Entertainment
THE 1940s SUMMER BALL IS COMING! Climb aboard the 1940s Express and take a thrilling ride back in time. Explore and experience a jazzy, swingin’ evening out in the 1940s WWII Era!
We honor the legacy of The Greatest Generation at the biggest and best annual USO style event in the land (hosted by a world-renowned Bob Hope impersonator)! It’s an all-American dream come true! Here’s what we have in store for you this year…
The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra
The most popular and sought after big band in the world today for both concert and swing dance engagements. With its unique jazz sound, the Glenn Miller Orchestra is considered…
Dandy Wellington
Born-and-raised in Harlem, New York, Dandy is influenced by the style and skill of classic entertainers of the past but with his feet planted in the present, it’s no surprise…
The Hot Tomatoes Dance Orchestra
We are pleased to announce this year we’ll have The Hot Tomatoes Dance Orchestra! They will be backing up Frank and the Satin Dollz as well as playing the songs…
The Satin Dollz (coming straight from Hollywood CA!)
From all corners of the United States, the lovely Satin Dollz were brought together on one stage in 2005 to deliver top-notch entertainment reminiscent of the WWII USO Camp Shows.…
Joe Smith & the Spicy Pickles
Denver’s premier vintage jazz band. Revitalizing vintage jazz for a new generation! In addition to Joe Smith & The Spicy Pickles, Joe leads two other bands that focus on playing…
Queen City Jazz Band
We are the Queen City Jazz Band from Denver, Colorado, USA and we play Dixieland Jazz, New Orleans Jazz, Traditional Jazz, Classic Jazz, Hot Jazz or whatever you call it.…
Jeremy Mohney Swing Band
Influenced by greats such as Louis Armstrong, Glenn Miller, Django Reinhardt, Sidney Bechet, Benny Goodman and many more, but it’s easy to recognize that The Jeremy Mohoney Swing Band has…
Flatirons Jazz Orchestra
“Best Big Band in Denver” – CBS Local FLATIRONS JAZZ ORCHESTRA The Flatirons Jazz Orchestra authentically recreates the great Swing Era Big Band Jazz of Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Count…
Bob Hope
(aka Bill Johnson) We’re super excited to bring back 1940’s Ball favorite and Las Vegas based Bob Hope impersonator, Bill Johnson! Bill has performed as Mr. Hope for the actual…
Frank Sinatra
(aka Derek Evilsizor) Derek is the most talented and authentic Frank Sinatra we’ve ever seen. He’s performed as Frank all over the world from Boston to Palm beach, Hawaii, Mexico and Walla…
Hosting our Hangar Stage…Professional Showman, Professor Phelyx!
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Prime Minister Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill “We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight…
General Eisenhower
Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower “This world of ours… must avoid becoming a community of dreadful fear and hate, and be, instead, a proud confederation of mutual trust and respect.” [star_row]…
Carmen Miranda
aka Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha “Look at me and tell me if I don’t have Brazil in every curve of my body.
Lucille Ball
One of America’s most beloved comedians, Lucille Ball is particularly known for her iconic television show ‘I Love Lucy.’ Lucille Ball got her start as a singer, model and film…
Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth was born Margarita Carmen Cansino on October 17, 1918, in Brooklyn, New York, into a family of dancers. Her father, Eduardo Cansino Reina, was a dancer as was…
Betty Grable
Betty Grable was well known for her beauty and was widely popular in the 1940’s as a pin-up girl. Although she was not the first pin-up girl (that was Dorothy…
Hattie McDaniel (Mammy from Gone With the Wind!)
Hattie McDaniel! Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893[1][2] – October 26, 1952) was an American stage actress, professional singer-songwriter, and comedian. She is best known for her role as “Mammy” in Gone with the…
Fourty Theives of Colorado
WWII Vehicles and Re-enactors The home of H Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, “The Forty Thieves”! We are a Colorado based living history organization with…
THE 3rd Infantry Division Company “B”
THE 3rd Infantry Division Company “B” and Audie Murphy Museum WWII Re-enactors and historical WWII vehicles.
Swing Nights Denver
Denver’s premiere Vintage Swing and Lindy Hop Dance Troupe! www.denverswingdance.com Our mission at Swing Nights is to inspire, to pass on our knowledge and love of Swing to future generations,…
Boulder Swing Dance
Learn Lindy Hop and Charleston, the original dances of the swing era! Swing dancing is joyful, free spirited, and infectious. It’s unabashedly fun with a carefree style that closely reflects…
Pearl Street Jive
Our Mission: To connect, inspire, and strengthen individuals and communities through the education and exploration of authentic swing dance. A group of dancers striving to improve their skills and technique…
Grey Kyle (Host)
We are very honored to have world class WWII historian Greg Kyle a part of our team! “Each year, my World War Two reenactor friends and I don the uniforms…
Whisky LaRue (Host)
Whisky LaRue is published pin-up model, calendar girl, and coach. She is also a consultant and vintage clothing expert. She was crowned Ms. Vintage US in June of 2016. Whisky…
WWII RADIO online broadcast with host Tiki Brian
Tune in online while your getting ready for the event! Music from the 40’s & WWII starts Saturday June 16th @9am (MDT) Click the radio below and tune in when we’re…
Author Elizabeth Fox
Meet the Author: Elizabeth Fox Join us for a conversation with author Elizabeth Fox presenting her book We Are Going to Be Lucky: A World War II Love Story in…
Mr. Tim
Singing big band, jazz, and American Songbook standards made famous by Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams, Nat “King” Cole, and more recent artists like Harry Connick, Jr. and Michael Buble, Mister…
Pete Jacob’s Wartime Radio Review Entertainment
BROADCASTING LIVE, all across America, to all the ships at sea, and to all our boys in uniform stationed abroad, this is WARTIME RADIO REVUE!” And so begins another evening…
Hosting our Hangar Stage…Professional Showman, Professor Phelyx!
Professor Phelyx is best known for his mind-reading and seeming and appearing to have time-traveled from the 1940s! He is a performer and show producer from Colorado. His internationally acclaimed…


BBC Radio Jungle Outpost
Take a swing dance lesson

Come experience a 1940’s Radio Show (complete with vintage radio commercials such as WAC enlistment announcements, Chiquita Bananas, Pepsi Cola and reminders of American soldiers fighting in places far from home and the rationing required to support them) and a 1940’s WWII Movie Theater!


You’re going to love all the new stuff this year. Get ready to experience the 40s like you’ve never imagined before!

The minute you step through the door you’ll be stepping back in time!