EDWARDS, Colorado — The 10th annual Mardi Gras Ball, a cocktail dinner dance and auction to benefit Vail Christian High School and St. Clare of Assisi Elementary School in Edwards, is Friday at the Vail Christian High School Performing Arts Center.

Co-hosted by the two Christian schools to help offset operating costs, the event supports the education of over 250 Eagle County students.

Attire for the celebration is “festive formal” or “mountain elegance” and organizers are encouraging guests to don silver and gold in honor of the event's 10th anniversary.

Auction items include a week at Hawk's Cay near Key West, Florida, a week at St. Barth or Isla Mujeres, a luxurious fur coat, an après ski party for 25 at Beaver Creek's Dusty Boot, a handmade kindergarten quilt and a $5,000 road bike.

Tickets to the Mardi Gras Ball are available for $100 each. Tickets and tables are still available for purchase. Tickets will also be available at the door, unless the event sells out.

To secure your spot, purchase raffle tickets, or ask questions, go to www.mardigrasball.net, call (970) 926-8980, or e-mail stclare.co@gmail.com.