SUPA Summer!

Sunday, July 12: Song Circle

Moved a week later to accommodate the Fourth of July holiday, join SUPA at the Ballard Northwest Senior Center for the monthly ukulele song circle. Doors open at 1:00p. Only $3.

Sunday, July 19: Ukulele Wikiwiki - SUPA Beginners Workshop

Join Pat at the Ballard NW Senior Center for the monthly Ukulele Wikiwiki beginners workshop from 1:30-3:30p. Recommended for beginning players or ukulele dreamers - all ages welcome. Doors open at 1:15p. Only $3. Email Pat for more information.

Sunday, August 2: SUPA Picnic & Song Circle

Join SUPA for an afternoon of food, open mic, and song circle at our annual picnic in Woodland Park. Enjoy the conversation, the scenery, ukuleles in the park, and the sound of the Blue Angels flying overhead. Reservation is from 10:00am to dusk - come any time. Song Circle from 2:30-4:30p. Open mic usually starts at around 11:30a. More details to follow.

8th Annual Dusty Strings UkeFest - June 27-28

Dusty Strings is hosting two days of ukulele workshops, jamming with Uncle Rod Higuchi, a Saturday evening concert, and much more! This year's headlines include Kimo Hussy, James Clem, and Ralph Shaw who will teach and performa wide range of styles including Hawaiian, American blues, rock & roll, British music hall, and vaudeville.

Visit the UkeFest website at Dusty Strings for more information!

Workshops & Classes

Dusty Strings Workshops or Classes

Visit dustystrings.com for a complete listing of classes and workshops available for ukulele.

Susan Howell - Beginning Ukulele Class (Mondays, June 8-29, 7:30-8:30p)

Concerts & Other Events

Calendars

Check the calendar at the Northwest Hawai'i Times web site for Hawaiian events of interest throughout Puget Sound.

For a large listing of venues, events, calendars, etc. for folk music, including ukulele, visit our own Richard Gillman's extensive complilation.

Odds & Ends

Catch Jake Shimabukuro's performance of While My Guitar Gently Weeps from the February 20 appearance on Conan O'Brien.

Newsletters

The monthly newsletters are available as downloadable PDFs.

November 07, December 07, January 08, March 08, April 08, May 08, June 08, July 08, September 08, November 08, December 08, January 09, April 09, May 09, June 09

Song Circle Locations

Check the schedule, but we rotate among three main locations for our song circles. The names, locations, addresses and maps are listed below.

Senior Center of West Seattle (4217 SW Oregon St, Seattle, WA 98166; 206-932-4044; Google Map)

Ballard Northwest Senior Center (5429 32nd Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107; 206-297-0403; Google Map).

Dusty Strings (3406 Fremont Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103; 206-634-1662; Google Map).