Minidoka Swing Band Spring Concert with special guest performance by Shoehorn-Tap Dancing Saxophonist Minidoka Swing Band Spring Concert with special guest performance by Shoehorn-Tap Dancing Saxophonist . Please Note --> This is a Past Event!! . Date: 3/7/2015 Time: 2:00 PM TO 4:30 PM Community of Christ Church 5170 NW 5 Oaks Dr. Hillsboro, OR 97124 Phone: (503) 715-6689 Event Description: The Minidoka Swing Band will be presenting their Annual Spring Concert with a special guest performance by Shoehorn-Tap Dancing Saxophonist. If you haven’t seen or heard Shoehorn you will be in for a special treat! Shoehorn is an international performer whose tap dancing and saxophone playing will amaze you. The Minidoka Swing Band, directed by local jazz artist Larry Nobori, performs at festivals, concerts in the park, dances, conferences and fund raisers around the Northwest. The band will be performing some of their favorite Big Band swing tunes of the 40’s along with other great tunes from the 30’s through the 60’s. Some of the favorites will include American Patrol, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, My Funny Valentine, Blue Moon, All of Me, You Came a Long Way from St. Louis, Theme from New York New York and many more. The Minidoka Swing Band is comprised of 17 local musicians and features 4 outstanding vocalists. This not-for-profit band is named after the Minidoka Internment Camp near Twin Falls, ID where Japanese Americans from the Portland and Seattle area were interned during WWII. The band remembers the music that was popular inside the camps and during WWII. Three of the MSB band musicians were former camp internees and several of the musicians had family members interned. The Minidoka Swing band will be traveling to Japan in November of 2015 for their “Sharing Our Heritage and Culture through Music” goodwill concert tour, and this concert serves as a fund raiser to help with the band’s expenses. If you would like to find out more about the band and its music, visit their web site at www.minidokaswingband.com or contact band manager Laura Baxter by email, laura@minidokaswingband.com or call 503-640-1020. The event will also showcase Author-Speaker-Filmaker Sig Unander- Presentations that Inspire! The local Pacific University graduate has written several historical books about heroes of WWII including “Claire Phillips, Oregon’s Legendary Actress and Spy” and “Fly Gals! Women Airforce Service pilots in WWII”. Directions: North of Hwy 26 just off Cornelius Pass Rd. Exit 62B. Take a left on to NW Wagon Way (towards Liberty HS), then take a left on NW 5 Oaks Dr. Next to DEQ. Need more information? If you need more information about this event, please complete the fields below: Your Email Address: Your Name: Question / Comment: For general inquiries email us at: info@wcchamber.org REGISTER EVENT SPONSORS LINKS Related Website: http://www.minidokaswingband.com Event Location Map Current Weather SET A REMINDER Your Email Address Remind me 1 2 3 4 5 day(s) prior to the event date.