The Mardi Gras Carnival de Paris gala to benefit Comtrea’s A Safe Place domestic violence shelter will be held at 5:30 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 1) at the Corpus Christi Center of St. Joseph Catholic Church, 6020 Old Antonia Road, in Imperial.
Tickets to the event are $100 each and include a cocktail hour and a New Orleans-style dinner.
Entertainment will be provided by Butch Wax and the Hollywoods and the Jefferson College Jazz Band. The evening also will include Mardi Gras carnival games, a live auction, silent auctions with mobile bidding with cell phones, free valet parking and an open bar.
Black tie dress is optional.
Reservations must be made in advance.
The event is the primary funding source for the shelter’s day-to-day operations outside of staff members’ salaries, which are paid by grants.
For tickets or sponsorship opportunities, call 636-232-2330 or go to comtrea.org/events.