The Anvil Blasters play for Circle of Friends

The Anvil Blasters will play at Hood Avenue Art on Thursday, April 21, in the second of the gallery's Salon Series of fundraising events for Circle of Friends.

The music runs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the intimate gallery setting. A $10 suggested donation will benefit Circle of Friends, Sisters' local youth mentoring program.

Circle of Friends uplifts young folks in need of a hand by providing mentors with a long-term commitment to provide positive experiences for youth in the Sisters community. Mentors meet with their child on a weekly basis, spending quality time and creating a bond to support the child moving toward success.

"This is a wonderful program that has a huge impact locally, and we're proud to pitch in to help out," says Jim Cornelius of The Anvil Blasters. "And we're looking forward to playing in this beautiful gallery, surrounded by the work of local artists. This is the kind of event that really speaks to Sisters' character, and it's going to be a lot of fun."

The songs of The Anvil Blasters are peopled with border renegades and desert dreamers, poets and pirates and ghosts of the old, weird America. It's a rollicking recipe of gunpowder, twang and tequila that has earned The Anvil Blasters a loyal following across Central

Oregon.

Hood Avenue Art gallery is located at 357 W. Hood Ave. in Sisters. Refreshments will be available.