Before
Las Vegas, there was Havana. This summer, an unmistakably tropical vibe will
come to downtown Las Vegas when The Mob Museum, The National Museum of
Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, hosts “Hot Havana Nights.” On Thursday,
August 7, from 6 to 10 p.m., guests will celebrate everything vibrant about
Cuban culture, including its delectable cuisine, the sounds of Latin Jazz by
Space to Pace Cuban Latin Trio and dances such as the Tango and Conga.
Exhilarating casino games including blackjack, roulette, craps and baccarat
will be available, as will tropical cocktails and a cigar bar from The Spirit
of Cuba. Hot Havana Nights is presented in collaboration with the Cuban
Heritage Foundation and the Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce.
The
evening is inspired by the decadent Havana resorts of the first half of the
twentieth century, which attracted everyone from celebrities and scions of
industry to middle-class vacationers. Visitors were drawn to Havana by its
permissive, sun-soaked, indulgent atmosphere—comparable to the one eventually
associated with Las Vegas. By the 1940s, all Havana’s major resorts and casinos
were run by U.S. Mob families from Chicago and New York, representing another
dynamic replicated a few years later in Las Vegas.
A
variety of items from Cuba’s heyday as America’s playground are on exhibit at
The Mob Museum. Objects on display
include photographs, a 1958 issue of Life magazine containing an exposé on the
“U.S. Gambling Mob in Cuba,” artifacts
from infamous Havana hotels, casinos and cabarets such as the Nacional,
Tropicana, Sans Souci, Casino de Capri and Hotel Habana Riviera.
Tickets
for the event are $40. To make reservations, please call (702) 229-2734 or
visit webformsrig01bo3.blackbaudhosting.com/46648/tickets?tab=2&txobjid=eeea587c-9b1d-447c-be81-a19286c120b6.
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