Jan Young
InstantRiverside.com

Community Connect cordially invites you to a Mardi Gras Gala fundraiser on Fat Tuesday, February 21, from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.

The Gala will be held at the Barbara and Art Culver Center for the Arts at 3834 Main Street in downtown Riverside.

Tickets are $55 per person, which includes jambalaya tasting, hors d’oeuvres, and drinks.

There will also be a silent auction & raffle, live music, costume contest, and crowning of the Mardi Gras King and Queen, which votes are currently being cast for online.

Attendance is not required to vote for the Mardi Gras King and Queen.

Nominees include Chris Manning, David St. Pierre, Donna Doty Michalka, Ellie Bennett, Judy Carpenter, Matt Friedlander, May Davis, and Tom Hunt.

All proceeds will benefit Community Connect, whose mission is to connect people in need, with those who can help.

Since 1966 Community Connect has been creating safe and healthy communities with an emphasis on providing services and referrals to the truly needy.

For more information, visit the Community Connect website at http://www.connectriverside.org

Filed under News A2, Entertainment

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