Swingin' Luau with the Silver Tones Swing Band!
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About this event
Aloha! Come out and join the Silver Tones Swing Band, Wendy Marie, Gene Bates, and the Silver Belles vocal trio on Sunday, August 15, as we take you to the tropics with hot big band swing! The Silver Tones will be performing at a brand-new venue, the Vint Hill Community Center, which features a huge dance-floor with plenty of room to swing (or hula!). The band will be playing two longs set that afternoon, and there will be audience seating for those who wish to just enjoy the music and watch the dancing. Don your favorite Hawaiian shirt, flower leis, shorts, flip-flops, and beach attire, and join us for a fun afternoon of great music with the 14-piece Silver Tones Swing Band and vocalists. Coconuts and grass skirts are also welcome! There will be a limbo contest at intermission with a prize for the winner. Light refreshments and water/soda will be for sale at the Snack Shack. General admission is $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Seniors (65 and older) and students (with ID) are $10 at the door. Kids 5 and under are free. Mahalo!
Organizer Silver Tones Swing Band
Organizer of Swingin' Luau with the Silver Tones Swing Band!
The Silver Tones Swing Band is made up of professional musicians from the Northern Virginia area and is led by band leader and trumpeter Dave Shuma and vocalist Wendy Marie. Since the band’s inception in 2012, the Silver Tones have performed all over the DC Metropolitan Area, including at the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum, the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo, the Harris Pavilion, the Hylton Center for the Performing Arts, and countless galas and celebrations. The band is proud to bring to the stage their Silver Belles vocal trio, Wendy Marie, Larke Paine, and Laura Mills, who recreate the exciting music of the Andrews Sisters from the 1940s era. Solo vocalists, Wendy Marie and Gene Bates, also bring audiences the dynamic music of Natalie Cole, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Bette Midler, Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby Darin, Peggy Lee, plus many others. The Silver Tones' show consists of the classic big band swing hits from the 1940s plus many more show-stopping tunes from the 1950s, 1960s, and beyond! Come swing with us!