Starry Night Cinema: Mary Poppins Returns

Friday, April 5: 
Starry Night Cinema: Mary Poppins Returns.  Mary Poppins Returns is a sequel to the 1964 film, Mary Poppins, and stars Emily Blunt as the eponymous character with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, Colin Firth, and Meryl Streep in supporting roles. Set in 1930s London, 25 years after the events of the original film, Mary Poppins, the former nanny of Jane and Michael Banks, returns one year after a family tragedy.  Now an adult with three children, bank teller Michael Banks learns that his house will be repossessed in five days unless he can pay back a loan. His only hope is to find a missing certificate that shows proof of valuable shares that his father left him years earlier. Just as all seems lost, Michael and his sister receive the surprise of a lifetime when Mary Poppins, the beloved nanny from their childhood, arrives to save the day and take the Banks family on a magical, fun-filled adventure.  Arrive early and enjoy preshow entertainment 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. Maui Arts & Cultural Center, A&B Amphitheater, 1 Cameron Way, Kahului. 7 p.m. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Free admission.  For information call (808) 242-7469 or visit www.mauiarts.org.