Community Calendar

HONOLULU POETRY SLAM
Honolulu Poetry Slam is a monthly spoken word poetry competition. The Slam combines poetry and performance with Honolulu’s best poets. Each poet has three minutes to present their original poetry, to be scored by judges chosen from the audience. The top three poets go on to the final round to compete for bragging rights and a cash prize.

Each month’s Slam features fabulous guest visual and performance artists who dazzle with a range of talents. From singers and songwriters to flow artists and dancers, their performances complement the verbal artistry of the poets.

Musical awesomeness is provided by DJ WanderLust, a multitalented artist and educator, and the best damn DJ in poetry. And your host is Liam Skilling.

The Slam is held at the Slack Key Lounge in Hawaiian Brian’s at 1680 Kapiolani Blvd on the second floor. Validated parking, food, and drinks!

Every last Thursday. Come check us out, whether you come to listen, or take the stage yourself.

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Join master storyteller Lopaka Kapanui for an unforgettable evening of true Hawaiian ghost stories, chilling legends, and supernatural encounters rooted in the islands' deepest traditions. For one night only, the shadows will stir at Kahilu Theatre as Lopaka brings to life tales of restless spirits, ancient curses, and the terrifying truth behind Hawaii’s most haunted places.

Step into the shadows of Ka Pō—The Night—and uncover the terrifying truths that linger just beyond the veil.

Tickets at www.kahilu.org

Steel Magnolias
WRITTEN BY: Robert Harling
DIRECTED BY: Francis Tau’a
Running Time: 2 1/2 Hours including Intermission

Purchase a Theatrical Season Membership HERE: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/proartsmaui/items/664570/
Enjoy all 4 2025–26 Theatrical Season shows in one incredible package. (Steel Magnolias November 7–23, 2025, The Reluctant Elf December 5–14, 2025, Gutenberg! The Musical! January 30–February 15, 2026, and RENT the Musical March 13–May 5, 2026)

BUY TICKETS HERE: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/proartsmaui/items/661212/

About the Show
Witness the play that inspired the Oscar-winning film and captured the hearts of millions.
In Chinquapin, Louisiana everybody who is anybody gets their hair done at Truvy’s beauty shop—where the air is thick with clouds of hairspray and witty banter. Over the buzz of blow dryers, six Southern spitfires gather each week to gossip and support each other, come rain or shine. But those bonds are tested when the ladies face a life-changing event.
Both hilarious and deeply moving, Steel Magnolias is “a show that everyone should see.” – Star Tribune

Performances:
Friday, November 7 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 8 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 9 at 2:00 PM
Thursday, November 13 at 7:30 PM
Friday, November 14 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 15 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 16 at 2:00 PM
Friday, November 21 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 22 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 23 at 2:00 PM

Ticket Information: See ticketing Page for seating map ticket pricing details.
Including Fees
Premium: $47.70 (large cushy front-row chairs with small tables)
Preferred: $42.40 (front row of any seating tier)
Regular Seating: $31.80
Partially-Obstructed View: $26.50
Teens (13 to 17): $5 off any seat
Keiki (12 and under): $10 off any seat
Thursdays are Kama’aina Nights for 10% off!

BUY TICKETS HERE: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/proartsmaui/items/661212/

Mid-Pacific School of the Arts Annual Fall Dance Concert 2025

Friday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 8, 3:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The Mid-Pacific School of the Arts (MPSA) presents its annual Fall Dance Concert, featuring an evening of dance repertory including contemporary dance and hula. Hula will be performed by the Mid-Pacific hālau, Pūpūkahi I Ke Alo O Nā Pua. The featured works include choreography by Karl Veto Baker, Amy Bukarau, Michael Lanakila Casupang, Robert Uluwehi Cazimero, Keola Kamahele, Charlaine Katsuyoshi, Aunty Māʻiki Aiu Lake, Patrick Makuakāne, Jose Silva, Risa Yoshimura, and special guest artist Spenser Theberge.

Spenser Theberge is a dancer, choreographer, and educator creating innovative dance performances and learning environments worldwide. He is a former dance artist with Nederlands Dans Theater, The Forsythe Company, and Kidd Pivot, and his choreography has been commissioned by Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Gibney Dance Company, Gothenburg Opera Dance Company, Taylor Swift, Savage Fenty, and Ben Platt, among others. As an educator, Theberge has been on faculty at the California Institute for the Arts and an Artist In Residence at The Juilliard School and USC's Kaufman School of Dance, as well as a program consultant for CLI Conservatory and Nuova Officina Della Danza. Additionally, Theberge has mentored over 100 dancers to the next stage of their careers, be it college admission, dance company work, or choreographic commissions with companies and brands across North America and Europe. Theberge is a proud graduate of The Juilliard School and is a YoungArts winner, Princess Grace awarded, and a Presidential Scholar in the Arts.

