Cultural Night — A Seat at the Table 🌎

Cultural Night — A Seat at the Table 🌎

Sunday, September 27, 2026
6:00 PM–9:00 PM
Mason Jar Cafe — Benton Harbor, Michigan
$30 per person — Food included

Different cultures. Different generations. One dance floor.

Join us for an evening of food, karaoke, international music, dancing, and cultural exchange. The goal is simple: bring people together, share the music we grew up with, discover something new, and have fun doing it.

What to Expect

🍽️ Food included
Come hungry. Your admission includes food.

🎤 Karaoke & Sing-Along
Sing in English, Spanish, Portuguese, or any language you want. You do not need a special karaoke version — singing along with the original song is welcome, and group singing is encouraged.

💃 International Dance Party
We’ll move through music from different countries, generations, and styles — from cumbia, salsa, merengue and plena to pop, classics, Brazilian music, Uruguayan music, and much more.

🌎 Share Your Culture
If you know the dance, help teach it. If you don’t know it, give it a try anyway.

You don’t have to know the dance — that’s the point!

And with this many styles in one night, not every transition is going to be perfect.

Some transitions will be smooth. Others might be more like… “Okay… NEW COUNTRY! Everybody keep dancing!” 😂

Help Build the Playlist 🎶

We want the music to come from the people attending, too.

Share a song from your country, culture, childhood, family parties, or simply something you think everyone should experience.

You’ll be able to:

🎧 Search and Submit a song (Spotify source)

Multicultural Community Playlist (Click Here)

📁 Upload an MP3 or other music file if you cannot find it on the link above

Song Request Upload (Click Here)

If there’s a dance that goes with your song, let us know — you may get a chance to teach us!

Song submissions help us build the playlist but do not guarantee that every song will be played.

Make a Day of It ☀️

If you’re coming from Chicago or elsewhere, there are other events happening in the area earlier that day.

✈️ Fly-In & Car Meet — Andrews

8:00 AM
Planes, cars, and a pancake breakfast.

Aviation Fly-In Pancake Breakfast + Car Meet Tickets, Sunday, September 27  •  8 AM - 11 AM | Eventbrite

🎭 GhostLight Theatre

3:00 PM
What the Constitution Means to Me
GhostLight Theatre, Benton Harbor

Tickets are purchased separately directly through the theatre.

Tickets for The University of Notre Dame/The GhostLight Theatre present "What The Constitution Means to Me"; directed by Matt Hawkins

These events are optional and independently organized. They are not included with Cultural Night admission and are not affiliated with or sponsored by Cultural Night.

Then:

🌎 Cultural Night

6:00 PM–9:00 PM at Mason Jar Cafe

Food, karaoke, international music, dancing, and a room full of people sharing their cultures.

All Ages Welcome

All ages are welcome.

Please note that original versions of older songs will be played, and some may contain mature lyrics, suggestive themes, or double meanings. Parental discretion is encouraged.

Admission

$30 per person
Food included

Advance registration is encouraged so we can plan appropriately for food and attendance.

Bring your culture. Discover someone else’s. Sing together. Dance together.

No matter where you’re from, there’s a seat at the table.