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New England Ukulele Festival Raises over $20K to Benefit Hospitalized Children

Three of New England’s premier ukulele ensembles—The A&W Players, The Unlikely Strummers, and Dover Chamber Member, The Southern New Hampshire Ukulele Group—joined forces to host the Second Annual New England Ukulele Festival on Sunday, May 3, 2026, at the American Legion Post 440 in Newton, Massachusetts.The event drew a crowd of more than 350 enthusiastic attendees and raised funds in support of the Ukulele Kids Club (UKC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes healing through music by donating