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The R&B dinner and dance takes place Friday, June 15 at the atrium at Royal Bay Secondary (3500 Ryder Hesjedal Way). Doors open at 6 p.m., dinner begins at 6:30 and bands will play from 7 to 9:30.
Tickets are $20 for adults, students in grades 9 to 12 are $15, students in grades 1 to 8 are $10 and a family of four is $50.
Tickets are available through the R&B music department or at the main office, and need to be pre-booked by Monday, June 11 by emailing gwhitney@sd62.bc.ca or calling 250-474-2377.
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