Terre Haute, IN — The Swope Art Museum hosts its 11th annual Mardi Gras fundraising event on Saturday, March 2, from 8 p.m. to midnight. This fundraising event, sponsored by Indiana American Water, ensures Swope admission is always free, provides important community programs, and preserves amazing art in the Wabash Valley. The main event takes place at the Terre Haute Brewing Company.
Revelers from previous years know this is the coolest way north of New Orleans to celebrate. This year’s Annual Mardi Gras Party promises to be even more exciting with live entertainment from Sora Contemporary Circus, live music from the MacDaddy’s, themed appetizers, specialty cocktails at the cash bar, and a selfie booth on a float.
Swope king and queen candidates will once again compete for philanthropic victory. The candidates who raise the most money for Swope are crowned king and queen at the event. Queen candidates are: Lauren Cole, Peg Carney Finzel, Sierra Miller and Jennifer Mullen. King candidates are: Brian Cain, Keith Carter, TJ Hellmann and James Twitchell.
Other than the main Mardi Gras celebration, partygoers have two other ways to transport themselves to Bourbon Street without ever leaving Terre Haute! The Big Easy Pre-Party takes place at Stables from 6 – 8 p.m. with a themed buffet and cash bar. Guests can also chose to attend a formal 3-course plated meal with wine at the Ohio Building’s Casa Urbana, from 5:30 – 8 p.m.
Tickets for the main event are $40 each. The Big Easy Pre-Party tickets are $30 each, and admission to the dinner at The Ohio Building is $100, which includes dinner and entry to the main Mardi Gras celebration.
For more information and to purchase tickets, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/55085170227
About Swope Art Museum
The Sheldon Swope Art Museum collects, preserves and celebrates the best in American art with programs and exhibitions designed to engage, stimulate and educate those whose lives it touches; it enhances the culture and contributes to the economic development of the Greater Wabash Valley.
