We'll be playing indoors and it's guaranteed to be a large audience - I'm sure Mark's mom will be galvanizing the residents to attend! Punch and cookies will be served when we finish playing so the we can mix and mingle with the crowd. Our audiences are always so appreciative, singing, clapping, and dancing along!
YOU MUST REGISTER WITH SUE@BYTOWNUKULELE.CA TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT
WHEN: Saturday, August 23, 2025
TIME: 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. (please arrive no later than 1:30 to get settled and be ready to start right at 2 p.m.)
WHERE: Orchard Walk Retirement Community, 1491 Manotick Station Road, Greely, Ontario K4P 1P6. We'll be playing on the 3rd floor Mezzanine.
HOW TO REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE: We'll be checking out the space to determine how many ukulele players we can take. I'll also create a waiting list of volunteers, so email me if you'd like to participate. Please send an email with your name and phone number to Sue@bytownukulele.ca. In your email, let me know:
- if you have a music stand; and
- if you plan on using your device (such as an iPad or notebook) for your music, or whether you'd prefer to use one of our BUG Event printed binders that we'll bring with us.
SPECIAL NOTE RE BINDERS VS DEVICES:
BINDERS: The BUG Event binders are heavy, almost 2 kilograms, so your music stand should be fairly robust. We've had situations where flimsier stands tip over with the weight of the binder, the rings pop open and the music goes flying everywhere!
DEVICES: Be sure your device has been fully charged and that you've downloaded the BUG Event Binder the day before we go to play in case of any last minute changes. So set a reminder to download a copy onto your device the night before the jam.
PARKING: free parking
MUSIC: We'll be playing songs from the BUG Event Songbook! Here's a list of possibilities that you should be ready to sing: SONGLIST FOR AUGUST 23 . We'll bring lots of printed songbooks in binders. But if you'd rather use your own device to play from, you must be sure that you're using the most up-to-date version of the BUG Event PDF Songbook as I may be making revisions and changes right up until the day before the event. So set a reminder to download a copy onto your device the night before the jam.
WHAT TO BRING:
- ukulele
- tuner
- music stand
- kazoo (if you have one)
- water
- BUG t-shirt if you have one or whatever you fancy that's colourful. If you'd like to purchase a BUG t-shirt, we may have some in stock in your size, or once we get 12 orders we can get new ones (to save costs): https://www.bytowninstruments.com/collections/miscellaneous-parts/products/bug-t-shirts
- BIG SMILES and enthusiastic singing!
It's going to be fun!
Sue & Mark