Friday, October 5, 7:30 PM
Eddie Palmieri & The Brian Lynch Quartet Castle Theater A nine-time Grammy Award winner, pianist Eddie Palmieri is a National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Master and bandleader from Puerto Rico, best known for combining jazz piano and instrumental solos with Latin rhythms. Jazz trumpeter/composer and bandleader Brian Lynch is also a Grammy Award winner who is as comfortable negotiating the complexities of clave with Palmieri as he is swinging through advanced harmony with bebop maestro Phil Woods and with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Also featuring Dafnis Prieto and Luques Curtis. Enjoy an evening of music that will move you to the dance floor.518 |
Saturday, October 6, 7:30 PM
Delhi 2 Dublin Pavilion/Courtyard One of Canada’s most buzzed-about bands, Delhi 2 Dublin performs an energetic mash-up of Bhangra, Celtic, dub, Reggae and electronica with global rhythms set to club beats. The five-member band has played at major festivals around the world and will soon be taking America by storm ... Where else can you see a female fiddle player rocking out with a kilt-wearing Korean flanked by two bouncing Bhangra percussionists and a vocalist who looks like he would be at home in a Bollywood music video? ... Don’t miss them at the MACC!519 |
Sunday, October 7, 3:00 PM
Heritage Film Festival: KoAloha ‘Ukulele Story McCoy Studio Theater This animated documentary details the creation of the KoAloha ‘Ukulele Company and chronicles the life events of Alvin Okami, an O‘ahu based entertainer turned inventor. Directed by Gary San Angel and animated by Rocky Kev, the film was winner of the Golden Kahuna Award at the 2009 Honolulu International Film Festival. A Q&A session with the director will follow the screening. 520 |
Friday, October 12, 7:30 PM
Haochen Zhang, piano Castle Theater In 2009, Haochen Zhang became the youngest and the first Chinese competitor to be awarded the prestigious Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Gold Medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Since his win, the 22-year-old has captivated audiences in the United States, Europe and Asia with a unique combination of deep musical sensitivity, fearless imagination and spectacular virtuosity. 521 |
Sunday, October 14, 1:00 PM til 6:00 PM (gates open at 12:30 pm)
Maui ‘Ukulele Festival 2012 Pavilion/Amphitheater Enjoy a relaxed afternoon of island music with highly-acclaimed musicians, celebrating Hawai‘i’s beloved instrument. Renowned ‘ukulele advocate and teacher Roy Sakuma will serve as M.C. Popular ‘ukulele musicians who are scheduled to perform this year include: Ohta-san with Nando Suan, Kamakakehau Fernandez, The Hula Honeys, Aidan James, Ka‘ala Cormack & J-Town Hui, Honey Bun & The Coconuts, Daniel & Nelly Toyama Baduria, Nick Acosta, Tamlyn Tamura, Seabury Hall Hawaiian Ensemble, and Kalama Intermediate School ‘Ukulele Band. Island food and crafts are available for purchase.
Roy Sakuma's annual free 'ukulele workshop will be held on Saturday, October 13 from 10 am to 1 pm in McCoy Studio Theater. Email ukulele@mauiarts.org to register. 438 |
Thursday, October 18, 7:30 PM Slack Key Masters with Martin Pahinui McCoy Studio Theater One of Hawaiian music’s most gifted vocalists, Martin Pahinui has performed with a host of top artists, including his father’s legendary Gabby Pahinui Hawaiian Band, The Peter Moon Band, and slack key super group Hui Aloha. As Slack Key Masters’ guest artist, Martin shares his aloha for the traditional sound with classic tunes full of slack key, steel guitar and a passionate voice that expresses the essence of Hawaiian soul and harkens back to the glory days of Hawaiian music greats like his mentors: Gabby Pahinui, Atta Isaacs and Sonny Chillingworth. Martin’s distinctive voice ranges from the tender leo ki‘eki‘e (falsetto) of “Pua Lilia” to the powerful yodels of “Hanohano Hawai‘i.” Join host, George Kahumoku, Jr. for this special edition of Slack Key Masters with kanikapila-style music and storytelling.532- Event has Completed
$25/standard, $45/VIP with talk-story session at 6:30 pm (plus applicable fees)
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Friday, October 19, 6:00 PM
Soaring Voices Gala for Exhibit Pavilion/Courtyard Soaring Voices international traveling museum exhibition presents the rich and innovative ceramic culture of Japan through the exquisite works of four generations of 25 female artists, working in both sculptural and traditional forms in a field generally dominated by men. This benefit gala will begin with a champagne reception and preopening gallery walk-through with the Soaring Voices exhibition curators and artists from Japan, followed by dinner created by Chef Sheldon Simeon of Old Lāhainā Lū‘au. Enjoy live entertainment by award-winning recording artist and Kumu Hula Nāpua Makua.
