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Swing Baby Swing!Take a Sentimental Journey to a “Night in the 40’s.” Get your tickets for Mesa’s Best Night Out!
Date: December 11, 2017
Location: Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum at Falcon Field, 2017 N. Greenfield Rd, Mesa, AZ 85215
MESA, AZ –You’re invited to take a Sentimental Journey and trip back to a “Night in the 40’s”.A“Night in the 40’s” is a swinging and unique bash that will transport you to a World War II USO-style canteen.
The CommemorativeAir Force Museum,located at 2017 N. Greenfield Rd. at Mesa’s Falcon Field,will be transformed on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 5 p.m. into the swinging-est, wildest, jazziest, heroic and breathtaking special event in the East Valley for all - young and old!
This annual museum fundraiser “Night in the 40’s”dance features many guests dressed as 1940’s icons such as General Patton, Betty Grable,Rosie the Riveter, the dashing B-17 Flying Fortress crew, military personnel and aviators. What Hollywood starlet or 1940spersonality will you come as?
Over 1,000 guests are expected to swing and jitter bug in costumes (or street clothes) to the live sounds of the world-famous Sonoran Swing Orchestraand the Uptown Angels.A best-dressed 1940’s costume and swing dance contest will take place and participants will have the opportunity to get their pictures taken in front of the B-17 Sentimental Journey. Free swing dance lessons will be given by the Arizona Ballroom Championsto help get ready to dance the night away.
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More Information:
When:Saturday, March 17, 2018 from 5pm – 11pm
Where: Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum; 2017 N. Greenfield Rd, Mesa, AZ 85215
Specifics:
Doors open at 5:00 p.m. Swing Dance lesson at 5:15 p.m. Big Band Dancing starts at 6:00 p.m. till 11 p.m. Specialty Food Truck and refreshments will be available for purchase. Discount advance tickets are on sale now at BigBandDance.com or at the front desk of the museum for $35 per person. Starting January 1, 2018 tickets will be $40. Tickets are $45 at the door.All proceeds benefit the non-profit CommemorativeAir Force Museum and its educational programs. Visit or call for more information: 480-924-1940.
Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum - Based in Mesa, Arizona, the group was founded in 1977 as the 10th chapter of the CAF. It is comprised of 500 members, seven flyable warbirds that offer Living History “thrill of a lifetime” rides, and over 20 historic war aircraft on display. The fully-restored and rare B-17G and B-25J Bombers are the two main warbirds that conduct the Flying Legends of Victory Summer Air Show tour and visit approximately 40 cities throughout the United States and Canada. The military aviation museum has 55,000 square feet of historical airplanes, relics, and educational exhibits, in addition to a working mechanics hangar.An extensive gift shop with history memorabilia, clothing, toys, and collectibles, is onsite and also available online. A Trip-Advisor Winner of Excellence, it’s one of the top-rated Edu-Venture attractions in Phoenix and regularly conducts tours for schools, businesses, and youth groups.
About the Commemorative Air Force:
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) honors the men and women who built, maintained, and flew in airplanes during wartime. The organization believes that is best accomplished by maintaining these warbirds in flying condition and taking them to people to experience the sights and sounds of these treasured beauties in flight.
Collecting, restoring and flying vintage historical aircraft for more than half a century, the Commemorative Air Force ranks as one of the largest private air forces in the world. The CAF is dedicated to Honoring American Military Aviation through flight, exhibition and remembrance. A non-profit educational association, the CAF has more than 13,000 members and a fleet of 165 airplanes distributed throughout the country to 76 CAF units for care and operation. There are also four international affiliates in France, Switzerland, New Zealand, and Australia. For more information, visit
"Celebrating our legacy of freedom through education, flight, exhibition and remembrance"
2017 N. Greenfield Road - Mesa, AZ 85215 - 480-924-1940