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Tucson J plans circus-themed ECE fundraiser

Flam Chen’s performances merge daredevil acrobatics and pyrotechnics. (Courtesy Tucson Jewish Community Center)Flam Chen’s performances merge daredevil acrobatics and pyrotechnics. (Courtesy Tucson Jewish Community Center)

The Sculpture Garden at the Tucson Jewish Community Center will take on a “Big Top” atmosphere for the Tucson J early childhood education program’s new winter fundraiser, Cirque D’Arte.

The event, which will be held Saturday, Dec. 2 at 6:30 p.m., will begin in the Sculpture Garden with characters on stilts, appetizers, music and magicians, followed by a variety of dinner stations, a performance of contemporary circus arts by Flam Chen, and street-fair style desserts. It will include adult beverages, raffles, and a silent auction of children’s art. A barbershop quartet also will perform.

The ECE fundraiser helps provide the school with playground equipment, classroom supplies, furniture, books, and professional development for the teachers.

Tickets for this adults-only event are $60 in advance and $75 at the door and are, available at tucsonjcc.org/event/ece-winter-fundraiser-cirque-darte-dec-2nd-2017/. For more information, call 299-3000.