Arts Corps, Rock School, and Youngstown Cultural Arts Center are teaming up for a fundraiser to raise money for their All Access After-school collaboration. Presented by Blank Canvas, Skiffle is a night of live music and an art auction that takes place at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center on Delridge Way in West Seattle on Thursday, August 21 at 6pm.

For a mere $25 donation at the door, Skiffle attendees will get to see performances by musical acts like Cham, Bison (featuring members of the Presidents of the United States of America, Guns N’ Roses, the Dusty 45s and Pearl Jam), and Scribes, as well as get a chance to bid on unique works of art created earlier in the day by teams of local artists, community members and bands. Each team gets a blank canvas to transform into art - some of the canvases includes guitars and basses.

Proceeds from SKIFFLE go to helping pay for space rental and costs of providing youth arts programs at Youngstown for the upcoming school year. Classes offered as part of this programming include Rock School’s Band 101, instrument instruction, songwriting, vocals and recording, as well as Arts Corps “All-City” program, mentoring youth in spoken word poetry, audio recording and break dance.