High Street to headline "Starry Summer Night"

The High Street Band will bring its high-energy brand of jazz to Aspen Lakes in Sisters on Friday, August 13, for "A Starry Summer Night," a benefit for the Sisters Schools Foundation.

The evening will feature a kabob-themed buffet dinner, silent auction and concert under the stars, where guests can enjoy spectacular mountain views while dancing on the outdoor dance floor or inside Aspen Lake's beautiful clubhouse lodge. The event is a production of the same team that created the Sisters Starry Nights Benefit Concert Series.

High Street is one of the country's most entertaining bands, earning rave reviews for their high quality showmanship, outstanding musicianship and extensive repertoire which includes cover songs and originals in a mixture of swing, blues, R&B, Latin, oldies and ballads.

"With the Sisters Starry Nights Benefit Concert Series on hiatus until 2011, High Street lead vocalist Matt Summers offered to bring the band to Sisters for a summer fundraiser to benefit the Sisters Schools Foundation," said Starry Nights co-chair Susan Arends. "Aspen Lakes and the Cyrus family quickly came on board and A Starry Summer Night was born."

As the Sisters School District responds to the statewide education funding crisis by planning to cut more than $2.5 million from the budget in the next two years, co-chair Debbie Williams notes that events like A Starry Summer Night are ways the community can continue to support the schools and maintain key co-curricular and classroom activities.

"We urge everyone to come out and help us give back to Sisters Schools," said Williams. "It's going to be a phenomenal evening of dining, dancing and fun and most importantly, it is for a cause that is vital to the heart of this community."

Doors will open at 6 p.m. for the kabob buffet, featuring meats, seafood, vegetables, fruits and a dessert station, with the silent auction running until 8:30 p.m. The outstanding music students of Sisters High School will provide entertainment during dinner, then High Street will take the stage from 7 to 10 p.m.

Tickets are $50, or sponsorship tables, seating eight guests, are available for $500. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 9 and can be purchased at Aspen Lakes Pro Shop or in Sisters at Metamorphosis Salon and Spa. The Bend outlet is High Desert Gallery of Bend. For sponsorship information, contact Melinda Witt at 541-420-9505 or [email protected]