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Friday night’s Old Time Copper Country Dance drew a big crowd to the Finnish American Heritage Center.
The evening was a fundraiser for the Kivajat Youth Dance program, and the several groups it sponsors each performed during the event.
Kivajat director Kay Seppala said the money raised will help pay for the group’s trip to the Portage County Cultural Festival in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, on May 13th…
Seppala says this will be the group’s fourth appearance at the festival…
Seppala and others at the dance noted that events such as this underscore the importance of keeping the Finnish American Heritage Center open, even as Finlandia University closes…
The national Finlandia Foundation, which is not related to the university, has announced plans to continue support of the center and its programs.
