STRASBURG — If you’re looking for a man to mow your yard or join you for a round of golf or a quiet dinner,
you just might find him at the Strasburg Theater this afternoon — if the price is right. A bachelor auction, hosted by Strasburg Youth in Arts, will take place today from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Strasburg Theater. The event is a fundraiser for Strasburg Youth in Arts, which offers theater and arts programs for area youths. Admission to the event is $7, and bidders must be at least 18 years old, said Margaret Struder, leader of Strasburg Youth in Arts. Struder said she got the idea for the offbeat fundraiser from “Double Jeopardy,” a 1999 film starring Ashley Judd as a woman who is framed for her husband’s murder. In the film, Judd catches up with her still-living husband at a bachelor auction. “We decided to run with it because, as you know, we don’t charge the kids anything for participating in our program,” she said. About 80 children are involved in the group, Struder said, and the cost of scripts, royalties for the Broadway Junior plays the children perform, costumes, props and food adds up. “I was trying to think of something we could do that no one else does,” she said. “People are excited about it because it is a novel idea and it sounds like a lot of fun.” There will be a minimum bid, she said, but that amount hasn’t been set yet. As of Tuesday, 14 bachelors, with ages ranging from 20 to 66, were set to go on the block, she said.
“If I meet someone and we have a good time and a good evening, that’s the point,” he said, but he’s not using the auction to find a mate. “I’m just looking for a fun evening. … Really, it’s for the benefit of the charity.”