The DeKalb History center will host a fundraiser May 8 to raise money for repairs to the Benjamin Swanton House.

Tickets for the Spring for Swanton event are $75 and include food and drink and live entertainment, as well as tours of the historic home.

The event runs from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Swanton House on Trinity Place in Decatur.

Information/reservations: 404-373-1088 x. 20 or goldenmund@dekalbhistory.org.

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