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by Starr Begley

February 07, 2008

Couples, Clothes and Cupid

Wednesday (Feb. 13) 6:30 p.m., at Simmer Surf Boutique, Paia

[FASHION] Fall in love with fashion at this clothes exhibition and live performance. Two storefront windows will be lit up for two brief and sexy (but PG-rated) performances by live models acting out scripted scenes in various stages of dress. I won’t spoil the story line, but it involves a visit from Cupid and the living mannequins stripping down from their casual clothes to their skivvies, then publicly redressing in evening attire. The scene will be romantically decorated with flowers, soft lights, hearts and balloons; DJs Danny Fry and Pio Marasco will provide music. Sounds hot. Free. 579-8484. [JESSICA ARMSTRONG]

The Music Man

Friday (Feb. 8) at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday (Feb. 9-10) at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Castle Theater, MACC

[MUSICAL] The Maui Academy of Performing Arts (MAPA) is celebrating their golden anniversary with Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man. While I’ve never seen this production—either the play or the Robert Preston movie—I can tell you is that it’s about a small town in River City, Iowa that becomes charmed by a con-man. I can also tell you that I have never seen anything put on by MAPA that isn’t spectacular. Not to mention, the whole small town/con-man thing is always an interesting topic to visit while on a tiny island like Maui. If we were to fall under the spell of a con-man, what would it be about? Would it be very different from the way things are now? Tickets: $42, $36, $24, $10. 242-7469 or www.mauiarts.org.

Trip-Hop

Friday (Feb 8) 9 p.m., at Mulligans on the Blue, Wailea

[MUSIC] “So, what is trip-hop?” I asked a coworker today. “It’s like trippy hip-hop, isn’t it?” Actually, it’s more like the psychedelic, groovy kind of music that makes me nostalgic for my acid-dropping days. Wait, no, I totally missed out on those days because I thought I was too mature or responsible, or some crap like that. Damn, what was I thinking? Oh well, at least I still have the People of Revolutionary Though and Living—known around these parts as P.O.R.T.A.L—who play a funky mix of electronic trip hop, jazz and rock that makes me want to dance and go back in time to do more drugs while I was young enough to get away with it. This show is a fundraiser for Source, an upcoming interactive arts and music festival that will take place in the jungly hills of Keanae in about two weeks. Also, DJ Del Sol will be there with his brand of down tempo, deep house music. I’ll be the girl outside trying to score some hallucinogens. Just kidding! $10 at the door. 874-1131 [JA]

Carnaval Time!

Friday (Feb. 8), 10 p.m. at Casanova, Makawao

[EVENT] Over the past week, New Orleans has been busy greasing up its poles in preparation for Mardi Gras. On Maui, we celebrate Carnaval—the “last party” before Easter in places like Brazil, Trinidad, Cuba, Haiti and the Caribbean—a little different. While we don’t have to apply Vaseline to anything that raging partygoers shimmy up and subsequently plummet down to grisly deaths, we do need to get our dancing shoes and put together a hot outfit. Dr. Nat and Rio Ritmo (Casanova’s longest regular gig) will be heating things up with smoking guitar riffs, hypnotic beats and totally stimulating vocals. Also performing will be Rosana Peixoto, a singer/performer and songwriter from Salvador, Brazil and the Grupo Luanda Capoeira. There will also be a Carnaval Dance appearance by Rosanelli Curel. I wouldn’t miss this party for all the Mardi Gras beads in the world. Tickets: $15. 572-0220 or www.drnat.com.

Shalom, Salamalekoum

Sunday (Feb. 10) 3-7 p.m. at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center

[CONCERT] I like reggae. As a local girl, how can I not? They say that smells trigger memory responses in people, and while this is evidently true, music does the same thing for me. There are different reggae songs that highlight and sweep me back to certain periods of my life. “Jerusalem” by Alpha Blondy not only turns me on, it makes me want to take bong rips and be really nice to people no matter of their creed, color, political party, favorite football team or bra size. This is why I am looking forward to the Alpha Blondy concert this weekend. It’s been a while since I’ve been nice. Tickets: $35 day of the show, $29 in advance. 242-7469.