The final performances this season are set for Friday, April 12 and Friday, May 10, at the Delray Ballroom, 817 R St. in Lincoln's Haymarket. Performances are from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The doors open at 6 p.m. OLLI members are admitted for $10 per person at the door with an OLLI membership card.
The cover charge includes a swing dance lesson 30 minutes before the performance. Participation in the dance lesson is optional. The Delray Ballroom will be set up cabaret style with tables and chairs surrounding a large dance floor.
The Johnny Manhattan Orchestra is a professional 20-member big band performing the greatest hits of the Swing Era, including music from Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Harry James, Tommy Dorsey, Les Brown and Count Basie.
All music is performed in its full big band format as originally recorded. Each performance simulates a 1940's live radio broadcast from a famous New York City venue complete with Master of Ceremonies Johnny Manhattan.