This past Friday we had the pleasure of attending Makawao Town Party's first fashion show and was so very proud of our friends at Paragon Salon for hosting & organizing such a great event! After taking in the show we joined our dear friends for drinks & dinner at our favorite local Italian restaurant, Cassanovas. It had to be one of the most successful events, and such a wonderful way to spend time with friends and family. 

My daughter also had a fun-filled weekend with her friends here on Maui, and thankfully decided to share them with me here on my site. After taking in the Makawao Fashion show on Friday she made the 2 hour drive to beautiful Hana yesterday for the 20th Annual Taro Festival with her friends, a bit of swimming at Hamoa (an amazing black sand beach), then came back into town for another fashion show featuring the talented designs of students from our University of Hawaii Maui College campus. And in honor of Earth Day, she is taking her godson to the Maui Arts & Culture Center this evening as they are screening a kids film  'Bee Movie' under the stars for a wonderful family event. 

It truly has been one of those special weekends that reminds us of how much our beautiful island has to offer, and how lucky we are to live here...here are some of my daughter's pics for a photo diary of her weekend...hope you enjoy!

Being that I have lived and raised my family in beautiful Upcountry Maui for the past 30 years, I know I am a bit biased in my love for this part of the island; the cooler breezes, picturesque country landscape, quaint Historic towns, smell of eucalyptus & seasonal jacarandas in bloom are all so quintessentially Upcountry. It is my family's home and will always be special to us for that very reason. 

This being said, we always love to support local products and events, and especially those of our Upcountry family. We have loved attending Wailuku's First Friday Town Party each month, and were thrilled when it finally caught the Upcountry bug and moved to Makawao Town every 3rd Friday of each month. It has only been a few months, but it has been an amazing success and is so thrilling for Upcountry residents to see Makawao and Baldwin Avenue bustling with activity as everyone celebrates the festivities. 

This month in particular I hear will be an exciting special event for Makawao Town Party's 3rd Friday, as they will be hosting their first fashion show featuring clothing and accessories by local Makawao boutiques with hair and makeup styling by the fantastic ladies of Paragon Salon. It is such a joy to see Makawao thriving thanks to this great event, so come Upcountry this Friday, April 20 for delicious local food at the many vendors and restaurants in Makawao (Makawao Garden Cafe is one of our family favorites!), browse local boutiques & galleries (Sherri Reeve's Art Gallery is our fav, and the woman behind all the stunning artwork that adorns our condo walls), enjoy the fashion show and other local performers who will be filling the streets of Makawao with fun for the whole family!