May 2025 Community Check-In & Calendar

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Aloha, Patrons!!

A warm welcome to all the new Patrons! If you're a new Patron, please introduce yourself in the comments, and check out the New Patrons section below. Take some time to look around, check out the WelcomeGuide/FAQ, and post any additional questions below.

May 2025 Announcements

💯 Join our next 100 Days "First Friday" Zoom Social TODAY on May 2nd! Meet other 100 Dayers and chat about all things related to the project. See this post for the link and all the details.

🎟️ Cynthia Lin in Japan! This month I will be on tour in Tokyo (May 8) and Osaka (May 11). To join me, check out all the details and sign up for our Tokyo Squad Party here.

🗒️ Save the Date: This year's Summer Uke-Splosion will be held August 3rd. The Uke-Splosion is a free jam and concert held in person at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco, as part of the Yerba Buena Gardens festival. Ukulenny and I will be hosting, and we'll welcome special guest Steven Espaniola. Get more details here!

📌📣 Community Bulletin Board via comments: Feel free to use the comments section in this monthly check-in as a Bulletin Board for all things uke or Patreon.  Events, announcements, invitations, questions, requests, suggestions -- all are fair game.  We also have Chats in the Patreon App, and I'm open to using them for discussion in any way that benefits Patrons.

Thanks for reading, for being here, for supporting my journey and for sharing yours.

xo cynthia 🌺

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May 2025 PATRON EVENTS CALENDAR

See all Patron events on our Patron Google calendar (set on Pacific Time, click the bottom right corner to add to Google calendar in your own time zone). Please double-check all times. Hawaii Time is not affected by Daylight Saving Time. Lesson dates shift to accommodate my travel/gigs.

• Thursday 5/15  @ 2:30PM Hawaii Time / 5:30PM Pacific Time - Mindful Beginner Jam ($10+ Patrons)

• Thursday 5/22 @ 2:30PM Hawaii Time / 5:30PM Pacific Time - Patron Monthly All-Levels Live Lesson ($5+ Patrons). Pre-lesson Zoom Social at 2PM HT / 5PM PT

• Thursday 5/29 @ 2:30PM Hawaii Time / 5:30PM Pacific Time -  Intermediate Level-Up Jam  ($20+ Patrons)

Details for all events will be posted separately.  To edit your pledge level, visit https://www.patreon.com/join/cynthialin and select your desired reward tier.  (Patreon will only charge you for the difference in the upgrade).

Looking for more chances to jam? Our Patron Community Manager and NYC Squad leader Jenny hosts 4 free monthly play-alongs on Zoom and YouTube at both USA- and UK/Europe-friendly times. Find this month's dates and more information here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/info-on-may-2025-127176987

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April 2025 RECAP and Community Reminders

• I released a new solo single "Microscope (Tiny Telephone Sessions)"

• Steven Espaniola and I played two shows at the Blue Note in Napa, California. Thanks to everyone who attended!!

• I announced my upcoming tour in Tokyo + Osaka, Japan!

• In our Mindful Beginner Songbook Jam  ($10+ Patrons), we worked on Singing and Strumming using my brother Alex's requests

• For our Live Lesson ($5+ Patrons, now available to all levels), I taught my arrangement of "Always Remember Us This Way" by Lady Gaga from A Star is Born

• For the Intermediate Level-Up Jam ($20+ Patrons) we revisited "Dock of the Bay" and played songs to prep for my upcoming shows in Napa and Tokyo and Osaka

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Special note for new Patrons

If you're new, I invite you to take some time to get to know the platform - there's a lot here, and it may take a while to navigate the many lessons and posts.  The community WelcomeGuide/FAQ post is a good place to start.

To find a specific song or lesson, learn to use the Cynthia Lin Song Index spreadsheet.  Thank you to the Community Managers for creating and maintaining this helpful resource.

Please introduce yourself in the comments: I'd love to hear how long you've been playing, what kind of uke you play, if you have a group to play with, what songs you've been working on, or anything else you'd like to share.

If you have questions about Patreon, I encourage you to post your questions in the comments below or to one of our Community groups. Our community has tons of friendly folks who love sharing their uke experience. Join our Patron-only Facebook group (be sure to answer BOTH membership questions).

Seasoned Patrons, I always appreciate it when you help me answer any newbie questions in the comments of this or any post.  Thank you! Feel free to post your questions in the comments as well.

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COMMUNITY NOTES:

1. Join our private Facebook group: In the Facebook group, Patrons can share videos, advice, support, and encouragement! Be sure to answer both membership questions so that Community Managers can verify your Patron status. If you wish to connect and are not on Facebook, you can share a post on the Community chats in the Patreon app. If you have questions about Patreon or ukulele or otherwise, posting the question to our very helpful and active Community will generate the fastest answer.

2. Facebook public groups - we're using Facebook as our community gathering place because it has the best community features. Find all the CL groups using the link below, including the CL Uke Newbies group, an all-levels group, and several active regional groups (NYC / LA / the Pacific Northwest / Hawaii and more).  https://www.facebook.com/cynthialinmusic/groups

3. Learn to use the Cynthia Lin Song Index, a spreadsheet created and maintained (and updated recently!) by the amazing CL Community Managers! The super helpful CL Song Index organizes all CL songs, Patreon posts, YouTube videos, and tutorials.

4. Please note: as of November 2024, The Cynthia Lin App (which Is not the same as the Patreon app), created by Patron Community Manager Rich, has been discontinued and may no longer be supported on your devices. Thank you so much for your work, Rich!

5. Find all Patron events on our Patron Google Calendar

6. Find answers to many Frequently Asked Questions in our New Patron Guide/FAQ post.

7. To edit your pledge, visit https://www.patreon.com/join/cynthialin