Join the Grafton Blues Association for a send-off party and fundraiser for Tweed Funk and John Stano, the 2012 representatives to the International Blues Challenge in Memphis.

The party starts at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20 at the Black Swan Room, 1218 13th Ave., in Grafton. Both Tweed Funk and John Stano will perform live.

This is the fourth consecutive year the Grafton Blues Association will be represented in this premier blues competition. GBA-sponsored acts have been named finalists in the band and solo/duo categories the past two years.

The 2012 International Blues Challenge runs Jan. 31-Feb. 4.