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Two events in one! One ticket, two festivals!
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2023
​Minnesota Fall Bluegrass Jam
and GMUG*
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GMUG is Friday & Saturday, November 10 & 11, 2023
Minnesota Bluegrass Fall Jam is Friday-Sunday, Nov. 10-12, 2023
​Crowne Plaza West in Plymouth, Minnesota
Purchase Tickets
Going to GMUG? Enter code GMUG23 to access the MBOTMA $60 Member price.
The Minnesota Bluegrass Fall Jam (MBFJ) is three-day indoor music festival featuring regional bands performing bluegrass, old-time stringband, and related forms of acoustic music. A major portion of this festival is the Great Minnesota Uke Gathering (GMUG).
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GMUG Workshops & Concerts
Fall Jam Concerts
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*GMUG = the Great Minnesota Uke Gathering
​www.GMUG.us     or     www.GreatMinnesotaUkeGathering.com
GMUG Details, Leaders/Performers 
GMUG Details
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WHO -
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A Minnesota & Area Ukulele Weekend Celebration

A Get Together for all area bluegrass and ukulele players (or want-to-be players) - Workshops, Jams, Sing-Alongs, Food, Lodging - All skill levels - Beginner ukulele lessons!

WHAT - 
The Great Minnesota Uke Gathering is part of the Minnesota Fall Bluegrass Festival. GMUG features Friday Eve and Saturday events, including workshops and concerts by national ukulele artists . . . and more!
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MORE WHAT -
TWO Festivals -  One ticket! - The Great Minnesota Uke Gathering (GMUG) and the Minnesota Bluegrass Fall Jam (MBFJ) are included with one festival ticket! 

​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 10 & 11, 2023

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.​
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Information - Contact - [email protected]
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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.
 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
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The Great Minnesota Uke Gathering is Organized by the Twin Cities Ukulele Club GMUG Planning Group - Steve Forslund (Co-Chair), Tony Anthonisen (Co-Chair), Ryan Carlson, Don Harju, Ellen McInnes, Dwight Olinger, Karen Olson, Bruce Weaver, and Mickie Weaver
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