People in Santa Maria can take part in free ukulele lessons this month. About 12 people attended the first lesson on Tuesday, which took place on the patio at the Elwin Mussell Center. The lessons are ...

While celebrated ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro entertains tourists in Japan, his 29-year-old younger brother, Bruce, has found a new calling teaching them to strum a few notes during their Hawaii ...