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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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~~~ KOLOHE 'UKULELE CLUB ~~~
~~~ Aloha; If you want to get in touch with some Island Style music, come join in the fun with KOLOHE 'UKULELE CLUB. For more info, look up KOLOHE & Uncle Henry Kamae in the FLEA MARKET MUSIC Player Directory or call Shirley @ 714+843-9350......... Malama Pono e A Hui Hou ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Shirley @ ISLAND BAZAAR = 714+843-9350
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Tuesday, January 1, 2008 - Wednesday, December 31, 2008
@ ISLAND BAZAAR
16582-R Gothard Street
Huntington Beach, Ca. 92647
Time: 2nd & 4th TuesNites from 7:pm to 9:pm
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~~~ KOLOHE 'UKULELE CLUB ~~~
~~~ KOLOHE WILL NOW BE JAM'N ISLAND STYLE ON THE 2nd, 3rd, & 4th TuesNites OF THE MONTH WITH UNCLE HENRY KAMAE......... MALAMA PONO & A HUI HOU ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FMM CALIFORNIA PLAYER DIRECTORY
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - Wednesday, December 24, 2008
ISLAND BAZAAR in
SURF CITY USA. Call
714+843-9350 for info.
Time: 7:pm to 9:pm
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Million Uke March for Obama
Obama-inclined ukesters are invited to join our Million Uke March for Obama -- just go to the website and you're in! We'd love to have you! We in no way wish to annoy, insult, or aggravate folks who aren't Obama fans -- start a march for your candidate too -- but let our ukes be heard!
www.millionukulelemarch.com
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008 - Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Nationwide on the 'Net
Time: Everyday from now to November 5th!
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7th Annual Southern California Ukulele Festival
Friday if club night where 7 local ukulele clubs perform. Free
Saturday 45+ workshops in; hula, beginning, intermediate, advanced ukulele, songs, Hawaiian language and culture, slack key guitar, Hawaiian steel guitar, workshops by Kanile'a and DaSilva ukuleles, 35 vendors, food. An evening luau and concert featuring Ohta San and Ka'ala Carmack as Charles E. King.
Held at Cerritos Park East
Order tickets through the website.
www.ukulelefestival.org
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Friday, October 3, 2008 - Saturday, October 4, 2008
13234 E. 166th St.
Cerritos, CA 90703
Time: Friday 5:00-10:00 pm, Saturday All Day
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Rochester,NY Ukulele Workshops
There will be 2 workshops,lasting about an hour and a half each, given by Ron Gordon: beginners in the morning and intermediate covering chord melody,fingerpicking,and blues uke after lunch.Classes limited to 15 participants and there will be handouts of all material taught.Call or email Julie at Bernunzio's for a reservation.$25 per class.There will also be a free concert Friday evening at Bernunzio's as part of first Fridays in Rochester.Call Ron at 518-372-4172 for more info.See you there!
www.bernunzio.com
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Saturday, October 4, 2008
Bernunzio Uptown Music
East Ave
Rochester, NY
Time: 10:00-2:00
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2008 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association's Annual Convention
Join us this year for three days of Hawaiian steel guitar music. This yearly gathering of the world's finest non-pedal Hawaiian steel guitarists (both acoustic and electric) is a fun and inspiring event.
Ticket price: Only $25 for the entire weekend!
This year's guest of honor is noted steeler Steve Cheney. Steve has been performing on the steel since his teens. He currently is the featured steel guitarist and director of the nightly luau show at the Polynesian Cultural Center in Laie, Oahu. Steve will perform each day of the convention and also during the Saturday night luau.
The HSGA Joliet convention is famous for its nightly 'no sleep' jam sessions. These impromptu, informal and free sessions start at about 9PM each night and frequently go until dawn. All musicians are invited to participate and share their music. These sessions are held nightly, including pre-convention Wednesday and post-luau Saturday. Uke players are especially welcome!
Daily stage sets from 9AM - 5PM (3 PM on Saturday). You must be an HSGA member to perform on stage. Membership is not required to attend the convention or participate in the nightly jam sessions.
Saturday night luau and floor show!
Convention location: Holiday Inn Convention Center, Joliet, Illinois (near Chicago).
Contact the HSGA or the hotel for discounted hotel rates.
Detailed convention information at: [link] www.hsga.org [/link]
Watch a video of a late night jam at last year's show!
