Carmen Miranda: Samba in Technicolor
Learn the story behind the woman who became the Lady in the Tutti Frutti Hat.
Learn the story behind the woman who became the Lady in the Tutti Frutti Hat.
Enjoy a buffet lunch as the delightful Victory Belles trio perform the popular and patriotic music of the 1940s in rich, three-part harmony.
Head to The Higgins Hotel for a live instrumental showcase of wartime piano music.
Enjoy a buffet lunch as the delightful Victory Belles trio perform the popular and patriotic music of the 1940s in rich, three-part harmony.
Head to The Higgins Hotel for a live instrumental showcase of wartime piano music.
The campaigns in Italy from the first landings in September 1943 through May 1945 tested Allied soldiers to the limit.
Join us at BB's Stage Door Canteen for a discussion on the history of whiskey—from the illicit stills during Prohibition to an era of refined tastes for American whiskeys after World War II (and the whiskey distilleries' pivot to support the wartime effort in the production of rubber and industrial alcohol).
World War II was a watershed moment for Mexican Americans and their quest for equality—during the war, Mexican Americans served in the military and worked on the Home Front to support their country, and therefore, when it ended, were no longer willing to accept second-class citizenship.