News The Sweetheart Dance, sponsored by the Friends of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, will be held Saturday, Feb. 13, from 7 to 10 p.m., at Pearson Air Museum, located at 1115 E. Fifth St.
Tickets purchased in advance are $20 per person and are available at the Friends’ Bookstore at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, 1501 E. Evergreen Blvd., or at www.friendsfortvancouver.org/dance-tickets. Tickets at the door will be $25.
According to a press release, the Sweetheart Dance is reminiscent of the USO dances of the 1940s. Participants are encouraged to wear period costumes and Class “A” uniforms. Beacock’s Swing Band, founded over a decade ago by Vancouver musician Dale Beacock and conducted by Cary Pederson, will perform dance music from the 1920s through the 1950s.
Grant House Restaurant will provide a no-host bar, and has created a signature drink for the dance called “The Kiss.” Fortside Brewing Company and Double V Distillery will also be represented at the event. Hors d’oeuvres, soda, and coffee are included in the ticket price.
Participants can tour Pearson Air Museum and take a souvenir photograph next to a vintage airplane. Volunteers and staff from the National Park Service will be available to answer questions about the historic airfield’s past.
