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Aloha! We’re glad you stopped by to find out more about the Las Cruces Ukes. We are located in beautiful southern New Mexico and welcome you to join us at our weekly Thursday night practices or attend our annual Las Cruces UkeFest in May.

Upcoming performances:
• Saturday, March 9, 2 p.m.: Stilled Strings Memorial Concert, a fundraiser for Mesilla Valley Hospice. Morning Star United Methodist Church, 2941 Morning Star Drive at Roadrunner Parkway. Special guests include Long Story Short and Ukelua. Donations to hospice gladly accepted!

• Friday, May 17, 7 p.m.: Opening act for Las Cruces UkeFest concert. More information and tickets at www.lascrucesukefest.com.

I love the ukulele. It’s got a beautiful, melodic tone to it. There’s something innocent and romantic, and it’s just a grand instrument to play.

Pierce Brosnan

Bill Gates recently picked up the ukulele. And Warren Buffett is a huge ukulele fan. I even got to strum a few chords with Francis Ford Coppola. It blows my mind that these people, who have everything in the world they could want, have picked up the ukulele and found a little bit of joy.

Jake Shimabukuro