Thursday, June 19, 2025

5:30  Learn Ukulele for Absolute Beginners

6:30  Live Music with Meg McIntyre and Carlos Cuellar

5:30-6:30 Learn Ukulele for Absolute Beginners with Craig Freshley

• If you are ukulele-curious but don’t know the first thing about how to play one, this session is for you.
• We’re going to learn three chords and three songs in one hour: a folk song, a kid song, and a rock song.
• No experience necessary.
• No theory. No scales. We’re gonna jump and strum some tunes!
• Advance sign up required.
• Email Craig@Freshley.com to reserve your spot (note if you will bring a ukulele or if you would would like us to loan you one), or with any questions.

6:30-8:00 Maker Cafe with Live Music

Free & Open to the Public.

No advance sign-up required. Just show up.

Dinner and drinks available for donation.

Bring a project to work on if you like.

We’re the place where it’s cool to make stuff while you hang out.

Meagan McIntyre, violin, has appeared in concert at notable venues such as Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, Jordan Hall in Boston and the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. Known for her versatility, she enjoys exploring a wide variety of musical styles. In addition to her regular participation in the new music concert series Vigourous Tenderness and regenerative arts company Hogfish, she has performed on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show with pop singer Halsey and Indie rock musician St. Vincent. Meagan is a member of the innovative and genre-crossing Amarantos String Quartet who bring their collaborative chamber music to diverse audiences and venues. She served on the faculty at both the Institute of Art Education in Porto Alegre, Brazil and the Portland Conservatory of Music. She studied at New England Conservatory and Indiana University at Bloomington. Meagan plays a Pierre Louvet, 1752 violin crafted in Paris.

Carlos Cuellar had been performing and composing music for 40 years. He studied music at Antioch College in Ohio and has taken workshops with various jazz artists. His group The Franklin Street Arterial opened for Gary Burton Quartet at City Hall and appeared on various radio and television shows. Their album continues to sell in the US and Europe. He plays in folk & jazz groups and also performs his original music. Carlos has also recorded music for television commercials and corporate and non-profit videos.

We’re taking July and August off – see you in September!