The Miss Heartland Swing 2012-13 National Tour Schedule

Photo:  Mark Koch/D-Line Sports Productions

You've waited and waited.  It's been much hyped -- perhaps too much so, since it's actually kind of smaller than we originally thought it would be.  But ... it's here, even if there's room to add more spots. 

It's the National Tour Schedule for Miss Heartland Swing 2012-13, as it stands right now. 

As outlined yesterday, there is room for more and we'd enjoy having more.  So if you want to hop on board, here's how to get a hold of us: 

• E-mail:  pinuppam@gmail.com
• A Facebook message to Miss Heartland Swing - Pam Krajewski or Dan Pfeifer
• A direct tweet to @PinupPam
• A phone call to (414) 288-7732

Also, do any of the stops sound like fun?  Why not come along!  Team Pam is looking for Travel Partners willing to join us on the National Tour.  We'd love to have some friends join us, particularly on our excursions outside of Wisconsin. 

Keep in mind, while some costs are covered for the tour by the events themselves, others are not, so any assistance in the form of donations, Corporate Partnerships or any other means is welcome as well. 

Make sure, also, to stay tuned to the various Miss Heartland Swing social media channels — Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and this blog — for lots of info about what the road holds. 

As Miss Heartland herself would say, keep dancin'! 

Miss Heartland Swing 2012-13 National Tour Schedule
Appearance	Location	Date(s)
Miss Heartland Swing “Welcome Home” Night	Milwaukee	March 6, 2012
LAFLX ‘12	West Lafayette, Ind.	March 24-25, 2012
Swinger’s Ball 15	Willow Springs, Ill.	March 31, 2012
Wisconsin Stars and Stripes Honor Flight Spring Homecoming #1	Milwaukee	April 28, 2012
Greenwood Swingout 2012	Tulsa, Okla.	May 18-20, 2012
Wisconsin Stars and Stripes Honor Flight Spring Homecoming #2	Milwaukee	June 2, 2012
Sunflower Swing 2012	Wichita, Kan.	June 24, 2012
Greenfield Fourth of July Parade	Greenfield, Wis.	July 4, 2012
Camp Hollywood & National Jitterbug Championships	Los Angeles	July 26-29, 2012
Wisconsin Stars and Stripes Honor Flight "Field of Honor" Night	Milwaukee	Aug. 11, 2012
Fall Jumptown Invasion	Madison, Wis.	Sept. 9-11, 2012
Wisconsin Stars and Stripes Honor Flight Fall Homecoming #2	Milwaukee	Nov. 3, 2012
Veterans Day Event*	Milwaukee	Nov. 11, 2012
Heartland Swing Festival & Collegiate Jitterbug Championships	Des Moines, Iowa	Feb. 28- March 3, 2013
"Virtual" Tour Stops
Cowtown Jamborama 10	Omaha, Neb.	Sept. 14-16, 2012
Wisconsin Stars and Stripes Honor Flight Fall Homecoming #1	Milwaukee	Sept. 15, 2012
Events TBA
Miss Heartland Swing 2013 Calendar Unveiling	Milwaukee	TBD
Milwaukee Lindy Exchange*	Milwaukee	TBD

* - tentative

... we've also got some stuff in the hopper in Minnesota, where we've already been contacted about visiting a veterans' group and we've been told some of our organizer friends from the Heartland Swing Festival mightbe willing to partake in a "fundraiser."  We've got ideas for putting them together into a "Rally Weekend" in Minneapolis ... but it's still just a pipe dream (for now) ... 

Keep your calendars clear for these events now, and we schedule more tour stops, we'll of course add them here and let you know about them. 

We'll see you in Tulsa!

Tuesday Veteran & History Posts from Molly Maka

Each Tuesday on the Miss Heartland Swing - Pam Krajewski Facebook page and the Miss Heartland Swing Twitter page, Team Pam's Staff Historian, Molly Maka, profiles a different unique story from the swing era, focusing predominantly on veterans and inspirational individuals from the World War II era. 

Maka, who promotes herself as "an aspiring author and a 1940's girl at heart," writes "historical women's fiction with romantic elements."  You can find out more about her writing by giving a 'Like' to her official Facebook author page or following her on Twitter. 

Miss a post?  Here's an archive of what Molly's put together: 

Oct. 16:  Army Cpl. Melvin Kaminsky, aka Mel Brooks
Oct. 9:  Navy Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, GCB
Oct. 2:  The 84th Infantry Division, "The Railsplitters"*

Sept. 25:  Army Special Services Entertainment Specialist Werner Klemperer*
Sept. 18:  Gary Bedingfield's Baseball in Wartime*
Sept. 11:  Tora! Tora! Tora!*
Sept. 4:  Margaret Henry Fleming

Aug. 28:  Army Reserve Maj. Audie L. Murphy
Aug. 21:  Army Air Forces Capt. George Hickman, Jr.
Aug. 14:  V-J Day
Aug. 7:  Marine Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone

July 31:  Navy WAVES
July 24:  Army Nurse Corps 1st Lt. Reba Whittle
July 17:  Air Force Maj. Gen. Jimmy Stewart
July 10:  CIA Field Agent & Intelligence Analyst Virginia Hall Goillot, MBE, DSC
July 3:  Marlene Dietrich

June 26:  Army Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
June 19:  Army Air Forces Capt. Louis Zamperini
June 12:  The Battle of Carentan
June 5:  D-Day

May 29:  National World War II Memorial
May 22:  Msgr. Hugh O'Flaherty, CBE
May 15:  Army Nurse Corps 2nd Lt. Frances Y. Sanger
May 8:  V-E Day
May 1:  Navy Ship's Cook 3rd Class Dorie Miller

April 24:  Benny Goodman
April 17:  Army Pfc. Charles Durning
April 10:  Mae West
April 3:  The Andrews Sisters

March 27:  Army Sgt. "Wild Bill" Guarnere
March 20:  Women Airforce Service Pilot Ann Baumgartner Carl
March 13:  Army Cpl. Tibor Rubin

Maka and Miss Heartland Swing herself, Pam Krajewski, have an extensive history of participating in historically accurate reenactments together, representing eras ranging from the Renaissance to the 1940's.  Both are active volunteers with the Wisconsin Stars & Stripes Honor Flight, which gives WWII veterans the opportunity to fly from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C. to spend a day at the National World War II Memorial, all at no cost to the veterans themselves. 

Maka and her husband, Chris, are expecting their first child soon.  While Maka is indisposed for the birth of her child, Dan Pfeifer will post in Molly's place.  Posts by Pfeifer will be denoted with an asterisk in the archive listing.