The stage at Windward Community College’s Palikū Theatre will transform into one of Hawaiʻi’s eeriest landscapes in November, when the Hawaiʻi Conservatory of Performing Arts presents The Green Lady of Wahiawā and Other Local Ghost Stories. Directed by Taurie Kinoshita, the premiere runs November 7–16.

Rooted in folklore, urban legends and historical accounts, the production reimagines some of Hawaiʻi’s most spine-tingling ghost stories—from the moss-haired Green Lady who terrifies Wahiawā gulch, to the blank-faced apparition who lurks in mirrors at Kahala Mall, to the infamous Kaimukī house haunted by a malevolent spirit.

The title tale, The Green Lady of Wahiawā, dates back to 1957 when children first reported sightings of a foul-smelling, seaweed-draped figure near Wahiawā Elementary. Over the decades, the legend became a cautionary fable meant to keep children from straying into the dangerous gulch.

The play also dramatizes The Faceless Woman, a ghost drawn from yōkai (Japanese supernatural beings) folklore and local reports from the old Waiʻalae Drive-In. Another vignette explores the Kasha of Kaimukī, a poltergeist or corpse-devouring demon said to torment those who enter its house.

Spanning the 1920s to present day, the show also incorporates stories tied to the Pali Highway and Japanese internment camps, weaving together themes of fear, bias, courage and faith. Each tale is staged in a unique style—film noir, realism, expressionism—offering audiences a theatrical journey into the supernatural side of Hawaiʻi.

Performances are recommended for ages 13 and up due to adult themes, language and minor stage violence.

Steel Magnolias
WRITTEN BY: Robert Harling
DIRECTED BY: Francis Tau’a
Running Time: 2 1/2 Hours including Intermission

Purchase a Theatrical Season Membership HERE: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/proartsmaui/items/664570/
Enjoy all 4 2025–26 Theatrical Season shows in one incredible package. (Steel Magnolias November 7–23, 2025, The Reluctant Elf December 5–14, 2025, Gutenberg! The Musical! January 30–February 15, 2026, and RENT the Musical March 13–May 5, 2026)

BUY TICKETS HERE: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/proartsmaui/items/661212/

About the Show
Witness the play that inspired the Oscar-winning film and captured the hearts of millions.
In Chinquapin, Louisiana everybody who is anybody gets their hair done at Truvy’s beauty shop—where the air is thick with clouds of hairspray and witty banter. Over the buzz of blow dryers, six Southern spitfires gather each week to gossip and support each other, come rain or shine. But those bonds are tested when the ladies face a life-changing event.
Both hilarious and deeply moving, Steel Magnolias is “a show that everyone should see.” – Star Tribune

Performances:
Friday, November 7 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 8 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 9 at 2:00 PM
Thursday, November 13 at 7:30 PM
Friday, November 14 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 15 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 16 at 2:00 PM
Friday, November 21 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 22 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 23 at 2:00 PM

Ticket Information: See ticketing Page for seating map ticket pricing details.
Including Fees
Premium: $47.70 (large cushy front-row chairs with small tables)
Preferred: $42.40 (front row of any seating tier)
Regular Seating: $31.80
Partially-Obstructed View: $26.50
Teens (13 to 17): $5 off any seat
Keiki (12 and under): $10 off any seat
Thursdays are Kama’aina Nights for 10% off!

BUY TICKETS HERE: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/proartsmaui/items/661212/

Mid-Pacific School of the Arts Annual Fall Dance Concert 2025

Friday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 8, 3:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The Mid-Pacific School of the Arts (MPSA) presents its annual Fall Dance Concert, featuring an evening of dance repertory including contemporary dance and hula. Hula will be performed by the Mid-Pacific hālau, Pūpūkahi I Ke Alo O Nā Pua. The featured works include choreography by Karl Veto Baker, Amy Bukarau, Michael Lanakila Casupang, Robert Uluwehi Cazimero, Keola Kamahele, Charlaine Katsuyoshi, Aunty Māʻiki Aiu Lake, Patrick Makuakāne, Jose Silva, Risa Yoshimura, and special guest artist Spenser Theberge.

Spenser Theberge is a dancer, choreographer, and educator creating innovative dance performances and learning environments worldwide. He is a former dance artist with Nederlands Dans Theater, The Forsythe Company, and Kidd Pivot, and his choreography has been commissioned by Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Gibney Dance Company, Gothenburg Opera Dance Company, Taylor Swift, Savage Fenty, and Ben Platt, among others. As an educator, Theberge has been on faculty at the California Institute for the Arts and an Artist In Residence at The Juilliard School and USC's Kaufman School of Dance, as well as a program consultant for CLI Conservatory and Nuova Officina Della Danza. Additionally, Theberge has mentored over 100 dancers to the next stage of their careers, be it college admission, dance company work, or choreographic commissions with companies and brands across North America and Europe. Theberge is a proud graduate of The Juilliard School and is a YoungArts winner, Princess Grace awarded, and a Presidential Scholar in the Arts.

