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Welcome to the Flea Market Music ukulele events calendar. Here you'll find dates and information on events we'll be attending as well as other local and regional ukulele-related events including concerts, festivals and other uke gatherings. You are welcome to
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Paris Uke Fest
Avec Kelli Rae Powell, Patti Plinko, Marie Darling, Ukulele Zaza, Elvira Bira, Tim Sweeney, Ukulele Boyz
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Saturday, July 04, 2009
La Bellevilloise
19-21, rue Boyer, 75020 Paris
Time: 6:00pm
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Ukulele Jam Session
The first jam session of the Utah Ukulele Club
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Saturday, July 11, 2009
Sprague Branch Library
2131 South 1100 East
Salt Lake City, Ut
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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Ukelele Intensive with Greg Hawkes
Full-day intensive workshop with a "Master Class" format.
Attendees should have a piece or two prepared to play for the class. Topics to be covered will include composition, repertoire, arranging, performance, technique, tone, dynamics, expression, chording and more.
The workshop will be a two-way process. Through focused listening we'll work with what you're already doing and make that better. Everyone will get a chance to play and receive personalized feedback on their playing.
http://www.rivertreearts.org |
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Saturday, July 18, 2009
River Tree Arts
35 Western Ave.
Kennebunk, Maine 04043
Time: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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Ukulele Camp at Howard Community College
July 20th-24--Ukulele Camp at Howard Community College, Columbia, Maryland
ages 11 to 111(or whatever)
an afternoon (1-4PM) immersion experience for ukers of all levels.
$150 per "camper" for the whole week!
Concert at 3:00PM on July 24 at Montebaro Recital Hall
http://www.howardcc.edu/Visitors/MusicInstitute/summerprograms.html
http://www.howardcc.edu/Visitors/MusicInstitute/summerprograms.html |
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Monday, July 20, 2009 - Friday, July 24, 2009
10901 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia MD 21044
Time: 1:00-4-00 PM
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Uke Fest 2009
Ukulele virtuoso James Hill; Grammy Award winners Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer; Renaissance to folk performer Bruce Hutton; and the queen of ukulele pop, Victoria Vox. Bring your own uke to join in the pre-show jam at 6:00 PM at the Gudelsky Outdoor Concert Gazebo. Concert begins at 7:00 PM. Admission is FREE. Also, House of Musical Traditions, Takoma Park, Maryland, will be on hand with a selection of ukes for browsing and purchasing.
www.strathmore.org |
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Strathmore Music Center, 5301 Tuckerman Lane North Bethesda, MD 20852
Time: 6:00 PM to Whenever
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Ukulele Nouveau
It’s Baltimore’s premiere ukulele evening, as we present this charming, good humored instrument in all of its versatile glory, with Jared Denhard’s delicate instrumental arrangements, the infectious pop gems of local hero/national artist Victoria Vox, the congenial solos of Don Peyton, and the vintage mojo of the Fleastompers, the uke driven supergroup featuring James Key.
http://www.creativealliance.org/events/eventItem1800.html |
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Friday, July 24, 2009
Creative Alliance at The Patterson
3134 Eastern Avenue
Baltimore Maryland 21224
Time: 8:00PM
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Greenspring Valley UkeFest
Free afternoon (2-5PM) of workshops for beginning to advanced ukulele players!
7:00 Free Gala Concert featuring festival attendees, and special guest performers.
workshops by Jared Denhard, Don Peyton, Ray Forton.
Contact Jared Denhard at
jdenhard@stevenson.edu if you are interested in playing, attending festival workshops.
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
Stevenson University Greenspring Campus
1525 Greenspring Valley Road
Time: 2PM--8:30PM
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Bob Brozman Summer UKE Workshops
HI all, I hope it is OK to announce this here:
Bob Brozman Ukulele Workshop - Registration Now Open!
Four sessions to choose from:
• Saturday, July 25, 2009
• Sunday, July 26, 2009
• Saturday, August 1, 2009
• Sunday, August 2, 2009
2:00-5:30 PM, plus optional 1-hour advanced session 6:00-7:00 PM
Ben Lomond, CA (about 1½ hour south of San Francisco)
Spend an unforgettable afternoon learning with Bob Brozman at our spacious, new facility nestled in the lush Santa Cruz Mountains, south of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California. We will explore and improve your ukulele playing in a relaxed, focused environment. Bob has been playing ukulele his entire life, and is known through his instructional DVDs and worldwide workshops to be a patient, effective, and generous teacher. His goal is to strengthen your musical confidence and provide you with a huge new toolbox of really useful ideas.
This will be a very hands-on workshop, with lots of playing. We’ll strike a balance between improving your playing and studying how songs work, using simple tunes from “mainland US” uke styles including old-time songs, blues, and swing.
Open to easy-intermediate, intermediate, and advanced players, with an optional extra session for advanced players. If you can change basic chords while keeping basic time, you will be very comfortable taking this workshop. (Not recommended for absolute beginners).
