Standard Shows
Velocipede Bike
Project
Baltimore, MD
The Velocipede Bike Project is a community bike shop, which
has open shop hours several nights a week. People can work on their bikes, or
work to earn a bike from donated bicycle parts. The concert was hosted in the
shop, and started towards the end of open shop hours and the audience was made
up of friends, volunteers and supporters or the organization.
Open Door Community
Health Clinic
Atlanta, GA
The Open Door Community is a community of the previously
homeless and the medical clinic associated with this organization set up the
show at JavaLords, a little five points area coffee shop. The audience was made
up of volunteers and friends of the clinic as well as Emory medical students
who have a connection with the clinic. By splitting the donations we were able
to raise a significant amount of money.
An Above and
Beyond Fundraising Opportunity
Lynchburg Grows
Lynchburg, VA
Lynchburg Grows is a 7-acre urban farm. They help to build
job skills among the disadvantaged population while providing Lynchburg with
local produce through a CSA, selling at the community market and deals with
local school districts.
Lynchburg Grows saw an opportunity for a fall fundraiser and
pulled out all of the stops. The event was held at Rivermont Pizza, who created
a special menu for the evening designed around Lynchburg Grows produce. In
addition, Rivermont Pizza donated 10% of the proceeds from the evening to
Lynchburg Grows.
Community Meals
Random Row Books
Charlottesville, VA
Random Row set up the show to be a benefit for the Quality
Community Council, a local community organization and their downstairs
neighbors. They were able to get donated food and hosted a community dinner in
the bookstore, which was followed by the ukulele performance. The Ukulele by
Bicycle Tour inspired them to continue hosting community dinners in their space
on a weekly basis.
Dunlieth Community
Garden
Greensboro, NC
Community gardeners and friends met in the garden for a
potluck dinner, which was followed by the ukulele concert. Conversation,
stories and singing along were as abundant as the food.
Part of a Larger
Event
Wild Oats Coop Market
Williamstown, MA
Wild Oats hosted a local food BBQ for the end of their Local
Foods month. Local food was served to over 100 people. Lee performed throughout
the dinner as background (and sometimes foreground) music.
With Other
Musicians Involved
Partners for Active
Living
Spartanburg, SC
Partners for Active Living hosted the show at a local coffee
shop “The Little River Coffee Bar.” Spartanburg’s most bicycle friendly ukulele
band Snidely Sidewinder and the Unrepentant Uke Boys also performed.
Monkey Bottom
Collaborative
Durham, NC
The concert took place in Monkey Bottom’s community
space/art gallery and was put on in partnership with the Durham Ukulele Club.
The audience was made up of ukulele players, other old time musicians and
friends of the Monkey Bottom. The evening started with a potluck, went into the
concert and finished with a jam session for those who brought instruments and
stuck around into the night.
Other Ideas
House Concerts, Farmers Markets, Festivals -- All events are
a little bit different and anything can happen!
