The Mob Museum marks the 14th annual Kefauver Day on Sunday, November 15 with free admission for Nevada residents and buy-one, get-one admission for non-residents.
The celebration commemorates the Kefauver hearings, held in the museum’s courtroom on November 15, 1950. Televised nationwide, the hearings brought organized crime into the living rooms of 30 million Americans for the first time.
What’s happening (9 a.m. to 9 p.m.):
- Exhibits: Four floors, including the new “What Bugsy Left Behind” exhibit
- Firearm Training Simulator: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Crime Lab: 4 to 9 p.m.
- Educational talks: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Meet and greet with former mobster Frank Calabrese Jr.: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Vintage car show by the Las Vegas Cadillac Club: 9 a.m. to noon, behind the museum
- Live music by Michael Ross Nugent at The Underground speakeasy: 7 to 11 p.m.
Nevada residents need a valid ID or proof of residency (driver’s license, utility bill, or bank statement) and can claim free admission at the box office, first come, first served. Guests must be in line by 8:45 p.m. All guests get 10% off food and beverage at The Underground and museum concessions (21+ for The Underground).
Free admission is sponsored by Western Alliance Bank, The Las Vegas Athletics, and Segal, Cohen & Landis.
The Mob Museum is at 300 Stewart Avenue. Details at themobmuseum.org.
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