Big Band Dances

Next Big Band Dance: New Year’s Eve (December 31, 2009)

Get In The Mood! with The World Famous GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA onboard the AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS HORNET September 12, 2009 8:00pm – midnight Doors open at 7:00pm The Bay Area’s best place to dance! Three Dance Floors on the Enclosed, Heated Hangar Deck! Period Attire Welcome! Cash Bars & Food Concessions Available! FREE PARKING! Free Dance Lessons by Jim Truesdale, former Fred Astaire dance instructor 7:30pm – 7:55pm GLENN MILLER OCHESTRA 8:00pm – midnight Dancers and spectators alike can enjoy the many hits that made it to the Billboard chart including: "American Patrol" "In The Mood" "Sing Sing Sing" "Under The Apple Tree" Singing Blue Stars of the USS HORNET perform a “Tribute to the Andrews Sisters” during intermission TICKETS: Admirals’ Premium Reserved Seating - $98 Best View of Stage; Great Access to the Dance Floors Captains’ Reserved Seating - $68 Limited View of Stage General Admission - $45 ($50 at the Door if Event is not sold out) First-Come Seating Behind All Reserved Seating View our Seating Chart Group Rates Available Museum Members receive $5 OFF Each Reserved or Cabaret Seat (limit 4) Your ticket stub is good for free museum admission through September 30, 2009. To Purchase Tickets Call: 510-521-8448 x282 (weekdays, 9am-4pm) 510-521-8448 x245 (weekends, 11am-3pm) Or Online: http://usshornet.stores.yahoo.net/eventtickets.html Proceeds to benefit USS Hornet Museum, a 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organization See our Frequently Asked Questions for details. Food Concessions Aroma Restaurant & Catering will be providing a selection of Tapas, Dinner Plates, and Assorted Desserts including: Penne Pasta, Pork Tenderloin, Thai Chicken, Shrimp &Pork Lumpia, Chicken Pot Stickers Served 7:00pm–10:30pm $6-14 per person; purchase on-site, cash only Keepsake Photos Doorstep Photography will be offering keepsake photos from your memorable night on the USS Hornet. Photos are printed during the event so that you can take the photo home with you. NEXT DANCE: Monster Bash -- Saturday, October 31, 2009 New Years' Eve Ball -- Thursday, December 31, 2009 See our Events Calendar for upcoming entertainment aboard the Hornet Information and Reservations: (510) 521-8448 x 282.

Recent Big Band Dances Aboard HORNET

Feb 2009 – Romano Marchetti Orchestra	Aug 2008 – Glenn Miller
March 2008 – Tommy Dorsey

Voted as one of the best places to hear and dance to swing music in the Bay Area, the USS Hornet Museum attracts “swing-era” crowds in excess of 1,200 people. These are some of the popular Big Bands that have performed aboard the USS Hornet:

The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra
The Count Basie Orchestra
The Cab Calloway Orchestra
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
Harry James Orchestra
Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra
Les Brown & His Band of Renown
Artie Shaw Orchestra
The American Swing Orchestra's Benny Goodman Tribute

Local Bay Area Bands include:

Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
The Swing Session
Stompy Jones
Romano Marchetti Orchestra
Three O’Clock Jump

Information: (510) 521-8448 x 282.