Pirate Jim's Kanikapila - August 9, 2016

Aloha kākou! 

Happy Aloha Tuesday! I love Tuesdays!!

When I was a kid I loved Tuesday because of the cheap $2.50 movies.... (Even though I didn't usually go to movies on Tuesday nights back then). As letter carrier for Canada Post I love Tuesday because the mail volume is usually much lighter than Monday. HOWEVER the BEST thing about Tuesday night is getting together with you to Kanikapila the evening away!

This is going to be a crazy week for me! I will be posting additional announcements tonight with further details, but this Friday and Saturday night I am performing at Taste of Calgary, for a surprise birthday lu'au and training to become a football official for local league games. Who knows.... In a few years you may see Pirate Jim on TV officiating a CFL game!!! I am very excited!!! 

Due to family scheduling and work constraints I have to move the Kanikapila to my ukulele shack tonight. So....

 What: Pirate Jim's Kanikapila

When: Tuesday August 9, 2016 - 7:30-9:00pm

Where: 60 Tuscany Ridge Way NW

How Much: $50 for a yearly membership, $5 drop in for non-members

Why: Because we can and we should!

 

 

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Pirate Jim's Kanikapila - July 19, 2016

Aloha Kakou!

Pehea'oe? How are you? Things are fantastic here at my ukulele shack. We are settling in at the new shack nicely and I am so excited that it is Tuesday again. Unfortunately our meditation and massage guru has become ill so we are using our back up venue for the jam tonight. This weeks jam will be at the Lister house

When: Tuesday July 19, 2016 - 7:30-9:00pm

Where: 355 Schubert PL NW 

How Much: $50 for a yearly membership. $5 drop in for non-members

Why: Because we can and we shoul!

See you tonight!

- Pirate Jim

Pirate Jim's Kanikapila - June 21, 2016

Aloha Kakou! 

It's June 21! We made it to summer! Woot! Woot! School is almost done for the year, the days are the longest they will be all year, it's warm and the CFL season officially starts this week! Now all we need is our ukuleles and we can sing till the sun don't shine no more! We also found our new ukulele shack and we start moving this coming weekend.

Singing is my favourite thing to do in life. I sometimes even get paid money to do it! What? Really? Get outta here! Yup! I can also do it in Hawaiian! The Hawaiian word for sing is hīmeni. Add a ka in front (which means "to"), and you have ka hīmeni. Aloha e hīmeni!

This week we are back at the old shack for the very last time! 

When: Tuesday June 21, 2016 - 7:30-9:00pm

Where: 87 Tuscany Springs Way NW

How Much: $50 for a yearly membership. $5 drop in for non-members

Why: Because we can and we should!

Go Stamps Go! 

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Pirate Jim's Kanikapila - April 5, 2016

Aloha kakou! 

It is Tuesday once again and time to kanikapila. This week we are back at my ukulele shack and I can't wait to start strumming. This week's Hawaiian word is hua. It has many, many definitions, but it is most commonly used to refer to eggs or fruit. Hua can also refer to things which are round in shape, much like eggs and fruitS like kiwi, apples, oranges and such. Appropriately so, there is also a Hawaiian moon phase called hua, which is when the moon is waxing and nearly full. Under the hua moon, the night was considered sacred to the Hawaiian god of agriculture, and as such was good luck for planting and fishing.

My picture for the week is from last Wednesday night. My good friend Rodger Leeder was having a going away kanikapila at an Irish pub. He let me break the rules and play a few Hawaiian tunes at the Celtic jam. I'm going to miss Rodger, but I am very happy for him too. Happy trails my friend and enjoy your new new home in Nova Scotia! 

What:  Pirate Jim's ukulele jam (Kanikapila)

Where:  At Pirate Jim's Ukulele Shack - 87 Tuscany Springs Way NW in Calgary.

When:  Tuesday March 15, 2016 - 7:30-9:00pm

How Much : $5.00 drop in, $50 for the yearly membership.

Why : Because it's a heck of a lot of fun and a wonderful stress relief especially under a hua moon.

www.piratejimukes.com

See you all tonight!

- Pirate Jim

 

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