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Celebration of the Arts At the Ritz

by Anuhea Yagi

April 21, 2011

With “a call to all things natural,” e na aumakua, the 19th annual Celebration of the Arts Festival will transform the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua this Friday & Saturday (April 22 & 23) from 10am-5pm. From artisan demonstrations to film screenings to cultural panels to music and dance, this year’s festivities include the new George Kanahele Mele Ho’okuku (song competition), as well as body artist extraordinaire Rachel Deboer’s “E Na Aumakua” human blacklight puppet show. Drenched in colorful surrealism, Deboer’s avant garde storytelling (Sat, 2-2:45pm and Sun, 2:15-3pm) will enrapture keiki and kupuna alike [669-6200; celebrationofthearts.org]