Voodoo Island: 1940’s & 50’s Tiki Exotica Ball

  • 01 Sep 2012
  • 3:00 PM
  • 02 Sep 2012
  • 1:00 AM
  • Millennium Harvest House Outdoor Pavilion and Pool by Boulder Creek, 1345 28th St. Boulder, CO.

The Producers of the 1940’s WWII Era Ball Proudly Present…

Voodoo Island:
1940’s & 50’s Tiki Exotica Ball
Sat. Sept 1st 3PM-1AM
Millennium Harvest House Outdoor Pavilion and Pool by Boulder Creek

1345 28th St.  Boulder, CO.
Labor Day Weekend Luau!
 
 
Feeling landlocked?  Step back in time to 1950's Hawaii and experience Martin Denny's and Les Baxter's wonderful world of Tiki-Exotica!
 
For Immediate Release July 5th, 2012  BOULDER, COLORADO.
Dance the night away under the stars to an exotica inspired, 9-piece Afro-Cuban orchestra--amidst a Tahitian oasis of bamboo huts, palm trees, giant smoke filled tikis, a waterfall and hula dancers.  Take a dip and lounge by the pool, made into the Voodoo Lagoon while watching evocative performances by Carmen Miranda, Princess Poo Poo Ly and Hawaiian fire dancers!  Listen to live 40's & 50's Hawaiian swing music, 50's surf music (think Pulp Fiction), Elvis on the Ukelele or a jungle riverboat performance while enjoying a flaming scorpion bowl and authentic Polynesian BBQ.  Featuring performances by Polynesian Siosi, Onda, Mad Dog and the Smoking J’s & Vibes on Velvet.  Don't forget to enter the hot, hot limbo contest, take part in the group hula lesson, or check out the vintage car show in the parking lot starting at 3pm.
 
"After a few of Summer's last glorious hours by the pool, come enjoy a night of good friends, good music and good dancing!"
 
After WWII many soldiers returned home with souvenirs from the South Pacific and this spurred a national explosion for all things Tiki and Polynesian!  The movie "South Pacific" and the CBS-TV series Gilligan's Island were direct results of this, as were the chart topping Exotica hits of Martin Denny and Les Baxter, who composed and arranged for the top swing bands of the '40s and '50s.  "Exotica blended the Tiki idea through jazz augmented with Polynesian, Asian, and Latin instruments and "tropical" themes. This music combined the elements of Afro-Cuban rhythms, unusual instrumentations, environmental sounds, and lush romantic themes from Hollywood movies" with songs like Les Baxter's "VoodooDreams."
 
Exotica became a massively popular trend in the '50s  and "in 1957, Martin Denny's "Quiet Village" reached #2 on Billboard's charts and in 1959, his entire Exotica album reached #1." --Wikipedia
 
$30/$35 door Tickets/INFO: www.1940sball.org 720-924-1945
Facebook page for information and RSVP: www.facebook.com/1940sball
 
ABOUT THE 1940’s BALL NFP: “The birth of this ball began in the 1940s, when founder Khyentse James' grandparents met at a Pennsylvania radio station (WCDL Carbondale). Her grandmother was a singer and her grandfather became an announcer upon his return from World War II duty. Years later, their love story inspired Khyentse's passionate interest in the culture and music of the 1940s that brought her grandparents together. It was when Khyentse was working at the Boulder Airport and earning her pilot's license that she got the idea to hold an event in the large hangar to celebrate that culture.
 
The event saw huge success and media coverage in its beginning years and now the 1940s World War II Era Ball is a vibrant and fun-filled community celebration of the Swing Era.  Don your classiest dancing duds and join in this celebration of the style, culture, music and spirit of the Swing Era. Circa-World War II vehicles and planes will surround the large, open hangar of the Boulder Airport under the stars of the warming, summer evening.  Don't be afraid to get your boogie woogie on at this popular appreciation of the patriotism, energy and upbeat grooves that earned this special time in history the title of the Greatest Generation.” -Josie Klemaier
 
The 1940’s Ball NFP -- a non profit organization, produces 3 annual events: The 1940’s WWII Era Ball, Tiki-Exotica Ball and White Christmas Ball. These events help pay for the non profit’s operating costs, staff  and event development.  After these expenses are paid, all net proceeds are donated to The Wounded Warriors Project and The Spirit of Flight Center Colorado.  Since our inception, we have donated over $24,000 to our past charities.
 
Our mission is to create community and cultural connections that cross generations, genres and borders through celebrating the music, dance & culture of the 1940’s and 50’s.  We aim to provide quality performances & educational opportunities which will not only inspire those who already love the “The Greatest Generation”, but will also introduce others to it

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