IF YOU GOWhat: Chair-ries Jubilee.When: 6 p.m. today.Where: Museum Center at Five Points, 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn.Admission: $25 at the door.Phone: 423-472-6587.
Chair-ries Jubilee salutes movie and television hits tonight with its “Lights, Camera, Auction” theme for the annual fundraiser. The curtain goes up at 6 p.m. for the opening act, a silent auction, in the Museum Center at Five Points in Cleveland, Tenn.
The fundraiser is sponsored by the Allied Arts Council of the Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce. All proceeds support arts education in Cleveland schools, said Nancy Casson, event chairwoman. Casson is owner of The Red Ribbon in Cleveland.
Casson said the fundraiser began as an auction of chairs only, which were painted then donated by area artists.
“In about 2004, we went to chairs and more,” said Casson.”The event starts with a silent auction at 6 o’clock and we start closing sections at 7:15. We close all sections by 8 p.m. when we have the live auction. There are usually 20 to 25 pieces in the live auction,” she said.