Meetup May 10, 2025

MOTHER’S DAY WITH JADRIAN JOHNSON

This one goes out to all the moms and those who love ’em. Join us for a set of songs celebrating all the dear moms in the world, be they biological, logical, found, lost, and loved.

Your Mother Should Know – Beatles
Coat of Many Colors – Dolly Parton
Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler
In My Life – Beatles
You Can’t Hurry Love – The Supremes
Mama Said – The Shirelles
Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys – Ed & Patsy Bruce
Teach Your Children Well – Crosby, Stills, and Nash
Simple Man – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Love Can Build a Bridge – The Judds
Mama Tried – Merle Haggard
The Mother – Brandi Carlile

All the songs are in PDF form so there is no need to bring either the blue or yellow books.

The PDF will be posted at the top of our FB page or click right here. Or Gene, for a copy at-genemazzant [at] gmail.com.

9 AM to 9:45 AM –For this meeting Ellen will be again presenting her beginners workshop. She will share her wealth of knowledge to keep our beginners moving forward and enjoying our wonderful instruments.

Jadrian will share his insights into more complex chord structures and the feelings they stir when you play them.

And as is now a regular feature, Oneida will have the parts for making the beautiful Ukulele-leis that we distribute at the International Ukulele Festival every year. Our goal it to make at least 200 and if everyone dedicates a little of their time will meet that goal in no time.

9:50 AM to 10:00 AM  -Breaktime, and a chance to mingle and share snacks and refreshments.

10:00 to 11:15 AM – This will be our classic strum session, performing a list of songs chosen by our guest leader.

11:15 AM to 11:30 – Second Breaktime.

11:30 AM to 12:00 Individual performance time! I really hope we can get many people to sign up. I would love to see some of our new Strummers stretch their wings. Then we need to pack up and exit the building before Noon.

Disclaimers:

It is very important to the church that we have completely exited the building and cleaned up behind us before the next group arrives. So, depending on the number of performance signups, we may or may not get to all of them. Any member who signs up but does not get to perform will be moved to the top of the list for the next meeting.

Any member who wishes to be a guest presenter/teacher needs to contact me the week before the meeting, let me know what you plan to present and provide me early copies of any material you will be handing out.

As there are only a few music stands readily available to us, if you have a music stand, please bring it with you.

The address of C.C.L.A. is 3852 Edenhurst Ave Los Angeles CA 90039

If you need to reach me: My email is genemazzanti [ at] gmail.com .

Let’s have some ukulele fun! Can’t wait to see everyone there!!!!!!!