Every Friday: 
Candlelit Tours at the Baldwin Home Museum.  Step back in time and visit the Baldwin Home Museum with a tour by candle light. Tours include free light refreshments on the lanai. 6:00 -8:30 p.m. Located on the corner of Front and Dickenson Street in the heart of historic Lahaina. Admission: $4.00/person, $6/couple, children 12 & under free.  For information visit www.lahainarestoration.org.

Thursday – Sunday, March 8 – 11:
Lahaina Whale and Ocean Arts Festival.  Lahaina celebrates the annual migration of Pacific Humpback whales with ocean arts festivities. Thursday and Friday evenings (7 to 9pm) feature marine biologist educational presentations and videos in Campbell Park, located next to The Wharf Cinema Center. On Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 5pm in Banyan Tree Park, artists display their best marine-themed art for sale, while Hawaiian musicians and hula troupes entertain. Enjoy a kids ocean art contest, whale photo displays, and a Creature Feature touch pool exhibit by Maui Ocean Center. Free admission. For information call (808)-667-9194 or visit www.visitlahaina.com.

Every Wednesday: 
Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Concert.  Host and slack key guitar master George Kahumoku, Jr. is joined by renowned slack key masters who are true ambassadors of their music, their culture and their land for an evening of traditional Hawaiian songs and authentic “talk-story”. March 7 – Kawika Kahiapo; March 14 – Kevin Brown & Jerry Valdiz; March 21 – Leo Martin; March 28 – Ledward Kaapana. Tickets: $39.99, seating is limited. Pavilion at the Napili Kai Beach Resort, Napili. 7:30 p.m. showtime.  For information call (888) 669-3858.

Every Saturday: 
Maui Swap Meet.  Maui’s largest flea market is a great place to shop for unique, home-made, handcrafted, quality products at reasonable prices.  University of Hawaii – Maui College, 310 Kaahumanu Ave, Kahului.  7:00 a.m. to 1:00.  Cost is 50 cents; free after 12:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 3: 
Jake Shimabukuro.  Jake is renowned the world over for lightning-fast fingers and revolutionary playing techniques on Hawai‘i’s signature instrument, the ‘ukulele. Shimabukuro’s shows with his band dazzle audiences with intricate strumming and plucking, electrifying high-energy grooves and deeply felt melodic ballads. He’s on a mission: to show everyone that the ‘ukulele is capable of so much more than traditional Hawaiian music. Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Castle Theater.  7:30 p.m.  For tickets and information call (808) 242-7469 or visit www.mauiarts.org.

Friday, March 2: 
Wailuku Town’s First Friday Celebration.  Market Street, Wailuku. Enjoy Wailuku Town’s monthly Street Fest, featuring live entertainment, food, music and shopping in Wailuku’s historic town. Free admission. For information call (808) 871-5500.

Every Friday throughout March: 
Stargazing Cruises: Moon, Stars and the Whales.  Pacific Whale Foundation’s stargazing cruise introduces you to Maui’s enchanting sky in a most spectacular setting — a tropical evening on the beautiful Pacific Ocean off the coast of Lahaina. Listen to the haunting and mysterious songs of humpback whales in the ocean around you – or maybe view a surfacing whale by moon or starlight!  Narrated by special guest Harriett Witt, an international award winning astronomy writer and speaker, known for her entertaining and informative commentary on the stars. Appetizers, desert treats, and beverages are included.  8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.  For tickets and information call (808) 249-8811 or visit www.pacificwhale.org.

Saturday, February 25:
CAKE. An American alternative rock band from Sacramento, California, CAKE is comprised of lead singer John McCrea, trumpeter Vince DiFiore, guitarist Xan McCurdy, bassist Gabe Nelson and drummer Paulo Baldi. The band is noted for McCrea’s sarcastic lyrics and deadpan voice, DiFiore’s trumpet parts and a wide range of musical influences, including country, rock, funk, mariachi, Iranian folk and hip-hop. Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Castle Theater. For tickets and information call (808) 242-7469.

Friday, February 24:
You are invited to an opening night party at the Maui Crafts Guild (69 Hana Highway) in Paia for featured ceramic and mask artist Tracy Lamon and contemporary abstract artist Diane LaFontaine. Join us from 6:30 to 9:00 for live music, refreshments, and time with the artists to discuss their techniques and inspirations. Maui Crafts Guild is Maui’s only artist-owned and artist-operated cooperative open daily from 10 to 6. Call 579-9697 for more information.

Thursday, February 23: Hawaiiana Music Series. Enjoy the sounds of Hawaii at the Baldwin Home Museum, corner of Dickenson & Front St. in Lahaina. Many of Hawaii’s favorite entertainers will be performing. Bring your lunch,  mats, chairs, family and friends. This event is FREE! Baldwin House Museum, 120 Dickenson St., Lahaina. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For information call Lahaina Restoration Foundation at (808) 661-3262 or visit www.lahainarestoration.org.