USO Dinner Dance Im so happy to be playing with the Bob Gray Orchestra on Saturday, November 09, 2013 07:00 PM - 11:00 PM for the USO DINNER DANCE at the Champaign Aviation Museum Tickets: $15 (Includes Dinner & Dessert) Featuring: The Bob Gray Orchestra The Champaign County Arts Council will step back in time this Veteran’s Day, replicating a real 1940s USO Dinner Dance at the Champaign Aviation Museum. The event, which will celebrate veterans and the musical performers who entertained them, will be held on Saturday, November 9th. The Champaign Aviation Museum is located at 1652 N. Main St., Urbana. Tickets are $15 and are now available at the following locations until November 2: the Champaign County Arts Council, C&R Pharmacy in St. Paris, The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy and The Peoples Savings Bank in Urbana and The Village Pharmacy in Mechanicsburg. Social hour starts at 5 p.m.; dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Music and dancing from 7-10 p.m. According to Executive Director, Heather Brackney, “The versatile 10-piece Bob Gray Orchestra will play 40s style “Big Band Swing.” The band has been in existence since 1973, and its top-caliber musicians also perform in other musical organizations, including The Dayton Philharmonic and the Springfield Symphony. The band was generously sponsored by The Champaign County Memorial Foundation. A photo booth, run by the Champaign Camera Group, will be set-up during the event if you wish to have your picture taken in front of the planes. There is a fee. Veterans are encouraged to come in uniform.” Additional funding for this program was provided by the First Central National Bank of St. Paris, Pat & Dennis Serie, The Skelley Lumber Company and Walter & Smith Funeral Home, as well as the Atkins-Shively Funeral Home and Perpetual Federal Savings Bank. This program is also sponsored by a grant from The Ohio Arts Council, which uses state tax dollars to fund programs such as this to encourage economic growth, educational excellence, and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. For more information, please contact the Champaign County Arts Council at 937-653-7557.
Posted on: Sat, 09 Nov 2013 09:37:14 +0000
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