Tampa Bay Ukulele Getaway 2018

Hey there Dudes and Dudettes!

 30s Uke Girl here aka Norine Mungo, and howdy do we have some fun news about the Tampa Bay Ukulele Getaway 2018!  

It's gonna be a  weekend packed full of activity and it is again at the Sirata Beach Resort!  Newly remodeled and bigger and better, the Sirata is def an affordable Luxury resort experience that has partnered with TBUS to bring you the best of everything that is Florida and Tropical. 

Tickets are just about gone, so if you're sitting on the fence, don't get disappointed if you miss getting one. 

With an all star line up,
Rachel Manke , Matthew Kirkland , Liz and Jim Beloff  ,
 Ari Chi and many new added activities, this is going to be one jam packed weekend of fun! 

Friday, after opening ceremonies, the crowd will move outside to the beach bar for open mic hosted by Mim of Mims Ukes.  Mim will also be our MC for the weekend and will do a performance on Saturday as well as  a SET UP workshop.  Now wouldn't you want to know how to take care of and set up your UKES?  Though, if you buy from either Mim or from Jim at Uke Republic they automatically set up your uke before shipping!  Open mic ends about 8pm.

Then the Friday night concert jam by Reenee and The Rollers (aka Norine and Vinny Mungo of the South Tampa Ukulele Rock Jam) starts up in the Ballroom about 8pm.  This years theme is  60s Folk Rock and Rock. The room will be Hippiefied and attendees are asked to bring their tye dye shirts and flowers in their hair etc. Peace Love Dove Baby!
  
 Then Endless jamming for sure, with a spare room set aside with AC or on the beach, ala natural.  Also, there will be some beginner sing and strum sessions on both days by Pete McCarty of whom you can read about here. From the infamous Memphis Flash Mob, Petey Mack will bring fun and laughter to our crazy weekend. 

Other new workshops include Songwriting, taught by Norine Mungo,  Nashville songwriter, member of ASCAP , under Norine Mungo Publishing, writer of It's An Ukulele Day  also recorded  by Ukus In Fabula! 

An Onsong workshop!  Yes, the dreaded beloved OnSong!!!! 

Of course there will be the huge Silent Auction again, our biggest fund raiser of the year, chaired by Pat Spera, who is still accepting donations.  This has been a highlight of this festival since it's inception.  Many folks have walked away with Ponos and Mighty Moes, jewelry, books, art, it is always new each year and our members from all over the world contribute, as this funds the charities that we are involved in.  

If that isn't enough for you, we raffle off a whole load of Ukuleles as well.  

Then on Sunday Mim hosts the Open Mic for groups, 3 or more, and then after the raffle and silent auction, we move out to the beach for a Luau lunch with music from Ty Olepai and band. 

Did I mention that lunch and dinner are provided on Saturday as well as the Luau lunch on Sunday?  All this with the price of your ticket. 

So there you have it, a tropical resort vacation with concerts, workshops, great food, epic jams and open mics, in beautiful Florida, the East Coast Hawaii!!!  

I'll be seeing YOU there!  

As Always,
Ever Strumming, 30s Uke Girl
aka, Norine Mungo , Reenee and The Rollers