The Ukulele Republic of Canberra celebrates 10 years of happy strumming with a special festival it has dubbed the Gang Gang Twang, referencing the ACT's own faunal emblem and noise-maker, the Gang-gang cockatoo.
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The festival will be held on Sunday, May 6 at the Ainslie Arts Centre in Elouera Street, Braddon.
There will be performances from local and regional groups in the main hall from 1pm to 7pm.
There will also be workshops, a bar open from 3pm and a swapmeet with participants urged to bring, among other things, "a loud shirt" to swap.
The Ukulele Republic of Canberra proudly declares it is Canberra's largest and longest-lived community music group featuring ukulele. It has jams three times a month and an active performance group that leads the ukulele muster at the National Folk Festival over Easter.
"We have more than 100 active members and over the last decade have entertained audiences all over Canberra and at festivals around Australia including Melbourne, Cairns, Newcastle, Blue Mountains and Sydney," the group says.
"We're inviting ukulele groups and individuals from all around the ACT to join us in celebrating the beautiful little uke and its magic. It'll be a great day."
More information is at meetup.com/UkulelesCanberra
