Ukrainian Cultural Village GIG: Sunday, June 25, 2017

Sunday, June 25
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TWO BANDS NEEDED – UP TO 24 PLAYERS TOTAL

The Circle will meet for our June Ukrainian Cultural Village gig from 1-3 on Sunday, June 25 at the Ukrainian Cultural Village, Highway 16, east of Edmonton, just east of Elk Island National Park. RAIN OR SHINE, my dears. It’s vintage vehicle day! We encourage carpooling/ridesharing to the location. Please allow yourself an hour of travel time from the city to get there.

Any circle member is welcome to sign up to perform with the group at this engagement. Chairs are provided, bring your own stand and books, or arrange to share.

There are two performance stages, one in the courtyard (#68 on the park map, same place as last year if you played) and one on the flatbed stage in the vehicle exhibit area (unknown exact location, but pretty obvious once we arrive). We are fielding two groups of players, one for each stage, as the performances will overlap. So yes, two bands. Players wishing to accommodate physical access requirements will probably prefer the courtyard side.

COURTYARD:  1:30 – 2:30    FLATBED STAGE:  2 – 3.

PLEASE ARRIVE BY 1:00 PM TO ALLOW FOR STAGE TIME CHANGES.

We’ll be playing songs selected from our repertoire lists (click to see them) and probably working with lists 12, 13, and 14, as well as other vintage (pre-1935) tunes.

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Laurier Heights Tea GIG: Thursday, June 8, 2017

Thursday, June 8

 

We’ll be performing at the Laurier Heights Seniors Community Tea gig from 3:00-4:00 P.M. on Thursday, June 8 at the Laurier Heights Community League, 14405 82 Avenue.

Any ukulele player is welcome to join us to perform with the group at this engagement.  Chairs are provided, bring your own stand.

We’ll be playing songs selected from repertoire lists 12, 13, and 14 (click to see them) and O Canada (download it here).

Hope to see you there!

 

CITY HALL MARKET GIG: Saturday, March 11, 2017

Saturday, March 11th

The Circle will meet for our City Market gig from 9-12 on Saturday, March 11 at the Edmonton City Hall, 1 Sir Winston Churchill Square.

Any ukulele player is welcome to join us to perform with the group at this engagement. You don’t have to stay for the whole three hours in order to participate. Chairs are provided, bring your own stand.

We’ll be playing songs selected from our repertoire lists (click to see them) and picking a couple of extras from the books. We hope to have it work out just like a long circle meeting — with the flexibility to suggest songs and play them.

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CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: World Ukulele Day Feb 2, 2017

As you know, we’re joining other local ukulele circles to celebrate World Ukulele Day on Thursday, February 2 6:30-8:30 at Newcap Radio Stage, West Edmonton Mall.

How You Can Help

We need Event Volunteers on the day (February 2) and Advance Volunteers beforehand. Time commitments range from tiny to a few hours! Read on for more information.

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