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Mark Your Calendar
2022 GMUG and Minnesota Fall Jam
The 2022 GMUG and MBFJ are scheduled for Friday through Sunday, November 11-13, 2022 at the Crowne Plaza West in Plymouth. This is the same location as this year's GMUG and MBFJ.
More details to come!
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Twin Cities Ukulele Club email notification list.
2022 GMUG and Minnesota Fall Jam
The 2022 GMUG and MBFJ are scheduled for Friday through Sunday, November 11-13, 2022 at the Crowne Plaza West in Plymouth. This is the same location as this year's GMUG and MBFJ.
More details to come!
See bottom of this page to be added to
Twin Cities Ukulele Club email notification list.
WHO -
A Minnesota & Area Ukulele Weekend Celebration
A Get Together for all area ukulele players (or want-to-be players) - Workshops, Jams, Sing-Alongs, Food, Lodging - All skill levels - Beginner lessons!
WHAT -
The Great Minnesota Uke Gathering is part of the Minnesota Fall Festival. It is ukulele workshops, jams and concerts featuring a Friday Eve and Saturday events, including workshops and concerts by national ukulele artists . . . and more!
A Minnesota & Area Ukulele Weekend Celebration
A Get Together for all area ukulele players (or want-to-be players) - Workshops, Jams, Sing-Alongs, Food, Lodging - All skill levels - Beginner lessons!
WHAT -
The Great Minnesota Uke Gathering is part of the Minnesota Fall Festival. It is ukulele workshops, jams and concerts featuring a Friday Eve and Saturday events, including workshops and concerts by national ukulele artists . . . and more!
What to bring to GMUG -
- A music stand
- No music books are really necessary - We will have handouts for each of the ukulele sessions, including the Beatles jam
- Proof of Covid vaccination or a negative Covid test within the last 72 hours
- It might be a good idea to pack a lunch and/or dinner - There will be limited food options available on Saturday - The hotel bar and restaurant will be open
- Your enthusiasm!
TICKETS -
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WHERE -
Held at the Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West in Plymouth, Minnesota. When making reservations at the Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West, be sure to mention the Minnesota Bluegrass Fall Jam to receive a discount.
WHEN -
Friday & Saturday, November 11 & 12, 2022
Here is what went on in 2021
TWO Festivals - One ticket! - The Great Minnesota Uke Gathering (GMUG) and the Minnesota Bluegrass Fall Jam (MBFJ) are included with one festival ticket!
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The Minnesota Bluegrass Fall Jam is a three-day indoor music festival featuring regional bands performing bluegrass, old-time stringband, and related forms of acoustic music.
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Click Logo for Minnesota Bluegrass Fall Jam Website
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WHY -
Together, the "Great Minnesota Uke Gathering" and the “Minnesota Bluegrass Fall Jam" give beginner to advanced ukulele players a venue with top-notch facilities. Whether you are a ukulele, banjolele, banjo, guitar, mandolin, bass, fiddle or other acoustic player, this is a musician's dream! Players, jammers and performers will keep the rooms ringing with music until the wee hours.
Together, the "Great Minnesota Uke Gathering" and the “Minnesota Bluegrass Fall Jam" give beginner to advanced ukulele players a venue with top-notch facilities. Whether you are a ukulele, banjolele, banjo, guitar, mandolin, bass, fiddle or other acoustic player, this is a musician's dream! Players, jammers and performers will keep the rooms ringing with music until the wee hours.
GMUG Performers and Workshop Leaders
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Information - Contact - greatmnukegathering@icloud.com
Twin Cities Ukulele Club Email List - Click here to be added to this email list, and you will receive information about all Twin Cities Ukulele Club events, including GMUG. Just add the subject "Add me to the Twin Cities Ukulele Club Email List." Be sure to add your first and last name.
Twin Cities Ukulele Club Email List - Click here to be added to this email list, and you will receive information about all Twin Cities Ukulele Club events, including GMUG. Just add the subject "Add me to the Twin Cities Ukulele Club Email List." Be sure to add your first and last name.
GMUG is Dedicated to Jim Whitney
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From the beginning, Jim was a great supporter of GMUG, both from a planning and financial standpoint. Being modest, Jim insisted that he not be given the public credit he deserved, so most had no idea he was involved. When I needed some ideas about what we should do at GMUG or what he thought was a good idea and would work, I called or emailed Jim. He was my "behind the scenes" advisor.
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And, Jim was the one who funded a great deal of what we did. We had kind of an informal agreement that I would let him know what our financial needs were. Without any credit, he often came up with the money that made GMUG happen. Without Jim’s generosity and support of the ukulele community, GMUG would not have happened. Jim passed away shortly after Thanksgiving in 2017. It is way overdue to publicly say, "thanks Jim! We miss you!" - Tony Anthonisen