MIA Recovery Benefit event banner — Dinner & Benefit Concert with Nashville's Taylor Davis, Saturday, September 19, 2026

MIA RECOVERY BENEFIT

Dinner & Benefit Concert featuring Nashville's Taylor Davis

Saturday, September 19, 2026 · Smoke on the Water · Okauchee Lake, WI

Get Tickets — $100

Good Tunes, Greater Purpose

Calling all music lovers, veterans, families, and patriots — join us for a special evening that blends great music with a powerful mission: bringing our nation's missing heroes home.

The Wisconsin MIA Foundation hosts this fundraiser on Saturday, September 19, 2026, from 6:00 to 10:00 PM at Smoke on the Water in Okauchee. The date coincides with National POW/MIA Recognition Day, making it an especially meaningful time to gather and give back.

Every ticket sold moves us one step closer to bringing a missing hero home.

The Evening

6:00 PMDoors open
7:00 PMDinner
8:30 PMMusic
10:00 PMEvening concludes

Guests enjoy a hearty buffet crafted by Chef Raina and her team, followed by a rare hometown performance from Wisconsin native and Nashville singer-songwriter Taylor Davis.

Nashville's Taylor Davis

Taylor Davis is a Wisconsin native and Nashville recording artist returning home for this one-night benefit performance. He wrote "The Song For Those Who Never Made It Home" for the UW Missing in Action Recovery and Identification Project — a piece written specifically for the families still waiting.

Where Your Ticket Goes

Restored vintage U.S. Air Force training aircraft on static display
Restored vintage U.S. Air Force training aircraft, nose-on view
Restored vintage U.S. Air Force training aircraft on the airfield ramp

The Wisconsin MIA Foundation accelerates recovery and identification work by providing the University of Wisconsin Missing in Action Recovery and Identification Project with private funding for additional recovery missions.

Event proceeds directly fund UW–MIA field missions, research, and recovery operations — helping bring answers and closure to families who are still waiting.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Limited availability. Sponsors receive premium seating and recognition throughout the evening.

Mission Supporter

$750

5 available

  • Four tickets at a high-top table, right of stage
  • Quarter-slide recognition during the presentation
  • Name listed in the event program

Mission Ally

$1,000

9 available

  • Four tickets at a low-top table, front of stage
  • Half-slide recognition during the presentation
  • Name included on event signage
  • Name listed in the event program

Mission Leader

$5,000

1 available

  • Seven tickets with premium lounge seating, front of stage
  • Full-slide recognition during the presentation
  • Prominent placement on event signage
  • Name listed in the event program
  • Formal recognition during and after the event

To reserve a sponsorship, contact the Wisconsin MIA Foundation at 608-890-4889.

Reserve Your Seat

General admission is $100 and includes dinner and the concert. Tickets may be purchased online, or by check mailed to the Wisconsin MIA Foundation.

Get Tickets — $100

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Wisconsin MIA Foundation, Inc.
533 Clifden Dr., Madison, WI 53711
608-890-4889