The Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) presents “Gala Fantástica, A Celebration of Art and Music” 6-11 p.m., May 14, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. All proceeds will benefit CSMA’s education programs, including arts-in-the-schools, and its financial aid program for low-income students and families.

The festive evening will also include an elegant dinner, dancing, museum tours, and silent and live auctions, featuring unique art, wine and travel opportunities (including a six-day Jamaican getaway). CSMA faculty members and talented Merit Scholar students will provide musical entertainment. Headlining the evening will be Latin jazz by Pete Escovedo and his nine-piece orchestra.

A California native, Escovedo was raised in a musical family in Oakland. He has been in the forefront of Latin jazz for three decades. He began playing saxophone in high school, switched to vibes and ultimately became a percussionist. He steadily built his reputation as part of The Escovedo Brothers Latin Jazz Sextet and toured internationally with Carlos Santana in the late 1960s. Today, Escovedo leads what is widely considered one of the finest ensembles in Latin jazz.

The Community School of Music and Arts at Finn Center is a regional center committed to providing arts for all, regardless of age, level, background or economic means. Since its founding in 1968, CSMA has grown to be the largest non-profit provider of arts education in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.

Tickets for “Gala Fantástica, A Celebration of Art and Music,” at the Computer History Museum, 1401 North Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, are $250 per person.

For more information, log on to www.arts4all.org/gala or call 917-6800, ext 332 or e-mail adelcarmen@arts4all.org.