Nelly Hawley-Hayes at Emerald 29

About this event

TUCSON, Ariz. Emerald 29, the subterranean speakeasy lounge beneath The Treasury 1929, continues its live entertainment series in November with three nights of music, including a rare Wednesday opening on Thanksgiving Eve. On each date, the speakeasy is open from 8 p.m. to midnight, with performances running from 8 to 11 p.m.

Award-winning jazz vocalist Nelly Hawley-Hayes, from Richmond, Virginia, brings honeyed, balmy vocals to the Great American Songbook, channeling Aretha Franklin, Etta James, and Ella Fitzgerald.

Guests can expect the same intimate, low-lit atmosphere that has defined Emerald 29 since its opening: emerald-painted walls, secret alcoves and cubbyholes, sultry banquettes, and a restored vault that once housed hundreds of original safe-deposit boxes. A green light above the Congress Street entrance signals when the speakeasy is open for the night, a nod to the clandestine spirit of Dillinger’s era.

Emerald 29 is 21 and up. Admission is free unless otherwise noted.

From The Treasury 1929