West Maui pro surfer Dusty Payne was chaired up the beach after winning the REEF Hawaiian Pro at Haleiwa on Oahu’s North Shore on Saturday. Halfway through the heat sitting in fourth position, Payne posted two near perfect rides to defeat Julian Wilson (Australia), Jeremy Flores (France) and Adam Melling (Australia). Winning the event put Payne in the lead of the VANS Triple Crown, boosted his ASP World Qualifying Series ratings and earned him $40,000 in prize money. Follow the action at aspworldtour.com and vanstriplecrownofsurfing.com. INSET PHOTO BY ASP/ED SLOANE; SURFING PHOTO BY ASP/CESTARI.

Kamehameha Schools Maui Hawaiian Ensemble to perform

LAHAINA – On Thursday, Nov. 20, Lahaina Restoration Foundation will welcome back the Kamehameha Schools Maui Hawaiian Ensemble for its free monthly concert in front of Baldwin Home Museum at the corner of Dickenson and Front streets in Lahaina.

From 6 to 7:30 p.m., take a well-deserved break and relax under the stars to the melodies and harmonies of these talented students. Limited seating is provided; blankets, mats and low beach chairs are welcome on the lawn. Call 661-3262 or visit LahainaRestoration.org/events.

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Hard Rock Cafe to serve Thanksgiving meal

A Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project Benefit Night is slated at Maui Brewing Company in Kahana Gateway Shopping Center on Friday, Nov. 28, from 6 to 10 p.m. Half of the pub profits from house beers sold will go toward protecting native birds. The Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project is dedicated to the conservation and research of rare and endangered bird species on Maui, including the kiwikiu (Maui parrotbill, pictured) found nowhere else in the world. For information, call Laura at 573-0280 or go to www.mauiforestbirds.org.

LAHAINA – Hard Rock Cafe at 900 Front St. will serve a free meal to the needy on Thanksgiving from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

No need to register; just show up.

Sacred Hearts School’s annual Breakfast with Santa will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 8 to 10:30 a.m. in the school’s cafeteria. Each child will get a chance to tell Santa his or her Christmas hopes and dreams, and take home a free photo taken with Mr. Claus himself. Breakfast includes eggs, sausages, pancakes, rice, fresh fruit salad, juice and coffee. Tickets are $7 per keiki and $10 per adult, on sale now in the SHS office. Call 661-4720.

The Midtown Men will perform on Monday, Nov. 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the Maui Arts & Cultural Center's Castle Theater. They took Broadway by storm in the mega hit "Jersey Boys." Now they bring their magic to audiences everywhere, singing their favorite 1960s hits from The Beatles, The Rascals, The Turtles, Motown, The Four Seasons and more. This sensational production reunites four stars from the original cast of "Jersey Boys." Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard and J. Robert Spencer star in this one-of-a-kind concert experience. Tickets are $35, $55, $75 or $125; call 242-SHOW.

Barry Flanagan of HAPA will play at Kimo's restaurant in Lahaina on Friday, Nov. 21, from 9 to 11 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call 661-4811.