The Las Cruces Ukes began performing in 2014 at the urging of one of our members. Here’s what we’ve done since that day!
2014 Performances
June 18 Village at Northrise
June 26 Golden Mesa
July 18 Village at Northrise Morningside
August 10 Golden Mesa
August 27 Village at Northrise, Desert Willow
September 8 Cottonbloom Assisted Living
September 16 Good Samaritan Assisted Living
September 30 Good Samaritan auditorium
October 6 Cottonbloom Assisted Living
October 18 The Aristocrat Assisted Living
October 27 Village at Northrise, Hallmark building
November 11 Rio Grande Theatre, Every Other Tuesday
November 17 Cottonbloom Assisted Living
December 8 Golden Mesa
2015 Performances
January 18 Friend of the Library Annual Meeting
January 25 Desert Peaks
February 14 Branigan Cultural Center, For the Love of Art Month
March 14 Aerial Tramway State Park, El Paso
March 28 Unsettled Gallery
March 28 Sagecrest Assisted Living
May 2 NMSU, Aggies in Paradise
May 29 Las Cruces UkeFest with special guest Mark Baker
June 6 Cancer Survivors Day, Memorial Medical Center
July 2 Barnes & Noble, Throw Back to the Fifties
July 7 Arbors of Del Rey
July 14 Montana Meadows Senior Housing
August 8 Golden Mesa luau
August 12 Casa del Sol Care & Rehabilitation
August 28 Desert Peaks Senior Facility
September 5 Village at Northrise
September 13 Roger McCandless’ Aloha Party
September 25 The Rio Grande (Rio Rancho, NM)
October 17 Southwest Environmental Center fundraiser
December 10 Good Samaritan auditorium
December 15 Blinded Veterans group
December 17 Golden Mesa
December 22 Rio Grande Theatre, Every Other Tuesday
2016 Performances
February 22 St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Volunteer Appreciation Event
March 23 Milagro’s Coffee y Espresso
April 14 Arbors at del Rey
April 16 DACC Family Fun Day, East Mesa Campus
May 7 Railroad Days at Las Cruces Railroad Museum
May 22 T.J. Diaz celebration of life
May 28 Las Cruces UkeFest concert
June 4 Private birthday party luau
June 18 El Caldito Veterans Appreciation Dinner
July 23 Christmas in July at Golden Mesa
August 13 Men Who Cook hospice fundraiser
August 22 La Posada assisted living
September 16 Boulders on the Green luau
September 21 AARP meeting, Senior Circle
September 23 Albuquerque Ukekopelli festival concert
September 27 Casa del Sol resident luau
October 15 SWEC fundraiser
October 21 Empty Bowls fundraiser
November 5 Doña Ana Arts Council Renaissance ArtsFaire
December 7 Good Samaritan holiday show
December 8 Golden Mesa holiday show
December 14 Every 2nd Wednesday, Rio Grande Theatre, holiday show
2017 Performances
February 4 Branigan Cultural Center, Love of Art Month
April 28 Village at Northrise Hallmark Building
April 29 Doña Ana Community College Cultural Event
May 13 Flamingo Party (private party)
May 17 Las Cruces Ukes Teen Club performance at APECH Senior Honors Night
May 19 Las Cruces UkeFest 2017 concert
June 3 Cancer Survivors Day
June 10 El Caldito Soup Kitchen Veterans Appreciation event
June 15 First Baptist Church senior members group
August 17 Golden Mesa luau
September 22 Village at Northrise
October 20 Empty Bowls fundraiser
December 14 Rio Grande Theatre
December 19 Blinded Veterans meeting
December 20 AARP holiday meeting
December 21 Good Samaritan – Las Cruces Village
2018 Performances
April 22 Doña Ana County Senior Olympics Talent Competition
April 28 Gals of Las Cruces
May 18 Las Cruces UkeFest
June 20 Library Rocks!
July Bev Hale memorial service
August 25 Desert Peaks assisted living
September 8 Casa del Sol assisted living
October 20 New Mexico State Veterans Home
November 17 Marge Ducommun memorial
December 13 Holiday concert at Good Samaritan
December 19 Rotary Club at La Posta
December 20 Village at Northrise independent living
2019 Performances
February 5 Mission Lutheran
February 9 For the Love of Music, Branigan Cultural Center
February 14 Centennial High School
March 9 Stilled Strings Concert – Fundraiser for hospice
April 5 NARFE
June 27 Hacienda at Grace Villages Memory Care
July 1 Wellbrook nursing care
August 10 Men Who Cook hospice fundraiser
August 15 Music for Seniors
December 4 Parks & Recreation Annual Awards Luncheon
December 6 Caroling for Kitties
December 9 Village at Northrise
December 14 Caroling for Kitties
December 15 Holiday concert at Good Samaritan
December 21 Hacienda at Grace Villages
2020 Performances
February 16 For the Love of Art Month concert
(And there was a pandemic!)
2022 Performances
December 8 Good Samaritan – Las Cruces Village
December 12 Casa del Sol
December 14 Downtown Blues Coffee
December 15 Village at Northrise
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