After much consideration, Mark and I are very excited to announce that we will be moving our Bytown Ukulele Group (BUG) Jam to a new home, starting with our July 16 BUG Jam!
We will still be at Red Bird for our June 18 jam.
Starting July 16, our BUG Jam will be held at:
Ottawa Masonic Centre
2nd Floor Lounge
2140 Walkley Road, Ottawa
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The 2nd floor lounge (see photos below) includes the following benefits:
• Free parking for 140, including 8 handicapped parking spots
• Centrally located between east and west ends of the city, right near the 417 Walkley exit
• Directly on bus route 41 and near bus route 48
• Wheelchair accessible via an elevator
• Regular height tables and chairs for all
• Seating capacity around large tables for 100+; room capacity 120, lots of room for coats, ukuleles and cases, devices, printed chord charts, etc.
• A dedicated bar and bar tender with very reasonable prices for domestic, premium, and imported beers, wine by the glass or bottle, single and premium malts, blended whiskies, etc. as well as water, pop, juices, packaged snacks.
• AND we can bring in our own food, so if you’d like to bring in pizza, subs, burgers, etc and have dinner before the jam with your uke friends you can!
• You will not have to wait outside – just ring the doorbell and come on inside anytime after 6 to have fun chatting and ogling each others’ ukes
TIME: BUG Jam will go back to our original time of 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
COST: $10 tickets, to cover hall rental, must be purchased in advance, with 5 pay-what-you-can spots available for those in need. Details and links for buying tickets will be provided on the July 16 BUG Jam event posting.
DATES: Once a month on Wednesday nights from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. However, not necessarily on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. This will give Mark and I more flexibility to enjoy our skiing and camping adventures!
Upcoming dates at the Ottawa Masonic Centre lounge are as follows: 2025 – July 16, August 20, October 15, November 19, December 10 2026 – January 14, February 11, March 18, April 15, May 20, June 17, July 15, August 19, etc.
Mark and I think we can all make this a fun new home for BUG – maybe our best ever!
Sue & Mark 🥰
