Virtual 1940s Ball! ***(Free Event)!

Calling all vintage-loving folks! On Saturday, June 20th, join us from Colorado, the country and the world to celebrate the music, dance, fashion and culture of the 1940s! ***Please note: This is a free virtual event and not the postponed in-person event that will take place at the Boulder Airport next year. You can now register for free tickets to the Virtual 1940s Ball! And you will receive an alert with the link when we go live! Click here to get your tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-1940s-ball-tickets-107755288970 Escape on an Epic Adventure ....full of romance and NOSTALGIA! Featuring some of the best vintage artists in the world! Live interviews and performances from music director Nick Hilscher of The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, Hollywood and London England's The Satin Dollz, England's Tom Carradine's Cockney Sing-a-long, NYC's Dandy Wellington and His Band, Vegas's Bob Hope (William P. Johnson), Denver's Frank Sinatra (Derek Evilsizor), and Professor Phelyx, Hot Tomatoes Dance Orchestra, Flatirons Jazz Orchestra, Jeremy Mohney Jazz and Bianca and the Flyboys, to name a few! ***Also, dress to impress! We will be crowning a King and Queen of the Ball during a LIVE 1940s Fashion Contest* and dance! Get ready to tune in to some incredible workshops and sessions from some of the most talented folks in the business on everything from 1940s hairstyling (with Vintage Hairstyling by Lauren Rennells), 1940s Victory Rolls and make-up (with vintage style guru Meghi Misfit), 'Shop Your Closet' with Denver Vintage Society (how to combine your favorite vintage, reproduction and modern to create the perfect rationing look!), to Shop 1940s & 1950s Fashion with The Hop! We will even have a LIVE swing dance lesson with Swing Nights, 1940s era trivia and history with WWII historian Greg Kyle and past footage walking through the 1940s Ball, so you can feel like you are really there! On top of all that we will be hosting a LIVE 1940s style Radio Show all day with Tiki Brian! There is no charge to tune in... so let's get together and share some camaraderie and love of the 40s on the day that would have been the 2020 1940s Ball! 🙂 ***Please feel free to tip the artists though, we will provide links! *We encourage you to dress up and take photos and tag us! We will be sharing posts on our Facebook and Instagram all day long! Just share your photo on your Instagram and/or Facebook feed (share it on your stories as well for a bonus entry), be sure to tag @1940sball, and hashtag #virtual1940sball and you're entered! Winners will be chosen live by our judges during our 1940s Dance Party and crowned King and Queen of the Ball! Winners will also receive an awesome prize package (including gift certificates and tickets)! We can't wait to see your looks and celebrate in style with you! June 20th starting at 9am until midnight--full schedule coming soon! Here is the link to tune in! https://www.facebook.com/1940sBall/videos/295771648455684/ The Zoom link to join the dance and fashion contest at 8:30pm is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86142594515?pwd=cDNzNkZtbFJaVFh4S0JmYlg2cnlCQT09 Virtual 1940s Ball June 20th Schedule: ****** Exotic Tiki Island Podcast with Tiki Brian will be hosting our 1940s radio show "Jungle Outpost Radio" all day here: https://mixlr.com/tiki-brian-host-of-eti-radio ****** 9-10am Bianca and the Flyboys sing the National Anthem in tribute to the 75th Anniversary of V-E Day and interview WWII veterans, then WWII historian Greg Kyle discusses Hollywood stars in WWII', WASP's in WWII, Glenn Miller and 1940s trivia. Greg will also host a WWII jeep tour! 10-11am Past Ball footage and 1940s Fashion Contest announcement/details 11-11:30am Professional Showman Professor Phelyx: 1940s Style comedic mentalism, cerebral magic and otherwise-unexplainable, psychic mind-reading and impossibly-accurate predictions! 12-1:30pm The Satin Dollz (From 2 Continents!) See the London and Hollywood Satin Dollz LIVE! 2-2:45 Tom Carradine's Cockney Sing-a-long (Joining us from London, England!) Click here for song sheets to sing along! https://www.carradinescockneysingalong.co.uk/ 3-3:15pm 1940s hairstyling (with Vintage Hairstyling by Lauren Rennells) 3:15-3:20pm 'Shop Your Closet' with Denver Vintage Society (how to combine your favorite vintage, reproduction and modern to create the perfect rationing look!) 3:20-3:50 1940s & 1950s Fashion with The Hop 4-5:30pm 1940s Victory Rolls and make-up (with vintage style guru Meghi Misfit) 5:30-6:30pm Past Ball Footage 6:30-7:30pm Beginner East Coast Swing Dance Lesson with Swing Nights Denver 7:30-8:30pm Bob Hope (William P. Johnson) hosts our USO Show w/special guests: Nick Hilscher of The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, Dandy Wellington and His Band, Frank Sinatra (Derek Evilsizor), Kevin of the Hot Tomatoes Dance Orchestra and Orvel Ray of Flatirons Jazz Orchestra 8:30-9:30pm Omar Soubra hosts LIVE Zoom 1940s Dance--Our judges: Cha Cha Romero (Vanity Dollz), Whisky LaRue (1940s Re-enactor and Consultant), and Kastle Wasserman (Denver Vintage Society) will be making final choices for the King and Queen of the ball and will be announcing at 9pm! ***Winners must be present and will be interviewed live! 9:30-10:30pm Keep on dancing with Jeremy Mohney Swing live **and Facebook live trivia contest in the comments! 3 winners will be sent their brand-spankin' new Jeremy Mohney Swing Band vinyl record! 10:30-12am Past Ball Footage