RIGHT HAND TECHNIQUES COVERED:
• One finger strums
• Two finger strums
• Three finger triplets and strums
• Full five finger strum techniques
• Picking individual strings to enhance melodies
We’ll work on these together with simple music and easy pacing, with the result that you’ll come away with a large variety of ways to change your sound and arrangements.
LEFT HAND TECHNIQUES COVERED:
• Quick chord change methods
• Everything about the keys of C and G in the first 5 frets
• Learning the simple relationships between chord shapes
• Chord inversions up the neck
• Chord melody within chords and by using inversions
This sounds like a lot, but is actually pretty easy to grasp, and will yield huge progress in your playing in a short time. We’ll apply these techniques to a few different types of tunes.
MUSICAL REPERTOIRE WILL INCLUDE:
• Classic Mainland Jazz & Popular Tunes of the 1920s and 1930s
We’ll focus on a few songs which help understand how hundreds of songs work.
• Blues
We’ll focus on blues in just a few keys, with the goal of learning real blues licks and getting comfortable with jamming.
• Swing
Gain an entry into some of the more sophisticated sounding chords and typical musical moves of this classic music.
ADVANCED SESSION will also include:
• Calypso
• Deeper versions of chord-melody swing
• Soloing ideas
PRIVATE SHOWING OF UKULELES
...by Mike DaSilva and by National Reso-Phonic Guitars. A gourmet uke-tasting, so to speak!
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION:
Call Haley S. Robertson at 831-336-0304 or Email to register.
Registration fee is $70 per person for 3½-hour class; $90 for advanced (includes the 3½ hour class, plus an extra hour of more personalised, advanced instruction).
Workshop size is limited to 25 people per class.
Book early to avoid disappointment!
http://www.bobbrozman.com/bbukeworkshop.html
www.bobbrozman.com |
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Saturday, July 25, 2009 - Sunday, July 26, 2009
Time: 2-7pm ALSO Aug 1/2 weekend!
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Swing Ukulele Instruction at the Augusta Heritage Festival's 'Swing Week' - With Gerald Ross
Swing Ukulele Instruction at the Augusta Heritage Festival's 'Swing Week'
Gerald Ross will teach swing and fingerstyle ukulele, beginning/intermediate Hawaiian and Western Swing non-pedal steel guitar during 'Swing Week' July 27-31, 2009 at the Augusta Heritage Festival.
The Augusta festival is held during the summer months at Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia. The program is best known for it's intensive week-long workshops that attract more than 2,000 participants annually.
Instruction in Irish, Bluegrass, Swing, Cajun/Creole and Blues is offered by some of the world's finest musicians.
Augusta Info:
www.augustaheritage.com/swing.html
Gerald Ross Info:
www.geraldross.com
gbross@umich.edu
http://www.geraldross.com
http://www.augustaheritage.com/swing.html |
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Monday, July 27, 2009 - Friday, July 31, 2009
Davis & Elkins College - Elkins, West Virginia
Time: 24/7
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Quick-Start Ukulele Workshop with Jim Beloff
Beginning Ukulele Workshop For Adults:
Jim Beloff (Jumpin’ Jim ukulele songbooks; The Joy Of Uke DVDs) introduces you to the basics of playing the ukulele including holding, tuning, strumming and making the chords. We will play through a dozen well-known songs learning new chords, strums, tips and techniques along the way. Bring a GCEA soprano-tuned uke and be ready to have a lot of fun. At the end of the workshop you will have made a new life-long friend—your ukulele! See uke there! $16.
To reserve call 860-767-0026 |
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Community Music School
90 Main Street
Centerbrook, Connecticut
Time: 6 PM - 8 PM
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Quick-Start Ukulele Workshop with Jim Beloff
Beginning Ukulele Workshop For Adults & Kids (4th Grade and up):
Jim Beloff (Jumpin’ Jim ukulele songbooks; The Joy Of Uke DVDs) introduces you to the basics of playing the ukulele including holding, tuning, strumming and making the chords. We will play through a dozen well-known songs learning new chords, strums, tips and techniques along the way. Bring a GCEA soprano-tuned uke and be ready to have a lot of fun. At the end of the workshop you will have made a new life-long friend—your ukulele! See uke there! $16
To reserve call 860-767-0026 |
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Thursday, August 06, 2009
Community Music School
90 Main Street
Centerbrook, Connecticut
Time: 6 PM - 8 PM
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2009 WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT-LARGEST UKULELE ENSEMBLE
'Play A Part In History'!
Join thousands of Beatles fans at the world's longest running Beatles festival, Aug 14-16 this summer as we attempt to set a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS TM for LARGEST UKULELE ENSEMBLE! We will be playing a simple 3-chord Beatles song, "LOVE ME DO", downloadable songsheet and more info at our (Largest Ukulele Ensemble) Facebook page. There is an admission for this Fest.
Join Fest special guests Greg Hawkes, Mark & Brett Hudson, Ronnie Spector, and a slew of other celebs and several thousands of Beatles fans this August!
