The eighth annual Mayor's Charity Ball, hosted by Lockport Mayor Mike Tucker, will be held at 8 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Lockport Town & Country Club.

Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served and Biggs Sound & Entertainment will provide the entertainment for the black-tie optional event.

Tickets to the event are available for $125 per couple or $65 per person. Reservations may be made by calling Rosalie Tucker at 434-7724 and sending payments to Shirley Weiland, 20 Vermont St., Lockport, NY 14094. Checks should be made payable to “Mayor’s Charity Ball.”

Proceeds from this year's event will go to the United Way of Greater Niagara. Previous balls have benefited the Lockport YWCA, the Lockport Ice Arena and Sports Center, Niagara Hospice, the Palace Theatre, and Sister Mary Loretto's Soup Kitchen, the Dale Association and the Salvation Army.