[img_assist|nid=736|title=Al Franken (D-Minn.)|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=172|height=200]Al Franken, the former "Saturday Night Live" star and current Democratic Senate candidate in Minnesota, is scheduled to attend a fundraiser in Massachusetts in the middle of September, PolitickerMA.com has learned.

The location of the Sept. 18 event is still unknown, said Shanti Fry, the Democratic fundraiser who is hosting the event. The event will be co-hosted by Steven Grossman, a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

Franken is currently locked in a tight race with U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.).

Fry said Franken has a strong base of supporters in the area largely because he attended Harvard for his undergraduate studies. This isn't the first time Franken has swung through the Bay State for a fundraiser. Last October, Franken attended a fundraiser at the home of David Belluck, another prominent fundraiser in the area, and raked in over $100,000 before he was the Democratic nominee in the Senate race.