Omaha (Papillion) - September 6 - Sumtur Uke Fest

Save the date, first Saturday in September.
More info and links to come, watch this thread.

Scheduled to appear:

• The Barnkickers
• Pops Bayless
• Mark 'Spanky' Gutierrez

Sumtur Amphitheater is a state-of-the-art venue located in a lovely green space in rural Papillion, Nebraska, south of Omaha, five minutes from Interstate 80.
http://sumtur.org/about.aspx

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Omaha is an easy drive from Kansas, Iowa and Missouri.
If you can make it by mid-morning Saturday, you can catch all the workshops.

If you have any questions, post here or send me a PM.

Come out to Papillion Nebraska for a fun Ukulele Festival. We have some great ukulele masters coming in to jam, teach and perform.

Pops Bayless, Steve and Amanda Boisen of the Barnkickers, our very own Mark “Spanky” Gutierrez and Dave Downing, will be performing and teaching.

Join us at the Sumtur Amphitheater September 5th and 6th.

September 5th, starting at 7:00 PM we will have an open mic on stage, followed by a bonfire jam!

September 6th, starting at 9:30 AM clinic starts and goes until 4:30. Concert starts that evening at 7:00 PM

and the concert on Saturday the 6th is FREE!!

We are arranging for a few food vendors, a few ukulele builders and ton’s of fun!

Cost is $130.00.
Includes the Jam, Classes one meal and a T-shirt!

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Iowa, Kansas, Missou, you're invited

The link for tickets and more information is here:
http://sumtur.org/events_details.aspx?event=223

If anybody needs lodging or more info, send me a PM.



Friday
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Opening Reception/Barbeque (food included in ticket price)
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Open Mic Performances
9:00 pm to 11:00 pm Bonfire Jam Sessions

Saturday
9:30 am - 4:30 pm Clinics
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Featured Artists Concert
10:00 pm - 12:00 pm Stage Jam

Two Day Pass $130.00
Friday Only $50.00
Saturday Only $100.00

Admission Price Includes Admission to all clinics and events Festival T-shirt Barbecue reception

Tin Pan Alley and the Ukulele with Steve Boisen.
Join Tampa Bay Ukulele Society founder Steve Boisen as he shares some of his favorites from this era and offers tips on how to add some vintage “pizzazz” to these songs by using different strums, modulations, turnarounds, intros and endings.

Music Theory for Ukulele with Steve Boisen.
To some people music theory may sound complicated, boring or perhaps both, but learning just a little about how music works will help you learn songs faster, memorize them and play them in different keys to suit your voice.

Vocal Technique and Health with Amanda Lynn.
Whether you consider yourself a vocalist or a shower singer, singing uses some pretty vital mechanisms that need care just like any other part of your body. It's important to understand how your instruments works to not only make it more consistent, but to keep it healthy.

Two Finger Picking with Pops Bayless
Everyone wants to finger-pick these days and Pops Bayless' class, EZ Two-finger Pickin' will have you up and pickin' in no time. We'll learn a two-finger roll technique with some appropriate chord changes.

The Blue Ukulele with Mark “Spanky” Gutierrez
Who says you can’t play Blues on the ukulele? This class will take you through the 12 bar blues pattern, a few blues runs, and we will also spend some time on the blues scale for soloing!

Easy Reggae Rhythms for Uke with David Downing
Find that island strum on simple four-chord tunes

South Dakota, Minnesota, Come On Down!

This weekend!

The weather forecast looks ideal.
Tickets still available.

http://sumtur.org/events_details.aspx?event=223

Had a really good time. Enjoyed picking up new things at all five clinics. And today, the day after, I've mostly been working on the two finger picking Pops taught us. Of course, also working on the chord solos from Steve, the blues chord sequence with riffs from Spanky, and everything else too.

THANKS TO THE CLINICIANS AND ORGANIZERS FOR THE UKULELE FESTIVAL IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA!