IMPORTANT NEWS! You will now always have a seat at BUG!
How? Beginning with our jam on March 20, 2024, all folks must have a ticket to be admitted to our BUG Jam at Red Bird. Selling tickets guarantees that ticket holders will not be turned away at the door, and every person will have a seat. It also helps cover Red Bird’s costs for hosting our jam, instead of relying solely on snack bar sales.
ALL TICKETS HAVE BEEN SOLD FOR THIS JAM! Occasionally tickets do become available when people find they can't attend. They will make an announcement on the BUG Facebook before the jam.
NOTE: There will also be five (5) Pay-What-You-Can tickets available for special circumstances. These must be requested at least 48 hours in advance of the jam. Please email Sue@bytownukulele.ca to request one of those tickets.
TICKETS: $10 tickets for the May 15 BUG Jam will be available to purchase on the Red Bird website starting on May 1 at 10:00 a.m. No tickets will be sold at the door, so be sure to get yours before they sell out! Go to the Red Bird "SHOWS" menu, click Upcoming Shows, and then click on our BUG Jam announcement. You will be guaranteed a seat but not a specific seat. Here's the link: Upcoming Shows Here's a direct link to purchase May tickets: https://www.simpletix.com/e/bug-jam-may-tickets-169430
DOORS WILL ONLY OPEN AT 6:45 p.m. IF YOU ARRIVE BEFORE THAT TIME, YOU WILL HAVE TO LINE UP OUTSIDE AS WITH ALL OTHER TICKETED RED BIRD EVENTS.
TIME: 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
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: Any songs with the word "dance" in them, or any songs that are your favourites to dance to!
YOU CAN REQUEST A SONG THAT YOU'D LIKE US TO SING BY CHOOSING ONE FROM OUR SONG LIBRARY 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. You can also submit a new songsheet, in an editable text file, along with a link to a YouTube video that best represents how you like to play it to Sue@bytownukulele.ca. I'll work with you to format it for BUG.
DEADLINE for song requests & submissions: May 1, 2024
OPEN MIC: There will be two or three open mic spots this time round, if we get volunteers. If you're interested, please email me, Sue@bytownukulele.ca, with the name of the song you'd like to sing and the artist/songwriter. 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 every Tuesday evening and their Coffee House every Sunday afternoon.
DEADLINE for open mic submissions: May 1, 2024
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, and 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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