The stage at Windward Community College’s Palikū Theatre will transform into one of Hawaiʻi’s eeriest landscapes in November, when the Hawaiʻi Conservatory of Performing Arts presents The Green Lady of Wahiawā and Other Local Ghost Stories. Directed by Taurie Kinoshita, the premiere runs November 7–16.

Rooted in folklore, urban legends and historical accounts, the production reimagines some of Hawaiʻi’s most spine-tingling ghost stories—from the moss-haired Green Lady who terrifies Wahiawā gulch, to the blank-faced apparition who lurks in mirrors at Kahala Mall, to the infamous Kaimukī house haunted by a malevolent spirit.

The title tale, The Green Lady of Wahiawā, dates back to 1957 when children first reported sightings of a foul-smelling, seaweed-draped figure near Wahiawā Elementary. Over the decades, the legend became a cautionary fable meant to keep children from straying into the dangerous gulch.

The play also dramatizes The Faceless Woman, a ghost drawn from yōkai (Japanese supernatural beings) folklore and local reports from the old Waiʻalae Drive-In. Another vignette explores the Kasha of Kaimukī, a poltergeist or corpse-devouring demon said to torment those who enter its house.

Spanning the 1920s to present day, the show also incorporates stories tied to the Pali Highway and Japanese internment camps, weaving together themes of fear, bias, courage and faith. Each tale is staged in a unique style—film noir, realism, expressionism—offering audiences a theatrical journey into the supernatural side of Hawaiʻi.

Performances are recommended for ages 13 and up due to adult themes, language and minor stage violence.

Steel Magnolias
WRITTEN BY: Robert Harling
DIRECTED BY: Francis Tau’a
Running Time: 2 1/2 Hours including Intermission

Purchase a Theatrical Season Membership HERE: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/proartsmaui/items/664570/
Enjoy all 4 2025–26 Theatrical Season shows in one incredible package. (Steel Magnolias November 7–23, 2025, The Reluctant Elf December 5–14, 2025, Gutenberg! The Musical! January 30–February 15, 2026, and RENT the Musical March 13–May 5, 2026)

BUY TICKETS HERE: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/proartsmaui/items/661212/

About the Show
Witness the play that inspired the Oscar-winning film and captured the hearts of millions.
In Chinquapin, Louisiana everybody who is anybody gets their hair done at Truvy’s beauty shop—where the air is thick with clouds of hairspray and witty banter. Over the buzz of blow dryers, six Southern spitfires gather each week to gossip and support each other, come rain or shine. But those bonds are tested when the ladies face a life-changing event.
Both hilarious and deeply moving, Steel Magnolias is “a show that everyone should see.” – Star Tribune

Performances:
Friday, November 7 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 8 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 9 at 2:00 PM
Thursday, November 13 at 7:30 PM
Friday, November 14 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 15 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 16 at 2:00 PM
Friday, November 21 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 22 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 23 at 2:00 PM

Ticket Information: See ticketing Page for seating map ticket pricing details.
Including Fees
Premium: $47.70 (large cushy front-row chairs with small tables)
Preferred: $42.40 (front row of any seating tier)
Regular Seating: $31.80
Partially-Obstructed View: $26.50
Teens (13 to 17): $5 off any seat
Keiki (12 and under): $10 off any seat
Thursdays are Kama’aina Nights for 10% off!

BUY TICKETS HERE: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/proartsmaui/items/661212/

The stage at Windward Community College’s Palikū Theatre will transform into one of Hawaiʻi’s eeriest landscapes in November, when the Hawaiʻi Conservatory of Performing Arts presents The Green Lady of Wahiawā and Other Local Ghost Stories. Directed by Taurie Kinoshita, the premiere runs November 7–16.

Rooted in folklore, urban legends and historical accounts, the production reimagines some of Hawaiʻi’s most spine-tingling ghost stories—from the moss-haired Green Lady who terrifies Wahiawā gulch, to the blank-faced apparition who lurks in mirrors at Kahala Mall, to the infamous Kaimukī house haunted by a malevolent spirit.

The title tale, The Green Lady of Wahiawā, dates back to 1957 when children first reported sightings of a foul-smelling, seaweed-draped figure near Wahiawā Elementary. Over the decades, the legend became a cautionary fable meant to keep children from straying into the dangerous gulch.

The play also dramatizes The Faceless Woman, a ghost drawn from yōkai (Japanese supernatural beings) folklore and local reports from the old Waiʻalae Drive-In. Another vignette explores the Kasha of Kaimukī, a poltergeist or corpse-devouring demon said to torment those who enter its house.

Spanning the 1920s to present day, the show also incorporates stories tied to the Pali Highway and Japanese internment camps, weaving together themes of fear, bias, courage and faith. Each tale is staged in a unique style—film noir, realism, expressionism—offering audiences a theatrical journey into the supernatural side of Hawaiʻi.

Performances are recommended for ages 13 and up due to adult themes, language and minor stage violence.