THE UNDERGROUND SPEAKEASY AT THE MOB MUSEUM FEATURES LIVE MUSIC, LIMITED-EDITION COCKTAILS, HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES AND MORE IN OCTOBER
LAS VEGAS (September 2021) – In October, The Underground speakeasy and distillery inside The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, will offer a variety of cocktail specials and weekly live music as well as Halloween festivities. The full roster of October programs in The Underground follows.
Live Entertainment in The Underground Speakeasy
Date: Friday, Oct. 1: Red Penny Arcade
Saturday, Oct. 2: Colte Julian
Friday, Oct. 8: The Volsteads
Saturday, Oct. 9: Amanda King
Friday, Oct. 15: The Volsteads
Saturday, Oct. 16: The Gatsby Gang
Friday, Oct. 22: Red Penny Arcade
Saturday, Oct. 23: Colte Julian
Friday, Oct. 29: Amanda King
Saturday, Oct. 30: The Gatsby Gang
Time: 8 p.m. to midnight
Location: The Underground speakeasy and distillery
Cost: Free
Description: Revel in the sounds of the Jazz Age once more with music in The Underground speakeasy. Featuring a rotating roster of talented performing artists presented in an atmosphere surrounded by Prohibition-era artifacts, The Underground offers an immersive 1920s-inspired experience like none other.
- Red Penny Arcade is a dynamic musical quartet, which delivers a huge range of popular music from every imaginable era and genre, set in a 1920-40s style.
- Colte Julian captivates the audience with his dynamic performances on the piano along with unique renditions of classics.
- The Volsteads, a trio, brings to life sounds of acoustic Depression-era blues.
- Amanda King combines the best of the jazz and cabaret worlds by applying her creative interpretation of the words, the music and the swing.
- The Gatsby Gang captures the audience with jazz music from the roaring 1920s-50s.
National Vodka Day – Eastside Cocktail
Date: Available for a limited time from Oct. 4 to 10
Time: Monday through Wednesday in The Underground from noon to 10 p.m. and Thursday through Sunday from noon to midnight.
Cost: $12
Description: Celebrate National Vodka Day with an Eastside Cocktail made with vodka, cucumber, mint and lime. The Eastside is refreshing after a long day running a bootlegging racket or simply enjoying the Las Vegas sites.
The Whiskey Club: WhistlePig Rye Whiskey Series
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 13
Time: 8 p.m.
Location: The Underground speakeasy and distillery
Cost: $75 per person. Must be 21 years or older to participate.
Description: The Underground invites guests to join WhistlePig’s head of brand education Blaine Adams, a self-appointed WhistlePig Cocktail Czar who began his career in a small Midwest dive bar before moving to Los Angeles to run multiple bar programs. Featuring four ryes from the renowned WhistlePig portfolio produced entirely on a picturesque farm in Vermont, guests will discover the boldness and complexity of WhistlePig’s unforgettable spirits paired with delicious light bites.
To reserve tickets, please call (702) 229-2713 or email sales@themobmuseum.org.
WhistlePig Whisky Tasting Flight
Date: Through the month of October
Time: Available Monday through Wednesday in The Underground from noon to 10 p.m. and Thursday through Sunday from noon to midnight.
Location: The Underground speakeasy and distillery
Cost: $35
Description: The Underground invites guests to experience four rye whiskeys from the renowned WhistlePig distillery. Visitors will taste the distinct characteristics of rye with these spirits produced entirely on a “grain to glass” farm in Vermont.
Halloween-Themed Cocktails
Date: Throughout the month of October.
Time: Monday through Wednesday in The Underground from noon to 10 p.m. and Thursday through Sunday from noon to midnight.
Location: The Underground speakeasy and distillery
Cost: $12 each
Description: Throughout October, guests can enjoy two distinctive Halloween-themed cocktails in The Underground.
Witch’s Brew is prepared with gin, Chartreuse, absinthe, citrus and basil. This concoction is certain to put you under its spell. The rest of your party will be green with envy.
A Murder of Crows is a spine-chilling take on a classic “Savoy Cocktail Book” concoction with whisky, citrus, amaro and grenadine.
