Event

Caspar UkeFest

An all-day ukulele festival is planned for Saturday, April 30, when ukulele players of all levels join The Caspar Community to celebrate the ukulele as a friendly and playful instrument. The festival features instructional workshops, jam sessions, retail sales and evening performances. This is an All Ages, All levels of interest and expertise event. Caspar Community Center is at 15051 Caspar Rd, Caspar, CA.

Saturdays activities start at 9AM with coffee, tea and muffins, a vendor area and orientation at 9:45AM. Morning ukulele workshops will be held at 10AM and 11:30AM, with instruction for beginners, intermediate and advanced players. After a break for lunch, two more workshops one for intermediate/advanced players and one Ensemble workshop will be held. Instructors this year include Del Rey, who takes the ukulele "to a new level of musicianship"; a favorite of the UkeFest, Mike DaSilva from Berkeley; Dennis Hudson and Denver Tuttle of Anderson Valley's Ukeholics and co-producer Pattie DeMatteo.

Workshops will be followed by jam sessions while the performers have their sound checks before the dinner break. Evening performances starting at 7PM will include producers Dennis Hudson and Pattie DeMatteo, ensemble workshop students, The Ukeladies and special guests in the first set with Del Rey headlining the second set.
http://delreyplays.com/

More info here
http://www.mendocinostories.com/UkeFest.html