[link]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6Q4w8SfjgU[/link]
http://www.hsga.org
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Thursday, October 9, 2008 - Saturday, October 11, 2008
Holiday Inn Convention Center, Joliet, Illinois (near Chicago)
Time: 9 AM - 5 PM Thurs-Fri. 9 AM - 3 PM Saturday
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Wine Country Ukulele Festival (updated)
Friday, October 10
Dancing Under the Stars
In the Golden Days of Waikiki, songbird Emma Veary serenaded the dancers in the Monarch Room of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Waikiki’s Pink Palace. We’ve got the next best thing. We will take you back to those nights of “Dancing under the Stars” and the golden age of Hawaiian music at our own version of “the Royal” (a.k.a. Tucker Farm Center) for an evening of wine tasting, elegant dining, and dancing as we are serenaded by Emma Veary’s daughter, Robyn Knuebuhl. In addition to her beautiful voice, Robyn may also grace us with a hula or two. Other featured performers for the evening include Napa Valley’s own Makai Gents (featuring local ‘ukulele ring leader and noted winemaker: Judd Finkelstein) and the first-ever public performance of the Napa Haoles. A lei greeting at the door is available for $30 additional, paid in advance.
6:30 – 11:00 p.m. $85.00 per person or $500 for a table for 6
Cooking with Keoki
This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to cook with Grammy-award winning musician Keoki Kahumoku (renowned in the kitchen and on the stage) will leave you begging for more: lomi salmon, kalua pig, laulau, poke, haupia, and, of course, poi. Rumor has it that Keoki will be bringing some of his free-range, macadamia-nut-fed pork with him from the Big Island to share. As they say in Hawai’i: “It broke da mouth.” Space is very limited for this very special, very authentic event, so please sign up early. For the full experience, be sure to join us for the ‘Ukulele Luau on Saturday, as well.
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. $35.00
‘Ukulele’s at the Market
Join us for a free ‘ukulele performance at the St. Helena Farmer’s Market in Crane Park. See and be seen listening to great ‘ukulele music presented by surprise guest artists while perusing the organic fruits and vegetables and artisan foods at the market. Nimbus Arts will also be on hand with a related craft activity for the little ones.
9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Free
‘Ukulele Live at the Veteran’s Home
Noted ‘ukulele entertainer, Ralph Shaw, the man in the bowler hat, will be performing live at the California Veteran’s Home in Yountville in a free performance for the men and women residing at the Home.
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Free to residents and employees of the Veteran’s Home
Saturday, October 11
‘Ukulele Festival Extraordinaire
Fun for the whole family with free performances all day long on the Main Stage and our very own International Marketplace where you’ll find everything from Hawaiian-style shave-ice to the finest hand-made ‘ukuleles. And don’t miss out on a chance to win something wonderful to take home—including, of course, a number of beautiful ‘ukuleles—at our prize drawing.
Do you have an old ‘ukulele in the closet that used to belong to Uncle Harry? Bring it along and find out what it’s worth at our ‘Ukulele Roadshow. And if you have some working instruments gathering dust in a closet, bring them in to exchange for raffle tickets. We’ll make sure your old trombone winds up in deserving hands.
And we’ll have workshops for those looking to improve their skills. Want to learn to hula? Or has your ‘uwehe lost its pop? Never strummed an ‘ukulele before? Or do you long to shred like Jake Shimabakuru? Need a clue on slack key? Or do you simply need some fine tuning? Want to twist your tongue around humuhumunukunuku â pua’a? Or would you just like to string a lei? In any case we’ll have enough workshops available to keep you busy all day long.
With a $45 workshop pass you can attend any number of classes offered through-out the day with some of the finest musicians available: Keoki Kahumoku; Herb Ohta, Jr.; James Hill; KonaBob Stoffer; Mark Kailana Nelson; Ralph Shaw; and Robyn Knuebuhl.
We’re also offering an $85 family pass (no more than 3 members per family, please) that will get you into workshops on Kid’s ‘Ukulele, Hawaiian Stories & Keiki Hula, Building and Playing a One-String ‘Uke, Lei Making, Hawaiian Crafts, and more enlightening activities from Nimbus Arts. (Some crafts will require an additional materials fee.)