Halloween in The Underground
Date: Saturday, Oct. 30
Time: 8 p.m. to midnight.
Location: The Underground speakeasy and distillery
Cost: Free entry with the secret password, “Heebie-Jeebies.”
Description: Calling all partygoers to get their dose of ‘trick or treat’ in The Underground speakeasy and distillery. Get into the Halloween spirit by donning your best 1920s look for the costume contest while sipping on a variety of spooky-themed cocktails with live jazz music setting the scene. Festivities to include live music by The Gatsby Gang at 8 p.m., $12 Halloween-themed drink specials throughout the night and a costume contest with prizes at 9 p.m.
Fall Giggle Water
Date: Throughout the month of October.
Time: Monday through Wednesday in The Underground from noon to 10 p.m. and Thursday through Sunday from noon to midnight.
Location: The Underground speakeasy and distillery
Cost: $14
Description: The Underground invites guests to savor its new Fall Giggle Water featuring ginger and chamomile-infused vodka, Lillet Blanc, lemon juice, simple syrup and champagne garnished with candied ginger.
Happy Hour in The Underground
Date: Sunday through Thursday
Time: 5 to 7 p.m.
Location: The Underground speakeasy and distillery
Description: During happy hour, The Underground offers a $2 discount on all craft cocktails, draft beer and wine.
Spend $75 and Receive a Complimentary Bottle of The Mob Museum’s Signature Moonshine
Date: Throughout the month of October.
Time: Available Monday through Wednesday in The Underground from noon to 10 p.m. and Thursday through Sunday from noon to midnight.
Location: The Underground speakeasy and distillery
Cost: $75
Description: Guests who spend $75 or more on food and drinks in The Underground will take home a free bottle of 50mL signature moonshine. Some savvy bootleggers were successful at making moonshine that pleased the palate. The Mob Museum’s house-distilled moonshine follows in this tradition, as authentic as it can safely get.
For more information, please call (702) 229-2734 or visit themobmuseum.org.
ABOUT THE UNDERGROUND
The Underground is an immersive Prohibition history experiential exhibition, featuring a distillery, speakeasy and private VIP room located in the basement of The Mob Museum. Its custom-made, copper-pot still, dubbed “Virginia Still” after mobster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel’s notorious girlfriend Virginia Hill, has a capacity of 60 gallons and can serve up to 250 750-mL jars of moonshine per week. The Underground also brews and serves craft beer onsite. Artifacts from the 1920s and 1930s on display tell the intriguing story of the Prohibition era, which not only saw a proliferation of bootlegged booze and the meteoric growth of organized crime outfits, but also had a profound, lasting impact on society and culture. Complimentary entrance to The Underground is granted at the secret side entrance to visitors who know the correct password, which is published daily on Instagram Stories @MobMuseum_Underground.
ABOUT THE MOB MUSEUM
The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, provides a world-class journey through true stories—from the birth of the Mob to today’s headlines. The Mob Museum offers a provocative, contemporary look at these topics through hundreds of artifacts and immersive storylines. Numerous interactive exhibits include a Crime Lab, Firearm Training Simulator and Organized Crime Today exhibit. The Museum is also home to The Underground, a Prohibition history exhibition featuring a speakeasy and distillery. The Mob Museum has accumulated numerous accolades, including being named one of TripAdvisor’s “Top 25 U.S. Museums;” one of Las Vegas Weekly’s “Twenty Greatest Attractions in Las Vegas History” and “Best Museum” by its 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards; one of National Geographic’s “Top 10 Things to Do in Las Vegas;” USA Today’s “Best Museum in Nevada,” 10Best Readers’ Choice travel awards for “Best Las Vegas Attraction” in 2020, “Top Five Best History Museums in the United States” in 2021 and one of its “12 Can’t Miss U.S. Museum Exhibits;” named “A Must for Travelers” by The New York Times and one of “20 Places Every American Should See” by FOX News. The Museum is a two-time winner of the Mayor’s Urban Design Award for Historic Preservation and Adaptive Reuse and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The Museum is open daily; visit the website for admission rates and operating hours. For more information, call (702) 229-2734, visit themobmuseum.org, or download the Museum’s free mobile app.
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