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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND APRIL 9-10, 2016 AND THEREAFTER -- In this Feb. 10, 2016 photo, ukulele instructor Kathy Paulson leads a ukulele lesson at the public library in Ketchikan, Alaska. When walking through the Ketchikan Public Library or down a hall of the University of Alaska Southeast Ketchikan Campus’ Robertson Building or even through a quiet residential neighborhood one evening, there is a chance you could hear the dulcet tone of an instrument more often associated with the Hawaiian Islands, not an island in Southeast Alaska. However, a group of mostly local residents over the past year has gotten together to pluck out songs ranging from "Blowin' in the Wind" to "Bad Moon Rising" to "Hey Good Lookin'" and everything in between on the ukulele. They are the Southeast Strummers. (Taylor Balkom/Ketchikan Daily News via AP)
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