Special Package Admission to All Events = $350/person. The package is available by calling or visiting the Box Office. 505 |
Sunday, October 21, 9:00 AM til 3:00 PM
Soaring Voices Exhibit Symposium Higashi Meeting Room 
Hiroko Miura - Co-curator and curator of the Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art at Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park.
Maya Nishi - Co-curator and president of hus-10, Inc.
Joan B. Mirviss – A leading expert in Japanese art, specializing in modern and contemporary ceramics, ukiyo-e prints, paintings, and screens.
Anne Nishimura Morse – The William and Helen Pounds Senior Curator of Japanese Art, Art of Asia, Oceania, and Africa at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Halsey and Alice North – Leading private collectors of contemporary Japanese ceramics. Their collection has been exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Japan Society, New York.
Jay Jensen - Moderator - Curator of Contemporary Art for the Honolulu Museum of Art.
Special Package Admission to All Events = $350/person. The package is available by calling or visiting the Box Office. Click on listing for Meals to purchase lunch for this event.506 |
Monday, October 22, 10:00 AM til 3:00 PM
Soaring Voices Exhibit Artist Lectures & Demonstrations Higashi Meeting Room Soaring Voices international traveling museum exhibition presents the rich and innovative ceramic culture of Japan through the exquisite works of four generations of 25 female artists, working in both sculptural and traditional forms in a field generally dominated by men. In collaboration with University of Hawai‘i Maui College, we offer an opportunity for students and the public to learn more about the techniques and materials of visiting artists from Japan, including Ikuko Ando, Fuku Fukumoto, Chieko Katsumata, Yuriko Matsuda and Etsuko Tashima. Lecture presentations are from 10 am to 12 pm each day at MACC. After lunch in the courtyard, the event moves across the street to UH Maui College campus from 1 to 3 pm for studio demonstrations, followed by a Q&A session.
Special Package Admission to All Events = $350/person. The package is available by calling or visiting the Box Office. Click on listing for Meals to purchase lunch for this event.507 |
Tuesday, October 23, 10:00 AM til 3:00 PM
Soaring Voices Exhibit Artist Lectures & Demonstrations Higashi Meeting Room Soaring Voices international traveling museum exhibition presents the rich and innovative ceramic culture of Japan through the exquisite works of four generations of 25 female artists, working in both sculptural and traditional forms in a field generally dominated by men. In collaboration with University of Hawai‘i Maui College, we offer an opportunity for students and the public to learn more about the techniques and materials of visiting artists from Japan, including Ikuko Ando, Fuku Fukumoto, Chieko Katsumata, Yuriko Matsuda and Etsuko Tashima. Lecture presentations are from 10 am to 12 pm each day at MACC. After lunch in the courtyard, the event moves across the street to UH Maui College campus from 1 to 3 pm for studio demonstrations, followed by a Q&A session.
Special Package Admission to All Events = $350/person. The package is available by calling or visiting the Box Office. Click on listing for Meals to purchase lunch for this event.508 |
Thursday, October 25, 7:00 PM (Gates open at 5:30 pm)
Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs as The Dukes of September Pavilion/Amphitheater Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriters Donald Fagen of Steely Dan fame, Michael McDonald, solo artist and formerly with The Doobie Brothers, and legendary front-man Boz Scaggs will join forces and hit the stage as The Dukes of September Rhythm Revue. They are performing together in Hawai‘i for the first time with their nine-piece ensemble band.
