There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes for our dance group you may not know about. To help maintain our dance group as well as continue promoting Scottish values and traditions, this Tartan Day, April 9th, we will be holding a tea party fundraiser at the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center!

All proceeds will go towards:

■ providing dance lessons at low cost,
■ providing costumes to dancers who don’t own their own yet,
■ purchasing new group costumes,
■ mitigating costume cleaning and storage costs,
■ purchasing learning tools for the studio such as practice swords and mirrors,
■ purchasing marketing material so that we can ensure the future of the group,
■ reducing dancer cost for future trips the group may take!

So, come visit us for tea, cookies, and sandwiches, plus traditional Scottish entertainment, including live music and dance! Also, anyone who wears tartan to the event will automatically be entered in a special raffle! To purchase tickets in advance, either get in contact with one of our dancers directly, click the ‘Register Now’ button on the countdown widget, or click here.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Update: thanks to generous donors, possible raffle items now include:

■ Tickets to the Milwaukee Art Museum,
■ Starbucks coffee and mugs courtesy of the Muskego Starbucks,
■ Tickets to German Fest,
■ Tickets to Milwaukee Wave Games for the 2017-2018 season,
■ Gift cards to the Wisconsin Athletic Club and for Milwaukee Food and City Tours,
■ A Lakefront Brewery Beer Box,
■ Tickets to Irish Fest,
■ Milwaukee Admirals ticket vouchers,
■ Horse riding lessons,
■ Party Lite candles,
■ A 60 minute massage from Massage Envy.

Update: Thanks to generous donors, we will now be serving:

■ Shortbread from Walkers Shortbread,
■ Madeleines from Donsuemor,
■ Tea from Rishi Tea,
■ Bread for sandwiches from Breadsmith.

Update: Our entertainment line-up will now include:

■ A dance performance by our own dancers, accompanied by Gary Bottoni of The Billy Mitchell Scottish Pipes & Drums,
■ Small Pipes “muzak” by various members of Billy Mitchell Scottish Pipes & Drums,
■ A Scottish tartan fashion show, showcasing some of the costumes we wear, narrated by Larry McNaughton,
■ Ian Day,
■ A pipe performance by Milwaukee Scottish Pipe Band.

Time
Doors open at 1:00 p.m.
Program starts at 1:30 p.m. and runs until 4:00 pm

Ticket Prices
Adults: $18 in advance, $20 at the door
Children (12 and under): $14 in advance, $15

Location
Irish Cultural and Heritage Center
2133 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53233