For four years, the Albuquerque Ukekopelli Festival has brought some of the best-known ukulele instructor/performers to New Mexico to perform in a Friday evening concert and teach workshops for all levels of players, beginners to advanced.
This year, with the theme of “Comic Books & Super Heroes,” the festival features concert performers Jim and Liz Beloff, Fred and Lynn Sokolow and Gerald Ross, plus instructors Craig McClelland, Sage Harrington, Jared Putnam, and Judy Muldawer.
The festival kicks off Sept. 28, with a concert at 7 p.m. at the African American Performing Arts Center at Expo New Mexico. Then the fun continues the next day at the Albuquerque Marriott with workshops, vendors and a catered lunch, with final workshops Sunday.
Workshop topics include Blues Ukulele with Fred Sokolow, the songs of Lyle Ritz with Jim Beloff, Intro to Swing Ukulele with Gerald Ross, Intro to Fingerpicking with Craig McClelland, Music Theory Demystified with Sage Harrington, Jam in Any Key with Jared Putnam, plus many more.