Elsie Allen High School and their theater backers are hosting an upcoming fundraiser to help send a small troupe of thespians and playwrights to the 2011 Fringe Festival in Edinburgh.

The fringe fest is a three week event that sprouts plays, music, performances and what sounds like all kinds of fun on just about every corner and venue in the city every August.

A crew from Montgomery High School was also invited to the massive arts fest in 2011 and is planning on sending a big number of students.

Elsie’s fundraiser is their third crack at trying to raise $60,000 for the trip.

The event is from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday Sept. 4 in Monroe Hall in Santa Rosa. The event is a Cuban themed party dubbed “Dancing for the Stars.”

Edna and Dick Lucero will be giving dance lessons between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. to live music by Orquesta Batacha.

Tickets are $25 and there will be Cuban food, wine, beer and mojitos for sale. Tickets can be purchased at The Last Record Store, 1899 Mendocino Ave. in Santa Rosa, at the door or by calling 539-5507.

Monroe Hall is located at 1400 W. College Ave. in Santa Rosa.

For more about Elsie’s invitation to the festival, read here: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100728/ARTICLES/100729463

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