We began meeting every other Thursday night at the Black Dog Café in Hollidaysburg.

Ukulele troubadour Lil' Rev comes to Altoona for a concert at Temple Beth Israel. 

The very first Allegheny Ukulele Soirée was held at Penn State Altoona and featured members of the club leading workshops over a 6 hour period. We had an open mic, a ukulele "petting zoo", and one vendor - Gigbox Music. 

Stuart Fuchs stopped in Altoona to give a workshop and concert

Danielle Ate the Sandwich (aka Danielle Anderson) comes to Altoona during her summer tour & performs at Allegheny Creamery & Crepes

After several years of running the Allegheny Ukes, Steve decided to step back from club activities so that he could focus on writing. To keep the club momentum going, Mike Holzer stepped into the lead organizer role, loving called the "Chief Ukulele Evangelist".

Ohana Music commits 20 soprano ukuleles to AUK's fledgling program to put ukuleles in local libraries.

A group that had previously been traveling to Altoona started up a jam on 1st and 3rd Sundays in the State College, PA area

Jim D'Ville stopped in Altoona to give a concert and workshop about learning to play by ear

The Allegheny Ukes teamed up with local and regional libraries to provide an opportunity to bring music home! Libraries were given ukulele kits to be added to each library's collection. Each library in the program had at least one librarian trained on the basics of the ukulele.

We held our first First Night State College concert and workshop to resounding praise!

We held our 3rd Soirée with Gerald Ross, Paul Hemmings, Skye Zentz, Rachel Manke, and Mim at the Laurel Lodge, just outside of Altoona. Our first multi-day event!

We held our 4rd Soirée with Lil' Rev, Stu Fuchs, Gracie Terzian, Rachel Manke, Ben Carr, and Mim at the Laurel Lodge, just outside of Altoona.

We held our 5th Soirée with Sarah Maisel, Craig Chee, Danielle Ate the Sandwich, Jim D'ville and Mim at the Laurel Lodge, just outside of Altoona. Our first sold-out festival!

AUK officially becomes a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. 

Ben Carr stopped in Altoona to give a workshop & concert at the Launchbox in Downtown Altoona 

Ukulele Russ stopped in Altoona to give a workshop & concert at the Hollidaysbug Area Public Library

The Allegheny Ukes, in cooperation with Ohana Music, worked with the Altoona Area School District to add ukuleles to the junior high music curriculum

The 2020 Allegheny Ukulele Soirée was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic after PA Governor Tom Wolf declared a state of emergency. The festival was to feature Aldrine Guerrero, Heidi Swedberg, Daniel Ward, Neal Chin, The Naked Waiters, and more. 

A pilot program was started at McAuliffe Heights @ Irving Elementary School for 4th graders by Scott Pappal

We held our 8th Soirée virtually with Aldrine Guerrero, Heidi Swedberg, Daniel Ward, Neal Chin, The Birdwatchers, Melissa Nannen, Mim, & Amber Rozel.

In-person 1st & 3rd Sunday jams resumed in the State College area.

The Arc of Altoona Ukulele Club is small but mighty! Led by Miss Melanie, they play and sing together every other Tuesday, and we rejoice in finding songs that give maximum fun while using the fewest chords. In collaboration with the Arc of Blair County, Melanie Ramsey works with this incredible group of people to bring joy and enrichment into everyone's lives!

We celebrated our first decade of the Allegheny Ukulele Soirée with Danielle Ate the Sandwich, Steven Espaniola, Jim Beloff, & Mika Kane

In collaboration with A Quaint Corner Children's Museum, we began a 3rd Monday program for kids ages 7+ and their parents. 

Our 11th Soirée featured The Ukulele Teacher, Neal Chin, Chrissy, & Rachel Manke. Additional guest artists were Mim, Amber Rozel, Curt Sheller, Ray Cygrymus, Melissa Nannen, and Debi Velasco.