for a special night of music with Mark Yamanaka. Concerts at The Shops is a free, monthly concert series that is open to the public and features headlining musicians from across the Hawaiian Islands. This community event occurs on the third and fifth Wednesdays of every month at the main Fountain Courtyard. The Shops at Wailea is Maui’s premier shopping and dining destination with more than 70 distinct boutiques, shops, restaurants and galleries. For more information, visit our website at, https://www.theshopsatwailea.com or call us at (808) 891-6770.

February 16, 2020:
Kokua Kailua In Historic Kailua Village. One Sunday each month from 1pm to 6pm, oceanfront Alii Drive along scenic Kailua Bay in Historic Kailua Village becomes a festive pedestrian-only walkway and marketplace. Enjoy free music, artists, and friendly merchants for great shopping and delicious dining. At 4pm, there is free Hawaiian entertainment on the lawn at Hulihee Palace honoring Hawaiian royalty. Bring your own mat or chair and they will be checked for free while you stroll Alii Drive. SHOP, DINE, BUY LOCAL!

February 16, 2020:
Hoikeike Pili Kai: Papahanaumokuakea. Celebrate Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument’s 10th anniversary with ocean education and sustainability activities featuring these remote islands and atolls. Families will enjoy the large ocean inflatables from Storybook Theatre and ocean songs by Leon & Malia. Artist and special guest Patrick Ching will unveil a new downloadable coloring book. Event entrance is included with regular Aquarium admission. Funded in part by NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries and Hawaii Tourism, Community Enrichment Program. www.waikikiaquarium.org

February 16, 2020:
Speak: Tap & Kathak Unite. The Leela Dance Collective presents their newest work, SPEAK at the Kahilu Theatre on February 16, 2020 at 2 PM featuring Rina Mehta, Rachna Nivas, Michelle Dorrance, and Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards.
Indian Kathak dance and American tap dance, continents and ages apart, share parallel stories of struggle and perseverance. They come together in this sensational collaboration that is rhythm, poetry, storytelling, music and dance. The production features both a classical Hindustani ensemble led by sitar master and longtime Chitresh Das Dance Company music director Jayanta Banerjee and a jazz trio led by Carmen Staaf who performed at the Kahilu earlier this season.