Our own Jen has been so kind as to arrange for another outdoor meeting for us with one of our members in South Austin for Tuesday, June 7. She sez:

We were all disappointed to have to cancel tonight’s meeting due to a scheduling conflict at the Triangle Park.

Susan, one of our members, was kind enough to offer up her large backyard as a strumming venue for us, before the next Central Market (6/14) meeting.

Here are some notes from our kind hostess:

You are welcome to BYO beverages/food/snacks. If you’d like us to do so, we’ll fill a cooler with ice. We have a few extra chairs, but probably not enough for everyone, so to ensure a place to sit, bring your own portable chair.

As we’ll be outside, there will not be a projector. Please bring printed song sheets. And don’t forget some insect repellent!

When: Tuesday, June 7th: 7:00pm – 8:30pm

What: Strum-along to “Three Little Birds” “Ring of Fire” “Stand By Me” “Eight Days a Week” “On the Road Again” “(All I Have to Do Is) Dream” “Don’t Fence Me In” “All of Me” “What a Wonderful World” (Louis Armstrong, Iz, etc) and “Wonderful World” (Sam Cooke) Please let me know if you need any of the above song sheets emailed to you – you can find them all here at Our Ukulele Music Library.

See you there, we hope!

For a number of reasons–mostly because it looks as if Triangle Park will be otherwise occupied on this coming Thursday evening–we must cancel our outdoor get-together on May 26. We are sorry to be doing this.

We will, however, hold our next meeting as planned on Tuesday evening, June 14, 7 – 8:30 p.m., at Central Market North.

It’s time for another Outdoor Get-Together!

What: Strum along to “Three Little Birds,” “Ring of Fire,” “Stand By Me,” “Eight Days a Week,” “On the Road Again,” “(All I Have to Do Is) Dream,” “Don’t Fence Me In,” “All of Me,” “What a Wonderful World” (Louis Armstrong, Iz, etc), and “Wonderful World” (Sam Cooke).   You’ll find them all right here, and print them out, at our Ukulele Music Library.

When: Thursday, May 26th; 7:00p-8:30p

Where: Triangle Park (south side of the park, on the grass, near the podium/stage) – it’s between Guadalupe & N. Lamar and 46th & 47th Street – please Google map “Triangle Park Austin” and zoom in – it works!

As we’ll be outside, there will not be a projector.  Please bring printed song sheets.  Bring a picnic blanket or a chair, too, if you like!  Feel free to bring snacks/drinks – and don’t forget some insect repellent!

We’ll plan to meet at the Community Room at Central Market, as usual, on the second Tuesday of June (6/14) at 7:00pm – watch for more information.

Our May 10 meeting was a hit–we had a great turnout and lots of enthusiasm. But let’s allow Bob to describe it:

Thanks to everyone who came to our May meeting Tuesday night and made it another big success. Our group sing-alongs sound better, sweeter and more confident every time we meet! A special greetings to the first-timers who joined in — we hope to see you again!

Bravo to those who played and sang a solo number. It’s a thrill to see how much ukulele talent there is in Austin. Thanks for sharing!

There are rumors circulating of yet another outdoor Austin Ukulele Society meeting sometime very soon, so keep your eyes peeled for a note from Jen about that.

Our next monthly meeting will be Tuesday June 14th at 7:00pm. We’ll be sending out a reminder and posting on our blog and FB page. 

As always, it’s a pleasure to play with you all.

We’ll be announcing any upcoming meetings here, so stay tuned. We hope to convene another outdoor sing-&-play-along, but where and when are still being considered; we’ll let you know about it as soon as we do.

Our May meeting will be–as always–at Central Market North’s Community Room at 7 – 8:30 p.m., on Tuesday, May 10. We hope to see you there.

We’ll be strumming and singing two “Wonderful World”s– first Sam Cooke’s “Wonderful World,” (“Don’t know much about history…”) and then Louis Armstrong’s (and Iz’s) “What a Wonderful World.” We’ll also be singing the Beatles classic “Hey Jude.”

Download ’em now and try ’em out.