(Sacramento, CA) The sudden recent passing of the Francis House Executive Director and longtime homeless advocate Greg Bunker on December 28, 2010 has put a poignant and resolute exclamation point on the sustaining efforts of the forty year old poverty resource & counseling center. Francis House, holds a number of fundraising events yearly. The upcoming March 18 concert with singer/songwriter and ukulele star Victoria Vox & The Boulder Acoustic Society is the fifth show in their benefit concert series, but the first with a new title inspired by Bunker: "Give Them Hope.” “Greg had just shared his new manta with us—“Give Them Hope”—captured in the ornament gift he first handed out to all o

It was a sideshow of sorts in the Guild Theater Friday night. Ukulele Loki's Gadabout Orchestra incorporated balloons, hula hoops and even a saw into their circus-like performance. The concert, held before a crowd of about 30, was a special presentation held in conjunction with the screening of a documentary Rock That Uke for Movies on a Big Screen. Co director William Robertson was on hand to answer questions and introduce the film. "This is a documentary about alternative and post punk ukulele bands," he said of the film. "The people in it are not necessarily accomplished." A performance by Ukulele Loki's Gadabout Orchestra, headed by Aaron (Ukulele Loki) Johnson, followed the film. I

For those folks who have a passion for music and a tendency to root for the underdog, the Guild Theater will offer a unique experience in commemorating a four-stringed instrument that has more than served its time outside of the spotlight: the ukelele. Rock That Uke, a documentary on the mystical allure of the ukulele and its gradual evolution into the mainstream music world, features artists such as Camaig de Forest, Sounds from a Random House, Janet Klein, as well as many others. The film will be shown on both Friday and Sunday night at 7 p.m., with a live performance by Ukulele Loki's Gadabout Orchestra beginning at 8 p.m. following Friday's showing. Academy Award-winner Holly Hunter