Center announces extension of free ‘Live @ the MACC’ streamed events
By Staff | Mar 5, 2021
Taverna has released five albums and most recently an EP, “Just Be You.” His fourth album, “Aloha Spirit,” was a Na Hoku Hanohano Award nominee in 2018 for Best Contemporary Album.
KAHULUI The Maui Arts & Cultural Center recently announced a continuation of its “Live @ the MACC” series. This new set of events consists of a diverse set of rock, pop and Hawaiian music concerts taking place in the Castle Theater, as well as another special focus on visual arts in the MACC’s Schaefer International Gallery. Each event will continue to be aired Saturday nights at 7:30 p.m., but instead of the audience coming to the MACC, the events will be streamed on the center’s website and Facebook and YouTube pages.
For The Maui News
Amy Hanaialiâi is celebrating the 2020 holiday season with a new song, âChristmas Brings Hope.â Hanaialiâi and other Maui artists are hoping to lift peopleâs spirits during the pandemic.
With Christmas approaching during this challenging time, three Maui artists felt inspired to spread a little holiday cheer, releasing either new compositions or updated classics.
Recording the Hoku Award-winning “A Hawaiian Christmas” collection back in 2007, Amy Hanaiali’i decided to celebrate the 2020 season with a wonderful, uplifting new song, “Christmas Brings Hope.”
“With the pandemic going on and everyone fearful and so many cases on the Mainland, I wanted to write something that was hopeful, that we’re going to get through this,” Hanaiali’i said. “Sometimes I feel the news sensationalizes things and puts people in fear, so I wanted to give a little bit of hope.”