NY City Ukulele Festival 2011

****THE 2011 NY UKULELE FESTIVAL IS ALMOST HERE****

Save the date.

The 2011 New York City Ukulele Festival, THE major ukulele festival in the country is being planned and will be here before you know it. This year's Festival dates are Thursday May 5 through Saturday May 7.

The location for this year's fest is

The Ailey Citigroup Theater and Studios
The Joan Weill Center for Dance
405 W 55th St at 9th Ave.
New York, NY 10019

Early Bird tickets are on sale now until April 15th at the Festival web site

http://www.nyukefest.com/home.cfm

Full festival passes as well as several day pass packages are available, all at the early bird price until April 15th. Hurry before the prices change.

This years festival features world class talent from the local, national and international scenes. There will also be exciting and informative workshops and the top music vendors in the country specializing in ukulele will also be here to show the latest instruments and accessories

To find out the latest Festival information and to purchase tickets, go to

http://www.nyukefest.com/home.cfm

Whoo hoo! Four blocks from my office.

Jnobianchi said:

Whoo hoo! Four blocks from my office.

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You're so lucky!

This is a good excuse for a visit, Carrie!

We'll be there, and add a few more days for site seeing. Any tips on good (and not too expensive) places to eat near the Ailey Theater? We will probably only have time for breakfast and dinner on the festival days. Food is key to keeping my husband happy during the Uke Fest Vendor Booth trips. We will be staying nearby.
–Lori

Lori said:

We'll be there, and add a few more days for site seeing. Any tips on good (and not too expensive) places to eat near the Ailey Theater? We will probably only have time for breakfast and dinner on the festival days. Food is key to keeping my husband happy during the Uke Fest Vendor Booth trips. We will be staying nearby.
–Lori

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Now I am officially jealous. I would so love to meet you, Lori.

Lori said:

We'll be there, and add a few more days for site seeing. Any tips on good (and not too expensive) places to eat near the Ailey Theater? We will probably only have time for breakfast and dinner on the festival days. Food is key to keeping my husband happy during the Uke Fest Vendor Booth trips. We will be staying nearby.
–Lori

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Lori -

9th Avenue is the oasis of moderately priced food in mid-town. You'll find every cuisine from every ethnicity and the price tends to be very good for NYC. Consult the midtown food bible, Midtown Lunch: http://midtownlunch.com/ Most placed profiled here, except the exceptionally good and inexpensive food carts - are also open for dinner. Really, I have too many favorites to give you recommendations, but Hallo Berlin on 9th and 51st is a great little German place and they have a beer garden on 10th. There are Turkish, Greek, Italian, Mexican, French and diners that I go to on a daily basis. All really good.

Jnobianchi said:

Lori -

9th Avenue is the oasis of moderately priced food in mid-town. You'll find every cuisine from every ethnicity and the price tends to be very good for NYC. Consult the midtown food bible, Midtown Lunch: http://midtownlunch.com/ Most placed profiled here, except the exceptionally good and inexpensive food carts - are also open for dinner. Really, I have too many favorites to give you recommendations, but Hallo Berlin on 9th and 51st is a great little German place and they have a beer garden on 10th. There are Turkish, Greek, Italian, Mexican, French and diners that I go to on a daily basis. All really good.

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Thanks for the tips! Should be a fun trip.

–Lori