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March 13, 2025 Newsletter

Aloha!

We hope you all had a great start to the new year. As spring arrives, it's festival time! The Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco's Japantown spans two weekends April 12-13, and 19-25. The Wesley Ukulele Band will be performing on April 19 at 12:30 to 1:00 PM on the Webster Street stage. The following weekend, April 26 and 27 from 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM the Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival will be held at Memorial Park. The Wesley Ukulele Band will be performing at 11:30 AM on the 26th. Lastly, on April 27 Nikkei Matsuri in San Jose's Japantown will be held from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The Wesley Ukulele Band will be performing from 1:15 PM to 2:30 PM. All three festivals will feature arts and crafts, cultural exhibits, cultural demonstrations and of course food. We hope to see you at one or all of the festivals!

Join multi-Grammy Award winner Daniel Ho, Kumu Hula Kealiʻi Ceballos, Lilinoe Matsuura, Randy Drake, and Alex Pierce for a resplendent evening of aloha through music and dance. Delight in a concert experience that spans thirty-five years of Daniel’s original works—from his days as a pianist with the contemporary jazz group Kilauea, to Hawaiian slack key guitar and 'ukulele instrumentals, to songs about life, love, unity, and food(!), to freshly-penned tunes from the new album, Lōkahi - Colors In Harmony. Tradition seamlessly evolves into modern splendor as musical counterpoint and exquisite vocal harmonies are paired with graceful hula choreographies that take you on a voyage to the islands and around the world.

Daniel will be doing two shows in the area:
Livermore Valley Arts, Bankhead Theater
Saturday, March 29th at 8pm
Blue Note Napa
Two shows. Sunday, March 30th at 3pm and 6:30pm

Tickets available at:
https://www.danielho.com/home#tour-section

We'll be attending the Livermore performance. Hope to see you there. Until then, take care and again, thank you for your continued support.
Mahalo,
Smiley and Janet
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