Did you know that UMS offers a series of school day performances throughout the season? Performances serve kindergarten through high school students, and teachers receive UMS learning guides to facilitate meaningful connections between the performance and classroom curriculum.

Here’s what two students had to say about ukulele star Jake Shimabukuro:

Find out more about attending UMS School Day Performances.

Ukulele star Jake Shimabukuro performs at Hill Auditorium on November 16, 2016, and Life on Four Strings is the documentary of his inspiring story. Stream it online in full to follow the journey.

Last updated 04/29/2016.

Photo: Jake Shimabukuro. Photo by Merri Cyr.

We can’t wait until ukulele wizard Jake Shimabukuro takes the stage at Hill Auditorium on November 19, 2014.

In the meantime, we want photos of you and your ukulele for our Ukulele Hall of Fame. Check out our UMS Student Committee’s photo shoot of ukulele’s all around town to get inspired, and then submit by:

• Tagging UMS on Facebook. (How to)
• Sharing your photo with #umslobby on Twitter or Instagram. (How to)
• Emailing your photo to ums-lobby@umich.edu

We’ll add you to the Ukulele Hall of Fame photo gallery on our Facebook page! Enjoy:

Do you play the ukulele? How did you start? Share your ukulele story in the comments below.

Ukulele star Jake Shimabukuro returns to Hill Auditorium on November 16, 2016.

He last performed in an Ann Arbor in 2014, and we created this handy infographic about the history of the ukulele in the U.S.

Are you a ukulele admirer or ukulele player? Share your best ukulele stories in the comments below.

Last updated 04/29/2016.