Contact GiGi Wong-Monaco,
Largest Ukulele Ensemble-World Record Attempt, Organizer
c/o Wonderwall Music Shoppe & Emporium
329 B Harrison St, Oak Park IL 60304. Ph. 708.948.7986.
http://www.facebook.com or http://www.thefest.com |
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Sunday, August 16, 2009
The Fest For Beatles Fans
c/o Hyatt Regency O'Hare Hotel
9300 Brywn Mawr Rd.
Time: TBA
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2009 E Ho'omau 'Ukulele Workshop & Retreat
2009 E Ho'omau 'Ukulele Workshop & Retreat
Join us for the 2nd annual E Ho'omau 'Ukulele Workshop & Retreat in the the heart of beautiful Sonoma Valley Wine Country at Westerbeke Ranch for 3 days and 2 nights. 'Ukulele or Hawaiian feather lei workshop fee includes all materials, all gourmet meals, shared accommodations, and all extra activities like Saturday evening concert, kanikapila sessions, wine tasting, and Q&A discussion and ukulele display with several local custom ukulele builders.
'Ukulele Workshop with Kimo Hussey and Tim Dang
Feather Lei Workshop with Herman Tachera.
Also joining us this year will be Liko Puha who will instruct additional Hawaiian culture related sessions including Hula, Hawaiian language and Oli (chant).
Date: September 25-27 2009
More Information:
http://www.hoomauukulele.com/default.aspx?rc=9003
http://www.hoomauukulele.com/default.aspx?rc=9003 |
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Friday, September 25, 2009 - Sunday, September 27, 2009
Sonoma Valley Wine Country,CA
Westerbeke Ranch
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Millwaukee Uke Festival
All day Ukulele Festival in Milwaukee, WI featuring many of today's top Ukulele Performers and instructors including Victoria Vox, Boulder Acoustic Society, Gerald Ross, The Heftones, Lil Rev Workshops, Vendors, Jamming, Open Stage, Raffles, Uke Builders, Snacks, MC-Jumpin' Jim!
cost: $20 for evening concert
All day pass: $60.00
www.myspace.com/milwaukeeukulelefestival |
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Saturday, September 26, 2009
631 N. 19th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233
Time: 10:30am to 10pm
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Slack Key and Ukulele Music Weekend Workshop
The Hawaii State Society of Washington DC presents a Slack Key and Ukulele Music Weekend Workshop featuring Grammy artists Keoki Kahumoku (slack key), Herb Ohta, Jr. (ukulele), Grammy nominee Keale (music and culture), and Hawaiian language, voice, and hula artist Darci Baker (Hawaiian mele and voice). Here are some details.
Workshop classes include Basic and Intermediate instructions in Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar and/or Ukulele, private one-on-one or one-on-small group sessions, and Hawaiian jam (kanikapila) sessions with the artists. Singing and understanding Hawaiian music is important, so there will also be workshops in voice and the culture behind some of the music where you will gain a deeper appreciation of Hawaiian culture through its music and stories. Open to teens and adults.
Date: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 9-11
Place: Northern Virginia Community College, Ernst Cultural Community Center
Cost: $425
Includes 3 days of workshops, jam sessions, 8 meals, and front row concert ticket.
Details on registration and complete schedule is at http://www.hawaiistatesociety.org/workshop/Slack-Uke-Workshop.htm
http://www.hawaiistatesociety.org/workshop/Slack-Uke-Workshop.htm |
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Friday, October 09, 2009 - Sunday, October 11, 2009
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Wine Country 'Ukulele Festival
Join us for three full days of rip-roaring 'ukulele fun in the beautiful Napa Valley of California. Festivities begin Friday night with the Judd's Hill 'Ukulele Hula Party, followed on Saturday by the Wine Country 'Ukulele Festival--with its free concerts, professional workshops, and International Marketplace--on the historic grounds of Beringer Vineyards, in turn followed by a lu'au and concert at Flora Springs Winery. More music, food, and wine on Sunday with "'Ukulele Sunday School" at Miner Family Vineyards. Visit the website and be sure to "subscribe" in order to receive automatic updates.
www.winecountryukefest.com |
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Friday, October 09, 2009 - Sunday, October 11, 2009
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Eugene UKEtoberFest 2009
Concerts, jamming and workshops with Victoria Vox, Canote Bros. Boulder Acoustic Society, Moe Dixon, Craig Chee, Swingin' Marmalukeys. Our famous Insta-Uke class, Hula lessons with a live band and we raffle off a TON of ukuleles.
http://www.uketoberfest.com |
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Friday, October 16, 2009 - Saturday, October 17, 2009
University of Oregon
mail to: Eugene UKEtoberFest
1045 Monroe St.
Eugene, OR 97402
Time: Fri. noon to late, Sat all day
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3rd International Liverpool Ukulele Ceilidh
We are delighted that we are now planning our 3rd International Ukulele Ceilidh in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada. It will run from October 22nd-25th, 2009. We welcome beginners and experienced players to join us in workshops, jam sessions and at our three evening concerts at the historic Astor Theatre. Enjoy the hospitality and beautiful scenery of Nova Scotia.
www.ukuleleceilidh.ca |
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Thursday, October 22, 2009 - Sunday, October 25, 2009
Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada
Time: All day
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