You've got the down-low on this event from the post below, so I'll let the pictures do the talking on this one.
Isn't this couple absolutely ADORABLE? Both in their 90s. Both come to every hangar dance in town (there are 4 a year, between the museum and the Commemorative Air Force's dances at New Century Aircenter)
The second event I shot last Saturday was the Airline History Museum's spring hangar dance. This dance is held twice per year and as I've gushed in previous blog postings (such as here), is SO much fun. The dances feature the big band and swing sounds of the Moonlight Serenade Orchestra - a band that's near and dear to my heart as they played at our wedding reception - and are increasingly well-attended, with an estimated 500 in attendance at Saturday's event.
I shot the event and am working on photos as we speak. They will be on my proofing site this week and may be purchased. As advertised at the dance, 50% of all proceeds from the sales of these images will be donated directly back to the museum - I'm basically covering my costs and donating the rest. If you aren't a member and are an airplane buff, I HIGHLY recommend joining the organization and becoming a volunteer -they need more help! You can stay up-to-date on museum happenings on their blog.
Here's a sneak preview. I'm hurrying!
UPDATE Wednesday 5/20: The first section of photos are up here! The rest should be up by the end of the evening.
The catch-up continues. The Airline History Museum held their fall hangar dance on October 11th. This dance was roughly double the size of the spring dance! It is getting wildly popular, and I can't get over how many people get totally into the evening and dress up in 1940s/WWII-era regalia.
Here are some highlights!
Here are a few shots from the 40s-era-esque hangar dance down at the Airline History Museum, Kansas City Downtown Airport. Seriously, what a fun evening. This setting evoked SO much nostalgia. There were retired flight attendants wearing their uniforms from bygone eras, and dancing to a swing/big band orchestra right beside a stunning TWA DC-3? Seriously, how cool is that?
I'd like to pimp the AHM's fall hangar dance Oct. 11. Watch their website for updates as the event gets closer. In the meantime, here are some photos from the May event to entice you to attend in October!
While I spent too much time dancing and not much photographing (will change that in October!) I did also snag some shots of our Cessna 120 - that Jim and I flew in to put on display under the Connie. Just when I think I have every shot possible of this airplane, I get it underneath a Lockheed Constellation. How cool is that?!?
In early February, two members of the Air Force Thunderbirds arrived at the Kansas City Downtown Airport for a press conference concerning this summer's airshow at the field, at which the Thunderbirds are performing. They arrived on a FRIGID, windy Wednesday afternoon - Jim and I both scooted out of work (me, coming straight from the "other" airport after getting back in town from Atlanta) to see them arrive. We've been asked to be on the hospitality committee for the Thunderbirds during the airshow this year, and it's an understatement to say we're super excited!
I was huddling inside and missed the landing, but caught some shots of the jet taxiing up to the Airline History Museum. It wasn't a great day to shoot outside anyhow - snow, lots of brown everywhere, and a low, dingy, grey sky. I can't wait for color to return to the landscape...
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My husband's band was performing for a birthday party at a local bar, and at the same time they were working on creating a website. So, I headed out to take some shots of Archive, tasking myself with the challenge (as I do often so I learn) of shooting with available light only. Tall order, since this was a very dark bar. I managed to come out with some useable shots, here are a few!
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