The eighth annual Aurora Ukulele Festival was held over the weekend at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 82°F. Monday, June 30th 2025 ...

“I picked up ukulele about 12 years ago,” she said. “At first, I thought it would be fun and a great instrument for my fifth-graders (I was teaching) at a prep school. “Well, I was hooked.

"A Yellow Ukulele" illustration by Flickr user Jem Yoshioka . The Jumping Flea. In 1879, a ship full of Portuguese travelers arrived in Hawaii's Honolulu Harbor.

As a ukulele instructor at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, Miller often helps adult students — many of whom are 30 or older — learn an instrument for the first time.

Passengers on their way to Hawaii from Long Beach, California, on Friday, Sept. 16, were surprised with an in-flight ukulele lesson and jam session. Those aboard the flight — a six-hour trip on ...

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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Contrary to popular belief, the ukulele did not originate in Hawaii. You can actually trace the origins of the iconic string instrument to the Portuguese island ...

Ukulele player Bill Tapia, believed to be the oldest performing musician in the world, died on Friday at the age of 103, his official website said. ... TODAY Illustration / Getty Images.