DESTREHAN — The River Region Arts & Humanities Council is hosting “A Proper English Tea — With a Southern Accent” from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Ormond Plantation, 13783 River Road in Destrehan.

Members and the general public are invited to attend this Mother’s Day fundraising event.

Tea committee members are inviting all mothers, daughters, sisters and friends to attend, as this is the day before Mother’s Day.

Live music will be performed by talented students from area schools.

Silent auction items will feature jewelry from Roussel’s Fine Jewelry and Gifts and from Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry, and there will also be an auction of an original painting by a local artist.

The ticket price is $40 per person and includes a full English Tea and complimentary champagne.

For ticket information, contact Harold Flynn at 985-651-9090 or btlandsales@bellsouth.net or Paula Ates at 985-764-9911.

Information about the Tea can also be obtained at rrahc.org. Tickets will also be available for purchase the day of the event.

The River Region Arts and Humanities Council serves as an umbrella organization to enrich the quality of life within the region through the promotion of the arts and humanities, the preservation and enhancement of local culture and the support of art education through fund-raising and program development in the River Parish Region.