June 18-22, 2008. The Portland Uke Fest is held on the picturesque Reed College campus in Portland, OR. Three days and four nights of classes, concerts, and community. James' classes will be:

Forget Fishing, Teach the Man to Play Ukulele! (All Levels)
Sooner or later you're going to find yourself teaching ukulele to someone.  Whether it's to your son, daughter, friend, neighbour, cat, dog, or whomever, ukulele is like a lucky penny... you just have to pass it on.  To that end, this hands-on class puts tried-and-true teaching strategies at your fingertips along with oodles of fun, gratifying songs for students of all ages and stages.

Confessions of a Uke Nerd: Secret Strums That Could Change Your Life. (Level 4)
Or not.  Either way, you'll have fun learning some of James' signature techniques.  I mean, the guy spent years locked in his bedroom inventing finger-twisters like the "mono-strum," the "spin cycle," and the "cherry pick" so that you wouldn't have to!  You might even be surprised at how simple and practical these "advanced" strums can be.

June 28-29, 2008. The 7th Annual Dusty Strings UkeFest in Seattle, WA is a weekend-long ukulele extravaganza packed full of workshops for players of all levels and backgrounds. Featuring James, Jim Beloff , John King , Casey MacGill , Greg & Jere Canote , and special guest Herb Ohta, Sr. More.