AND WE'LL HAVE A BEATLE TRIVIA CONTEST! For your chance to participate in the contest, be sure to fill your name out on the coloured paper slips on the table at the front of the room and put them in the hat (fill out your name tag at the same time)! We'll select contestants' names by pulling names from the hat - just like Let's Make A Deal or The Price Is Right! And there will be a prize for the winner!
TICKETS: $10 tickets for this BUG Jam will be available to purchase on the Red Bird website starting on August 7 at 10:00 a.m. Here's a direct link to tickets: Bytown Ukulele Group JAM - Red Bird - Ottawa - Aug 21, 2024 · Showpass Proceeds from the tickets go to Red Bird.
NOTE: There will also be five (5) Pay-What-You-Can tickets available. These must be requested at least 48 hours in advance of the jam. If at that time, no-one has requested them, then I will make them available to others looking to buy tickets (I'll keep a waiting list). Please email Sue@bytownukulele.ca to enquire.
TIME: 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. If you arrive before that time, please line up outside as with all other ticketed Red Bird shows. BUG Jammers are not permitted into Red Bird until 6:45 p.m., at which time your ticket will be scanned to be admitted. The only people entering Red Bird before then are staff and students who have a music lesson.
PLEASE DO NOT bring your uke or coats into the venue earlier to "reserve" your seat. Any ukes/coats left on a table or chair before doors officially open at 6:45 p.m. will be moved.
WHERE: Red Bird Live Music, 1165 Bank Street, one block south of Sunnyside Ave., Old Ottawa South. Also, check out their Facebook page: Red Bird Live | Facebook
Red Bird is a live music listening venue in Ottawa South with a brand new ERV (Energy Recovery Ventilator) HVAC ventilation system installed in November 2021 - ERV improves indoor air quality by providing fresh outside air. The venue is at street level with front and back doors.
SONGS: BEATLES NIGHT!
YOU CAN REQUEST A SONG THAT YOU'D LIKE US TO SING BY CHOOSING A SONG FROM OUR BUG BEATLES SONGBOOK and then emailing me the title at Sue@bytownukulele.ca Better yet - why not grab a couple of friends and volunteer to lead the song. It's wonderful fun when we get lots of different BUGs at the mics to lead songs, so please don't be shy! Email me the name of a song that you'd like to lead. Of course, Mark and I and lots of other BUGs are always happy to sing and play along with you as well! Just let me know if you need it in a different key to suit your voice.
DEADLINE for song requests: August 5, 2024 but sooner is better.
OPEN MIC: We have two or three open mic spots at each jam. If you're interested in a spot, please email me, Sue@bytownukulele.ca, with the name of the song you'd like to sing and the artist/songwriter before August 5. If spots are full, you'll be put on a waiting list for the next available spot. If you love open mic sessions, we'd also highly encourage you to participate in Red Bird's Open Stage on Tuesday evenings.
DEADLINE for open mic submissions: August 5, 2024 but sooner is better.
SEATING: 1000 square feet on the main floor with seats for 86 people. There are some padded chairs and love seats with side tables, regular chairs and tables, and high chairs and tables at the back and along the sides.
FOOD & DRINK: Red Bird has a delicious selection of pressed sandwiches, sausages, personal pizzas, gluten-free/nut-free/vegan baked goods from Strawberry Blonde Bakery and lots of other treats, as well as local beers, ciders, non-alcoholic craft sodas, cocktails, wine, and coffee/tea - all locally sourced.
ACCESSIBILITY: 6 steps up from the Bank St. sidewalk, with handrails
WASHROOMS: on main floor
PARKING: street parking and small parking lot at the south end of the building.
IF YOU CAN'T JOIN US LIVE for whatever reason, no worries! We record the jam, so that you can play along with us anytime! Be sure to plug an external speaker into your computer to listen so that you'll hear the uBass and get the full effect! In the recording, no one's names appear on the screens! We'll upload the jam video and the songbook we use for the evening on our BUG Jam Videos page.
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