MARCH 1 MARDI GRAS DINNER

Everyone is invited to a Friends of Music Mardi Gras dinner at Shepherdstown’s Bavarian Inn on Friday, March 1.

The event will be a fundraiser for the Friends. All proceeds will benefit our concert programs and the grants and scholarships we provide to support music education in local schools.

The evening will begin with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at 6:00 p.m. and include a complimentary drink, a three-course Cajun style dinner, music and dancing.

The featured band will be Dixieland Express of Maryland, which plays true New Orleans style jazz with the traditional instrumentation of cornet, trombone, clarinet, tuba, banjo and drums.

There will also be a 50-50 draw and a wine-pull raffle. For the wine-pull, all the bottles will be numbered and wrapped so their labels can’t be seen; raffle-ticket holders will get to keep the bottles that correspond with numbers they draw.

Dress for the event will be cocktail attire, with costumes encouraged.

Tickets will be $90 per person, with $45 of that amount tax deductible. Tickets can be purchased via Eventbrite through the Friends of Music website at www.friendswv.org. Or call or email the Friends office at 304-876-5765 or info@friendswv.org. The deadline for reserving seats is Monday, February 25.

The Bavarian Inn is offering a 10 percent discount on March 1 room rates for dinner attendees. To secure this rate, call the Inn at 304-876-2551 and say you are attending.