Sharing the Green Benefit St. Patrick’s Day Golf Tournament
Sunday, March 16:
Sharing the Green Benefit St. Patrick’s Day Golf Tournament. Visitors and Locals alike enjoy Wailea’s “greenest” charity event hosted by Mulligan’s on the Blue, to benefit Hospice Maui. Tee off with Maui’s finest Irishmen for a day of Golf on the Wailea Blue Course. Tournament format will be a 4 person scramble with a shot gun start at 12:30. Mulligan’s on the Blue, Wailea Blue Course. 100 Kaukahi St., Kihei. Registration forms and details are at all Wailea Golf Courses, Mulligan’s on the Blue, or online at www.HospiceMaui.org. For more information call (808) 874-1131.
Hawai`i Pops Presents Driven to Dance: Dinner, Dance & Concert
Saturday, March 15:
Hawai`i Pops Presents Driven to Dance: Dinner, Dance & Concert. The Orchestra Series offers theatre-style seating, seating at tables of 10, and seating at cocktail tables of six. Individual tickets are $35 for theatre style, $60 at a cocktail table and $75 at a table of 10. Table purchases are $360 for a cocktail table of six and $750 for a table of 10. Hawai`i Convention Center Ballroom, 1801 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu. 8 p.m. For tickets and information call (808) 550-8457 or visit www.hawaiipops.com or www.honoluluboxoffice.tix.com.
Discover Kualoa
Saturday, March 15:
Discover Kualoa. Kualoa Ranch presents a unique farm-to-table culinary experience. This event showcases culinary creations, prepared by the hands of local farmers and chefs using fresh products and produce. Featuring a farmers’ market, with countless ready-to-eat creations and a showcase of produce and products straight from the various farms. Participate in do-it-yourself Hawaiian crafts such as lauhala weaving, lei making, surfboard shaping and poi pounding. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kualoa Ranch. 49-560 Kamehameha Hwy., Kaneohe. For information call (808) 391-7441 or visit www.discover.kualoa.com.
Generations: Dalire `Ohana
Saturday, March 15:
Generations: Dalire `Ohana. Hula is poetry in motion and the Dalire `Ohana has been putting poetry to motion for generations. The essential elements of hula are music, dance, the Hawaiian language, and lineage – a respect for received traditions and an awareness of one’s own origins. For nearly four decades, Kumu Hula Aloha Dalire, has set the highest standards in each area through her own performances and those of her hālau, Keolalaulani Hālau `Olapa O Laka, founded by her mother on O`ahu in 1963. Today, the eighth generation of Kumu Hula exists in the Dalire `ohana as the daughters have all continued the legacy of hula through their halau. Each of these women has won the coveted and prestigious title of Miss Aloha Hula at the Merrie Monarch Festival. Maui Arts & Cultural Center, McCoy Studio Theater. 7:30 p.m. For tickets and information call (808) 242-7469 or visit www.mauiarts.org.
Rhythmic Circus
Friday, March 14:
Rhythmic Circus. This show has risen from an underground percussive dance phenomenon to one of the most popular shows since Tap Dogs. Audiences of all ages agree that it excites, energizes and inspires at every turn, and this agreement has been marked by rave reviews, sold-out engagements and numerous awards. Featuring rapid fire tap from four award-winning dancers, a one-man beat box phenomenon, and an infectious six-piece band that channels everything from funk to blues, and rock & roll to salsa. Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Castle Theater. 7:30 p.m. For tickets and information call (808) 242-7469 or visit www.mauiarts.org.
Very Still & Hard to See
Wednesday – Sunday, March 12 – 16:
Very Still & Hard to See. An architect encounters an obake, a Japanese shape-shifting demon, while building a hotel over her lair, and makes a deal that will shape the hotel and the people who stay there. Over the course of seven short plays, follow the history of the hotel and the influence the obake has over its guests. Kennedy Theatre, University of Hawai`i, 1770 East-West Road, Honolulu. Wednesday thru Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m. Ticket prices range from $5 to $18 and are available at the door only, beginning one hour before the show begins. For information call (808) 956-7655 or visit www.hawaii.edu/kennedy.
Natalie Cole
Monday, March 10:
Natalie Cole. Only on Maui! Spend an “Unforgettable” evening with this multiple Grammy Award-winning vocalist, who brings the musical genes of her father Nat King Cole and infuses the legacy with her own gorgeous stylings in R&B, urban contemporary and jazz-based pop. The hits: “This Will Be,” “Inseparable,” and “I’ve Got Love on My Mind,” “Unforgettable, With Love” and more! Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Castle Theater. 7:30 p.m. For tickets and information call (808) 242-7469 or visit www.mauiarts.org.
Play Along with `Ukulele Mele
Saturday, March 8:
Play Along with `Ukulele Mele. `Ukulele players of all abilities are invited to bring their `ukulele to workshops led by “master of multiple genres and strumming styles” Mele Fong at Bailey House Museum in Wailuku. $10.00, includes admission to the museum.10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Bailey House Museum, 2375 Main St., Wailuku. For information call (808) 244-3326 or visit www.mauimuseum.org.
Hangar Talk & Book Signing with Donna Knaff
Saturday, March 8:
Hangar Talk & Book Signing with Donna Knaff. Donna Knaff is the author of “Beyond Rosie the Riviter: Women of World War II in American Popular Graphic Art.” Commemorating Women’s History Month, the Museum’s Hangar Talk is at 2 p.m. followed by a book signing and meet the author at 3 p.m. Donna Knaff will examine the role of women during World War II including a discussion of the Women Air force Service Pilots (WASP). Free with Museum admission and free to Museum Members. Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor, 319 Lexington Blvd., Honolulu. 2-4 p.m. For more information call (808) 441-1000 or visit www.pacificaviationmuseum.org.
Honolulu Festival
Friday – Sunday, March 7 – 9:
Honolulu Festival. This three-day festival celebrates cultures from across the Pacific with art, music, dance, and crafts, filled with spectacular sights and sounds, including aboriginal dance performances, cultural demonstrations and a vibrant parade through Waikiki. Most events held at the Hawai`i Convention Center, 1801 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu, and other various locations. For information and schedule of events, call (808) 926-2424 or visit www.honolulufestival.com.