We return to one of our favorite bookstores to regale folks with unusual Holiday Classics and general whimsy and/or tomfoolery.
We are particularly excited to be the featured performers at the annual Winter Tea at Glendora’s folk art landmark Rubel Castle, a LA County landmark that should be better known. We’ll be playing a long set, lots of faves, holiday and otherwise!
This event is a potluck celebration for members of the Glendora Historical Society, so what better reason to become a member now! More info and link to membership opportunity here:
For years we've played sets with the Pasadena Waldorf High School choir at their annual Elves Faire. The Eaton Fire took their beautiful forested main campus that hosted the faire. But there is still an event this year, with a few fewer elves, at their temporary location in Eagle Rock. Saturday, Nov 15, 11am-4pm. And we are delighted to report we will be playing a set with the high school choir and then one “solo” starting at 1pm (done by 2pm). Come be a part of a wonderful celebration of community as we near the end of a tough year!
An hour of music in a cozy courtyard with socializing to follow! RSVP strongly encouraged. Details and sign-up: https://www.pasadenavillage.org/events/3975-centering-sounds:-classic-rock,-new-wave-hits
We’ll be out there on the streets of Sierra Madre, among the art walk delight! In the parking lot of Chantry 1975 at 160 E Montecito Rd.
https://www.sierramadreartwalk.com
An afternoon show at the Arcadia Public Library!
A very special evening in honor of Altadena and its musicians! Tickets available here.
The city of Sierra Madre kicks off its summer movie night series with Moana 2 AND The Ukulele Orchestra of the Western Hemisphere doing an hour-long set before the movie. Come kick it on the lawn with the blankets, picnics, chaise lounges, etc of your choice! Music from 630p-730p in Memorial Park downtown Sierra Madre.
A lively set including our beloved Holiday faves and deep-cuts, as well as the fullest of the full-throttle mayhem, with the great outdoors in a beautiful park, with great food and drinks on hand. Almost under the Chinatown Metro Stop.
Snack Shack Details: https://cargosnackshack.com
A beloved annual tradition: the magical elves faire itself in pine oak paradise of Altadena, but also the uke/high school choir combo, as part of the star-studded musical line up always full of surprises.
Full Event info here: https://www.pasadenawaldorf.org/elvesfaire
The night before Halloween in the woods, under the stars! A lovely early evening set in honor of impending Halloween in the recently re-opened Adams Pack Station just above Sierra Madre. Drinks, food truck, stars, string lights, pack mules, the list goes on. SET WILL INCLUDE SCARY/SPOOKY SONGS!
https://adamspackstation.com
Kick off the parade with free pancakes and hot stacks of syrupy ukuleles. This is the Sound of Freedom.
Rockin it on the house party stage next to the Rose Bowl. Old School California vibes, but without any Eagles covers! Tacos and ukes! Tacos and ukes!
Uke al fresco at the Cargo Snack Shack on the edge of the Historic Los Angles Park. Food! Drinks! Beer! In low-angled, Los Angeles-in-December light (hopefully no rain at that particular moment). TWO SETS of non-Uke Classics played entirely on ukes! Lots of easy parking along the park, past the snack shack…
Once again, excited to join the Pasadena Waldorf high school choir for five songs, plus mini Uke set immediately afterward sans teens. Amazing music and festivities throughout the day starting at 10AM, more info: https://www.pasadenawaldorf.org/events/elvesfaire23
Very excited to return to Vroman’s to round out their summer concert series!
Back in the breezeway along Santa Fe: more ukes, more non-uke songs, more sushi!
Very excited to play at the Pasadena icon! Celebrating the national phenom that is Independent Bookstore Day at one of the region’s oldest and finest of said institutions. Exact Sched still getitng worked out.
Does two years in a row a tradition make? Interested in celebrating St. Patrick’s Day but wanting to be done early? The answer is an hour+ of late-happy-hour revelry including one actual Irish Drinking song and a couple of things that sound sort of like Irish Drinking Songs, and a bunch of stuff that does not.
A very special show for projectscientist.org. Suggested $20 tickets if you can, going toward programs helping girls pursue STEM careers. Also recommended: getting tickets in advance at https://bit.ly/3DyoKtd . At Bluebeam in Pasadena. Deserts and beverages included!
The epicness of the Pasadena Waldorf school’s Elves Faire is back! And we are very happy to be back along with it! More info: https://www.pasadenawaldorf.org/elvesfaire
Two hours of simultaneous uke orchestra and sushi deliciousness in the breezeway of the Santa Fe Mothership in DTLA Arts District.
An honor to be providing music for an evening of storytelling and art inspired by the Autry’s exhibit on clothes and the American West (“Dress Codes”). More info here.
Up at the Mile High Theater in Fraiser Park Shangri-la! Full roster of theater events and musicians and tickets to purchase at https://milehightheater.com
Two hours of brookside patio uke wall of sound, surrounded by the most delicious of tacos, in the legendary canyon of Topanga. As downtown as it gets in the exurban wilderness.
Sunday afternoon in the giant breezeway! Sushi! Dogs! Ukes! It only gets crazier.
At least one actual Irish Drinking Song, plus so much more! @eatdrinkamericano Standing room only unless you get there early!
