Welcome to New York Uke Fest 2012!

Thursday, June 7th  through Sunday, June 10th

Talking Story #8

Three weeks to go! On June 7, we will be at Church For All Nations to see UNDER THE BOARDWALK, the Nina Koocher documentary about the Santa Cruz ukulele club. We had a shakedown event at the church last Friday and everyone loved the space.  We are planning to do a showcase night at the Church next Friday, May 25, so we can further tweek the space for Fest needs.  Movie night, June 7,  should be great!

Fest tickets are still being sold at discount on the website. For example, Concert tickets will be $49 at the door, but they are $35 now online. All-Day Tickets for Friday or Saturday will be $80 at the door, but are $60 now and Full Festival door price for the entire 4 days will be $195 but are $145 online. These tickets will be offered until June 5, then will be discontinued, so please buy your tickets now.

There is a buzz about the Fest in the air. Carnegie Hall, our neighbor, is promoting the Ukulele Orchestra of GB through us, (we have a pair of free tickets for someone at the Fest), Guitar Center is a new supporter, offering us loaner equipment and advertisement space in their store and it looks like Luna Ukes will become a sponsor. We would also like to encourage some volunteers to help us with all the necessary chores for this year’s Fest. We hold weekly meetings on Wednesday evening, so connect with us if you would like to help out. nyukefest@gmail.com

The performance page and the workshop page has just been updated. Our schedule is getting closer to being finalized, since the event is just around the corner. Please take a look so you can make your plans. There are a couple of new additions to the lineup, so see if you can find them!

Another request-pray to the weather gods for favorable conditions on June 10, so we can brunch comfortably in Central Park….

See you in 3 weeks!

Ken