The ukulele lessons and jam sessions create a strong sense of community, allowing participants to make friends, find joy in music, and embrace the Pacific Beach lifestyle.

The Topanga resident teaches ukulele online to beginners and many of her students who are now rocking the four strings didn’t even pick up the ukulele until later in life.

Passengers on their way to Hawaii from Long Beach, California, on Friday, Sept. 16, were surprised with an in-flight ukulele lesson and jam session. Those aboard the flight — a six-hour trip on ...

For one-on-one lessons the program offers piano, strings, voice, guitar, oboe, drums, ukulele, voice and more. For those interested, summer prices range from $180 to $360, depending on the class.