Closing the day on the main stage, we’ll be sponsoring a “Crazy G Face-Off,” where those holding workshop passes will be able to pit their skill against each other in an ever-faster rendition of “Crazy G.” Through the process of elimination, the last ‘ukulele player standing will win a brand-new ‘ukulele. Download the tab for “Crazy G” from http://dominator.ukeland.com/Images/crazy_g_live.pdf and start practicing!
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Free, except for workshop admission which is $45 for all day
Family pass (for family activities only) is $85 all day
Workshop passes are limited, so please order yours early.
‘Ukulele Luau
After the festival, join the festival musicians at Nimbus Arts’ home base in the St. Helena Marketplace for a traditional Hawaiian Luau prepared by Keoki Kahumoku and crew. Music and entertainment will be provided Island-style—so bring your instruments and be ready to sing. Enjoy, too, snippets of great ‘ukulele moments in film brought to you by David Garden of White Barn Film Festival fame. Sign-up early, this is sure to sell-out.
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Adults $25 /Kids (12 & under) $15
Grand Finale
After dinner, hurry on down to the Tucker Farm Center where we’ll be rocking and rolling all night long with this amazing line-up of ‘ukulele talent. We’ve come a long way since Arthur Godfrey and Tiny Tim so you can forget all your preconceptions about the ‘ukulele and be prepared to be amused and amazed by the lightening-quick fingers of Herb Ohta, Jr., Keoki Kahumoku, Ralph Shaw, and James Hill, who each bring a different voice and style to this tiny, oft-maligned, four-stringed instrument.
8:00 – 11:p.m. $30.00 ($35 at the door)
www.winecountryukefest.com
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Friday, October 10, 2008 - Saturday, October 11, 2008
Upper Valley Campus of the Napa Valley College,Tucker Farm Center, Napa Valley Marketplace, in St. Helena, CA
Time: Varied
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Night of 100 Ukes
Five big acts -- and no cover -- on stage at New York's favorite tiki bar, Otto's Shrunken Head!
Night of 100 Ukes
"A Four-String Fiesta"
Agent 99 - 10:30
Fez-sational Hawaiian pop from the Big Island of Manhattan!
Hot Time Harv - 10
The Geriatrics’ Gigolo featuring J-Boy Shine!
Sweet Soubrette and the Shipwrecks - 9
Brooklyn’s femme fatale with her full band!
Craig Chesler - 8
The cool crooner of ukedom!
The Ukemen - 7:30
From parts unknown, making their NYC debut!
21+ with ID please
http://www.ottosshrunkenhead.com
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
Otto's Shrunken Head
538 E. 14th Street
(between Ave. A & B)
New York, NY
Subway: L to First Ave.
Time: 7:00 p.m. to Midnight
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Eugene UketoberFest
The 2nd annual Eugene UketoberFest will feature Ukulele concerts, and open mic, hula dancing, jam sessions, workshops and vendors, a swap meet and prizes. The event will be held on the campus of the University of Oregon. We hope you can come and join the fun.
The Venue
Home base will be in U of O's Agate Hall, a big comfortable concert space with ukulele vendors, all day activities and breakfast and lunch by Cornucopia restaurant. Classes will be held a block away in the new U of O Law School Building.
Friday Concert
A lotta Hawaiian and more with traditional music by Sweet Aloha, followed by Hawaiian Reggae with excellent vocals and sharp ukulele from Craig Chee and Sum Guyz.
Saturday Concert
Canadian virtuoso James Hill and Chanteuse Victoria Vox will headline this year's show. Also, ukulele and slack-key master Mark Nelson.
Workshops
Twelve different workshops, and hour and a half long, to improve your ukulele skills, learn new songs and help you have more fun with your uke. For those who don't play, there is a hula dance workshop and this year a short 'instant ukulele' class where you can learn to play from scratch.
Fun Activities
There will be mini-concerts and jam sessions all day with an open mic on Saturday afternoon. It's so much more clever than karaoke. Plus there will be some prizes, Ukuleles, accessories, CDs, and books. There will be ukuleles and related goodies for sale and a raffle.
Contact: info@uketoberfest.com
Website: uketoberfest.com
http://www.uketoberfest.com/
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Friday, October 17, 2008 - Saturday, October 18, 2008
Agate Hall and Law School
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Time: Friday 5:30pm - 11pm, Saturday 8:45am - 11pm
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Ukulele SPOOKTACULAR Jam
Join us if you dare
for OUR Halloween scare...
