The Arts have been proven to be an important way of engaging all categories of youth. At risk youth find it a way to become engaged, while honor students find art as a challenge other than the standard education process. With funding for the arts in schools dwindling, Gold Country Kiwanis member Howard Levine says they have launched a Youth Benefits and Education Foundation to fund youth opportunities in the arts in Nevada County.
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To support their Education Foundation, Gold Country Kiwanis is hosting an event tomorrow which is a live and silent auction of works of 35 local artists.
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They will have appetizers by Antonio, wine, live music featuring Shay and Paul,and the live and silent auction. Tickets are $20.
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The event will be held at 1415 Whispering Pines Blvd. tomorrow night at 6:30.
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