“A Night At The Zanzibar” Tuesday March 27

Posted on March 15, 2012 – 4:11 AM | by William Burg
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Sacramento County Historical Society’s 2012 awards dinner and fundraiser is themed “A Night at the Zanzibar,” featuring dinner by the Dante Club, a talk by historians Keith Burns and Clarence Caesar about the Zanzibar Club, one of the most legendary of Sacramento’s long-lost West End jazz nightclubs of the 1940s, and a live performance by the Harley White Jr. Orchestra performing big-band jazz from the era of the Zanzibar. SCHS will also present its annual awards for publication, education and historic preservation.

Hear the Harley White Jr. Orchestra here: http://www.reverbnation.com/harleywhitejrorchestra

Read more about the West End jazz clubs here

Members of Sacramento County Historical Society and event sponsor Sacramento Old City Association may purchase tickets at discounted prices for themselves and their families. Member-priced ticket purchases will be compared against member lists; non-members will be required to pay the balance at the door, or join SCHS.

SCHS Presents: “A Night At The Zanzibar” 2012 Awards Dinner, Tuesday March 27, 6:00 PM

At The Dante Club, 2330 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Sacramento

Order tickets online via http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/219781 before March 20.

Tickets must be purchased in advance.

$40 for SCHS and SOCA members, $50 for non-members.

Menu Selections: Half Roasted Chicken, Dante Club Prime Rib or Vegetable Ravioli
(All dinners include salad, bread, dessert, wine and coffee.)

Dinner starts at 6:30 PM, awards and history presentation at 7:30 PM, music at about 8:30 PM.

Sponsored by Sacramento County Historical Society with the assistance of the Sacramento Old City Association

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