MIGHTY UKE
- OId Town School of Folk Music promotions!
Members and students of the Old Town School of Folk Music pay discounted admission of $7 to the Mon., Nov. 8 screening of MIGHTY UKE with current member/student I.D. Offer valid in-person only at the Film Center box office.
Bring your MIGHTY UKE ticket stub to the Old Town School of Folk Music Store by the end of November for a 10% discount on a ukulele.
For more information about the Old Town School of Folk Music, visit their website.
Showtimes
Tickets
Chicago premiere!
- MIGHTY UKE
- 2010, Tony Coleman and Margaret Meagher, Canada/France/Israel, 76 min.
“Chock-full of insights, history, and just plain fun.”
—Jim Slotek, Jam!
Get an earful of the ukulele renaissance in this lively documentary that traces the user-friendly uke’s history from its Portuguese origins and Hawaiian evolution to its first pop culture heyday in the era of raccoon coats and 1920s crooners. No longer regarded as the court jester of the string family, the ukulele has undergone a serious worldwide revival that continues to attract new converts. MIGHTY UKE unleashes the tunes as it tracks musicians past and present and follows a Vancouver high school ensemble to a triumphant gig in Honolulu, where Canucks in leis bring the house down with their traditional Hawaiian numbers. DigiBeta video. (BS)
Bring your own uke to the show for more fun following the film. At both screenings, co-directors Tony Coleman and Margaret Meagher will be present for discussion, and Tony will lead an all-audience jam session featuring Lanialoha Lee, performer and faculty member at the Old Town School of Folk Music, and the Harrison Street ukulele players of the Wonderwall Emporium. Ticket-holders are eligible to win a special edition ukulele from Kala Ukulele.
