A fundraiser event helps send 20 Mount Si Jazz Band students to New York City for the Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival, 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, at Boxley’s Place in North Bend.

Get dinner and an evening of jazz for a donation of $50. The event is sponsored by the Boxley’s Music Fund, and Snoqualmie Valley Kiwanis and Rotary. Reservations are required. All ticket sales will be matched by the Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs of the Valley. To learn more, visit www.mountsibands.org/ellington.html.