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The Vancouver Ukulele Circle provides a place where ukulele enthusiasts can meet monthly, play some songs and have a few laughs. We meet on the third Tuesday of every month, and you're welcome to join us. Check this page monthly to confirm the location. 
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Next monthly meeting

Tuesday, May 21, 2013, Ralph's away but we'll still play, at our regular third-Tuesday meeting, at

Our Town Cafe
245 E. Broadway 
(north side between Main and Kingsway)
Vancouver, BC, V5T 1W4 
Phone: (604) 879-1924 
Free parking via lane off Broadway west of Kingsway,
up the ramp, about 16 spaces, 
or meter parking along Main or Kingsway.

They serve soup and paninis and desserts and offer
coffee shop drinks and beer and wine. So come for
dinner at 6:30 or dessert at 7:00, and we'll start the
playing and singing at 7:30 as usual. Suggested donation: $5.

What we'll do at this "meeting"

We're lucky to have this event led by internationally acclaimed ukulele performer, Ralph Shaw. We will play together from our songbook for about an hour, take a break, and then have an "open mike" (one-tune performances) by willing people. Come along and join the fun. We're not scary or intimidating, and we have the whole range of playing abilities, including people who don't play the uke at all but for some reason like hearing a roomful of them. It's just a cafe - you may come and lurk or come and join us. Here's a real quote from a new participant:

Had a great time at my first Uke Circle meeting. It was incredibly refreshing to be with a group of people who enjoy making music for the sheer fun and joy of it. Thanks to everyone for being so welcoming. Dennis

Check out Ralph's blog for a month-by-month running commentary of the goings-on.

Changes in location for some reason will be made known to people on the group's Vanukes yahoogroup mailing list. If you'd like to be on the list, send a note to Wendy at vanukes@vcn.bc.ca giving your name, location, and your interest in the group (enough to make it clear that you're a real person and not a spammer).
Or include that information here

For more information, email vanukes@vcn.bc.ca, or phone Wendy at 604 685-7405. Find our URL too hard to remember? vanukes.ca works too!

Other clubs, jams and classes around Vancouver

You can check out other places to play and classes on our Around Town page.

Tianlun Jiang's video about us

Thanks to Jesse Read and Hansol Kim for photos on this page

Vancouver Ukulele Circle