Authentic food, costumes and music are planned at a Jan. 22 fundraiser for Corvallis' sister city in Gondar, Ethiopia.

Proceeds will benefit educational projects in Gondar, including teacher training, a computer lab to enhance learning, a science lab, school libraries, and a mobile library with connections to the Benton County Mobile Library.

The Ethiopian Cultural Dinner and Auction is set to begin at 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 4515 S.W. West Hills Road in Corvallis.

The event is hosted by the Corvallis-Gondar Sister Cities Association and Ethiopian families living nearby.

An Ethiopian traditional dinner will include doro wat (chicken stew), mesir wat (lentils), yatakelet wat (cabbage, carrots, and potatoes), gomen (assorted greens), injera, a traditional Ethiopian bread, and dessert. A children's costume show, sponsored by the Adoptive Parents Group, also is planned.

Ethiopian jewelry, art, embroidered scarves, stamps, coins and a week at Eagle Crest Resort in central Oregon are among the items to be auctioned.

Tickets are $22 for adults, $10 for students. Children younger than 7 are admitted for free. The tickets can be obtained by contacting Maxine Prickel (pdmaxine@q.com), at Grass Roots Books & Music, 227 S.W. Second St., or online at www.sistercities.corvallis.or.us.



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