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October 04, 2007
Friday (Oct. 5), 5 p.m. in downtown Wailuku
[BLOCK PARTY] Leave it to the Wailuku Community Association. First they revamped Wailuku Town""prettied her up, cleaned up her streets, made sure her shops and restaurants are hip and delectable""and now they're celebrating her awesomeness every month with a "First Friday"? Hawaiian Nights extravaganza. According to Teri Edmonds , WCA Board President, First Friday is a place to, "Meet with friends new and old and rejoice in the preservation an innovation of a historical neighborhood."? Kama`aina Properties will host Pekelo Cosma; Main Street Bistro will feature Jocelyn Romero Demirbag; the Open-Air Banyan Tree Park will have Richard Ho`opi`i, the O"˜Nani Mele Trio, Hawaiian Serenaders and a Tahitian style hula halau. And Requests Music will provide groovy tunes with a live DJ on the street. There will be artists creating and presenting art at the First Hawaiian Bank Courtyard and restaurants and shops will offer special First Friday discounts. Of course, no block party would be complete without after party options""and you have choices with entertainment happening at the Iao Theater, Unisan and Café Marc Aurel. For more information call 249-9710. [STARRBEGLEY]
Sensory Overload
Friday (Oct. 5) from 6:30 "" 9:30 p.m. at the Quan Gallery, Front Street
[MUSIC/ART EVENT] Talk about a good time. New York singer and songwriter Cathy Kreger and Hawai`i artist Carolyn Quan are joining forces for the power of good! Kreger, who has performed with many renowned musicians including Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal will share her folk, rock, blues and pop sound with Maui as a digital demonstration of Quan's amazing photo collage work takes place. Pupus and wine will be served. Proceeds will benefit Women Helping Women and the Kipahulu Ohana. Free before 7:15. Suggested donation of $15 after 7:15 p.m. For more information, call Unity in Paradise at 866-662-2661.
Ringing Cedars
Friday (Oct. 5), 7 p.m. at the Temple of Peace, Haiku
[BOOK TALK] Believe it or not, there's a book series you've probably never heard of that's sold more than 10 million copies. I find this perplexing because I'm an avid reader and have been made to feel like I've been living on some type of rock or something. Oh, wait"¦ Nevermind. Anyway, the series is called Ringing Cedars. According to their official website, "These highly unusual books provide extraordinary insights into dozens of subjects""from natural child rearing to the production of high-energy, healing foods, from the meaning of human life to the amazing potential that awaits every one of us, from ancient megalithic science to the vital importance of breast-feeding, and from sacred sexuality to the hidden history of world religions."? Publisher, co-translator and editor of the English editions Leonid Sharashkin will be on hand to discuss the books, launch the newest of the series, and offer insight into the phenomenon on this series. Curious? Me, too. Free. For more information call 575-5220 or visit www.ringingcedars.com.
Hurry Up and Save Makena!
Sunday (Oct. 7), 4 p.m. at Kalama Park in Kihei
[COMMUNITY MEETING] Those interested in preserving and protecting one of the more precious bits of unspoiled Maui coastline really ought to go to this thing. Activists will update the crowd on very latest regarding the proposed Wailea 670 and Makena development plans, and they're also going to make Save Makena signs for an upcoming rally. This is also your chance to pick up your "SaveMakena.org"? t-shirts and bumper stickers. They make great Christmas presents, but please, I don't want to be seeing these things on eBay. And there will be refreshments, too, because no one should undertake political agitation on an empty stomach. Oh, and bring beach chairs, unless you prefer to fight over those hard benches. For more information, call 214-0147 or 357-3134. [ANTHONY PIGNATARO]
Cheating on the Old Guy
Wednesday (Oct. 10), 5 and 8 p.m. at the Castle Theater, MACC
[FILM] Lady Chatterley has been redone once again. This time French director Pascal Ferran takes a stab at adapting the novel by D.H. Lawrence and hits the bull's eye. Ferran's adaption has won five Caesar Awards (which are kind of like French Academy Awards) including Best Picture and Best Actress. The gist of the tale is that a young woman named Constance becomes restless when her older husband is injured during World War I and can no longer put out like she wants. She ends up taking up with the gamekeeper on the property and the two have wild monkey sex. Such wild monkey sex that they merge nature, sex and romance into one, which is total child's play because I do that all the time. Tickets: $10. For more information call 572-3456.