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Joel Katz’s music brings me to another era, and the steel guitar is something for the soul to behold. But you don’t have to yearn for days of old to listen: he’s at Mulligans on the Blue this Monday to entertain you with his unique …

IMAGE: Memorial T-shirt design created by Darren Sarno and William Arnold, available at benefit events for $20 ea. with 100 percent of proceeds benefiting the Eli Marsh Memorial Fund.
Eli Marsh Memorial Weekend
Sat., Feb. 25; 7-10pm; Diamonds Ice Bar & Grill (1279 S. Kihei Rd.; 874-9299); …

Photo: Peter Max, with Ringo Star, in the artist’s New York studio with the piano Max painted for the former Beatle’s tour. The piano later garnered $250,000 when auctioned for charity.
PUSH IT TO THE PETER MAX
THU., FEB. 9 – To celebrate the grand opening of …

[Photo by Jessica Pearl]
THIS WEEK’S PICKS:
HOLD ON, I GOTTA TAKE A QUIZ
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EVERY THURSDAY – With friends old and new, form a team like “The Shake Weight Enthusiasts” or “Suck It, Trebek” and vie for a $50 gift certificate at Mulligan’s Pub Quiz Superfreakout (PS: Like …

THIS WEEK’S PICKS: ALL MY ROWDY FRIENDS ARE COMIN’ OVER TONIGHT
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Dude, hang in there. Daylight Savings is on Nov. 6. You know what that means: Hawaii’s 7am Sunday kickoff time will spring forward to the slightly less-ungodly hour of 8am; never mind we won’t have …

Oktoberfest at Monkeypod Kitchen
Wednesday (October 5), 5:30-7:30pm, Monkeypod Kitchen, Wailea Gateway (10 Wailea Gateway Rd., Wailea); $45 (reservations required)
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God bless the Germans. Those Lederhosen-clad Einsteins had the wherewithal to invent a festival all about beer. Celebrated since 1810, Oktoberfest’s not only significant to Bavarian culture, but …

AND THE WINNERS ARE…
>>> Another Earth – Narrative Feature
>>> Hamill – Independent Feature
>>> Page One – Free Speech
>>> The Last Mountain – Green Cinema
(Ooh, ooh! A three way tie for Best Doco)>>> Building Hope – Best Documentary>>> Connected – Best Documentary>>> Love Shines – …

Grand Opening of Sweet Paradise Chocolatier
Wednesday (June 15), 3pm-close, Sweet Paradise Chocolatier, Wailea; free
(via: tweetvite.com/event/74p6#)
To celebrate the grand opening of this new South side sweetery, @ChocolateHawaii and @DaniaEdibleHI host a #ChocolateTweetUp (use hashtag  #MauiTweetUp). Features live music by jazz pianist Maggie Herron. Plus, enter to …

Makena Get A Witness
Annual skimboard competition offers good fun for an even better cause
Fourth Annual Save Makena Skim Board Contest
Saturday (June 11), 8am, Oneloa (Big Beach) at Makena State Park; free for spectators
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“On the island / We do it island style / From da mountain …

“It really marches to the beat of the festival’s drum,” says Maui Film Festival founder Barry Rivers of this year’s cinematic crop, “meaning it’s about compassionate vision and life-affirming storytelling.” If that sounds high-minded, well, it is. Like previous incarnations, the 2011 festival is chock-full of quirky, heartfelt indie flicks, message-heavy documentaries and boundary-pushing shorts. If you want turgid blockbusters and formulaic rom coms, there’s always the corporate multiplex down the street. If, on the other hand, you want to be challenged—and rewarded—here’s your chance