Heather Lewin Music

03/02/2026

Celebrate St Patrick’s week with

02/13/2026

Hmmm...what to do on a Friday evening in Milwaukee? I suppose you could sit home and watch TV. Maybe even go out to a bar and see some friends. Oh wait! I know what to do...

You could head on over to the Milwaukee Friends Meeting house (3224 N. Gordon Pl. ) from 7:30pm to 10pm and join us for a crazy fun evening of Contra Dancing! Never done Contra Dancing before? No problem! If you show up early at 7:00pm there is always free instruction provided to all newcomers or those that just want a refresher.

Admission is ONLY $10 for adults and $5 for students. You can barely buy a beer for that these days and you'll feel much better in the morning after dancing. We'll see you all there!

12/26/2025

🎄🌟🎅🏽🎶 Holiday Festivities continue….

Share your Holiday Spirit with us at our Holiday MKE Contra Dance this Friday!

Friday, December 26, 2025

Milwaukee Friends Meeting House
3224 N Gordon Place, Milwaukee

7:00-Lessons
7:30-10:00 pm Dancing
$10-Adult, $5-Student, $20-Families

EVERYONE is WELCOME!!

Blackthorn Folly will play some fabulous music for the lively dances Steve Pike will be calling.

If you can, bring some holiday treats to share during the break.

* Bring your water bottle
* Wear non-sticky, non-scuffing shoes
* Bring friends

Order your Contra-Bution name tag soon ($10 donation) so it will be ready in 2026. It will be your admission to our Spring Button Dance.

Mark your 2026 calendar for the next MKE Contra Dance on Friday,
January 9, 2026!

09/26/2025

Join us at the library this Sunday at 1:30pm as athas lights the dance floor on fire with a combination of traditional and newly composed Irish dance tunes. Fierce fiddle, driving bodhrán, and funky guitar riffs come together to lift listeners’ feet and spirits.

08/02/2025

05/06/2025

How do we celebrate May? Let me count the ways:

1) Spring flowers, 2) the Kentucky Derby, 4) Mother’s Day, 4) baseball season, 5) graduations and 6) another CONTRA DANCE in Milwaukee!

As our season winds down, dancing will ramp up.

Lively music from BLACKTHORN FOLLY

STEVE PIKE will be calling contras, mixers, and maybe a square for our DANCING PLEASURE.

Everyone is WELCOME to join us again at:

Milwaukee Friends Meeting House
3224 N Gordon Place, Milwaukee

Friday, May 9, 2025
Lessons at 7 pm
Dancing from 7:30 to 10 pm
$10-Adults, $5-Students, $20-Families

* Bring friends and/or family
* Bring your water bottle
* Bring clean, non-sticky shoes
* Bring snacks (optional)
* Bring your Energy and Enthusiasm

NOTE: There are only 2 Contra dances before the summer break. DON’T miss this one!

With limited parking in the Friends lot, park at the school lot, and avoid parking on Gordon Place, because it’s restricted for residents.

Save Friday, May 23 for dancing to Cross Trail.

03/09/2025

Goitse & athas 💙

What a powerful night in Brookfield, WI with our good friends Áthas. Such a pleasure to play to a packed house and the energy was electric for both bands.

Thank you so much to everyone in the Milwaukee area for bringing their A game.
We’ll be back again soon hopefully!

On to Greenbay, WI now 🤙

03/03/2025

🎶 Catch Áthas LIVE this St. Patrick’s Day season! 🎶

The craic is mighty, and we’re bringing the tunes! ☘️🔥

🎻 Lively jigs & reels
🪕 Toe-tapping trad tunes
🍻 Good vibes & great company

Tag your friends, grab a pint, and join us for a fun celebration! 🎶 Let us know in the comments where you'll be celebrating! ⬇️

📍 March 8, 2025 – Goitse with special guest áthas, Brookfield, WI Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts
📍 March 13, 2025 – Froedtert: Humanities in Medicine Spring Concert
📍 March 16, 2025 – 2pm @ Good Harvest Market and Hop Harvest & Vine, Pewaukee, WI
📍 March 16, 2025 – 7pm @ County Clare Irish Pub

02/28/2025

Ireland’s award-winning Goitse is joined on stage by áthas, one of Milwaukee’s homegrown Celtic ensembles. Celebrate St. Pats Day with this “Celtic Big Band” as these two groups, separated by 3000 miles, come together for an unforgettable night.