Saturday, April 13:  2nd Annual Empty Bowl Project.  Star Noodle and the Maui Organization for the Ceramic Arts (MOCA) come together for an evening of food, art and fundraising, to help support the Maui Food Bank.  Ceramic Artists from around Maui create over 400 hand crafted ceramic bowls to be sold for a $25 donation […]

Sunday, April 14: The MayJah RayJah 2013. Get ready for the biggest island music concert of the year, featuring Katchafire from New Zealand, Common Kings from Hawai`i, Rebel Souljahz and more!  Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Pavilion/Amphitheater, 6:30 p.m. Gates open at 6:00 p.m. For tickets and information call (808) 242-7469 or visit www.mauiarts.org.

Friday, April 19:  Fifth Annual Maui Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival.  Featuring masters of the instrument in free performances, presentations, workshops and jam sessions. Cultural activities such as lei making, lauhala weaving, and historic tours take place throughout the weekend. Workshops include Hawaiian steel guitar playing techniques and styles, classes for ukulele, upright bass, and guitar. […]

Friday, April 19:  SOJA with special guest Atmosphere.  With the release of their 4th full-length album, Strength to Survive, the band makes an impassioned call for unity and change with universal songs about faith, hope and love. Soja's music is a mix of hot-rod reggae grooves and urgent, zeitgeist-capturing themes. Atmosphere will open.  Maui Arts […]

Friday, April 19:  Dala.  The Toronto-based duo of Amanda Walther and Sheila Carabine who are renowned for their “Lennon and McCartney” like harmonies and original acoustic folk-pop tunes. Darlings of the Canadian music scene, Dala are now poised to bring their fresh brand of acoustic pop music to the world.  Maui Arts & Cultural Center, […]

Saturday, April 20:  21st Annual East Maui Taro Festival.  Enjoy non-stop Hawaiian entertainment & hula, food booths, arts & crafts booths, an info tent for non-profits, an ag tent & farmers market and hands-on cultural demos such as poi-pounding, kapa cloth making, creating Hawaiian musical instruments, and lauhala weaving. A free event the whole family […]

Thursday, April 25:  Hawaiian Music Series.  Enjoy live Hawaiian music on the Baldwin Home lawn from 6 to 7:30 p.m.  The free program takes place under Maui’s moonlight in historic Lahaina and features local entertainers performing traditional Hawaiian music. Chairs are limited; blankets, mats, and low beach chairs are welcome.  For information call (808) 661-3262 […]

Friday, April 26: Joshua Nelson & The Kosher Gospel Singers. Raised in a black Jewish community, singer/songwriter Joshua Nelson blends Hebrew texts with soulful African-American gospel music. Critics have hailed Nelson's vocal powers as reminiscent of the legendary Mahalia Jackson, yet utterly original and electrifying. Maui Arts & Cultural Center, McCoy Studio Theater, 7:30 p.m. […]

Saturday, April 27:  The Brothers Cazimero Lei Day Concert 2013.  The Brothers Cazimero are consummate performers who have made their indelible imprint on the face of contemporary Hawaiian music and hula. Their talent, longevity and sales success have placed them in a league of their own. Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Castle Theater, 7:30 p.m. […]

Ongoing, Daily:  Free Onsite Coral Reef Naturalist Program.  Learn the names of fish you’ve seen while snorkeling and how to protect Maui’s coral reefs at Pacific Whale Foundation’s free Coral Reef Information Station. 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Wailea’s Ulua Beach. For information call (808) 249-8811 ext. 1.