Join Hope Communities for a swingin' evening with the Queen of authentic 30s and 40s jazz--Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, all the way from San Francisco for one night only. Proceeds from the event will benefit Hope Communities' continuing efforts to provide homes and HOPE for low-income families in need of housing in Denver.

Doors open at 5:30pm for dinner attendees.  Patrons will dine on a delicious 3-course meal in the grand ballroom, and have the opportunity to participate in the silent auction.  Their concert seating is in the reserved portion of the ballroom. 

Doors will re-open at 7:30pm for concert-only attendees.  Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers will take the stage at approximately 8:15pm.  General admission seating will be first come, first serve. 

Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers are one of the top swingin' Jazz and Blues bands in the world.  Sultry chanteuse Lavay Smith evokes a sensuous era of Jazz queens and sexy pinups and adds a modern, feminist twist.  Her debut CD received widespread critical acclaim and became a smash hit; her second CD received a prestigious 4 1/2 star review from Downbeat Magazine and remained on the Billboard Jazz Charts for 20 straight weeks.

"Hands-down the best thing to come out of the jump/swing revival...the gal can sing her tail off."     --Paul de Barros, Seattle Times

"I love this band-they're great!"     --President Bill Clinton