As the Witching hour draws near,
The full moon glows with fear...
The bats have all taken flight
in celebration of Halloween night!
Join us for a SPOOKTACULAR UKULELE JAM!
A costume party.....probably not...but you can dress-UP your Ukulele.
We will be in a new location: The Olive Garden! (But not just ANY Olive Garden: This location is the ONLY Olive Garden that has a private room!)
There is a $20 cost for the room -- We will pass the hat at the event to cover the room charge, so the more who come the less expensive it will be! So plan on an extra dollar or two on top of your meal. And it will be worth it. In addition to being completely private, there's no music being broadcast through the speakers, so we can make our own music without competition!
Plan to arrive around 6:30pm - for those of you who will be eating.
We will start our jam between 7:30pm and 8:00pm and play until 9:30pm.
It would simply be Ghoulish to miss this jam!
http://ukulele.meetup.com/84/calendar/8749867/
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Monday, October 20, 2008
Olive Garden
4240 Beltline Road
Addison, TX 75001
972-239-9096
Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
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Jumpin' Jim Ukulele Clinic
Join Jumpin' Jim Beloff for an introduction to the many joys of playing the ukulele. He'll cover the history of the instrument, state of the current wave of popularity, a brief intro into playing the uke and a demo of Fluke and Flea ukuleles that his family makes. He's also be signing the various books and DVDs he has published. See uke there!
203-389-0500
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
Sam Ash Music Store
95 Amity Road, New Haven Connecticut
Time: 7-8 PM

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Jumping Flea Circus - Ukulele Cabaret
The theme for this month will be Halloween, so performers especially encouraged to costume it up!
Jumping Flea Circus is a monthly ukulele cabaret in San Francisco hosted by Doctor Sparkles. Any and all acts encouraged as long as ukulele is involved. Free admission. Friendly audience. All performances videotaped. Stand-out performances posted on Youtube and Myspace. Come out and perform in the open mic or just enjoy the show.
http://www.myspace.com/jumpingfleacircuscabaret
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Saturday, October 25, 2008
San Francisco, CA
Contact Doctor Sparkles for details & directions
Time: 8pm-midnight
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"GOD LOVES TINY TIM"
JOE FRANKLIN
presents
"GOD LOVES TINY TIM"
A One Man Odyssey by & with Spats White
Every Sunday @ 8 PM
Starting October 26th 2008
http://www.spatswhite.com
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Sunday, October 26, 2008
The Richmond Shepard Theatre
309 East 26th Street @ 2nd Ave.
New York City
Box Office 212-684-2690
Tickets $20
Time: Every Sunday @ 8 PM
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James Hill in Concert, Vancouver, BC
James Hill has forged a musical career that has garnered fans from across North America, Europe and Asia. He will be performing with his partner, Anne Davison on cello. Call for tickets: 604. 294.2777 (no booking fees).
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/vanukes
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Sunday, October 26, 2008
Scandinavian Community Centre,
6540 Thomas St (off Kensington)
Burnaby, BC
Time: 8pm
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"God Loves Tiny TIm"
"GOD LOVES TINY TIM"
JOE FRANKLIN
presents
"GOD LOVES TINY TIM"
A One Man Odyssey by & with Spats White
Every Sunday @ 8 PM through the end of the year.
http://www.spatswhite.com
http://www.spatswhite.com
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Sunday, October 26, 2008 - Sunday, December 28, 2008
The Richmond Shepard Theatre
309 East 26th Street @ 2nd Ave.
New York City
Box Office 212-684-2690
Tickets $20
Time: Every Sunday @ 8 PM
Time: Every Sunday at 8 PM
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Workshop with James Hill, Vancouver BC
Bring your uke and enjoy a hands-on workshop with James. All levels welcome. For details or to reserve call 604-685-7405 or email wcutler@telus.net.
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/vanukes
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Monday, October 27, 2008
Scandinavian Community Centre,
6540 Thomas St (off Kensington)
Burnaby, BC
Time: 7pm
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Uke Extravaganza 3
Bliss Blood -- Jamie Scandal -- Michael Wagner -- Craig Chesler --SUPER SPECIAL GUESTS!!!
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Thursday, October 30, 2008
Matchless
557 Manhattan Ave. (at Driggs Ave.)
Brooklyn, NY 11222
Time: 8:00pm
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