A friend found a solution to a perplexing problem: what to do to honor and celebrate his in-laws for their fiftieth anniversary. Send them to the Maui Arts & Cultural Center (One Cameron Way, Kahului) where three terrific bands will perform on Sunday August 23 2009 in the delightful Castle Theater, at 7:30 PM when Tom Moffat Productions presents Rocking 50′s, featuring The Platters, The Drifters, and The Coasters.
Then my friend’s family & friends found out his plans and realized that they had only recently discovered The Drifters’ “with their top charting hits like “There Goes My Baby,” “Save The Last Dance For Me,” “On Broadway,” “This Magic Moment,” “Up On The Roof,” and “Under The Boardwalk.,” and The Platters singing songs like “Only You,” “Harbor Lights,” “The Great Pretender,” “My Prayer,” and “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes.,” and The Coasters with their fun vocal antics on tunes as diverse as ““Yakety Yak,” “Charlie Brown,” “Little Egypt,” “Poison Ivy,” “Along Comes Jones,” “Young Blood,” and “Searchin’,” They demanded to be included in the celebration. Hence a rather noisy family reunion will erupt on the Valley Isle.
Fortunately for a concert with such high caliber legendary performers the prices are more than reasonable. “All seats are reserved and are priced at $25, $35, and $45. Tickets go on sale to MACC annual donors at 10 AM on Saturday, July 25th at the MACC Box Office with public tickets on sale Saturday, August 1st. Charge by phone at 242-SHOW or order online at mauiarts.org. Annual Donor Discounts available.”
Though Lahaina is a wee bit away from Kahului, my friend and extensive family plan to stick with the 50s Rock n’ Roll theme by visiting the Cool Cat Café at 658 Front Street, Lahaina (at the Wharf Center Cinema), for burgers that have been voted the best burgers on Maui for five years in a row. Cool Cat Café pays homage to the rocking 50s with red & white vinyl chairs & booths, shiny chrome, posters & signage. Cool Cat Café has a reputation for great food, modest prices, and terrific drinks. Their burgers are “made fresh daily our signature 6.5 oz. Burgers are 100% Certified Angus Beef ® & seasoned with our special blend of spices. Add seasoned fries, onion rings or side salad.”
Cool Cat Café is more than burgers, offering an extensive menu with complete entrees, vegetarian items, seafood, and an old fashion soda fountain offering Root Beer Floats, Shakes, Malts, and much much more. My friends’ father & mother in law are looking forward to celebrating with ‘drinks’ (firewater); Cool Cat Café has “Daily Drink Specials; Just $3.00 Every Day! Sunday, Bloody Mary, Monday, Mango Margarita, Tuesday, Tropical Monkey, Wednesday, Blue Hawai’i, Thursday, Margarita, Friday, Mai Tai, and Saturday, Pineapple Splash.”
Cool Cat Café offers live music every day so my friend & his family & friends will get an extra treat, in addition to the fabulous concert at The Castle Theater, at the Cool Cat Café they get to experience “Live Music every night, 7:30 PM to 10PM; Sunday, The Whaleshark, Monday, Erin Smith, Tuesday, Luxury Cruise (Live Jazz), Wednesday, Howard Ahia, Thursday, Junior & Orin, and Friday and Saturday local legend Dave Carroll.”
So, treat yourself and friends/family to an escape to Maui the weekend and into the week, around the Rocking 50′s concert at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center Sunday, August 23 2009. The concert begins at 7:30 PM.