By James Dunn

Early bird deadline Saturday for Red Deer Kinettes gala

Feb 13, 2020 | 6:50 PM

Early bird tickets for the second annual Red Deer Kinettes Club spring fling gala are only available for two more days.

The annual gala has a theme featuring a different country each year. This time around it’s a Japanese these dubbed ‘Touring Tokyo.’

Co-Chairs for the event, Shannon Lucas and Mary Benlota, say the Red Deer Kinettes Club has been organizing galas in the spring for years.

“It was only last year that we branded it as a spring fling gala, and we were just looking for a theme; we fell on the Rio Carnival theme last year, which was quite successful. This year, we thought of doing something similar, now it’s turning to a different country every year.” Benlota explains.

Entertainment this year includes the ‘Midnight Taiko Drummers,’ Japanese-style drummers, along with Japanese-style dancers.

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Admission also includes Japanese-themed cocktails, a long list of silent auction items to bid on, 50/50 draw, and a raffle for a piece of artwork worth $1,600.

If you come dressed in your best Japanese-style costumes, you could win a prize for best-dressed.

All proceeds go towards Ronald McDonald House.

“That’s kind of where my heart went, to give back to them; for other parents that are going through something similar,” says Lucas.

If you buy early bird tickets, you are entered to win a limo ride for six to and from the event, and VIP seats. You can buy tickets at reddeerkinettes.ca.