Aloha,
We have some sad news to report but have assembled a contingency plan that I hope will please the majority of you.

Jake Shimabukuro has had a death in his family and must reschedule his concert to June 11. The Uke Fest will continue as planned, with Jake-ticket holders witnessing a spectacular “Ukulele All-Stars” concert this Saturday night as well as Jake’s sold out show in June. For those of you who will be unable to attend the June show, the Nugget has agreed to refund your ticket purchase.

Although no one can replace Jake, Saturday’s show will be quite amazing. Aldrine Guerrero has agreed to literally jump on a plane and fly in from Kauai to join Brittni Paiva on the showroom stage, and they will be joined throughout the evening in various duos and combos featuring “any-and-or-all-of” James Hill, Michael Powers, Dominator, Ukulele Bartt, and who knows who else, for some raise-the-roof, high intensity uke magic.

For those of you unfamiliar with Aldrine, he is regarded by many to be next in line to Jake in playing ability, and is also a beloved teacher to thousands of ukesters through his free video lessons at UkuleleUnderground.com. Here is an example of Aldrine in action:

Aldrine

Our thoughts go out to Jake and his family and we sincerely hope that each of you will still have a fantastic time at Tahoe Area Uke Fest II and the beautiful Nugget Resort. And say Hi to Jake in June! I will be in Seattle!!!

SHOWROOM TICKET SALES NOTICE:

JAKE: As of 5pm Sunday there are only a handful of tickets left for Jake at the ends of the mezzanine and you must call to purchase them, 1-800-648-1177. The last hundred or so went in the last 48 hours!

JAMES: There are a few nice center tables left near the back of the floor for James Hill but overall the center section is getting scarce. After the rush on Jake tickets, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the balance of the floor sell out quickly for James Hill’s show as well.

WORKSHOPS: We have closed sales for a couple of workshops and the balance of availability for all of the Saturday workshops is getting thin. Please visit the Workshops & Schedule page for the latest availability.

MANY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO ARE SUPPORTING THE UKE FEST!!! SEE YOU SOON!!!

Under a week! Pant pant, hyperventilate…

I have just posted a somewhat hard to read Schedule Of Events Timeline at the bottom of the main UkeFest page, http://playuke.net. Click on it to download a .pdf that is very readable.

See you soon!

Douglas

Brittni Paiva

We are excited to announce that Brittni Paiva will be attending the Tahoe Area Uke Fest and will be performing Saturday afternoon at a time to be announced. We may adjust workshop 15 minutes one way or another to make sure everyone who want to see her can do so.

She is also available for individual or group lessons on Sunday after the festival ends for those of you staying in the area. If you are interested in reserving a lesson with Brittni, please email me advise the type of lesson you would like and I will see about setting it up for you!

Hi again! Several of our workshops are nearly sold out. If you are planning to purchase workshop tickets over the next few days, please keep an eye on the workshops & schedules page. We must limit attendance to each to make sure everyone can see and hear well.