Each of these artists has recognizable vocals and a unique style, a very successful solo career and enough hits for their own concert with chart-topping favorites such as:
Donald Fagen’s “Reelin’ in the Years,” “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number,” “Hey Nineteen”
Michael McDonald’s “It Keeps You Running,” “Minute by Minute,” “What A Fool Believes”
Boz Scagg’s “Lowdown,” “JoJo,” “Lido Shuffle”
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$55, $75, $95, and a limited number of premium seats at $149 (plus applicable fees)
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Friday, October 26, 8:00 PM Russell Peters Notorious 2012 World Tour Castle Theater Russell Peters brings his Notorious 2012 World Tour to Maui. A Canadian-Indian comedian and actor, Russell's stand-up performances are renowned for his observational comedy, using humor to highlight racial, ethnic, class and cultural stereotypes. He was ranked by Forbes as one of the top ten highest grossing comics in the U.S. in 2009 and 2010; has more than 60 million views on YouTube, and sold over 300,000 copies of his DVDs "Outsourced" and "Red, White and Brown." In 2011, Russell released a new DVD and TV special "THE GREEN CARD TOUR: Live from the O2 Arena" and recently appeared in the film Source Code with Jake Gyllenhaal. He has sold out tours in Australia, England, The United Arab Emirates, Sweden, Singapore, South Africa, Norway, India, The Philippines, U.S. and Canada. For mature audiences; Special guest Craig Gass will open463 |
Saturday, October 27, 12:00 PM Angkor Wat Film Festival: Years of Darkness McCoy Studio Theater The mission of the ANGKOR WAT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (AWIFF) is to showcase and celebrate films whose subjects and themes deal with the preservation of culture and environment. These are the best of the festival and proceeds will help fund the 2nd annual AWIFF in Cambodia. Years of Darkness documents Sam Khong’s reunification with his family and his spiritual recovery. He grew up in Cambodia and joined its Navy at age 14 to fight the Vietcong. In 1974, he came to the U.S. for additional military training. But in 1975 he was stranded here when the Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia and began its regime of death. Later, while living in the U.S., Khong suffered a head injury that led to the start of his battle with depression. Directed by Tom Vendetti. Short film: Born Sweet568 |
Saturday, October 27, 2:00 PM Angkor Wat International Film Festival: Ready Made McCoy Studio Theater The mission of the ANGKOR WAT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (AWIFF) is to showcase and celebrate films whose subjects and themes deal with the preservation of culture and environment. These are the best of the festival and proceeds will help fund the 2nd annual AWIFF in Cambodia. Mao Zedong, the major founder and leader of the People's Republic and Communist Party of China, died 32 years ago. Ready Made is a documentary about two ordinary individuals who have a physical likeness to Mao and choose to be his impersonators. As a result, their lives and destinies changed. Short film: 86 Centimetres 569 |
Saturday, October 27, 4:00 PM Angkor Wat International Film Festival: Peace Through Music McCoy Studio Theater The mission of the ANGKOR WAT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (AWIFF) is to showcase and celebrate films whose subjects and themes deal with the preservation of culture and environment. These are the best of the festival and proceeds will help fund the 2nd annual AWIFF in Cambodia. Peace Through Music is the story of the unparalleled international musical collaboration, Playing For Change (PFC), and its remarkable power of redemption. PFC is an extraordinary effort uniting musicians and vocalists from diverse parts of the world. By utilizing innovative mobile audio/video techniques, PFC captures these artists and combines them all together to create one seamless collaboration. Short film: The Yak Herder’s Son570 |
Saturday, October 27, 5:30 PM Mohala Mai 2012 - Fundraiser for Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka Castle Theater Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka under the direction of nā kumu hula, Nāpua Makua and Kahulu Maluo, will perform their annual hō‘ike and fundraiser in an evening filled with inspiring traditional and contemporary hula, oli (chant) and mele (song). The award winning hālau shares the stage with Hawai‘i’s finest musical groups and solo artists, such as Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award winners, Hi‘ikua and Weldon Kekauoha, as they meld melodic voices, graceful hula and the imagery of Hawai‘i into a production that promises to be moving and memorable. A silent auction will open at 4 pm in the Yokouchi Pavilion Courtyard. 517 |
Saturday, October 27, 6:00 PM Angkor Wat International Film Festival: Making of The Dark Side of The Moon McCoy Studio Theater The mission of the ANGKOR WAT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (AWIFF) is to showcase and celebrate films whose subjects and themes deal with the preservation of culture and environment. These are the best of the festival and proceeds will help fund the 2nd annual AWIFF in Cambodia. Pink Floyd offers a track-by-track look at the making of The Dark Side of the Moon, featuring interviews with band members Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright, plus rare acoustic versions of “Breathe” and “Brain Damage.” Short film: Small Steps571 |
