Mendocino Coast UkeFest Kick-Off 2018

Enjoy a weekend celebrating the ukulele as a friendly and playful instrument, beginning with the UkeFest Kick-Off on Friday, April 13 at Redwood Coast Senior Center, 490 N Harold, Fort Bragg. The Ukulele Jam will start at 7:00PM to introduce the instructors and have some ukulele fun and sing-alongs. Instructors this year are Janet Lenore, Mike DaSilva, Dennis Hudson, and one TBA. Doors open at 6:30PM. Free admission, open to all ages and levels of experience! All ukulele players and all singers are welcome.

An all-day ukulele festival is planned for Saturday, April 14, also at the Redwood Coast Senior Center. The day’s activities start at 9AM with coffee, tea and muffins with orientation at 9:45AM. The Morning ukulele workshops will be held from 10AM until 11:30AM. We will have a long break for lunch so there’s time to head into town to try out local restaurants or bring a lunch and hang out for an impromptu workshop or jam with friends. Afternoon workshops will run from 1:30PM to 3PM and be followed by an open mic from 3:30 to 5pm.

Dinner will be served by the Senior Center from 5:30 to 7:30 PM as a fundraiser for RCSC operations. Following dinner, various performances will be offered by “The Ukeholics” of Anderson Valley and others TBA.

This weekend will benefit programs at Redwood Coast Senior Center. The Senior Center has been very generous to offer its beautiful facility for the UkeFest and ongoing ukulele group practice sessions on Monday afternoons as well as ukulele instruction workshops.

Stay tuned for more information as plans develop and schedules are finalized.