Location Change: October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and in support of this cause, the Austin Ukulele Society is sponsoring “Ukes for the Cure,” a uke-centric benefit concert. Location Change: Ukes for the Cure concert– October 23 This entry was posted in AUS activities on Octoby Austin Ukulele Society. Our next meeting is thus November 8! See you then! Woody, Kathy and Bill, and Walter (yours truly) sang songs of the spooky season, and Jason, Gary and Bob sang the non-spooky stuff.ĪUS meets the second Thursday of each month at the Memorial Methodist Church, 6100 Berkman Drive, Austin, at 7 pm. They’re still available, in a variety of sizes, but they’re a limited edition, so who knows how long they will last? If you want one, make your intentions known at, or come to the “Ukes for the Cure” benefit show at New World Deli, 4101 Guadalupe, Austin, accompanied by a $20 bill.Īs usual, we had a bunch of folks in our “Open non-Mike” segment (we don’t need a mike in our classroom and we don’t have one, anyway). We also sold a bunch of our new “Dia de los M-uke-ertos” shirts. Other special guests are being finalized, so stay tuned!. Among the groups to be featured are our very own AUS team of volunteers, Kathy Murray and Bill ‘Monster’ Jones, the Lunettes, and Bob’s own band, the Pine Beetles. (The link above is to the “Presentation Format” version of the song he presented at the meeting.)īob also made a special announcement about the Ukes for the Cure show coming up on Tuesday evening, October 23 at 7 pm. Our group of AUS members (there were about 40 of us there at the Memorial Methodist Church) appeared to truly enjoy the eternal YouTube ukulele standard “Build Me Up Buttercup.” By the third time through, thanks to Bob’s special arrangement of the song, we sounded great. Remember, “Ukes for the Cure” Tuesday evening at Threadgill’s North! “Thanks again so very much - y’all are the best!” –Bob

There were lots of cameras snapping pictures – so if you’ve got some you’d like to share please let us know.

“Photos are coming in, and many have already been shared on Fac eBook. And extra special thanks to Jen Brown who handled so many of the behind-the-scenes details that made this event such a success.Walter Minkel, our blog-master, who helped spread the word and keep us up to date.Lyda Guz who designed the beautiful posters, as well as our fantastic t-shirts.Brady Woodall, who was instrumental in finding us a new home for this event after we lost our original venue.Steven, Mike, and all of the fine folks at Threadgill’s North for making us feel so welcome.My niece, Kasia Wassung, who pitched the idea: “We should do a fundraiser!”.All of the performers who volunteered their time and talents: Ray Carr, Tim Keough, George Traugott and Lisa Alexander of the Pine Beetles, Kendra Korshak and Donna Rich of The Lunettes, Frank Meyer, Kathy Murray, Bill ‘Monster’ Jones, and all the members of the Austin Ukulele Society Ensemble.“As some of you may know, I lost my sister, Pam Wassung, to breast cancer several years ago, so this event held a special personal meaning for me – I’m deeply grateful to everyone who participated and made it possible. Wow! Thanks to everyone who came to join the festivities and who gave so generously! “We had a lot of fun and enjoyed terrific music Tuesday night during our “Ukes for the Cure” benefit event at Threadgill’s! Great turnout, lots of energy, and a large, appreciative audience! We also helped support a very worthy cause and people were very, very giving: the Breast Cancer Resource Centers of Texas will be receiving a donation of $600.

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