William Grant presents Dancing with the Startenders

Tuesday, Oct. 11, 9 pm, Majestic Theatre

The Olympics might be over, but we’re all for keeping the competitive juices flowing. You might be mildly curious how your favorite bartenders would fare on stage, battling to conceive the best Reyka, Monkey Shoulder, Flor de Caña, Hudson, Ancho Reyes or Milagro Tequila cocktails, but what happens when they do so with a costume budget, the A/V support of an iconic music venue, and mixology takes a backseat to “chemistry” on the score cards? Bet on the theater kids. Join us for a night of rhythmic magic as teams of Madison bartenders battle it out for $500, one synchronized pour at a time. Madison Cocktail Week’s kickoff party promises to be a winner-takes-all blend of synchronized swimming, gymnastics and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. After the cocktail conga line wraps up, DJ Bruce Blaq will get the rest of us dancing.