Saturday, October 27, 8:00 PM Angkor Wat International Film Festival: Taylor Camp McCoy Studio Theater The mission of the ANGKOR WAT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (AWIFF) is to showcase and celebrate films whose subjects and themes deal with the preservation of culture and environment. These are the best of the festival and proceeds will help fund the 2nd annual AWIFF in Cambodia. This film tells the story of Taylor Camp's eight-year existence on Kaua'i through interviews made 30-years later ... In 1969, thirteen young mainlanders – refugees from campus riots, Vietnam War protests and police brutality– fled to Kaua'i. Before long, this little tribe was arrested and sentenced to 90 days hard labor for having no money and no home. Island resident Howard Taylor, brother of actress Elizabeth, bailed out the group and invited them to camp on his vacant oceanfront land. Howard then left them on their own, without any restrictions, regulations or supervision. Directed by Robert Stone. Short film: Le Petit Nuage 572 |
Sunday, October 28, 12:00 PM Angkor Wat International Film Festival: Everest, A Climb for Peace McCoy Studio Theater The mission of the ANGKOR WAT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (AWIFF) is to showcase and celebrate films whose subjects and themes deal with the preservation of culture and environment. These are the best of the festival and proceeds will help fund the 2nd annual AWIFF in Cambodia. Everest is the inspirational journey of Peace Climbers from different faiths and cultures as they climb to the summit of the tallest mountain in the world. The focus is on Palestinian Ali Bushnaq and Israeli's Dudu Yifrah and Micha Yaniv. They attempt to set aside their differences to create a path of teamwork, friendship and cooperation to the summit of the world’s highest peak. Short film: Dalai Lama Happiness573 |
Sunday, October 28, 2:00 PM Angkor Wat International Film Festival: The Trials of Henry Kissinger McCoy Studio Theater The mission of the ANGKOR WAT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (AWIFF) is to showcase and celebrate films whose subjects and themes deal with the preservation of culture and environment. These are the best of the festival and proceeds will help fund the 2nd annual AWIFF in Cambodia. Is Henry Kissinger, Nobel Laureate and the most famous diplomat of his generation, also a war criminal? Provoked by the Christopher Hitchens 2001 book, The Trial of Henry Kissinger, filmmakers construct a documentary that is both a brilliant legal brief and chilling psycho-drama. The Trials of Henry Kissinger explores how a young boy who fled Nazi Germany grew up to become one of the most powerful men in U.S. history. Short film: Silence574 |
Sunday, October 28, 3:30 PM
Kayhan Kalhor and Brooklyn Rider Castle Theater Kayhan Kalhor, an original member of Yo Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble, is an internationally acclaimed virtuoso on the kemancheh. His performances of traditional Persian music with his unique collaborations have attracted audiences around the globe. Kalhor will be performing with the string quartet, Brooklyn Rider. National Public Radio credits Brooklyn Rider with “recreating the 300-year old form of string quartet as a vital and creative 21st century ensemble.” Enjoy an afternoon of uniquely beautiful music.522 |
Sunday, October 28, 4:00 PM Angkor Wat International Film Festival: Brother No.1 McCoy Studio Theater The mission of the ANGKOR WAT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (AWIFF) is to showcase and celebrate films whose subjects and themes deal with the preservation of culture and environment. These are the best of the festival and proceeds will help fund the 2nd annual AWIFF in Cambodia. Brother Number One is a documentary on the torture and murder of New Zealand yachtie Kerry Hamill by the Khmer Rouge in 1978. It follows the journey of Kerry's younger brother, Rob Hamill, an Olympic and Trans-Atlantic champion rower, who travels to Cambodia to retrace the steps taken by his brother and John Dewhirst, speaking to eyewitnesses, perpetrators and survivors. Short film: Sam Khong575 |
Sunday, October 28, 6:00 PM Angkor Wat International Film Festival: One Day on Earth McCoy Studio Theater The mission of the ANGKOR WAT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (AWIFF) is to showcase and celebrate films whose subjects and themes deal with the preservation of culture and environment. These are the best of the festival and proceeds will help fund the 2nd annual AWIFF in Cambodia. Four years in the making, One Day on Earth is a video time capsule of one day, October 10, 2010. More than 19,000 filmmakers, both professional and novice, contributed 3,000 hours of footage. The project, headed by Founder/Director Kyle Ruddick and Co-founder/Executive Producer Brandon Litman, donated video cameras to more than 95 UN country offices, which resulted in unusually intimate access, including footage of remote villages of Papua New Guinea and Abyei, a district of South Sudan with a history of border disputes. Short film: Small Steps - Phnom Penh576 |
Sunday, October 28, 8:00 PM Angkor Wat International Film Festival: Baraka McCoy Studio Theater The mission of the ANGKOR WAT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (AWIFF) is to showcase and celebrate films whose subjects and themes deal with the preservation of culture and environment. These are the best of the festival and proceeds will help fund the 2nd annual AWIFF in Cambodia. Baraka, an ancient Sufi word with forms in many languages, translates as a blessing or as the breath or essence of life from which the evolutionary process unfolds. A poetic tour of the globe, Baraka was shot in breathtaking 70mm in 24 countries on six continents. Set to the life affirming rhythms of varied religious rituals and nature's own raw beat, Baraka is a visualization of the interconnectedness humans share with the earth. Short film: Quietest Place on Earth577 |
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Castle Theater
A 1200-seat traditional-style, state-of-the-art theater with three levels of seating.
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McCoy Studio Theater
A multi-purpose 300-seat black box theater with seating on risers.
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Alexander & Baldwin Amphitheater
A flexible outdoor lawn venue with either festival-style general admission or reserved-number chairs.
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